The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, July 30, 1908, Image 7
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IDOLS OFTHE HINDOOS
There Are .Hundreds of Millions
cf Them In India.
THE FAME OF JUGGERNAUT.
This Idol Has Been Worshiped About
Two Thousand Years, and His National
Temple Is on the Sands cf
Puri The Three Monster.-Cars.
If I were asked u*-tlosriibe India the
first "*<nnark that wouM -p:'ino from
<;iips v* "uld he. "Ir is a land of
[ .Is." It would he impossible to comI
rute the uuuiher of idols that there
must he at the present time in India.
The Hindoos pretend to have I5.T5.0UO.000
gods, and those are represented by
innuinera! s* idols, so that we are quite
bewildered with the thought of taking
the census of the idols <0 India. The
population *f tlio wh ile Indian empire
Is now nlKi.it k < u.ooot ;;nd possibly
the country contain* ten ti nes as many
Idols as peti.e.
' I... r?* i t i-idtfor l if f lilt
DVUiiir^ ir* IUV - \x
idol making : u.-i *>s. tli ugh in ai)
parts <?r in'.a t'? t-ide tlourishes.
Potters the day tkr-'ij; i may be seeu
In the sacred city i. ?!?*i:.g images of
clay for temp ?tr.ry ?\ S -uiptors also
may be found producing representatives
of the gods in stone or marble, j
Carpenters, moreover, make great
woodeu idols for the teuiples, and
workers in metal goldsmiths, coppersmiths
and brass workers- turn out
more or less highly finished specimens
in their resiKvlive uietais.
When speaking of idols it should be
borne in mind that the images turned
out by the potter, sculptor, carver or
manufacturer are not considered sa- 1
cred or tit to be worshiped until certain
mystic words have been uttered i
over theai by a priest. The ceremony I
of "the giving of life." as it is called. |
to the Image is a very solemn affair,
and vhen it is done the idol is regarded
as holy and must ever afterward be
approached and treated with the utmost
reverence.
Out of the many millions of so called
gods in India, all of whom are counted
worthy of worship, three are regarded
as specially sacred and form the Hin-1
doo triad or trinity. They are respectively
Brahma. Vishnu and Siva.
Of those it is stated the second person
of the trinity only has been represented
on this earth by human in-,
carnations. Through one or all of these
gods the Hindoos believe they may obtain
salvation. Brahma represents the !
way of salvation by wisdom. Vishnu \
by faith and Siva by works. It is
Immaterial which method is adopted,
as they all lead to the same goal.
Juggernaut is perhaps the most famous
name among all the Hindoo idols,
^asmucb as his fame -has gone forth
l^.v.0 every land. His temple is situated
on the sandy shores of Orissa. washed
by the wild waves of the bay of
Bengal. The worship of Juggernaut
dates back nearly 2.000 years, and
Orissa has been the holy land of the
Hindoos from that time till the present
day.
Sir William Ilunter. who was one of
the greatest authorities on things East
Indian, says In a wonderfully graphic 1
description of the temple of Jugger-'
i naut: "On the Inhospitable sands of
Purl, a place of swamps and inundations,
the Hindoo religion and Hindoo
superetitution have stood at bay for
eighteen centuries against the world.
Here Is the national temple whither
the people flock to worship from every
province of India. There Is the gate
of heaven whither thousands of pilgrim*-come
to die, lulled to this last
sleep by the roar of the eternal ocean."
Well. I saw on one occasion that
marvelous sight the draggirg of Juggernaut's
car and the cars of his
brother and sister. The three Idols
are inseparable, and ugly things they
are, being nothing but huge log9 of
.wood coarsely fashioned into human
shape, but without arms or legs.
Juggernaut's car stands forty-one
feet high and has fourteen enormous
wheels. The other two cars are Just
a little smaller. The great cars have 1
to be dragged a certain distance half
a mile or more from the temple and
the god will not allow horses or elephants
to undertake the work, but !
calls upon his faithful worshipers to
| a It themselves. Immense ropes, or, j
r rather, cables, are attacnea 10 tne care,
and at the word of command from the
priests thousands of men and even
women and children rush forward and
seize the ropes and range themselves
In order and the next moment are
straining and pulling at the cumbersome
conveyances, which at length
move with a heavy, creaking noise.
Never shall I forget the sight. The
road was filled with tens of thousands
of lookers-on, all wild with excitement,
and the fanatics who held the ropes
were dragging the cars along with
frenzied zeal. Every now and then
there would be a stop that the men
might rest, I supposed, but instead of
resting they took to jumping in the
air and to whirling themselves around
L like dancing dervishes and shouting
ff t il>e top of their breath: "Victor}-!
Ltory to Juggernaut!"
ice on n time infatuated worshipN
would throw themselves under the
wiibetfs of the ml^ht.v car that they
might l?e crushed to death, counting it
a privilege and a Joy thus to perish.
Some might do it today if the paternal
British government did not provide
against such catastrophes by taking all
* due precaution. John J. Pool. 15. D..
1\ !rl. CI. S., in Lns Angeles Times.
Yellow Fever.
The first api'-aran o of yellow fever
said to have been among the sol,/diers
of Columbus in 1 K?.j. i
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WON ON A BLUFF.
T"he Way One Prosperous Merchant
Cct His Start In Business.
There is a prosperous merchant in
'ir"? today v. h<? owes his success te
liis donation of a $r?.0?HJ organ to a
church at a time when he didn't have
money enough to buy a hand organ.
