London Saturday Journal..., Bind 3W. Smith, 1840 |
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... Veddahs are remark- able . " The Veddahs are an uncivilised race , thinly scattered over an extensive , unhealthy tract of country , lying between the maritime province of Batticaloe on the eastern coast and the Kandian hills . They are ...
... Veddahs are remark- able . " The Veddahs are an uncivilised race , thinly scattered over an extensive , unhealthy tract of country , lying between the maritime province of Batticaloe on the eastern coast and the Kandian hills . They are ...
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... Veddahs paid tribute in wax and elephants ' tusks , and obeyed headmen from the adjacent dis- tricts ; afterwards , by the influence of these persons , they were led , in 1817 , to join the rebellion raised against the British govern ...
... Veddahs paid tribute in wax and elephants ' tusks , and obeyed headmen from the adjacent dis- tricts ; afterwards , by the influence of these persons , they were led , in 1817 , to join the rebellion raised against the British govern ...
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