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110 and devoted themselves entirelj'^ to the study of the religious works on which each sect believed their system to be founded.

Turning again to the enjoyment derived from reading books, there was no such literature in the old days for people to read and enjoy. Even now there are a very few books of that nature written in Oriental languages But now, on the other hand, there is any number of books in English and other languages available for those who can read those languages. However, our people do not enjoy reading.

There is also a great deal of enjoyment in the study of Natural History. We, Indians, have unfortunately no taste for it. If one studies the subject, one will realise the enjoyment to be derived from that science. Not only as a matter of study, but in natural objects themselves (such as animals, birds, insects, trees,