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Cats with long tails are believed by the Japanese to be goblins in feline shape . Hence their tails are cut off during kittenhood in order to check their tendency to become goblins . Tails or no tails , cats are supposed to be magicians ...
Cats with long tails are believed by the Japanese to be goblins in feline shape . Hence their tails are cut off during kittenhood in order to check their tendency to become goblins . Tails or no tails , cats are supposed to be magicians ...
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It is also believed to be fond of eating the human navel . The Japs , therefore , carefully cover up their navels and , if possible , lie down upon their stomachs during thunderstorms . Incense is always burnt during storms , as its ...
It is also believed to be fond of eating the human navel . The Japs , therefore , carefully cover up their navels and , if possible , lie down upon their stomachs during thunderstorms . Incense is always burnt during storms , as its ...
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The greater number of these are believed by the larger portion of the people particularly in the country . Among these superstitions is the one which forbids the sweeping of the rooms of a house immediately after one of the inmates has ...
The greater number of these are believed by the larger portion of the people particularly in the country . Among these superstitions is the one which forbids the sweeping of the rooms of a house immediately after one of the inmates has ...
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Contents
CALCUTTA REVIEW | 1 |
DUELLING DAYS IN OLD CALCUTTA | 19 |
LITERARY SOCIETIES IN INDIA | 46 |
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