HILLS NEAR RA'jAMAHALL. 6$ 



happen. On the Ta'too being burned, the party re- 

 turn before sun -rise; and, on their approach to their 

 village, the friends of the sick person are called out 

 to see the Tdtoa's tongue. The person accused may 

 object to the trial, and insist on its being held over 

 again, that two persons may go, on his part, to wit- 

 ness it. On this proof, the unfortunate person is 

 seized and punished, till he or she acknowledges the 

 crime. It must be also told who instructed him, or 

 her, in the practice of this evil art. The Chouraga, or 

 warlock, is now brought to the sick person, to exor- 

 cise him from his spell. Should he recover, the Chou- 

 raga is compelled to pay one rupee to him, one to the 

 Maungy of the village, one to the four persons who 

 witnessed the ordeal, and eight annas to the Tatoo. 

 On the other hand, should he die, the Chouraga must 

 either suffer death, or redeem his life (at the option 

 of the friends of the deceased) at the price esta- 

 blished for the commutation of blood. Again, the 

 friends of the Chouraga may retaliate on the person 

 whom their relation accused of having instructed him 

 in sorcery. 



It is not uncommon for two neighbours to ag 

 when their respective wives are pregnant, that the 

 offspring, in the event of there being a boy and a 

 girl, shall be married to each other. On these occa- 

 sions, the ceremony may be performed when the par- 

 ties are about eight or ten years old. Should the 

 father ot the giil violate the engagement, and give 

 his daughter to another person, the father of the 

 boy will obtain a fine equal to the expence of a 



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