A Ot?I(YUL II'Ut?A[, 01?(?AZ7ISA?IOZ7 611 explanation mus? be mo?e or less s ?heory, s/nee we esnno? corroborate by referring ?o any tex?s previous to ?he trig Veda, and in ?he trig Veda private proper?y is so easily seeopted ?hs? i? shows only ?he earlier establishmen? of ?he institution in all i?s completeness. Yet we think the explanation lies in Malthusian principle of population ?he Ricardian principle of soil, ?he same results would only reasonable and the economic eausos. be combined intensive culture of probable If ?he ?i?h ?he follow as in India. The Aryans found s soil which was more fertile and less The extreme cold was the enervating effects tryivg for them to not there, nor were live in. present which are said to be the ourse of India south of the Punjab. The first settlement was effected by extirpating or displacing the non-Aryans. The land fell to the Aryans. The cultivation yielded fruits beyond all their previous experience. the backbone of s The spirit of adventure that is conquering race, combined with abundance of food and s bracing elimate, would give the greatest impetus to the m ultipliestiou of th? race. None of the Malthusian cheeks, either positive or preventive, except in occasional wars, could have prevailed st that time. The fertile soil gave produce in abundance, so much so that its limits could never have been reached, st sn early stage, by the increase of population. All these forces would combine to accelerate the growth.of population. a race grows and becomes part of other social or moral characteristic. began ? grow in numbers. At the same time were limited, as to further territorial expansion, The fecundity of it, just as any Thus the Aryans they on all sides by the mountains, the sea and the non-Aryans who were an active race. The capacity to multiply grew whereas the extent of the territory could not be so increased. Thus in time there was felt the pressure
