The intelligence of the Hindus is of a very high order, but, like all Eastern races, they have many superstitions. Their attention to their food and drink and personal cleanliness is remarkable, and, though their customs in this respect are peculiar, they follow a healthful and sanitary manner of living which might well be practised by Western folk.
The arts and crafts of the Hindus and their trades and professions are very strange and interesting, and the young people themselves invariably grow up in the same occupations as their elders. There is no mixing of the races or castes, and members of one caste always associate with those of the same class.
But the English influence is making itself so strongly felt, that frequently the children learn English as early in life as they do their own language; so our little American cousins would almost always be able to make of them good playfellows and would perhaps be able to learn many valuable lessons from Our Little Hindu Cousins.
B. McM.
Suez, January, 1907.
Contents
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | Chola at Home | [1] |
| II. | A Day in the Bazaar | [16] |
| III. | The Children's Holiday | [35] |
| IV. | The Children Travel in the Big Ox-wagon | [50] |
| V. | The Children See Benares and Go Home for a Wedding | [66] |
| VI. | The Little Sahib Sees the Big Elephants | [80] |
| VII. | Chola Goes on a Tiger Hunt | [94] |