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ing to the rules laid down above. There is no distinction. Ancestral property is 

 divided ; self- acquired property is not divided except by the sons, or other relatives 

 in the direct line: that is, the father's property, or grandfather's property, is divided 

 by sons ; but the elder son's property is not subject to division except by his own 

 sons, and, in the absence of sons, by his daughters. If there be no issue of the elder 

 son, his brothers inherit equally, and the panchayat is entitled to a cow, or ox, or 

 pig for the usual feast. The issue being daughters and sons, the daughters are main- 

 tained by the sons until marriage. The same rules apply in the case of self- acquired 

 property of the daughters, that is, the eldest daughter's self -acquired property 

 passes to her legal descendants, and, in the case of her death unmarried, the sisters 

 share equally. The rights of daughters do not disappear with marriage. Their 

 rights only disappear in the case of death without issue ; that is, the daughter's husband 

 does not inherit the property, and, on her death, the property passes to the male 

 relatives of her father. In case one daughter dies, her sisters divide her share, ances- 

 tral and acquired. A widow with self-acquired property is entitled to the portion 

 acquired by her when she re-marries. A stepson has no rights in his stepfather's 

 property, either ancestral or acquired ; it is, however, customary for stepfathers to 

 maintain their stepsons and to provide expenses for their marriage. After marriage 

 the stepson seeks his own fortune. In the case of a man dying without relatives, in 

 the male or female line, the property, ancestral and self-acquired, goes to the village 

 headman. In such a case the headman gives a feast, expenses being provided 

 from the property in question. 



XI. Modes of Addressing one Another. 



A wife calls her husband by the name of her son or daughter, e.g., " O father of 

 so and so, come here." If there are no children, she will say, " Are come here "— A re 

 being equivalent to ehji (Hindi). The husband also calls his wife by the name of 

 his children, and, if there be no children, he says, " Ore come here"— Org feminine 

 of ehji. A man addresses his brother-in-law and his sister-in-law by his or her name, 

 such as, Mahesha or Maheshi. Other relatives are called by their names. The eldest 

 brother is not addressed by name by the younger brothers. They call him, " O 

 elder or eldest brother," e.g. Bedo bay a itik barra (Big brother, come hither). 



XII. Birth and Pregnancy. 



There are no ceremonies of any kind connected with pregnancy, but women in 

 such a state refrain from drinking patki iaddi (country liquor) ; this, however, is 

 not enjoined. 



During accouchement, a woman is made to sit on a pin rah (wooden stool) ; a rope 

 is fastened to the roof of the hut, and the expectant mother grasps the rope, while 

 the Dai (midwife) maqodariyl (Malto) holds the patient from behind and accelerates 

 and helps delivery by gentle pressure on the stomach downwards. The maqodariyl 



