Notes:
1. December, 1835.
2. The anthor's favourite theory. See _ante_, Chapter 14 note 7,
Chapter 24 note 6, on the formation of black cotton soil. The Gwalior
plain is covered with this soil.
3. It has a very desolate appearance. The Indian Midland Railway now
passes through Gwalior.
4. In many parts of India, especially in Mathura (Mattra) on the
Jumna, and the neighbouring districts, the peacock is held strictly
sacred, and shooting one would be likely to cause a riot. Tavernier
relates a story of a rich Persian merchant being beaten to death by
the Hindoos of Gujarat for shooting a peacock. (Tavernier, _Travels_,
transl. Ball, vol. i, p. 70.) the bird is regarded as the vehicle of
the Hindoo god of war, variously called Kumara, Skanda, or Kartikeya.
the editor, like the author, has observed that in Bundelkhand no
objection is raised to the shooting of peacocks by any one who cares
for such poor sport.
5. In British India the manufacture of salt can be practised only by
persons duly licensed.
6. The Revenue Settlement Regulations now in force in British India
provide liberally for the encouragement of groves, and hundred of
miles of road are annually planted with trees.
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