The "Poison Tree" is finished. We trust it will yield nectar in many a house.
GLOSSARY OF HINDU WORDS.
| Attar. | Commonly called in England Otto of Roses. |
| Bari. | The Hindu home. |
| Bhagirati. | A river, branch of the Ganges. |
| Boiragi. | A religious devotee. |
| Boisnavi. | A female mendicant; a votary of Vishnu. |
| Boroari. | A Hindu festival. |
| Boita khana. | The sitting-room of the male members of the household, and their guests. |
| Bonti. | A fish knife. |
| Bou. | The wife. |
| Brahmachari. | A student of the Vedas. |
| Brahman. | An officiating Hindu priest |
| Brahmo Somaj. | The church of the Theistic sect or Brahmos. |
| Dada Babu. | Elder brother. |
| Dahuk. | A bird of the Crane species. |
| Didi. | Elder sister. |
| Duftur Khana. | Accountant's office. |
| Durga. | A Hindu goddess. |
| Darwan. | A doorkeeper. |
| Ghat. | Landing steps to a river or tank. |
| Ghi. | Clarified butter. |
| Gomashta. | Factor or agent; a rent-collector. |
| Grihini. | The house-mistress. |
| Ganga. | The river Ganges. |
| Joisto. | The Hindu month corresponding to May—June. |
| Kabiraj. | A Hindu physician. |
| Kacheri. | Courthouse, or Revenue-office. |
| Kayasta. | The writer caste. |
| Khansamah. | A Mahommedan butler. |
| Korta. | The master of the house. |
| Ma Thakurani. | A title of respect to the mistress. |
| Mahal. | A division of a house. |
| Malini. | A flower girl. |
| Manji. | A boatman. |
| Naib. | A deputy, representing the Zemindar. |
| Pandit. | A learned Brahman. |
| Papiya. | A bird. |
| Puja. | Hindu worship. |
| Puja Mahal. | The division of the house devoted to worship. |
| Pardah. | A screen or curtain. |
| Ryot. | A tiller of the soil. |
| Sari. | A woman's garment. |
| Shastras. | Hindu sacred books. |
| Shradda. | An obsequial ceremony, in which food and water are offered to deceased ancestors. |
| Siva. | A Hindu Cod. |
| Sraban. | The Hindu months corresponding to July—August. |
| Talao. | A tank or enclosed pond |
| Thakur. | The Deity; sometimes applied as a title of honour to the master of the house. |
| Thakur Ban. | The chamber occupied by the family deity. |
| Tulsi. | A plant held sacred by the Hindus. |
| Zemindar. | A landholder. |
| Zillah. | A district or local division. |
