The martyrs' isle, or Madagascar : the country, the people, and the missions (1909)
Sharman, Annie · London : London Missionary Society · leaf 59
A CRUEL QUEEN— MALAGASY MARTYRS 5 5 if the friends of the one who was to take the tangena paid a large sum of money, the amount of poison given was made very small, and then as a rule it took little effect ; anyhow, it did not kill the accused, and … Hurling.” They were “ the rock of hurling.” . (From a Native Sketch.) carried through some of the streets of Antananarivo tied to poles. Afterwards on reach- ing the “ Rock of Hurling ” they were wrapped in mats, carried to the edge of the precipice and rolled over. One, a young girl, was
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