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If we only compare the character of the Maun Bhow de- 

 votees with that of other religious sects to whom in some 

 respects they bear a resemblance, such as the Goossynes, the 

 Byraggies, Wagheas, &c. we shall discover some very mark- 

 ed distinctions between them. The humility, the patfence 

 and inoffensive demeanour of the Maun Bhow, is very re- 

 markable, and his veracity and steadiness of purpose are so 

 established, that it has become to some extent proverbial 

 among the Koonbies and others to remark of a person re- 

 formed in his habits, " why he has acquired the forbearance 

 and humility of a Maun Bhow" — or " he seems to possess the 

 integrity of a Maun Bhow." The Goossynes, &c. are in 

 general notorious for their licentious habits, bold and enter- 

 prising conduct, and obtrusive and overbearing manners. 

 These men often grossly abuse the freedom their sanctity of 

 character confers on them, and which otherwise ought to 

 ensure a most welcome reception to them from the inhabi- 

 tants of the country, when they are wandering from place to 

 place. The consequence therefore is that we find all des- 

 criptions of vagabonds attired after the peculiar manner of 

 these devotees. It is a very common practice for swindlers, 

 robbers, and murderers, when they are going to commit some 

 malicious or wicked act to adopt the dress of a Goossyne^ 

 and affect to follow his habits to prevent being either known 

 or suspected : and persons that have been guilty of perpe- 

 trating crimes and apprehensive of being seized, assume the 

 dress of a Goossyne to enable them to elude detection and 

 to effect their escape. 



III. — Suggestions for a new application of grafting. — By 

 Robert Wight, Esq. m. d. Surgeon. 



To the Editor of the Madras Journal 



of Literature and Science, 

 Sir, — To those who observe the signs of the times, it must 

 be evident that reform is the order of the day, otherwise we 

 could scarcely have expected, in Madras, the proverbially 

 benighted presidency, in the short space of two years, two 

 such vast improvements, as the successful establishment of a 



