SKETCH OF THE SIKHS. 26^^ 



all those settled to the south of'th^e Satiej, to preserve an 'iil-timate inter-' 

 course with their original tribes; who, considering the SiiifiSy not as 

 having lost cast, hut vlS Hindus that have joined a political assodaitionj - 

 which obliges^ them to ponfoi:m to general rules established for its. pre- 

 servation, , neither, ref-use;!;^ intermarry* n®r^,t^j,eat with.,th^n:^j., „j,»j y^ > „ ^^^ 



The higher cast of Hindus, such as Brahmens and Cshatriy^sf'^l^b''h2cvt-^ 

 !)eccpie>S^^A5, CQi||:inue..tQ;iptejm^rry \vit^. ccpyerts of their own tjdjbes, but 

 not with Hindus of the .^^st. ^he^, haye ^abjindoqed> as they, am pft|}ut^d by, 

 eating animal food,, all kinds of \yhich.ar-e layvful to 5/^5, except, the cow,, 

 which , it is held sacrilege to slay. jr . Ha'^n ac, ^whpse objedt was to conciii- - 

 ate the Muhammedans to his creed, jprghibited^hog's flesh also, but jt w^s^ 

 introduced by his, successors^ as tniuch,^ perljaps^, from a spirit. of ^revenge., 

 against the Moslems, a.s from cpnsidera|jc>ns of indulgence to the numer-.. 

 ous converts of the Jdi and QuJartribQ^ ?-^^P^ whom wild hog is afayo- , 



rite species of food. .. , , , , . ., ,^ , 



, . >• ^c;ij bfi£ bsfbuj.obo rinj <:, , : ns ^il/ij.ji 



The Muhammedans, who becomeiiJF^fej inf^i'marry with each other," butr: 

 are allowed to preserve none of their usages, being obliged to eat hog's' 

 flesh, and abstain from circumcision. 



The 5/^^^ are forbid the use of tobacco, J but allowed to indulge in 

 spirituous§ liquors, which they alrriost all drink to excess; and it is rare 



* A marriage took place verj lately bctivcen the Sikh chief of Palidla, and that of the 

 Jot Raja pf Bliaralpur. 



+, Tlieir prejudice regarding the kilUog of cows is stronger, if possible, than that of the 

 Hindus, , ,' * ■ •'•'■4'^* 



X Tlie Knalasa SikfiSf who follow Na'nac, anid reject Gu'nu' Go'vind's institutions, make 

 tuse of it. 



S Spirituousliquors, (hej say, arc allowrd by that verse ia \\\c Adi-GranCh, which states, 

 *' Eat and give unto others to eat. Drink and give uii(o otlicrs to drink. Be glad and make 

 •' others glad." There is also an authority, quoted by the ^ikhs^ from \]xt Hindu: S'&strtis^ in. 



