This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 edition. Excerpt: ...Issibe, the village Takanomura, the village Menoke, where they prepare and sell a bitter powder, which some people drink instead of tea, and the village Tibara, we came about ten of the clock to the small town of Kusatz, where we din'd. After dinner we pass'd thro' the villages, Satznanosi, Okanotsieja ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 edition. Excerpt: ...Issibe, the village Takanomura, the village Menoke, where they prepare and sell a bitter powder, which some people drink instead of tea, and the village Tibara, we came about ten of the clock to the small town of Kusatz, where we din'd. After dinner we pass'd thro' the villages, Satznanosi, Okanotsieja, Sinde, Seta, and the town of Dsiedsi to that of Ootz, where we were forc'd to stay thro' the capriciousness of our interpreters, who would go no further, tho' it was scarce past two in the afternoon. On the 8th of May, we left Ootz betimes in the morning, and passing thro' the village or borough of Odani, and the villages Jakotsieja, and Jabunosta, almost contiguous to each other, we came to a village situate at the foot of the mountain Finoo. A stone was erected near this village, on which were grav'd the words Naman-dabudz. Opposite to the stone two criminals hung on the cross. Both before and behind the stone, tho' at a considerable distance, and out of sight of the persons executed, sat a Priest on a sorry old carpet, with seven tablets before him sticking in the ground. The name of a dead Person was writ on each of these tablets, and over it hung a banner, with the words Namandabudz. The Priest himself had his head cover'd with a large varnish'd summer-hat, and a board standing before him on which lay a bell invers'd, which he beat from time to time with a hammer, singing Namanda. He had also a large tub of water standing by him, on a board, with some written papers hanging down into the water, and some Skimmi branches lying by it. The Priest took from time to time some of these Skimmi branches, ty'd them to a stick, dipt them into the water, and wash'd the tablets abovemention'd, in order to cool and refresh the souls of the persons, ..
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