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( 33 ) 3. Killing for the sake of fashion: Nowadays it has become a common thing to see in almost every town people using purses made of cai's skin, shoes and belts made of cobra skins, fountain pen holders made of lizard skins and ladies adorning themselves with feathers and sea'-skins. Is this really a mark of civilisation ? The aboriginal tribes living in jungles also take deligh. in wearing skins and feathers. Why we call them as barbarians and ourselves as civi ised people.
4. Killing in order to propitiate deities: There is a belief among certain people that son e gods and goddesses are fond of sacrifices of animals such as goats, buffaloes, pigs, fowls etc. This belief is due to timehonoured superstition and fear. This kind of sacrifice is generally offered by low class people. They are tempted to offer the sacrifice in the hope that no calamity might occur in the future, that a thanks-offering should be given in return for getting a son or some fortune, and that any of their near and dear relations suffering from epidemics like cholera, small-pox etc. inay be cured. Fortune or misfortune, children or no children, calamity or no calamity are entirely due to one's own karmas. Diseases are entirely due to unhealthy surroundings, unclean habits, careless and unhygie nic way of living of the people. There is no meaning in attributing these to gods and goddesses and kill innocent and helpless animals and birds.
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