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The burning of widows has been prohibited by enactment; but the awful rite would in many places be restored were it not for the strong hand of the British government. THE BURNING OF WIDOWS HAS BEEN PROHIBITED BY ENACTMENT BUT THE AWFUL RIDE WOULD IN MANY PLACES BE RESTORED WERE IT NOT FOR THE STRONG HAND OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT
onies exhibit, we may say, ritualism and symbolism run mad. [Sidenote: Caste.] The most prominent and characteristic institution of Hinduism is caste. The power of caste is as irrational as it is unbounded; and it works almost unmixed evil. The touch--even the shadow--of a low caste man pollutes. The scriptural precept, "Honor all men," appears to a true Hindu infinitely absurd. He honors and worships a cow; but he shrinks with horror from the touch of a Mhar or Mang. Even Brahmans, if they come from different provinces, will not eat together. Thus Hinduism separates man from man; it goes on dividing and still dividing; and new fences to guard imaginary purity are continually added. [Sidenote: Treatment of women. Widows.] The whole treatment of women has gradually become most tyrannical and unjust. In very ancient days they were held in considerable respect; but, for ages past, the idea of woman has been steadily sinking lower and lower, and her rights have been more and more assailed. ES MORTAL MEN THE BULL IS UNDERSTOOD TO BE JUST AS PERSONIFIED ALL BRAHMINICAL CEREMONIES EXHIBIT WE MAY SAY VITUALISM AND SYMBOLISM RUN MAN THE MOST PROMINENT AND CHARACTERISTIC INSTITUTION OF HINDUISM IS CASTE THE POWER OF CASTE IS AS IRRATIONAL AS IT IS UNBOUNDED AND IT WORKS ALMOST UNMIXED EVIL THE TOUCH EVEN THE SHADOW OF A LOW CAST MAN PULUTES THE SCRIPTURAL PRECEPT HONORED ALL MEN APPEARS TO A TRUE HINDOO INFINITELY ABSURD HE HONOURS AND WORSHIPS A COW BUT HE STRAINS WITH HONOUR FROM THE TOUCH OF HIMAHUR OR MUNG EVEN BRAHMANS IF THEY COME FROM DIFFERENT PROVINCES WILL NOT EAT TOGETHER THUS HYNTOISM SEPARATES MAN FROM MAN IT GOES ON DIVIDING AND STILL DIVIDING AND NEW OFFENCES TO GOD IMAGINARY PURITY AND CONTINUALLY ADDED THE WHOLE TREATMENT OF WOMEN HAS GRADUALLY BECOME MOST TYRANNICAL AND UNJUST IN VERY ANCIENT DAYS THEY WERE HELD IN CONSIDERABLE RESPECT BUT FOR AGES PAST THE IDEA OF WOMAN HAS BEEN STEADILY SINKING LOWER AND LOWER AND HER RIGHTS HAVE BEEN MORE AND MORE ASSAILED
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