DOC 2: Discovering the American Past: A Look at the Evidence; Volume II: Since 1865 by William Bruce Wheeler; Lorri Glover in History

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Excerpt from Hindu Widow Re-Marriage Other TractsIt is; I think; a matter of common knowledge that Hindu parents have a great desire see their girls married as early as possible. This hankering after the marriage of children probably owes its existence to the religious faith that every person must be married so as to be able to perform the religious duties more efficaciously. It is; perhaps; also due to the natural desire of procreation as well as to enjoy the Grihast Ashram or conjugal life. Lastly; it; perhaps; owes its origin in the fact that the best walk of life for women is the married life.It may not be out of place to mention here an instance of this solicitude which I have noticed in common parlance among women on the subject of marriage.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.