ABSTRACT
The large kinds of fish, such as ‘bhik_thí’, ‘rohú’ and ‘hilsa’, after being cleaned and sliced are salted and dried under pressure.
The Mahout, or elephant keeper, also known by the Persian name Fíl-bán, is in most instances a Muhammadan. During the wars of Sabuktigín in the tenth century of our era, Mahouts were always Hindus; and at the present day a few borne on the establishments of Hindu Zamíndárs are Cha]n]dáls. It is stated by a great authority,88 that Mahouts are now almost invariably Sayyids, or if not Sayyids are addressed as such. At Dacca, however, where the government Khe]dah establishment has been stationed for many years, Mahouts never claim to have Sayyid blood, and are never accosetd by that honoured title. On the contrary, they are of low plebeian families, and their hard and venturesome lives are passed in reckless dissipation and in excessive indulgence in opium, Gánjha, and spirits. The ordinary titles among them are Jamadár and Sardár.
