The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-04-11
A GLIMPSE OF INDIA
Sights That Tickled a Tourists
Sense OF Humor.
cows OWN THE SIDEWALKS.
They Are All Sacred and Hence They
Have the Right of Way-crows,
Snakes and Monkeys Also Sacred.
Tho JeweIry Fad.

says Homer Croy In Leslie's. How
they came to select these above all 9th
ers to put OH the sacred list is more
. | than any one knows
You would have to hunt long dme
to find anything homelier than sacred
COW. The sacred cows are of a soiled
white. and they have long, dropping
I jackIabRit ears and camels' humps on
their necks just where the collar but.
ton would come They look about as
sacred as corn shelter.
These cows wander up and down the
street. and when they come to a gro.
Gerry they calmly begin eating the Sege.
tables on display. The grocer cannot
drive them away. for they are sacred.
All he can do is to stand there with q
plaintive, pleading expression In his
eyes and hope that the COW is not feel
ing well.
from one grocery to another they
take the middle of the sidewalk They
won't turn out under any considera-
tion-they've got to have the middle
of the sidewalk. 1t takes the last rem
nant of my gentlemanly instincts to
step out into the gutter to let q COW
pass just itch to get my hands on a
club. IF | could thered be an awful |
conclusion on about the fourth sacred |
floating rib.
Ponder over it as I may, l have new
er been able to figure out why any
body who hasn't been out in the sun
too much should pick a crow to hold
sacred. One would think that If they
were going to pick any bird to hold
sacred they would select beautiful
one, for India has hundreds of beauti-
full birds, and by no wild leap Of the
imagination could a crow be called
pretty. ..... t.-,-.-..,.->
I thought our American crows were I
homciy, but they are beautiful along.
side the Bombay crows. The Bombay
crows are the dirtiest. greasiest, most /
lilapilatel looking birds ever saw In
MY lie. They take full advantage of
their sacredness. They will swoop t
down and pull vegetables out of bas- ,
ket Il person is carrying and will come {
hopping in and drag things off the la
ole, especially things that will spot the ,
carpet. but one cannot touch them, for
they are sacred. )
And they retire so late at night | I
They dearly loved to sit OH limb out. '
side my window ana engage in scandal
and gossip until late hour in harsh
voices until would give anything If
before l left Missouri | had packed a
shotgun.
As for sacred snakes, India produces
some me ones, bat they are in the
same class rs are the sacred crows
with me.
Monkeys are in class by themselves.
and when one playfully losses a tile
from the roof at my head l miss that |,
shotgun more than ever. =
Another curiOns thing in India is the
jewelry fad.
] love to get on a street car In Bonn
bay and ride just to see the conductor.
He wears his turban wrapped around
his head ana his skirt cOiled around
his waist and when he comes down
he aisle to collect your fare his brown
snces pop in and out from under his
skirt as If IL were some new kind of e
game.
\ ll,gdu street car conductor doesn't II
worry much about the rags situated p
lere and there that make up his l
lothes His efforts are concentrated n,
IN getting a big pair q earrings 1t is i
wonderful WHAT saccess they have. =,
io::e o. the rings look as II they had !"
Ell cast for the navy. Their earrings \
re not little bobs that hang froM the W
0wcr part Of the ear but are hoops :,
astene1 in the top part. The right ear G
: the favogite, On this they hang tho e
,rcater part Of their silverware,
India is Il great jewelry Wearing :
ountry. When II comes to scattering Z
around the women favor their ears
irst mud their wrists second. They
year bracelets clear up to their elbows
ntl they look like cane rack at old
ZONE week. The Hindus are afraid
o put their money in the bank, SO
hey buy jewelry and string It on their
wives. A Hindu cant lift his head
nd look the world In the eye II his
wife, coming down the sidewalk.
Oesn't rattle like milk wagon. Ev.
ry time she puts up her hand to do
er hair 1t sounds as II the next num-
er on the program were a muscle
ance.
Toes are a favorite place with the
Indus for Jewelry. The big toe is
ertain of a silver ring. and II the
ocketbook holds out the envious small.
r ones are sure to be remembered
ome Of the toe rings have tiny little
ellis. so that when woman walks II
ounds as II the cows were In the corn
n the far forty.
The women of India don't go In very
luch for dressing. Jewelry is about
II they wear. and they wear that at
nconspicuous points. They seem TO
AXE a personal pride in seeing how
nueh money they can save their hus-
ands on clothes, and their husbands
ee with how much jewelry they can
urprise their wives. The Mohamme-
an women are very careful to keep
heir faces c0varai nm