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first having his business ascertained by the under chief. The lower 
dalimars are very badly treated by the upper class dalimars ; most 
of them drink to excess, and a good many chew tobacco. The 
dalimars are exercised in throwing spears, &c., outside the village, 
on ground set apart for the purpose. A young man may become a 
soldier when about 15, hut boys are allowed to go and live with 
the dalimars long before this age if they have friends among them, 
and their parents have no objection to their following that 
calling when they grow up. A sub-chief is responsible for the 
whereabouts of all the dalimars, and they have to leave their names 
with the gatekeeper whenever they go out of the seriba. These 
gatekeepers have a remarkable power of remembering names and 
faces, and are able to give the chief the names of all absentees, who 
sometimes may number a hundred or two. Although the dalimars 
form the nucleus of an army, they by no means represent the entire 
force of fighting men, for every man capable of bearing arms is 
required to fight when necessary. The dalimars are employed very 
much as a police force in time of peace ; should war break out, 
they are sent round to all the villages to collect those who intend 
to fight, and to tell them to assemble on a given day at the head 
chiefs seriba. When all are collected the march begins, and definite 
positions are occupied during the march by the various constituents 
of the army. The chief leads the procession ; on his left hand is 
the second chief at the head of the rich dalimars ; on his right, the 
third chief at the head of the lower class dalimars. To the left 
of the rich dalimars march the villagers, led by their respective 
headmen. The chiefs and the headmen often ride on horseback, 
but they do not like fighting on their horses (this does not apply 
to the cavalry). The distinctive dress when at war is a white 
girdle of damoor cloth wound round the waist. The chief does 
not wear his unless walking, but uses it as a saddle-cloth. If a 
man distinguishes himself greatly by bravery in battle he is often 
made a chief, and such chiefs are more respected than the hereditary 
chiefs. The minor rewards are by election to be sub-chiefs or 
headmen of groups of villages. There is no punishment for 
cowardice, as the disgrace is in itself a sufficient penalty ; the 
news of it soon spreads, and is made the subject of sarcastic songs 
at the village feasts. The Fors believe that if they are very 
