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Things as they are

Illustrations

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An Old BrahmanFrontispiece

Bandy crossing a PoolFacing page 5

A Young Tamil Girl11

A Potter at his Wheel24

A Devotee of Siva26

The Red Lake Village28

Death Scene51

Wailing53

Three Ceremonial Mourners54

Ceremonial Bathing56

An Ancient Pariah58

Vellala Widow66

Typical Old Widow73

Hindu Schoolmaster and Boys87

Shanar Mother and Child91

Cooking in a Shanar House98

Fairly Typical Vellalar105

Christian Widow112

Brahman Girl118

Three Types of Brahmanhood—

Keen132

Thoughtful134

Dull 138

An Old Woman and Baby143

Brahman Widow145

Brahman Street147

Shepherd-Caste House151

Vellala Child161

"Ugly Duckling"178

Designs in Chalk194

Handmarks on the Door202

A "Holy Brahman"221

Woman and Water-Vessel262

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