. Wanderings east of Suez in Ceylon, India, China and Japan. ple finding solace in the faithhave never heard the truth—and would nt be-lieve it if they did. No more amazing displayof faith over a reputed sacred relic is known thanis associated with this bogus tooth of Kandy. Reference to any library of unimpeachableworks on the worlds religions proves conclu-sively that the actual tooth was burned by theCatholic archbishop of Goa in 1560, in the pres-ence of the viceroy of India and his suite—this isauthentic history. Six years after the event atGoa a spurious tooth had to be provided to effec
. Wanderings east of Suez in Ceylon, India, China and Japan. ple finding solace in the faithhave never heard the truth—and would nt be-lieve it if they did. No more amazing displayof faith over a reputed sacred relic is known thanis associated with this bogus tooth of Kandy. Reference to any library of unimpeachableworks on the worlds religions proves conclu-sively that the actual tooth was burned by theCatholic archbishop of Goa in 1560, in the pres-ence of the viceroy of India and his suite—this isauthentic history. Six years after the event atGoa a spurious tooth had to be provided to effectan international marriage long under contract,and the molar of a wild boar or of an ape wasused. This tooth eventually was brought to thetown nestling in the hills of Ceylon, and surround-ing it grew the capital of the proud kingdom ofthe Kandyans. In the year of Waterloo, the Brit-ish overthrew the reigning sovereign, and thebogus tooth and its temple have since had the pro-tection of English rule. The dimensions of the tooth are fatal to its pre- 98. upward to the Shrine of Buddha tended genuineness, for it is a discolored ivorytwo inches in length and one in diameter. No hu-man mouth ever gave shelter to such a tooth. Toview it would be a test of credulity too tryingeven for fanaticism to stand. The hoax, con-sequently, is concealed from sight. On importantoccasions it is displayed—at a distance. When theDuke and Duchess of York visited Kandy the highpriests of the temple exhibited the tooth; and onoccasions it is supposed to be carried in proces-sions through the streets on the back of an ele-phant—but deception and trickery in connectionwith the tooth come easy. The enshrined humbug reposes on a massivesilver table, encrusted with gems and festoonedwith jeweled chains. The chamber in which it iskept in the temple is stiflingly hot, with atmos-phere heavy from the perfume of flowers. With-in six or eight bell-shaped metal covers the toothis held by a standard as if
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