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5U A JOURNEY FROM MADRAS THROUGH
CHAPTER arising from jealousy, or want of continued affection ; but that
XIII. here, while it has none of the benefits of marriage, is attended with
Jan. 5, all its evils. The division of Nairs here is also different from that
in the south. There are here six tribes, who by birth are all pro-
perly soldiers. The first in rank are the Adiodi; the next are the
Nambirs; and then follow four tribes of equal dignity, the Shela-
tun, the Cureuru, the Nalavan, and the Venapulun. After these, as
in the south, follow the different tribes of traders or artists, who,
although allowed to be Nairs, and true Sudras, are not entitled to
the dignity of bearing arms.
Jan. 6. 6ih January.—I accompanied Captain Osburne to his house at
country. ' Vadacurray, which by Europeans is commonly called Barragurry.
The road, although not quite so bad as that through which I came
yesterday, was very inconvenient for a palanquin, or loaded cattle.
The country resembles the other interior parts of Malabar, and the
little hills and narrow vallies extend close to the sea side.
Fears of the For some days back, when I passed through among the gardens
women in the near houses, I have observed the women squatting down behind the
Mar. - mud walls, in order to satisfy their curiosity by viewing a stranger.
When they thought that I observed them, they ran away in a fright.
This does not arise from the rules of cast in Malabar requiring the
Hindu women to be confined, for that is by no means the case ; but
in the interior parts of North Malabar, the Nairs, being at enmity
with Europeans, have persuaded the women, that we are a kind of
liobgoblins who have long tails, in order to conceal which we wear
breeches (et qui insuper ut canes in coitu cumfeminis coherent). The
women and children therefore are much afraid whenever a Euro-
pean appears, which indeed seldom happens. In the southern divi-
sion, and on the sea coast, we are too well known to occasion any
alarm.
Vadacurray, Vadacurray is a Moplay town, on the sea side, at the north end
gurry™' of along inland navigation, running parallel to the coast, and com-
municating with the Cotta river and some others. From this
CHAPTER arising from jealousy, or want of continued affection ; but that
XIII. here, while it has none of the benefits of marriage, is attended with
Jan. 5, all its evils. The division of Nairs here is also different from that
in the south. There are here six tribes, who by birth are all pro-
perly soldiers. The first in rank are the Adiodi; the next are the
Nambirs; and then follow four tribes of equal dignity, the Shela-
tun, the Cureuru, the Nalavan, and the Venapulun. After these, as
in the south, follow the different tribes of traders or artists, who,
although allowed to be Nairs, and true Sudras, are not entitled to
the dignity of bearing arms.
Jan. 6. 6ih January.—I accompanied Captain Osburne to his house at
country. ' Vadacurray, which by Europeans is commonly called Barragurry.
The road, although not quite so bad as that through which I came
yesterday, was very inconvenient for a palanquin, or loaded cattle.
The country resembles the other interior parts of Malabar, and the
little hills and narrow vallies extend close to the sea side.
Fears of the For some days back, when I passed through among the gardens
women in the near houses, I have observed the women squatting down behind the
Mar. - mud walls, in order to satisfy their curiosity by viewing a stranger.
When they thought that I observed them, they ran away in a fright.
This does not arise from the rules of cast in Malabar requiring the
Hindu women to be confined, for that is by no means the case ; but
in the interior parts of North Malabar, the Nairs, being at enmity
with Europeans, have persuaded the women, that we are a kind of
liobgoblins who have long tails, in order to conceal which we wear
breeches (et qui insuper ut canes in coitu cumfeminis coherent). The
women and children therefore are much afraid whenever a Euro-
pean appears, which indeed seldom happens. In the southern divi-
sion, and on the sea coast, we are too well known to occasion any
alarm.
Vadacurray, Vadacurray is a Moplay town, on the sea side, at the north end
gurry™' of along inland navigation, running parallel to the coast, and com-
municating with the Cotta river and some others. From this