[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Travellers (1500–1858)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel) › [Les six voyages de Jean-Baptiste Tavernier](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.tavernier) › [Travels in India (Ball)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.tavernier~en-ball) › 136.2.2 # Travels in India (Tavernier) 136.2.2 Travels in India (Ball) 136.2.2 - **Language:** English ### [136.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.tavernier~en-ball.136.2.2) for, after having fed their friends, when the repast is finished they burn yellow amber, although they do not worship fire like the Chinese. I have elsewhere given the reason why the Chinese burn amber at the conclusion of their feasts this causes this article to have a good sale in China. In Patna, even, pieces of yellow amber which are not worked, of the size of a good nut, clear and of good colour, are bought by these Bhutan merchants at 35 and 40 rupees the seer, and the seer, both for amber, as also for ambergris, musk, coral, rhubarb, and other drugs, is equal to 9 onces (Fr.) of our weight. Saltpetre, corn, rice, sugar, and other articles of food, are also sold by seers in Bengal ; but this seer is 72 of our livres at 16 onces to the livre, and 40 seers make a maund, which would amount to 2880 livres weight of Paris. When I left that country the maund of rice was selling for 2 rupees. - [Previous: 136.2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.tavernier~en-ball.136.2.1) - [Next: 136.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.tavernier~en-ball.136.2.3) - [Up: 136.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.tavernier~en-ball.136.2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.tavernier~en-ball.136.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.tavernier~en-ball.136.2.2) · Pramāṇa