 | 1888 - 610 pages
...rhinoceros, as he again talks of them in Java the Less (Sumatra) as being nearly as big as elephants. They have hair like that of a buffalo, feet like those...horn, but with the tongue alone ; for this is covered over with long and strong prickles, and when savage with any one they crush him under their knees and... | |
 | 1888 - 292 pages
...rhinoceros, as he again talks of them in Java the Less (Sumatra) as being nearly as big as elephants. They have hair like that of a buffalo, feet like those...horn, but with the tongue alone ; for this is covered over with long and strong prickles, and when savage with any one they crush him under their knees and... | |
 | Henri Cordier, Gustaaf Schlegel, Edouard Chavannes, Jan Julius Lodewijk Duyvendak, Paul Pelliot, Paul Demiéville - 1896 - 656 pages
...north of Sumatra) and numerons unicorns, which are very nearly as big. They have hair like that of the buffalo, feet like those of an elephant, and a horn...in the middle of the forehead, which is black and тегу thick. They do no mischief, however, with the horn, but with the tongue alone; for this is... | |
 | Marco Polo - 1902 - 198 pages
...wild elephants in the country, and numerous unicorns (rhinoceroses), which are very nearly as big. They have hair like that of a buffalo, feet like those...the forehead, which is black and very thick. They delight much to abide in mire and mud. 'Tis a passing ugly beast to look upon, and not in the least... | |
 | Ju-kua Chao - 1911 - 322 pages
...271—272) says of them: «They do not mischief, however, with the horn, bat ,with the tongue only; for this is covered all over with long and strong...their knees and then rasp him with their tongue.* 38. CASTOREUM, CIVET (JJfi ЛИ Ш)(The drug called) ivu-na-ts4 comes from the country of K'ie-li-ki'('ß)i... | |
 | Berthold Laufer - 1914 - 630 pages
...swine. There are one-horned, two-horned, and three-horned ones." » the rhinoceros on Java, says, " They do no mischief, however, with the horn, but with...their knees and then rasp him with their tongue]." YULE comments that the belief in the formidable nature of the tongue of the rhinoceros is very old... | |
 | Henri Cordier, Marco Polo - 1920 - 182 pages
...Bul. Ecole franc. Ext. Orient, IV., July-Sept, *904, p. 772.) IX., p. 285. “They [the rhinoceros] do no mischief, however, with the horn, but with the...their knees and then rasp him with their tongue].” “Its tongue is like the burr of a chestnut.” (CHAU JU-KWA, p. 233.) IX., p. 389. SUMATRA. In *0*7,... | |
 | Henri Cordier - 1920 - 182 pages
...Bul. Ecole franc. Ext. Orient, IV., July-Sept., 1904, p. 772.) IX., p. 285. " They [the rhinoceros] do no mischief, however, with the horn, but with the...their knees and then rasp him with their tongue]." " Its tongue is like the burr of a chestnut." (CHAU JU-KWA, p. 233.) IX., p. 289. SUMATRA. In 1017,... | |
 | Henri Cordier - 1920 - 188 pages
...Bui. Ecole franc. Ext. Orient, IV., July-Sept., 1904, p. 772.) IX., p. 285. " They [the rhinoceros] do no mischief, however, with the horn, but with the...their knees and then rasp him with their tongue]." " Its tongue is like the burr of a chestnut." (CHAU JU-KWA, P- 233-) IX., p. 289. SUMATRA. In 1017,... | |
 | Henri Cordier, Marco Polo - 1920 - 182 pages
...Bui. Ecole franc. Ext. Orient, IV., July-Sept., 1904, p. 772.) IX., p. 285. " They [the rhinoceros] do no mischief, however, with the horn, but with the...their knees and then rasp him with their tongue]." " Its tongue is like the burr of a chestnut." (CHAU JU-KWA, P- 233-) IX., p. 289. SUMATRA. In 1017,... | |
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They have hair like that of a buffalo, feet like those of an elephant, and a horn in the middle of the forehead, which is black and very thick. They do no mischief, however, with the horn, but with the tongue alone ; for this is covered all over with... 
