Show STRANGE LAW OF BUDDHISM sick lascaris lascars from india prefer death dath to romi by christiana the british thip hip lanark banark arrived in port recently sa the phila philadelphia delphia press the physician from the Dri british tish consulate went aboard abard to examine the crew three fourtin vere disbars lascars La Di scars shipped in bombay The Th octor doctor found six suffering from heart affection and two from other diseases alie abt tas wo were in a serious condill condition ar aa lla torf tor through gh an luter F told one lie i to tal a e around the physic physician isia an and uttered tt ere a the most furious protests T chals h sick i k man n said he would donld rat rather herdie die than 1 leave e e the ship and his countrymen A lascar eats nothing but b ut food prepared by a countryman a christian touching it would cause contamination and anyone partaking of it after this defilement loses caste this was why the sick man preferred death to leaving the vessel he consented to io go only after the doctor had solemnly momi promised sed that he should ha have ve food prepared by one of the crew and be permitted to leave ahl whether thir sick or or well elf m when his cleared this port po rt then he and the other sick man who is an egyptian were taken to the Chirurg ical hospital yot not another lascar could be induced to leave the ship they have their own cook who mixes the food 0 on n a square are stone mashes and boils it rice bice tea currie and water form the main part oi of their diet under an in agreement between steamship association n and the british government better care is taken gottlib of the indian than of english sailors the lamears lascars ship under cial and separate parate sli articles which vide the kind of food they are to have permit to worship as they thea please and stipulate warmer clothing and plenty of it iri in cold climates little meat is i eaten for only those of s a certain caste are allowed to indulge the lai lascara lascars scars on the banark are buddhists and mus sulm sul mans ng ysca a |