Roth, H. Ling (Henry Ling), 1854-1925 · Halifax, Eng., F. King & Sons, ltd. · leaf 66
andprove very expensive; not only because of their killing multitudes of cows, sheep,and all sorts of cattle, but because, besides that, they gi\^e a solemn [5/6] feast, makingtheir friends very merry for several days successively and besides making thempresents (Nyendael). The same traveller says:… … Fig. 57.—A human sacrifice, to make the rain cease, made in May, 1891. Thevictim was garotted—note the stick up the back ; tie tie {Calamus sp.) was tiedround the neck and stick and twisted tight. The wretched place was alwaysoccupied by dead bodies. From a photograph by Mr. C. Punch. money will…
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