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In customs, food, houses, and clothing, the poor Hindoo is nearly the same now as his 334 MEMOIRS OF INDIA.
forefathers were then. There are, however, ad- mirable forms of village government remaining among them, which are strong testimonies of an- cient civilisation. Those of the same caste live in many places like a great family, having a com- munity of rights, the oldest man being the chief magistrate of the association, with a committee under him to settle all litigated matters on princi- p...les of equity. Such is the beautiful simplicity of many communities at present in India, that far ad- vanced as we undoubtedly are in arts and sciences, yet from Hindoo rural felicity our politicians might * derive important information ; and as they have encouraged a system, of education improved on Indian suggestion, so, by adopting what is admir- able in the remnant of Hindoo policy, they may still further advantage the interests of their country.
Many of the small villages in the Carnatic, &c., consist of a row of houses on each side of a wide street with a range of cocoa nut and plantain trees before the doors.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
In customs, food, houses, and clothing, the poor Hindoo is nearly the same now as his 334 MEMOIRS OF INDIA.
forefathers were then. There are, however, ad- mirable forms of village government remaining among them, which are strong testimonies of an- cient civilisation. Those of the same caste live in many places like a great family, having a com- munity of rights, the oldest man being the chief magistrate of the association, with a committee under him to settle all litigated matters on princi- p...les of equity. Such is the beautiful simplicity of many communities at present in India, that far ad- vanced as we undoubtedly are in arts and sciences, yet from Hindoo rural felicity our politicians might * derive important information ; and as they have encouraged a system, of education improved on Indian suggestion, so, by adopting what is admir- able in the remnant of Hindoo policy, they may still further advantage the interests of their country.
Many of the small villages in the Carnatic, &c., consist of a row of houses on each side of a wide street with a range of cocoa nut and plantain trees before the doors.
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