Gods and devils of mankind : the whole dark picture strikingly contrasted with the beauty and purity of revealed religion / by Frank S. Dobbins ; assisted by Hon. S. Wells Williams (1897)
Dobbins, Frank S. (Frank Stockton), 1855-1916 · [S.l.] · leaf 714
stitious.For example, it is counted unlucky in some parts ofAmerica to spill salt, to break a looking-glass, to havethirteen people sit down at table together; and many arethe stories, undoubtedly true, it is declared, which are toldto illustrate the certainty with which evils follow thesesigns. So… … JAPANESE BUDDHISM. 715 the fair>r tales and ghost stories which the O-Baa-San, orgrandmother, tells to the children as they gather aroundthe fire-box at night, and which send them shivering andshaking to bed. Some of the superstitious customs,however, are not revolting, but are very beautiful.…
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