Ceylon diver devotedly resorts is the mystic ceremony of the shark-charmer, whose power is believed to be hereditary. Nor is it supposed that the value of his incantations is at all dependent upon the religious faith professed by the operator, for the... Ceylon: An Account of the Island Physical - Page 567by Sir James Emerson Tennent - 1859Full view - About this book
| tennent - 1859 - 694 pages
...1707 he saw a Caft're bov from Karical, remain down for the space of seven minutes. — Asiat. Kf.i. vol. vp 402. hereditary ; nor is it supposed that...for the present head of the family happens to be a Eoman Catholic. At the time of our visit this mysterious functionary was ill and unable to attend ;... | |
| Sir James Emerson Tennent - Elephants - 1861 - 586 pages
...usual time for them to be minutes. — Asiat. .'•'..«. vol. vp under water was two minutes, but 402. be a Roman Catholic. At the time of our visit this...himself was ignorant of the grand and mystic secret, the mere fact of his presence, as a representative of the higher authority, would be recognised and respected... | |
| Henry Cadwallader Adams - Geographical myths - 1883 - 412 pages
...charmer, whose exorcism is an indispensable preliminary to every fishing. This power is believed to be hereditary, nor is it supposed that the value of his incantations is at all dependent on the religious faith of the operator ; for the present head of the fish-charming family happens to... | |
| Government Museum (Chennai, India) - Ethnology - 1894 - 680 pages
...diver devotedly resorts is the mystic ceremony of the shark-charmer, whose power is believed to be hereditary, nor is it supposed that the value of his...accredited substitute, who assured me -that, although he was himself ignorant of the grand and mystic secret, the fact of his presence, as a representative... | |
| United States - 1896 - 936 pages
...the mystic ceremony of the shark charmer, whose power U believed to be hereditary; nor is it Mip|wsed that the value of his incantations is at all dependent...accredited substitute, who assured me that although he was himself ignorant of the grand and mystic secret, the fact of his presence, as the representative... | |
| United States. Bureau of Manufactures - Consular reports - 1904 - 1280 pages
...diver devotedly resorts is the mystic ceremony of the shark charmer, whose power is believed to be hereditary ; nor Is It supposed that the value of his incantations is nt all dependent upou the religious faith professed by the operator, for the present bead of the family... | |
| Edgar Thurston - Dravidians - 1912 - 360 pages
...diver devotedly resorts is the mystic ceremony of the shark-charmer, whose power is believed to be hereditary. Nor is it supposed that the value of his...accredited substitute, who assured me that, although he was himself ignorant of the grand and mystic secret, the fact of his presence, as a representative... | |
| Sir James Emerson Tennent - Asiatic elephant - 1999 - 554 pages
...time for them to be minutes .-taint. Sea. vol. T. p. under -water was two minutes, but 402. be a Eoman Catholic. At the time of our visit this mysterious...himself was ignorant of the grand and mystic secret, the mere fact of his presence, as a representative of the higher authority, would be recognised and respected... | |
| Edgar Thurston, C.I.E. - 1912 - 370 pages
...diver devotedly resorts is the mystic ceremony of the shark-charmer, whose power is believed to be hereditary. Nor is it supposed that the value of his...accredited substitute, who assured me that, although he was himself ignorant of the grand and mystic secret, the fact of his presence, as a representative... | |
| United States. Bureau of Manufactures - Consular reports - 1896 - 866 pages
...diver devotedly resorts is the mystic ceremony of the shark charmer, whose power ii believed to be hereditary ; nor is it supposed that the value of...accredited substitute, who assured me that although he was himself ignorant of the grand and mystic secret, the fact of his presence, as the representative... | |
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