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Agriculture, gardening and the different industries 

 are conducted in the same manner now as they were a 

 thousand and more years ago. The elephant, camel, 

 donkey and buffalo are the beasts of burden now as 

 then, and are trained and used in the same manner as 

 under the masters of centuries ago. The little open 

 shops and corners, where the artisans do their work 

 with the crudest kind of tools, are the same now 

 as they were when first opened for business, hundreds 

 of generations ago. 



This is the place to see Hindu feasts and processions 

 in their original form. The Hindu, above any other 

 people, is proud of his race, his ancestry and ancient 

 civilization, and is deeply, almost hopelessly, rooted in 

 the teachings and faith of his Brahmin religion. Hiudu 

 life, habits and customs as seen in Jaipur illustrate the 

 meaning of: 



"So difficult is it to bring people to approve of 

 any alteration of ancient customs; they are al- 

 ways naturally disposed to adhere to old prac- 

 tices unless experience evidently proves their 

 inexpediency." — Livius. 



The greatest trouble with the Hindu is to convince 

 him of the inexpediency of anything inaugurated by 

 his ancestors, as he is a firm believer in their infalli- 

 bility concerning happiness in life and an ascending 

 scale of blessedness in the hereafter. 



Jaipur represents the center of one of the most fer- 

 tile and prosperous agricultural states in India. Indi- 

 cations of considerable local wealth in the city are not 

 lacking. • The reigning maharajah is very popular and 

 is well and favorably known for his many unostenta- 

 tious works of charity. It was this prince who, during 

 the last long famine, kept hundreds of his poor subjects 

 from starving by his liberal contributions of food and 

 money. He is a friend of the poor and takes a paternal 

 interest in the Mayo Hospital. 



Medical affairs in the city and state of Jaipur are 

 managed by P. Durrel Pank, Lieutenant Colonel, I.M.S. 



