North Indian notes and queries Volume 5

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 Excerpt: ...after he eats the betel, it removes the curse of barren ness and if she be a widow it ensures her hundreds of years of married bliss in the next life.--Pdndit Rin Gharib Chaubi. 273. Rural Medicine.--There is a jungle fruit which is known to the east of the North-West Provinces as thanaila, because it is used by women as a remedy for swollen breasts (than); the peculiarity of it isthat if the right breast be affected the fruit must be plucked by the right hand and for the left breast with the left hand. 11 this rule be not followed the application is sure to be ineffectual.--Pdndit Rdm Gharib Chaubi. 274. Muhammadan Omens.--The Hindi months are believed by the Muhammadan A mils (charmers) to be of 3 kinds of effects--K Sabit; "Mungalib" and "ZHjasdain." Sabit are those in which all the new wasi/as and amals should be commenced and they will be successful Mungalibs are unlucky and no charms can have any effect during those months. Zujasdain are neither good nor bad. A charm may be successful or may not be if commenced in these months. 275. Akbar and the old woman.--The Emperor Akbar once climbed up a very high minaret and when he got there he said: "I willgive a great reward to any one who will jump down." A clever man who was there went home and brought his old grandmother, who was at the end of her days and said: "This person will jump down to please your Majesty." "Why should this poor old creature do this?" The Emperor asked. "If your Majesty wants to kill any one you may as well take a useless as a useful life." Akbar was abashed and dismissed him with a present. (Told by Kashiram Misra of Bansi, Basti District.) 276 Barbers.--Proverbially barbers are said to know thirty-six tricks. What are th...