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Page 62
... believed to have been " thunder - bolts " , and are commonly known as " ther - pathhal " or " ther - diri " ( thunder - stone ) . The finders of a few of the stone - celts in my collection assured me in perfect good faith that they were ...
... believed to have been " thunder - bolts " , and are commonly known as " ther - pathhal " or " ther - diri " ( thunder - stone ) . The finders of a few of the stone - celts in my collection assured me in perfect good faith that they were ...
Page 63
... believed to be particularly effective in fevers in which the attacks begin at night - time . Besides being valued for their supposed curative virtues mentioned above , stone - celts are in some villages regarded as preservatives against ...
... believed to be particularly effective in fevers in which the attacks begin at night - time . Besides being valued for their supposed curative virtues mentioned above , stone - celts are in some villages regarded as preservatives against ...
Page 100
... believed , M'Crindle , page 112 ; V. Smith , 119-20 ) , the passage is a positive authority to hold that the theory of Persian inspiration for Chandragupta's palaces cannot be entertained . Aelian , cer- tainly , and Megasthenes ...
... believed , M'Crindle , page 112 ; V. Smith , 119-20 ) , the passage is a positive authority to hold that the theory of Persian inspiration for Chandragupta's palaces cannot be entertained . Aelian , cer- tainly , and Megasthenes ...
Page 209
... believed to haunt the spots where they were killed . A Baghia is believed to move about in the air from bush to bush at night humming a tune or piping a read - flute . The sudden rustle of a wood is believed to be the sound of a Baghia ...
... believed to haunt the spots where they were killed . A Baghia is believed to move about in the air from bush to bush at night humming a tune or piping a read - flute . The sudden rustle of a wood is believed to be the sound of a Baghia ...
Page 210
... believed that some men possess the power of transforming themselves into tigers at will and in that shape satisfy their greed for human flesh and human blood , or , failing that , kill some buffalo or other animal whose flesh is coveted ...
... believed that some men possess the power of transforming themselves into tigers at will and in that shape satisfy their greed for human flesh and human blood , or , failing that , kill some buffalo or other animal whose flesh is coveted ...
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