The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-10-13

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~ bss~sness conducsed bstween Q Low casts
man and on- several degrees above him
In the caste scale the latter h~tns painfully
anxious to avoid the slightest oontsct With
the lo~ casio fellow. because u would en-
tail crremonisi dehlement requiring &C tho
very least religious sbiution before any
food could No eaten by tho person thus
contaminated. Prof. Omar nays that .
nlose scrunity 81 the two m draper n
customer. would probably mako IL clear
that their racial characteristics were by
no means IDENTICAL; that the man who
claimed superiority had finer features and
perhaps q hat lighter complexion.
suggesting that ethnic differences had
very likely something to do with caste
distinctions. A. examples more or less
typical Of the working Of the Hindu caste
system, m this In seen by the outsider. our
author narrates one or two incidents. For
example. he finds rncorded In a note book
an occurrence at a town where . serious
disturbance had taken place because some
rich natives Of the caste OF fishermen had
presumed 3 ride in paianquins. aprivileee
from which they wore dcbarred by i'm
memorial custom. While our author was
discussing this riot and tho peculiar ideas
underlying IL a European Official who knew
TIN part Of the country we'll assured him
that parishs had often to stand for hours at
as1fry before they could got the opportunity
Or cro~sinx. since one Of those inferior
beings dared not enter the same boat with q
Brahmsn. The Official supported his state
ment by an anecdote. He said that once
when watching the passengers disembark
from a ferryboat he noticed a Brahman run
in an excted manner I'D to q woman who,
timidly from observation, was
evidently trying TO conceal herself behind
the throns Of people who had Just left the
boat. on went the Brahman's slipper a.
reached tho woman, and he struck her
With ~: nor was il till the Eu.
ron.an had interfered personally and sorci-
bIy that the Brshmsn:dssisted from his un-
manlv assault. The victim OF the attack
Uas n oayiah woman who had presumed TO
.ntar the same boat with A man OF tho aoer-
dot.l c..,e That vaa the serious crime for
vhioh she received public chastissment.
the manifest approval Of eli tho Hindu
onlookers.
In view OF the uperioritv assumed bv
olisbmen In India II Ia interestins that
cootamination from the mere
touch of a European may be experienced
hv a hiob caste Brahman. Although suoh
ts,n,urs NAV. upder existing politioaI
conditional. be faced for p-ersonal ends. |
air Monier Williams. recording his az. |
,.rapc.s NJ travel in India. savs: Il ostsn
vondernd vbv certain great Pandits pro- |
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