The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1910-11-04
iR0NCLAD CASTE,
Its Rule Among the Hindus Abso-
lutte and Interchangeable.
THE POWER OF THE BRAHMAN
All the Wealth of the World Would
Net Enable a Lower Caste Hindu to
Wed Into His Family or Touch His
Hand-Tyrannicai Social Divisions.

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IAS'e diStlhctlon IN india is thIn%
uncut Tor foreigner TO comprehend.
A,' me racial or reIlglous distinctions
Nn''h separate European nations II'lh
e''" o'u'F ana ulNlue them W'''ih
themselves 90 NOT equal the huIhh'I 81
claSSeS INTO Whlch the hlndus hr" ~
N'u"d by what Is known as caste
ne 2oo.ooo"oo hlndus are MADE up
"l diverse racial elements ana speak
about nineteen developed languages
ana over luo dialects. lhey are again
'hNiueu INTO over "'ooo castes' most OF
them win suocastes. one oil th"se
castles. me brahhahs. Is spit up lhto
more than SUI subcastes, OF which none
VIII intermarry ana rev VIII eat TO
Gether'
me term caste lhcluues so man!
1mihsS mat II Is uiilcuit 10 uenh' II.
i"tic are u""'Ne'' t"o P'oPeru'S IS
'e"'i'' 10 'i"e '"s,e n's'' 'i''I' u W"
'""S 'Netl' ny "iui' seS'tlu' ''"'
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tbaro ie mo .,pna,I and which in ,v.
trcr,e c,so. follow tho orr,rdar. he,,,rI
the grave
Rut that Is NOT nil The relations Of
castles to each other are as much a
matter of religious observance as the
rules for their internal regulation The
Brahmans are the highest admittedly
and undoubtedly superior to all the
rest After them come those who are
acknowledged to be twice born. The
less honored follow in graduated de
scent until the untouchable and I'M
speakable are reached at the lowest
cepth.
Ii may ne urged that the separation
between the Grammar ana let us say
the hurhl Market garueher Is no "iuor
than that net"eeh the peer OF the
united Kingdom ana the coal MINER
Ihete is inns eSsehtlaI inference ''"'
II Is lmp"Sslple Tor an lhulah 10
change ms caste. Inc coal miner N"F
be elected I" parliament may bt"ihe
cabinet minister ana II ne can make
money enough may marry MS son I"
uuke uauEhler.
Inc Nurml must remain Nhrill'
All the wealth. OF Croesus VIII NOT en-
aDle MIN TO make an alllahce WIN
brahthah lathlIF OF TO touch hrhh-
MIN hahu' Inc members Oh c"S'e
may ana IN some cases 40 raise Them
selves III the sight OF other casteS ny
adopting more elaporate ceremonies
anu more scruP''ious opser'"u'eS'
"A hai1 ciVl'izeu "ohu' lor eNaihP'e'
may ma hlnlseii Drought INTO coh'ac'
with Hlndus as the pio" encroaches
on 'he forest ne trles " r"ise MS po'
sitloh ana auu 10 MS sell respect ny
adopting the eSc'usi'ehess Oh MS hin
ou heiShpors' he VIII even o"'uo
them II ne can anu II .ne hiiiu" Is
scrup"ious ABOUT HIS ioou 'ne con'er'
VIII WISH Tue very "oou VIII" "h'en
MS uihner IL cooheu
NO ehuea'ors OF this kihu' however
VIII avaii 10 lessen oy hair pre"u.n
the Instance between MN anu 'ne
caste hlhuu OF even 10 ihuuce 'ne
hlnuu parper 10 LOOK upon hih AS
cheht whose chih ne may shave anu
whose Toe hahs ne may pure "i'ho"'
Degradation
Another point connected with caste
winch mas very practicaI bearing
and must be taken into account is the
power OF coercion whlch IL gives 10 'he
brotherhood, If a man Is excomhuhl-
Gated by his caste fellows nobody In
the caste will marry him or Will ac-
cept water from his hands or Will eat
| with him