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case they should not succeed, I conceive they 

 would deprive them of the greatest comfort in 

 this life, Faith in their religion. 



We should not hastily condemn the customs 

 of the Hindoos because they are not agreeable to 

 our own way of thinking. It would ill become a 

 man who is fond of hunting and shooting to 

 condemn, as a foolish prejudice, their not liking to 

 take away the life of any animal. 



Let us but place ourselves for a moment in the 



situation of the Hindoos; how many customs 



have we which must appear to them ridiculous : 



for example : What must they think of our dress 



varying every year. At one time wearing wigs 



made with the hair of others, both living and 



dead. At another time, clogging our hair with 



grease and flour, sufficient to feed a Hindoo. 



Removing teeth from one living person to another. 



Distorting our bodies into all manner of shapes 



by our dress. At one time making ourselves 



appear to have very long waists, at another 



remarkably short. At one time making ourselves 



appear as if we had no necks; at another, making 



them appear as long as possible with stiffenings, 



which almost prevent our heads from moving. 



