Joly, N. (Nicolas), 1812-1885 · London : Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co. · leaf 203
when the stick used to kindle the fire wasmade to turn uponitself by a cord orleathern thong woundround it, and of whichthe two ends werealternately pulled inopposite directions.This is the instru-ment described in theVeddas, and still em-ployed by the Brah-mins of the presentday to kindle… … Fio. G8. Another kind of fire DRILL U.SED BY THE GaUCHO.S, AHALF SAVAGE PASTORAL IEOIMK,INIIAKITANTS OF THE IAMFAS OF Amerua. THE THOXG DRILL. 193 out by the vestal virgins was rekindled by means of aburning glass. A similar means was employed by the an-cient priests of Peru to light the tire for…
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