 | John Relly Beard - 1850 - 656 דפים
...pretend to understand their tricks ; but it seems to me highly probable that the serpents and scorpions which they profess to find, are only those that they...money, to initiate others into their secrets ; that is, во far as to render them insensible to poison. They mutter over them in Arabic several invocations... | |
 | John Relly Beard - 1861 - 682 דפים
...pretend to understand their tricks ; but it seems to me highly probable that the serpents and scorpions which they profess to find, are only those that they...receive their food. The Psylli engage, for a certain snm of money, to initiate others into their secrets; that is, so far as to render them insensible to... | |
 | John Eadie - 1868 - 722 דפים
...pretend to understand their tricks; but it seems to me highly probable that the SBrpents and scorpions and w Scrpont Charmers. render them insensible to poison. They mutter over them in Arabic several invocations... | |
 | John Eadie - 1870 - 730 דפים
...pretend to understand their tricks; but it seems to me highly probable that the serpents and scorpions which they profess to find are only those that they...others into their secrets — that is, so far as to Serpent Charniers. render them insensible to poison. They mutter over them in Arabic several invocations... | |
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... snake would most assuredly have made its appearance. Many travellers have believed in the power of these jugglers, because they have not succeeded in detecting their artifices. I do not pretend to understand their tricks ; but it seems to me highly... 