Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 366
LTS. was stormy or the paths were muddy—long be-fore rubber overshoes were thought of and longbefore india-rubber was discovered. While these short stilts may have served thepurpose, what a scraping, clapping noise theymust have made, even in the days when therewere no brick or stone sidewalks!… … like secretion, so that the images then have theappearance of having grown in the beautifulmother-of-pearl in a natural manner. The Chinese regard these wonderful shells asvery sacred, and pray to them, believing Buddhato dwell in them. If by any chance, however, aChristian looks upon one of these…
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