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 411
hese may then be given a finishing touch and cor-rected, and, copied on scrolls, suspended in rooms on the walls as 1302 THE PRIESTHOOD OF ANIMISM. rare, protective charms of unequalled excellence, valued in accord-ance with the reputation of the god. In 1894, when plague was rife in Hongkong, a… … — it was not interpreted in the handbill, and we are, of course, notable to decipher it ourselves. At the second visit of the god, theki produced the following scrawl