ABSTRACT
Shoes are made by the Chamár and Rishí, but are sold by all `Súdras, and even by degraded Bráhmans. The real shoe-seller, however, is the Muhammadan, and the traders who supply the country at large with shoes belong to this creed. Jutí-wálas follow a respectable trade, being regarded as the equals of the best families. They are very strict Farazís, never opening their shops, or selling a pair of shoes, on a Friday. Shoe-selling is a modern business, and a pair of shoes is nowadays considered by the thrifty peasant as indispensable as a cheap and fragile cotton umbrella. It is supposed that, owing to its recent development, the Farazí Maulavís have had sufficient influence to stop the sale of shoes on the Muhammadan Sunday, although their admonitions have failed to close other shops on that day.