This donation was a case of Unft" pure
an-.l simple, hut the bluff worked and
resulted in the subsequent wealth of
the lu< ky 1 Inffer.
John Smith was seeking capital to
start in business lor himself, but as he
had n > security worth speaking of lie
could not borrow the money he needed.
When lie Inn! tried every person lie
could think of who would b?v likely to
have the necessary cash and 'he im-'i
nation to lend it and had been turned
down. lu? conceived the idea of presenting
his church with-an organ.
Young Napoleon John Smith therefore
ordered his organ and ailowed tlie
future to look out for itself. The man
ufacturers of the organ never tliouglit
of questioning the financial standing
of the philanthropist who was handing
out $:..000 organs and agreed to have
the instrument set up in the church on
time.
Of course J. Smith was not a bnd
that was born to blush unseen, nor did
lie hide his beneficence under a bushel.
He managed to bring in at least the
flute stops 110 matter what the subject
of conversation. Not only did the
young Napoleon advertise himself by
means of the church organ, hut the
pleased minister ami the equally pleased
eongreg.itiou spread the news of his
gift.
During this time John did not allow
any alfalfa to grow tinder his feet. On
the pretence of consulting somo
wealthy member of the congregation
a be :t some minor details of the organ
he woul I drop into an otlice and l?efi;v
lie left casually would mention the
subject of the company tnat ue was
forming. M<ft of the men tli.it he thu*
saw thought that it would l?e a good
thing to he associated with a man who
was making so much money that he
was able to hand out $5,000 without
missing it. so that ail were anxious to
take stock in .1. Smith's company.
Long before the time came for the
first payment on the organ Smith had
gathered enough money to start his
business and was doing so well he had
no difficulty in borrowing the amount
needed to make the payment From
that time he has made money so fast
that now he could give away several
$5,000 organs and pay for them as
well. Chicago Tribuue.
MEXICAN POLITENESS.
In the State of Michoacan Chivalry Is
Compulsory.
"If any man opines that the days of
chivalry and the true knight errant
spirit have gone forever, let him start
forthwith on a far southward journey,
not halt his steps until he brings up
*" 'cf UAIVIIU TT* hloh 1Q the
iU LUC lV/?> li v/i .av/IVUU, aw
capital of the Mexican state ol
Michoacan." remarked a traveling
man.
"Having arrived in Morelia, he will
at once see that the chivalrous spirit
still survives. I was down there nol
long ago. and the gallantry of the men
and their extreme readiness to extend
courtesies to the fair sex pleased and
surprised me. When I noticed the
alacrity with which the native males
jumped up on the crowded street cai
to offer their seats to the first senorita
that entered. 1 thought to myself how
much more gentlemanly are these
Mexicans than rnquy of my own countrymen.
They do not wait to see il
some other man is going to get up. but
each tries to beat the other in courteously
proffering his seat to the lady.
"I spoke about the matter to the proprietor
of the hotel and immediately
he began to laugh.
'"You must understand, senor,' said
the innkeeper, "that the governor ol
our state issued a decree that if any
man keep his seat in a street car.
thereby compelling a woman to stand,
he is liable to arrest and a fine The
police have been Instructed to execute
this order severely, and I think this
has much to do with the prompt politeness
of which you speak, since none ot
our population wishes to become involved
with the police and to be publicly
branded as lacking in gentility.' "
Baltimore American.
She Had Red Burns.
The philanthropic lady was visiting
a Glasgow slum and bad just been
ushered Into a house where the good
wife was engaged washing. Her endeavor
was to elevate the minds of the
poor, and she asked, "nave you read
Burns?"
In answer the good wife bared hei
brawny arm and displayed a large red
mark, saying: "There's wan I got this
morn wi' the steam o' the pot billn'
ower. But, efter a', a burn's aye red!''
Must Have Had Experience.
"Never mind, dear," he said reassuringly
as she raised her sweet face
from his shoulder and they both saw
the white blur on his coat; "it will all
brush off."
"Oh, Charlie." she Lurst out, sobbing,
hiding her face again upon his whitey
shouldec, "how do you know?' Soinerville
Journal.
Both Ways.
Woman Now that I have fed you,
are you going without doing your
work? Tramp Oi couldn't wuiTUk on
an iinpty stomach, mum, an* Oi nivir
worruk on er full one, so there yez be!
-Smart Set.
Making Headway.
Nervous Traveler (to seat companion)
llow fast should you say you were
traveling? Companion (who has been
flirting with the girl across the way)About
a smile a minute. Life.
Announcement!
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into one of the *.ew brick
stores near the railroad
I beg to oiler
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line of
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Silver Ware and Gold and
Silver Novelties. : : :
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Look for the Watch Si.cn.
i E. A. WATTS,
Kingstree, S. C.
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of any case of Kidney or
i Bladder disease that is not
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not risk having Bright's Dis|
ease or Diabetes. There is
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house, farm
or to lift a mort- ^
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Qi. paying" rent and pay
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same money.
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Home Purchasing Pond,
issued by the .Southern States
Trust Company of Columbia,
S C, upon which they are granting
0 |>er cent loans for 10*
years will enable you to buy or
build anywhere or to lift your
mortgage. He your own landlord.
Worth investigating. Do it now.
Address W. C. Furse, General
Agent, Columbia, ?S. C.
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