But if another child has been born to the mother after the one who has died, the full period of mourning must be observed for the latter; because it is said that in this case the mother does not tear off her _sari_ or body-cloth to make a winding-sheet for the child as she does when her latest baby dies.

The Kumrawats both grow and weave hemp, though they have no longer anything like a monopoly of its cultivation.

They make the _gons_ or double bags used for carrying grain on bullocks.

In Chhattisgarh the status of the Patbinas is low, and no castes except the most debased will take food or water from them.

The Kumrawats of Jubbulpore occupy a somewhat more respectable position and take rank with Kachhis, though below the good cultivating castes.