Excerpt from India and Its Inhabitants The dress of the male consists of two pieces Of cotton cloth, each containing about two yards. The one, called the dhotee, is gift about the loins and extends to the ankles. The other, called the chadder, ls worn over the shoulders. The dress of the female 13 called a saree, and consists of a single plece Of cloth of from four to seven yards. One end of this piece is wrapped around the loins, the Width reaching to the feet; the other is gracefully thrown around the shoulders. In some parts of the country, It also covers the head. The children wear no clothing until they are from five to eight years of age but they are frequently deco rated with ornaments and jewels of considerable value. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.