The religious system of China, its ancient forms, evolution, history and present aspect, manners, custom and social institutions connected therewith (1892)
Groot, J. J. M. de (Jan Jakob Maria), 1854-1921 · Leyden : E. J. Brill · leaf 111
service as a lullaby, should babies be restless because of the presence of spectres. Many learned and unlearned people know \ it by heart, or at least the first lines of it, for recitation whenever | and wherever they believe themselves in danger. j The prominent position of the Classics as charms… … Furnace for lettered paper. REVERENCE FOR LETTERED PAPER. 1019 written characters of all sorts. Characters indeed it is which composethe devil- and evil-destroying Classics; it is therefore they whichare the very spring and soul of human happiness; it is then a deedof sheer madness to treat such…
