_King of the Crocodiles_--In the original the title is Bâdshâh
Ghariâl.
_Lying amid the crops_--It is commonly said in the Panjâb that
crocodiles do so.
_Demons of crocodiles_.--The word used for _demon_ here was
_jinn_, which is remarkable in this connection.
_Henna_--_Mehndî_ or _hinâ_ is the _Lawsonia
alba_, used for staining the finger and toe nails of the bride
red. The ceremony of _sanchit_, or conveying the _henna_ to
the bride by a party of the bride's friends, is the one alluded to.