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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
[OCTOBER, 1907.
298. The father of the husband of a woman has no scruples against using the things of her father, but her father cannot take anything from his son-in-law. He will not even drink water from the village where his daughter is married. But this custom prevails only among those tribes whose marriages nre performed according to religious tenets. There is no such restriction for those whoso marriages are not thus performed.
239. The reason of the above restrictions seems to be this that as the father makes a vow to forsake everything that he gives as dower to his daughter, and it is not permissible to appropriate anything that has been once given up, so he does not even take meals at his son-in-law's house ; for everything in the house of the latter is affected by the things given by the former. For the same reasons, a jijman (disciple) of a Brahman cannot take food in the house of that Brâhman.
LXXII. - Pronouncing Names and Words.
240. The names of older relatives are not pronounced out of respect for them. The younger relative does not pronounce the name of the elder, but the elder can call the younger by name. For instance, son does not pronounce the name of his father, mother-in-law, or older brother, out of regard for them, and considers them more sacred than others.
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There is no fear of magic or charm.
The name is not pronounced only out of respect.
242. Many men do not pronounce, in the course of a conversation, the name of the chief or of * deceased person. The chief is mentioned by his title, and the deceased by his relationship.
243. Words or subjects denoting contempt, licentiousness, drinking, etc., are not spoken in the presence of a chief, or elder, or respectable person.
LIIIII. - Courtesy Titles.
244. The following are the titles used by different castes. An inferior person will call a superior one by his customary title. Men of equal rank can call each other by name :
Titles of Brahmans: - Pandit, Jôtishi, Pâdha, Parðhit, Acharya, Panda, RAI, Bhat. Titles of Bajpats : - RAja, Maharaja, Raņa, Maharana, Thikur, Kanwar, Mian, Rathi,
Rangar, Ravat, Dad, Sartora. Titles of Banids :- Shah, Seth. Titles of Kanaits : - Mukhia, Wazir, Mehta, Mehr, Negi, Palsrå.
Other tribes have ordinary titles according to their professions, and they need not be dwelt upon.
An inferior person will address a superior one with the following words: - Panditji, Jóshiji. Maharaj, Raja, Sahib, Rana Sahib, Shahji, Mukhiyaji, and so on.
LXXIV. - Agricultural Superstitions.
245. (1) It is prohibited to plough land on the amdvas (last day of moon), ekadashi (eleventh day of moon), or any other important festival. If nt the time of ploughing, # spake be killed by the ploughshare, it is forbidden to go on ploughing without purifying it.
At the time of seed sowing the following matters are regarded as necessary : - (a) That the sower be under the good influence of the moon; (6) That there be no evil nakalatar (star), tithi (date) or jög (combination of stars) ; (c) That the day be neither Tuesday nor Saturday.
