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[JUNE, 1873.

THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.

I believe a few fig-leaves are used to satisfy very sensitive feelings, but practically the people are naked or nearly so.-Ireport by L. Ashburner,

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THE COORGS.

Regarding the custom of polyandry said by Mr. Burnell * to be followed by the Coorgs, I feel constrained to state that its existence at any time is far from being proved. Whether polyandry may have occurred occasionally in former times, or may do so in these days, is of course a different ques tion altogether. The Coorg custom of several nearly related families living together in the same house is certainly connected with its peculiar temptations. In bygone times, however, there was the custom of so-called “cloth-marriages.” In these a man gave a cloth to a girl, and she accepting it became his wife without any further ceremonies; he might dismiss her at any time with out being under the least obligation of providing either for her or the children born during the connection. This custom was abolished by one of the Lingavant Rājas, who, being unable to ob tain as many girls for his harem as he wished, from wanton selfishness put a stop to it. The Rev. G. Richter in his Manual of Coorg (p. 41)

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says ‘tiger-weddings' take place among the Coorgs. As this idea seems to spread, I take the liberty to mention that it has been wrongly inferred from the name given to a festivity, the name being nari- m an gala. In translating man gala in to English its possible meaning marriage was hasti ly adopted, whereas in this case it means nothing

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The luminous draw on the sons of light;

but joyful occurrence; n a ri- m an gala –tiger

bullock-feast, and m an e-man gala, house-feast. Merkara, 13th March 1873.

F. KITTEL.

ON ATTRACTION AND REPULSION.

No. II.

Translated by E. Rehatsek, M.C.E, Mesnawy of Jellál-al-dyn Râmy, 2nd Duftur.

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Also the pure attract the immaculate,

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