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under the British rale the low untouchable Dhed pushes you 

 aside with impunity. The surroundings of a Dhed's house are 

 filthy. You will find bones lying all over the place, as he is a 

 carrion-eater. (35) The Dhobi \s dog is useless, as he belongs 

 neither to the house nor to the washing ghat. If the Dhobi is 

 looted, it is his customer who loses; his income is lost in pay- 

 ing his assistant, his greatest friend is his washing stone, he 

 gets good clothes to wear. You are advised to have a new 

 Dhobi from time to time. A king's valuable scarf is but a 

 Dhobi's sanitary towel ! He is a rogue. (36) Domba, Dombar, 

 Dorabari, Dom, Dum, the strolling clown is ruined if he prefers 

 solitude. He is also a stone-carrier, and keeps donkeys. He 

 is despised. As he has to wander about, his wife offers a 

 thousand thanks to God -when he returns home. (37) In the 

 Maratha country, the Dravidian or Madras Brahman is not con- 

 sidered straight. He will beat about the bush and never go 

 straight to the point. (38) The Dubla of Gujerat and 

 Kathiawar is poor : he lives from hand to mouth. He knows all 

 the hills and dales ; he will work as long as you supply him 

 with food. His wife's morals are at the mercy of the Desai 

 landlord — May God take care of him ! (39) A Gadhvi is a 

 Gujerati name for a Charan, the well-known itineracy carrier. 

 Wherever he goes, he has his " home" with him. If he needs 

 rest, he dozes on his animal. (40) The Girasias of Gujerat are 



poor. Everybody claims his mare for use. (41) The Ghan- 

 chi or oil-man of Gujerat has a quarrelsome wife. His bullock 

 walks miles all the day and yet he is not a bit further from 

 the starting point— the oil-mill. (42) Gola is a cow-herd of 

 Gujerat and Kathiawar. He stealthily drinks the milk of 

 the cows. He is defective in common sense. His wife will 

 never admit that her milk is not good. (43) The Golak is a 

 cross breed in the Maratha country born of Brahman widows. 

 His wearing a sacred cloth in imitation of the Brahmans means 

 nothing. (44) A Gujar's daughter is a chest of gold to her 

 parents, because he gets a heavy bride's price. (45) The 

 Marathas consider the Gujeratis, as a class, an ignorant race 

 and say, M Kick them and then speak to them." (46) Gurav, 

 the temple servant and musician of the Maratha country, 

 jealously watches the offerings placed before the idols, but his 

 rice soon disappears, because he has in turn to feed many 

 hungry mouths — those of the votaries of sorts. (47) The Ha jam 

 or barber in Sind is a clumsy workman. In Gujerat and Ka- 

 thiawar the Hajam is vain. He is called Ghaijo, Wnland, and 

 Mashalchi. An old Hajam is preferred. He cuts a child's scalp 

 ;hout feeling. He is among men, what the crow is among 

 birds. He cannot keep a secret. He demands cash payment. 

 He is a whimsical, unreasonable, tell-tale rogue. (48) The 

 Holey a of Kanara is a depressed and despised man like the 

 Chandal. He should not be trusted, if he is fair. The Brah- 



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