Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 October 1899 — High Caste Widows. [ARTICLE]

High Caste Widows.

There are In India alone 3,000,000 - high caste widows under 15 years old. In that country if a girl is not mar-:J rled at 10 or 12 years of age her par- J ents are looked down upon. They are, consequently, given" away in mqrrlagc as early ns possible to men of any age. f On the death of the husband the widow 1 cannot marry again, and she gets little support from her own rtf&*tlve#.‘ T Her future life is one of misery an J