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becoming rude. A Mochi's to-morrow will never come. He is 

 dilatory. (81) The Musalman is much noticed in proverbs in 

 various ways and under various denominations. In Sind he is 

 credited with the face of a Mulla and the heart of a butcher. 

 He is said to be very ignorant and poor. He is married to any 

 number of wives, even when one foot in the grave. He cares 

 only for eclat and show, and calls himself a pir. The Jat 

 Musalman forms a separate cognate group in Sind. He is poor, 

 hungry and ignorant, a troublesome creditor even if he owns a 

 few pice, he can not be relied on, he is ungrateful. The 

 Memons of Sind are Mahomedan merchants, and share the 

 encomiums levelled at the Baniyas. The Katija is a woman 

 who lives on the wages of shame of young Moslem girls. The 

 Kazi can do nothing if the bride and the bridegroom agree. 

 The Khandias represent a robber tribe just as the Shabranis 

 are. The Srutria is a Moslem beggar who does not care what 

 neighbour dies and enjoys his sherbet drinks. The Mogul is a 

 degenerate coward. He beats the women of his house. But 

 fresh arrivals of Moguls excel the locals in the use of the Persian 

 language, as the latter have theirs corrupted. Mullas are great 

 eaters. In Gujerat Sayi or Fakir is ironically called a great 

 prophet, his curses are very bad. The carder or Musalman 

 Pinjara is weak. A known Pinjara will not do his work so well 

 as a new one. The naturalized Negro is called Habsi in Sind. 

 He is strong but lazy. Musalmans are called Tarakdies in 

 Gujerat (from Turk) and it is said that they get mad during 

 tabuts The Mulla or priest marries for Alla's sake. He is 

 quarrelsome. In Gujerat the appellation Mian becomes Miya 

 for a Musalman. He is half educated, he is full of defects, his 

 wife is pompous, he is a low-class peon. A Miya has a perverse 

 mind A hard-up Miya will eat carrion, and vet he is a dandy, 

 but he is a rat at home. He does not a«ree with his wife. 

 His friendship is not lasting. He is reckless. He has a deject- 

 ed face. A Musalman is always after prostitutes and his wife 

 after the cooking vessels. If he has to go to the North he will 

 say that he is going to the South. He thinks he is a very wise 

 man. He is engaged in profitless disputes. Do not take his 

 advice, you will repent. If his wife dies to-day he will marry 

 another to-morrow. He is lazy, he is a fop. The Pathan 

 among Musalmans is strong and fiery. I n the Maratha country , 

 a Musalman will eat, wash his hands, and as soon as they are 

 aired, he is hungry again. He is unfaithful. He is dull, 

 pugnacious and low In Kanara, you are advised not to anger 

 a Musalman (82, The Nadigana is a barber in Kanara. His 

 wound I is intolerable. Hl8 razor cuts. (83) Territorially the 

 Nadiadis or people from Nadiad are less q uarrelsome than the Pat- 

 S21?3 ^ mr ^ hls ' < 84 > Another territorial division of Banias 

 sthatof the Nagars. A Nagar will never speak the truth. He 

 is fa.r. It is difficult to defeat a Nagar. Brides are very 



