[7] English gentleman.
[8] The common form of greeting, meaning, “Peace be to you.”
[9] Note.
[10] As not even the missionaries knew in what manner a woman of good family would address her husband, a native was consulted on the question. In Amritsar we have the advantage of having a converted Brahman on the one side, and a converted Mohammedan of position on the other, from whom we can gather information on such matters.
[11] Husbandmen.
[12] A small copper coin.
[13] A very beautiful marble building in Agra.
[14] The pugree worn by natives in the Punjaub, both old and young, is often formed of many yards of a very light material, wrapped round and round so as to form a turban. The pugree worn by Europeans as a protection from the heat is much smaller, and worn in a different manner.
[15] A moonshee is a teacher of languages. The moonshee employed by A. L. O. E. on her first arrival in Amritsar was a convert from Mohammedanism, and a noble specimen of the class.
[16] A baboo is one of an upper class; the title in this part of India somewhat resembles our “Mr.”