Narrative of the Life and Travels of Serjeant B——
CHAPTER XI.
Description of the Country--Mode of watering the Rice Fields --Compared with the Scripture account of the Land of Egypt-- Manners and Customs--Dress--Food--Visits--Dancing Girls--Mode of Drinking--Houses--Marriage Ceremonies--Burning Widows-- Religion--Brahmins--Other Castes--Temples--Fakirs--Ordeal Trials--Abstract from the Vedas. 202