Illustrations

An Old Brahman[Frontispiece]
Bandy crossing a PoolFacing page [5]
A Young Tamil Girl[11]
A Potter at his Wheel[24]
A Devotee of Siva[26]
The Red Lake Village[28]
Death Scene[51]
Wailing[53]
Three Ceremonial Mourners[54]
Ceremonial Bathing[56]
An Ancient Pariah[58]
Vellala Widow[66]
Typical Old Widow[73]
Hindu Schoolmaster and Boys[87]
Shanar Mother and Child[91]
Cooking in a Shanar House[98]
Fairly Typical Vellalar[105]
Christian Widow[112]
Brahman Girl[118]
Three Types of Brahmanhood—
Keen[132]
Thoughtful[134]
Dull [138]
An Old Woman and Baby[143]
Brahman Widow[145]
Brahman Street[147]
Shepherd-Caste House[151]
Vellala Child[161]
"Ugly Duckling"[178]
Designs in Chalk[194]
Handmarks on the Door[202]
A "Holy Brahman"[221]
Woman and Water-Vessel[262]