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ON THE OBIGINAL INHABITANTS 
" called Coragoru, or Corar, governed 12 years, till Kali- 
*' yugam 2657. Locaditya Raya, son of Myiu-u Varma, 
*' expelled the Coragoru^ and governed Tulava, Malayala, 
" and Haiga 21 years, till Kaliyugam 2678." 
of 'buyiiig a slave needs a little explanation. The destined slave is washed, 
and anointed witli oil, and new clothes are given him. The master takes a 
batlu, or plate, pours some water in it, and drops in it a piece of gold. 
The slave drinks up the water, and taking some earth from his future 
master's estate, throws it on the spot which he has chosen for his use, 
which is thereupon given to him with the trees thereon. The greater num- 
ber of slaves belong to the Aliya Santanam castes, and among these 
people a male slave is sold for three Bhaudry pagodas, and a female 
slave for five pagodas ; whereas the few slaves who follow the ilakkala 
Santanam custom, fetch five pagodas for the man, and only three for the 
woman. This is because the children of the latter go to the husband's 
master, while those of the Aliya Santanam slaves go to the mother's 
master, who also has the benefit of the husband's services." 
In the 3Iemoirs of the Origin of Slaves of Eamappa Kamik of Barkur, 
which I quoted on p. 132 in note 50, p. 135, note 53, and on p. 146 concerning 
the language of the Soppu Koragar, contain also other interesting remarks on 
the Koragas on pp. 23, 24, 32, 33, 34, 35. In 11 : " Mii-ars, KappataKoragars, 
Soppu Koragars and those, who are aborigines of Ghauts feed upon 
carrion or carcasses of oxen, cows, calves, buffaloes and other cattle. Fe- 
males of Soppu Koragars alone wear leaves of trees. . . Kappata Koragars 
and Soppu Koragars do wicker-work, sell hides to shoe-makers and secure 
remnants of food of all higher classes except the subdivided Chandalas. Soppu 
Koragars also beat drum during buffalo race and other occasions. . . Among 
the Soppu Koragars, male guests of their caste bring degradation upon 
them if they enter after sun-set a hut occupied by a single woman. The 
females of this class, failing to wear leaves, bring disrepute to the whole 
class." 
Compare A Journey from Madras through the Countries of ^fl/sore, 
Canara, and Malabar, by Francis Buchanan, m.d., second edition, Madras, 
vol. II, p. 269, and pp. 271, 272 : " Having assembled some of the Corar, 
or Corawar, who under their chief Kubashica are said to have once been 
masters of Tulava, I found, that they are now all slaves, and have lost every 
tradition of their former power. Their language differs considerablv from 
that of any other tribe in the peninsula. "WTien their masters choose to emplov 
them, they get one me;il of victuals, and the men have daily one Haiiy 
of rice, and the women three-quarters of a Raui/. This is a very good 
allowance ; but, when the master has no use for their labour, they must sup- 
port themselves as well as they can. This they endcivour to do by making 
Coir, or rope from coco-nut husks, various kinds of baskets from Eattins and 
climbing plants, and mud walls. They pick up the scraps and offals of other 
people's meals, and skin dead oxen, and dress the hides. They build their 
huts near towns or villages. Their dress is very simple, and consists in 
gcuenil of a girdle, in which they stick a bunch of grass before, and another 
