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(i) — intermarrying among themselve 
(ii) Cease giving their daughters in metings to Muham- 
dan 
mai 
(iil) eee eating the flesh of cows or buffaloe 
(iv) Cease giving their pipes to et rani Fakirs to 
smoke,! 
The Merats, on their part, required the Rawats to— 
(i) Cease eating pig. 
(ii) Cease eating animals killed by violence, i.e., otherwise 
than hallaled. 
If the Shed Mila and Merat-Gorits? could be induced to 
understanding a reconciliation might possibly be 
Ticted. ae it is ae that there are some mischief-makers 
about, who are preventing a reconciliation. A committee of influ- 
ential, broadminded, tolerant men of both clans, with a competent 
President, might possibly effect a good deal. The Merats have, 
so far, maintained a very reasonable attitude as regards the quar- 
. The Rawats, by pone meetings such as the Dadalia one, 
have agitate manner very distasteful to the Merats. ith 
chance of a reconciliation now seem ve ry remote. It may 
noted that the Merats a not held a single ae so far after 
the fashion of the Rawa 
1 Another condition the Rawats wish to impose is said to 
Rawat woman m bis ied to a Merat should be burned at death. thay fone af: 
bla been bur’ 
* The Merat- Gorats are said to be the keenest on separation of all the 
various Rawat clans ia. gan in Merwara have not revealed that they 
-~were agitating more chan others 
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