Identifier: inforbiddenlanda03land (find matches)
Title: In the forbidden land, an account of a journey into Tibet
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Landor, Arnold Henry Savage. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: New York and London, Harper & brothers
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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A BANNERMAN THE TARAM horn which, when blown, emitted hoarse, thunderingsounds, and his companions had one a drum and the othercymbals. Another fellow some distance away continual-ly sounded a huge gong. From the moment I was made
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lkl(^^«^^«L^ LAMA MUSICIANS to dismount the deafening sounds of this diabolical trioechoed all through the valley, and added to the horror ofthe scene. An iron bar with a handle of wood bound in red clothwas being made red hot in a brasier. The Pombo, whohad again placed something in his mouth to produceartificial foaming at the lips, and so to show his temper,worked himself up into a frenzy. A Lama handed himthe implement of torture (the Taram), now red hot, andthe Pombo seized it by the handle. Ngaghi kiu meh taxon / (We will burn out youreyes!) cried a chorus of Lamas. The Pombo strode up to me, brandishing the ghastly 139 36 IN THE FORBIDDEN LAND implement. I stared at him, but he kept his eyes awayfrom me. He seemed rehictant, but the Lamas aroundhim urged him on, Hfting the mans arm towards me ! You have come to this country to see (alluding towhat I had stated the previous day—viz., that I was a travel-ler and pilgrim, and had only come to see thecountry). This, then, is th

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