 It is wonderful light, they cut them into pieces, and carry them in their hands. The whole leaf spread is round almost like a Circle, but being cut in pieces for use are near like unto a Triangle : They lay them upon their heads as they travel with the...  Palms and Pearls: Or Scenes in Ceylon - Page 218by Alan Walters - 1892 - 317 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Cordiner - 1807 - 510 pages
...hands. The whole leaf spread out is round almost like a circle, but the pieces cut for use are nearly like unto a triangle. They lay them upon their heads,...end foremost, which is convenient to make their way thro' the boughs and thickets. When the sun is vehement they use them to shade themselves from the... | |
 | 1835 - 298 pages
...hands.' The whole leaf spread out is round, almost like a circle ; but the pieces cut for use are nearly like unto a triangle. They lay them upon their heads as they travel, with tho peaked end i'ovcmost, which is convenient to make their way through die houghs and thickets. When... | |
 | Sir George Barrow (2d bart.) - 1857 - 220 pages
...delicately coloured with red, as if it were painted." In describing the tallipot-tree, he says:— " It is as big and tall as a ship's mast, and very straight,...as they travel, with the peaked end foremost, which IB convenient to make their way through the boughs and thickets. When the sun is vehement hot they... | |
 | Robert Knox - 1911 - 590 pages
...yet it will fold close like a Ladies Fan, and then it is no bigger than a mans arm. It is wonderful light, they cut them into pieces, and carry them in...end foremost, which is convenient to make their way thro the Boughs and Thickets. When the Sun is vehement hot they use them to shade themselves from the... | |
 | Robert Knox - 2004 - 122 pages
...when it rains. The leaf being dried is very strong, and limber, and most wonderfully made for mens convenience to carry along with them ; for, though...with the peaked end foremost, which is convenient to i,- . ' Mnr/nan make their way through the boughs and thickets. When the sun is vehement hot, they... | |
 | R. Rajpal Kumar De Silva - 1988 - 512 pages
...yet it will fold close like a Ladies Fan, and then it is no bigger than a mans arm. It is wonderful light, they cut them into pieces, and carry them in...end foremost, which is convenient to make their way thro the Boughs and Thickets. When the Sun is vehement hot they use them to shade themselves from the... | |
 | 1878 - 836 pages
...is round almost like a Circle, but being cut into pieces for use are near like unto a Trinnijlc. : they lay them upon their heads as they travel, with...convenient to make their way through the Boughs and Thicket?. When the Sun is vehement hot they u>e them to shade themselves from the heat. Souldiers all... | |
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