The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-07-08

are exposed AZ the street corners. nre
the llngams. such Representations OF
parts OF the human body "a would
bring the police OF any American or
European city about the ears OF
priests and vendors alike The No.
paulise temple. though containing
some nne carvings. IL 80 covered with
obscene figures that European ladies'
are no longer allowed to enter. and
European men. unless coarse and vul.
gar. would blush 10 be seen by any OF
their kind there
When one comes TO the banks OF the
Ganges. he sees Hinduism IN It's most
characteristics guise. for here 10 IT'S
holy waters come tens OF thousands
Of pilgrims every year 70 wash away
their sins They bathe in Il. they
throw Il over their heads IN ecstasy
they dip beneath its waves IN holy
glee. they drink SIS horrible mixture OF
water and dirt at the mouth O the
city sewers. and then they shiveringly
stand upon the steps OF the bathing
CHAT and put on their strips OF dry
cloth
Many or The pilgrims are old men
and women, who have 1ourneyed hun.
dreds Of miles. and whose tottering
steps will hardly support them 10 the
bank OF the sacred stream and out
again But no matter. their sins have
been washed away in its dirty water.
and near BY is the burning CHAT where.
in q few days or weeks al most. their
poor old bodies will be laid on a pile
OF blazing sticks. while curious tour
lists look with morbid eyes and hear
the old thing sizzle." as heard one
man express IT, No reverence no
solemnity. no respect Tor the dead is
inculcated by such a disposition OF
the bodies in the most sacred spot in
all Hinduism Cremation is very well.
but such cremation'
The Monkey temple Is another show
place for all visitors. where grinning
s!mians that vault and caper over the
walls. and hang by their tails from the
trees within the enclosure are con
sidered sacred and worshipped as
gods While the monkeys and COWS
are petted. the rest OF the animal ere
alton is hardy treated indeed The
little racks OF bones. called horses.
that drag around the Benares vehicles.
are starved and beaten till they fall
in their tracks. and then they are
left 10 die in agony for It is sin
in Hindu eyes 10 kill and put them out
OF misery.
Human animals are scarcely better
treated. They live in squald quarters.
in filth and wretc hedness. in compar-
ison with which the worst purlieus IN
our most ill-governed cities would be
comfort and decency. They live on
eight cents day. and their wages
will average one-hundredth part OF the \
worst paid laborers in America
Yet these are the results OF the /
and religion that are laud- 4
ed in some quarters in Boston and .
other American cities: a religion that /
sends its missionaries 20 the west to
be petted and adored BY some foolish
men and Anticipated women.
Compare such a city as have de-
scribed with any city In America. how
ever much ashamed we may be Of
some Of our municipalities. Compare
Boston with Benares. ard we have
cleanliness instead Of filth. stately
churches instead Of obscene temples.
beautiful cemeteries instead OF horri-
BE public burning CHATS. universal ed
ication in place OF almost universal
iliteracy. fair days wages for fair
lay work instead Of starvation for
nan and beast 20 say the least. the
contrast is not favorable 20 Banares
iCcpyrsht. 1870 bs Joseph B0rlesl