Women of all nations; a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence . ed bythe women of ancientGreece. In religion shefinds no place at was regarded by theGreeks as a means to anend, namely the per-petuation of the Greeks had threereasons for marriage,and none of them in-dicated any esteem orrespect for the reasons were—(1)Deference to the gods,for it was incumbent oneveryone to leave behindhim those who shouldcontinue to discharge hisreligious observances. (2) Obligation to theState, since by generat-ing descendants, its con-tinuance was
Women of all nations; a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence . ed bythe women of ancientGreece. In religion shefinds no place at was regarded by theGreeks as a means to anend, namely the per-petuation of the Greeks had threereasons for marriage,and none of them in-dicated any esteem orrespect for the reasons were—(1)Deference to the gods,for it was incumbent oneveryone to leave behindhim those who shouldcontinue to discharge hisreligious observances. (2) Obligation to theState, since by generat-ing descendants, its con-tinuance was ensured. (3) A regard for theirown race and lineage ; itwas necessary to leaveheirs to discharge theduties of the departed. The Hindus believethat, in addition to the important duty ofchild-bearing and the care of the house,the woman has yet another duty, which liesin the daily religious ceremonies performedin the privacy of her home. Some assertthat the future happiness of her husbanddepends upon their due observance. With the Mohammedan, the woman hasbut one end, namely to minister to the. DRAV1DIAN Her ornaments are Ptiat^ruph r\ _\: Madras. NAMBURI BRAHMAN LADY OF THE WEST COAST IN FULL DRESS,of gold, and form the only covering she is allowed to wear abovethe waist in public. For that she was created, and havingfulfilled her destiny on earth, she passesaway like an animal without any definiteplace or reward in the future. So deeply imbued is the mind of theMohammedan with this belief, that once,when a man was condemned to death forthe murder of one of his wives in Banga-lore, his co-religionists exclaimed :— OoN WOMEN OF ALL NATIONS What monstrous thing is this ? Is oneto be hung for the mere killing of a woman ?As well might the Sirkar hang a man for thekilling of a sheep ! At the death of Omen Victoria a Mo-
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