The atrocities charged against him, and upon the best possible evidence, are numerous and great.
The country we have passed through to-day is well studded with fine trees, among which the mhowa abounds more than usual.

The parasite plant, called the bandha, or Indian mistletoe, ornaments the finest mhowa and mango trees.

It is said to be a disease, which appears as the tree grows old, and destroys it if not cut away.

The people, who feel much regard for their trees, cut these parasite plants away; and there is no prejudice against removing them among Hindoos, though they dare not cut away a peepul-tree which is destroying their wells, houses, temples, or tombs; nor do they, with some exceptions, dare to destroy a wolf, though he may have eaten their own children, or actually have one of them in his mouth.

In all parts of India, Hindoos have a notion that the family of a man who kills a wolf, or even wounds it, goes soon to utter ruin; and so also the village within the boundaries of which a wolf has been killed or wounded.
They have no objection to their being killed by other people away from the villages; on the contrary, are very glad to have them so destroyed, as long as their blood does not drop on their premises.
Some Rajpoot families in Oude, where so many children are devoured by wolves, are getting over this prejudice.