The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-18
HUMAN SACRIFICE IN INDIA.
sELF- iWMOLdTIO rs PRfCTTsED BY
mr. MiJESTY'S SUBJECTS.
Thurri-m. Car yesti,nis. Suffice and snr,adh-
widows md Iepers An .AiInhubnd saint b.
Urdhv ~ bnhus Fraudulent Bhat's Trick.

camp stayed iwio iurqe ny Indian travels
of Hindooi-ir ntfr'iun -acriilr must hay" IRE
vailed. II j. even hrurtrd hN many ihal me
sccis called snkto- formerly ate portions of the
fiosh ana drank the blood of tue victims .acri-
nccd at their secret orgies. Ih' iirst idra oi
sacrinc, s'rm~ iu have been that of supplying
the dciti"- with uouri- hm'nL Gods and men
all Toasted together. Then surrHrti"d the no.
iionof tLrnr,i III virarou- Y, ring or life Tor
life blood for Hood. Somcdri were believed
10 thirst for human blood. aud Nh, blood Oi ami
mails was substituted Tor that oi men, Oll"r
forms of iniuulatlun were once common in In
,ia. The Thugs maintained that they sacrificed
their victims t. the goddess Kali. Now that
ThugEisrn has boon suppressed good dcul of
datura poisoning il pra.tiscd 10y thr same lass
Of people. The killing Of icmul" infants once
prs,SHl'd T., ~ II, H. ry"T' anI i
daughters with suitable husbands and the i'm
mcnsr expenses cniai"d hy uuiiial festivities.
common. Many inundated th'Ius Ives at the
great ear festivals. volunta rilv throwing thcm,
solves under the enormous wh""ls not onlyo
the car of Jagannnti ~ Pun ~ Orissl. but of
other idol cars also. | found similar cars
attached To- every large ragoda in the south If
India. some II them are 80 inre" and heavy
tint they require to b" support Il ON sixteen
wheels. and on q particular day once a year
sands Of people. Every now and then persons
are crushed uudnr tho wheels
Sell inmolaiign. IN other wuvs. WIS once cx
in thr Sotuuro rang. Io,itcaind tn tho cod Siya
supposed 10 delight in drstructiun--irom y
rock on which many youths have prccpitatcd
themselves. b"cau-" il'ir mothers. being with
out children. have d"iiratrd their ilrSt-burn
sons To- the god With regard To- the immoation
of the faithful vile commonly eull Il Suffice
Satl who followed her husband IN death. and
burned herself ON his funeral pile everywhere
IN India saw -caii red about ia variuus places
monuments erected over IN" ashes of Salts, and
ovcrywherr such monuments mr." sti regarded
with the greatest veucratlon hy the people.
Htappy WI rYi stop - liis nrartici IN isio
certain regulations. believing that We ought not
70 interfere with an ano' MT .liGions custom.
burnt WIS received at CHlcAtia. Between 1918
nnd 1873 tin average varied from 300 To- 600 per
annlm.
or course. l,prosy in India n in other Eusi-
ern Countries. j. Kind # living death Irpnrs
are cNclulrd rom society. and can get no en-
plovmrnt; and they often pavr III, Ives mp
OF their own urcord To- boz huri'd alive. the mo-
tivr simply hriug u desire 10 be- released from
physical suffering This VS. called performing
samulh lSan-krif. Suinnt'lt. ~u-p.ndiri. the
connection between soul and body boy religious
4 very Respectable Hindoo gentleman came
10 the river Nurn1du. attended Nv u large ROTH
incurabo di-'o.e unj@r which he hhorcd.
AitHr taxing "avc of his family. be- entered
of the river. Hrth.u loadeu himself with sand.
aud - piping into thr wat appeared.
Thr Formulation Is n'roa- 'nE. Qua derroe
nbl'. Then widows mover marry again: not
even If their huN husbands die. leaving IN
widows AT Tia" age of g. y woman l. supposed
T. T." sa'ramO ntul.y united IT, un" husband. and
>illas" almost every house. is fan of widows
who are d'mrr"t from ali ar u-"nenis Nnd
lead bad lN'~. fneir ".ite" tir of the l"prr-.
kind oi living death. anal they would often
sh"criully EiN' thrn- .Vs up - hr burned
nlive il the luv w,uid lef th,ua On, the other
,'ay m y p4l. whrlN' our euiri macy il -til
barrb rec -u.l'''. the 49, lows of SirJung T. i-
haiur h'ca.ne Nai =. and burned themselves
Thrn, ag,in. no Increase in tIc number IF
girl, vino ,i.rii,l 'ini suitable, lu-' imd- j. now
causing mue'l eutrl..-- iil"ui in -nne 4 ~trif~
Involve ,i- in r.,.ni 'nr nm .t'f,. Tn..r nm.
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