Show I 1 INDIAN GIRLS AND THEIR briss BRASS ORNAMENTS OlA MENTS the calcutta englishman in noticing captain bastain sherrills Sher wills geographical graphical eo and sta statistical 6 report keport of the district of bhangal poor makes the following extracts at where there ther is a bangal bungalow ow I 1 attend edthe mirke fc at which there were sever several ai hundred himmen and women I 1 it is really sur surprising ii n to see the tor torture tare for it dan can fall faill lit birtle t ie short h t of such an infliction lion the southal women put themselves them selves to ill in order toi toa they ima beador their heir bodies their arms ankle kle and throats threats are each laden with heavy brass or bell maal ornaments ahad I 1 had 9 a quai quantity of these ornaments weighed and found that the bracelets fluctuated abed from two to four pounds the anklets danklets four pounds each and as a I 1 ully fully e equipped belle carries two an danklets anklets klets and perhaps twelve I 1 bracelets and A a necklace w weighing eig 1 l ing a pound the total weight of ornaments carried oh her person I 1 amounts to thirty four fear pounds of terson bell ell metal a greater weight t than one of oar drawing n room belles I 1 could well lift almost every woman in comfortable circumstances cum stances carries twelve pounds weight of brass ornaments upon her person th the e E englishman n li adds it may seem absurdly f foolish to us ua thit that pretty girls should load te themselves h with brass ornaments nami ints which it would be a punishment for a convict to wear but the cos costomia tomis hot a more f foolish 0 0 lish one in our opinion I 1 than that by virtue of which young english ladies dince d ince the oi of may in india Illif fia 1 |