MEOS DAMSEL OF THE NORTH
Near the borders of French Indo-China live the sturdy Meos tribe.
They are remarkable among their neighbors for their cleanliness,
intelligence, and industry
PRAYER FROM THE MINARET
From the minarets of all Moslem mosques, five times a day, rises the
call to universal prayer, which the muezzin repeats at each of the four
points of the compass
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EXORCISTS OF MALIGNANT DEVILS
Extraordinary and most hideously grotesque masks are worn by Sinhalese
devil-dancers whose noisy incantations, accompanied by "tom-toms,"
guarantee to scare the deadliest of devils
PATRICIAN LADY OF TIBET
Though the eyes are distinctly narrow, the noses of these women of
high rank are often noticeably less flat and Mongoloid than the rest of
their features
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