Hindu Law and Custom (Recht und Sitte) c8.160

c8.160

§ 32. *Wages, hire and compensation.* Among the rules about the wages for service those which deal with field labour are the oldest. Cowherds are usually paid in kind, inasmuch as they receive a part of the milk; according to others they receive also a certain percentage of the animals entrusted to them, e. g. a calf for every 100 cows; they are however also punishable for wickedly deserting the herd and for illegal milking. With the break of day they have to drive the cattle to the meadow and bring them back to the stall at dusk undiminished and uninjured.