Shans at home . ther way isby writing an agreement, then burning it; the ashesare sprinkled on water and each man swallowshalf, saying before he drinks, May I become veryill or die a violent death if I do not hold good thiswriting. ^ A common oath is May I become abeast in my next life. A Shan village on the Chinese borders haspicturesque wells and bridges. Sometimes a well-head is of stone, sometimes of dried bricks, orna-mented with stucco, and guarded by strange monsterscarved in stone. There are several kinds of bridges. Sometimes twobamboos are laid side by side over a narrow stream;unsho
Shans at home . ther way isby writing an agreement, then burning it; the ashesare sprinkled on water and each man swallowshalf, saying before he drinks, May I become veryill or die a violent death if I do not hold good thiswriting. ^ A common oath is May I become abeast in my next life. A Shan village on the Chinese borders haspicturesque wells and bridges. Sometimes a well-head is of stone, sometimes of dried bricks, orna-mented with stucco, and guarded by strange monsterscarved in stone. There are several kinds of bridges. Sometimes twobamboos are laid side by side over a narrow stream;unshod feet cross them easily, as bare toes grip theroundness of the wood; to any one wearing shoesthe crossing is not so easy: the bamboos are notfixed at the ends, and are apt to turn over whentouched. Other bridges are of planks, or of inter-laced bamboos, and these sometimes are covered bythatched roofs supported on poles. There are alsosubstantial stone bridges, guarded by animals, also Compare Numbers v.
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