Gazetteer Of The Karnal District 1883-84

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1Karnal District. ]

2CHAP, IIIJ~—THE PEOPLE, 65

3with them. The disproportion may be due partly to climate and partly

4to disparity of ages between the sexes, but these cannot be the only causes,

5as the disparity is less in the case of Muhimmadans who show a larger

6proportion of males, and these causes do not account for the differences

7shown by different castes. It is necessary to postulate some other cause.

8An inherited tendency to produce males caused by female infanticide

9practised in the past, if not also in the present, and by female ill-troatment

10still prevailing, would satisfactorily account for all the phenomena.”

11Table No. XII shows the number

12of insane, blind, deaf-mutes, and lepers

13Infirmity. Males. | Females. a arses ki Razr [

14in the district in each religion. The

15Insane. E proportions per 10,000 of either sex for

16Desf and dunih 5 each of these infirmities are shown in the

17si ‘ margin. Tables Nos. XIV to XVII of

18the Census Report for 1881 give further

19details of the age and religion of the infirm.

20The figures given below show tho composition of the Christian

21population, and the respective numbers who returned their birth-place

22and their language as Efropean. They are taken from Tables Nos.

23JITA, IX and XI of the Census Report for 1881 :-—

24Details. Males, | Fomales. | Persons.

254 8 | Europeans and Americans... ene 20 16 36

26Sq | Murasians way sen ws l 1

27‘Ep | Native Christians sd at 24 24 48

28& See ceerey LEY (Eber ie OLE] (eae

29B Total Christians... oa a4 41 85

30rmatnenes Ween oot ly ee een

31oy

32@ English a ses 21 17 38

33Bo Other European languages... ‘ ote sa i

344 Total European languages... 21 17 38

35—— - ° cree | erercmeee cere | ones remem | —ememee gemma

36British Isles sie ey 12 6 18

37“1 | Othor European countries uy ‘i rw ne

385 q ciaaa re Page Vad Saat cP se at ata

39FO "B, Total European countries... 12 6 18

40But the figures for the races of Christians, which are discussed in

41Part VII of Chapter IV of the Census Report, are very untrustworthy ;

42and it is certain that many who were really Kurasians returned them-

43selves as Europeans.

44SECTION B.—SOCIAL LIFE.

45When a new village is founded, the first thing done is to dig out

46tanks to hold rain-water for the cattle, washing, &c. The village is

47then built on the spoil ; and as in course of time old houses fall down

48and new ones are built, the village is raised high above the surround-

49ing plain; nm someof the old Nardak villages as much as 150 or» 200

50feet. The space immediately around the village is called gotra ; and

51here the cattle stand to be milked, weavers train their warp, fue) is

52stacked, dyng-hills made,’ropcs twisted, sugar presses erected, and all

534)

54Ohapter ITI, B.

55Social Life.

56Summary,

57Infirmities,

58European and Eura-

59sian population.

60The homestead and

61the homes.