compulsion was required, “whatever the assurances of the people might be.” The royal commentator records no reaction. We might imitate Jahangir, and adopting the partially prohibitive ordinance, forbid the sacrifice where there was a family to rear. [The early texts on the subject of Sati have been collected by H. H. Wilson, _Essays and Lectures chiefly on the Religion of the Hindus_, 1881, ii. 270 ff. Also see Max Müller, _Selected Essays on Language, Mythology, and Religion_, 1881, i. 332 ff. Footnote 4.24.3: [On Sati shrines and records of their deaths at Bikaner see General G. Hervey, _Some Records of Crime_, i. 209 f., 238 ff.] Footnote 4.24.4: The Ghakkars, a Scythic race inhabiting the banks of the Indus, at an early period of history were given to infanticide. “It was a custom among them,” says Ferishta, “as soon as a female child was born, to carry her to the market-place and there proclaim aloud, holding the child in one hand and a knife in the other, that any person who wanted a wife might now take her; otherwise she was immediately put to death. By this means they had more men than women, which occasioned the custom of several husbands to one wife. When this wife was visited by one of her husbands, she set up a mark at the door, which being observed by any of the others who might be coming on the same errand, he immediately withdrew till the signal was taken away.” [This quotation from Ferishta is taken from Dow (2nd ed. i. 138 f.). Compare Briggs’ trans., i. 183 f. This account is denied by the present members of the tribe (Rose, _Glossary_, ii. 275). Much that is said about them refers to the Khokhar tribe (Elliot-Dowson v. 166, note).] Footnote 4.24.5: Could they be induced to adopt the custom of the ancient Marsellois, infanticide might cease: “Marseille fut la plus sage des républiques de son temps: les dots ne pourraient passer cents écus en argent, et cinq en habits, dit Strabon” (_De l’Esprit des Lois_, chap. xv. liv. v. 21). Footnote 4.24.6: [Dr. L. P. Tesitori writes that the true form of this word is _visar_, ‘satire,’ which has no connexion with _vis_, ‘poison.’] Footnote 4.24.7: [This term and the custom of extravagant gifts at marriages still prevail. _Pasārna_ means ‘to scatter, display’ (Russell, _Tribes and Castes Central Provinces_, ii. 256).] Footnote 4.24.8: [_Asiatic Researches_, iv. 353 f.; _Calcutta Review_, i. 377.] Footnote 4.24.9: [For recent measures proposed for reduction of marriage expenses, see Risley, _The People of India_, 2nd ed. 195 ff.] Footnote 4.24.10: _Banda_ is ‘a bondsman’ in Persian; _Bandi_, ‘a female slave’ in Hindi. [These words have no connexion with “bondage.”] Footnote 4.24.11: Judges v. 28-30. Footnote 4.24.12: Manu, _Laws_, iii. 26. Footnote 4.24.13: Manu, _Laws_, iii. 33. Footnote 4.24.14: