[5] There in evidence that infanticide did prevail among some Musalman tribes. Where actual infanticide has disappeared, it has often been replaced by neglect of female infants, except in those castes where, owing to a scarcity of girls, they command a high price.—Reports Census of India, 1911, i. 216 ff; Panjab, 1911, i. 231.
[6] Ludhiana.
[7] No record of this proclamation has been traced in the histories of the time.
[8] The bride is often selected by praying for a dream in sleep, by manipulating the rosary, or by opening the Koran at random, and reading the first verse which comes under the eye. Another method is to ascertain to which of the elements—fire, air, earth, water—the initials of the names of the pair correspond. If these agree, it is believed that the engagement will be prosperous.—Jaffur Shurreef, Qanoon-e-Islam, 37.
[9] Mangni, 'the asking'.
[10] Compare the full account of brides' dress in Mrs. F. Parks, Wanderings of a Pilgrim, i. 425.
[11] Jama.
[12] Dalan.
[13] Bahu, properly a son's wife or daughter-in-law: commonly applied to a bride or young wife.
[14] Probably the genda or French marigold (Tagetes erecta).