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cleanliness. There are similar customs prevalent 

 among the Hindus ; but in the Mosaical institu- 

 tions there is no law which rules that a Brahman 

 becomes unclean by the touch of a Sudra, or a 

 dog, or the food of other castes. The Hindu 

 food ritual is given in Mark vii. 3, where the 

 Pharisees and all the Jews, except they wash 

 their hands often, eat not, for bathing is an 

 indispensable pre-requisite to the first meal of the 

 day, and washing the hands and feet is equally 

 so before the evening meal. 



Mahommedans use water or sand before prayers 

 and meals, and after many ordinary occurrences. 



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