CUSTOMS IN lNDlA.
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A specimen of the kind Of information Civ
en- by the native papers follows--from the
"Sungbad Cowmuddy," or Moon of lntelli-
gcncc, June IL, 1926:


"SQie ofa Human Bcins-A few days a
go, a certain poor woman of Boistub Castle,
inllabitant of Burdwan set out for Calcutta,
with her daughter, about twelve wears OF
age, with view to Join the multitude of
beggars, collected on the occasion of the late
baboo Randoolaul Sircar's Sharaud, for dis
tributng donations. But, BY the way, being
informed that the Sharaud was over, and
bcggars were already rewarded. and conse-
qucntly, being greatly disappointed, resol-
vcd to dispose OF her daughter, who proved
to be somewhat beautiful, and to get some
thing Is tie sale. Thus determined, She
went to K III kisscnchundcr Roy Bthaha-
door, and sod her daughter to him for $50
rupees, and went hoHt."


The Columbian Press" of the twenty
nnth of August, gives the following state
meEt:--


In my way down from the upper prov
nccs, my bridscroa happened to stop at a
ghatt on the banks uf the ilooghley river,
somewhere in the vicinity Of Moorshadabad.
The crowd which WAS collected on the spot
excited my curiosity to know what OCCASION
ed it. ! accordingly went to the place, and
witnessed one of Of the most inhnman scenes
which can be imagined. The poor helpless
victim was stretched on a charpale, or an
Indian cot, the lower part of the body being
immersed in the river. In this posture, he
was impioring his murderers, in the most
pitiful tone to let him SC, declaring that he was
vet far from death. 70 hear his suppica-
ton, and observe the distrated and forlorn
expression of his countenancc, was enough
to strike any heart with horror and pity,
except the hearts Of the cruel wrctches "a
bout him, who unmindtul of his entreaties,
kept shouting, "l1arry Dol, Harry-bol," and
continued filing his mouth with water, till
at length, tine wrctchcd creature became ex-
austed lis voice which was at first loud,
gradually sunk, ard he At last fell An unwil-
ling victim to bigotry and superstition"
/ 10 explain the above, it may be well to
add, that it is the practice of the natives,
when a person is ii such d state OF debility,
as to be unable to protect himself; if he is
rich, particularly, his aNariclous relatives
and the pri. sts take him to the banks of the
river and sutocatc him with the water and
mpd Of the Gangrs, unt!er the prctcxt that
whoever dies on the bii.ks Of the sacred riv-
er, and drinking its waters, is i'll the surest
road to heaven.