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174 in their ancient manucripts. Even before the age of Pythagoras, the Greeks travelled to India for intruction: the trade carried on by them with the oldet commercial nations, in exchange for their cloth, is a proof of their great progres in the arts of indutry.

The women in general, except in the higher eenes of life, prepare the food for their hubands and amilies; as he Hindoo would make ue of any but what his wife drees for him: it conists chiefly of rice; fih, and vegetables, well eaoned with pepper and other pices, to which they add pickles or various orts. The men, who always eat together, unaccompanied by the men,