The Archive · 1928

A Helpful Spirit

For many long. years, "Dendzin satin hie little house, til Sally he had effected the propitiation of his Geity, or obliged a god to make his appearance, "Again there' is. the Wen behind this Tibetan word: not merely that of making a deity pro-Ditious to man, but rendering god Eubject to human power, forcing. a fod to perform the wil of man. Benduin had accomplished thi and tne day Genyen appeared before firn. "Bring me some alyer." said the lama, and in less time than it takes to write this. the silver" was placed before the priest. "Bring Ino some gold," sail the lama, ard soonas said than done, the gold tras placed at the feet of the priest "Bring me some gruel" said. the Tamay and steaming basin of rice gruel was placed before him. Lhasa. is quite famous for a partic ular ind of sou, Bet, oe pep ers, and. garlic giving 1 a favour om "Bring me some Lhas called the lama and, Finished his request, the hot" soup tras placed before him.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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