61.   On the other hand, one or two of the village menials, such as the Dhobi or washerman, are considered to some extent impure.

62.   Among the Hindus it is considered derogatory to accept a gift from another person, the recipient being thereby placed in a position of inferiority to the donor.

63.   They consider the tree to be sacred and never eat its fruit, and worship it once a year.

64.   Stone images and idols are considered as living gods.

65.   Promises are considered as concrete; among some Hindus promises are tied up in knots of cloth, and when they are discharged the knots are untied.

66.   Events, so far as they are conceived of, are also considered in a concrete sense.

67.   It is not considered right, however, that these unions should end in marriage, for which partners should be sought from other villages.

68.   M. de Coulanges considers that the plebeians were to a large extent made up of conquered and subjected peoples.

69.   These consider themselves at liberty to comment freely on the character and quality of the provisions offered to them.

70.   The lower castes sometimes consider the rite of ear-piercing as the initiation and sometimes marriage.