BRAHMIN lU'LL. 



TiiEiiE arc various breeds of Zebu, some bcinp: alioiit the size of our ordinary 

 c.ittlc, and others varying in dimensions from a large Ox to a small Newfoundland 

 dog. One of the most familiar of these varieties is the well-known Brahmin Bull, 

 so called because it is considered to be sacred to Bramah. 



The more religious among the Hindoos, scrupulously observant of the letter of 

 a law which was intended to be univei-sal in its ap])lication, but to which they 

 give only a partial interpretation, indulge this animal in the most absurd manner. 

 They place the sacred mark of Siva on its body, and permit it to wander about 

 at its o\n\ sweet will, pampered by every luxurv, and never opposed in any wish 

 or caprice which it may form. 



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