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Show i I Peculiar Marriage Ceremony. With the Jowranstot Indln marrlngo Is an affair of much Importance. Should the r-ients obje-t to the lover's lov-er's advances, his ft lends rally, nnd nbduct tho girl. If tho consent of the parents Is obtained, tlneo posts are planted, and botween th-m tho brldo nnd brldegrocm, ivvlth thulr Intlmato ' friends, ussemble, and proceed to get ' intoxicated on a peculiar toddy The young couple fit togethe and receive frequent douches of turmeric oil, from gouids In the hands of wedding guests. Presents of all Muds, to propitiate the demons, are showemd u-on tho contracting con-tracting patties, and the close of the feast Muds the wholo set In a stnto of bacchanalian bliss. After this the par- I tics are man ami wlfo. i |