 | Jagor, F. 1866 Singapore - Malacca - Java: Reiseskizzen. Berlin, Julius Springer, pp. i-vi, 1-252 |
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| Java. The skin of the rhinoceros has different uses. As a shield, it cannot be penetrated by bullets of musquets. The Chinese use it as medicine. The horn in Java is seen as effective against snake bite, not only by locals, but even educated Europeans are so sure of its effectiveness that the... |
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| Beavan, R.C. 1865 The rhinoceros in Bhotan (Rhinoceros indicus, Cuv). Intellectual Observer 6: 170-174 |
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| India. As it was now dusk, we had to leave the spoil where it fell, but sent a couple of elephants and a few natives with axes next day to bring in the trophies, their heads, horns, and armour-plates, and part of the flesh, which some experimented on, cooked like a steak, but, though eatable, it... |
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| Beavan, R.C. 1865 The rhinoceros in Bhotan (Rhinoceros indicus, Cuv). Intellectual Observer 6: 170-174 |
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| Bhutan, shields. The hide of the animal is made by the Bhotanese into small round shields with brash bosses let in, and are considered by them to be bullet-proof. |
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| Beavan, R.C. 1865 The rhinoceros in Bhotan (Rhinoceros indicus, Cuv). Intellectual Observer 6: 170-174 |
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| The hide of the animal is made by the Bhotanese into small round shields with brass bosses let in, and are considered by them to be bullet-proof. |
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| Anonymous 1862 Coupe en corne de rhinoceros. Magasin Pittoresque 30: 44, fig. 1 |
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| This cup, made by a tibetan artist, was bought on Java. It greatest length is 16 cm by a width of 9 cm, and it is 7 ? cm high. The colour is a reddish brown. We bought the cup for 50 francs from a javanese trader. - illustrated in a drawing made by F?art. |
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| Gens, E. 1861 Promenade au Jardin Zoologique d'Anvers. Antwerpen, J.E. Buschmann, pp. 1-188 |
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| Its hide makes the best and strongest leather in the world. |
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| Gens, E. 1861 Promenade au Jardin Zoologique d'Anvers. Antwerpen, J.E. Buschmann, pp. 1-188 |
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| The indians esteem the horn more than ivory, due to its composition to which they attribute several specific qualities. |
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| Gens, E. 1861 Promenade au Jardin Zoologique d'Anvers. Antwerpen, J.E. Buschmann, pp. 1-188 |
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| Its meat is well liked by the Indians and Negroes. |
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| Hasselt, A.L. van 1861 Rhinoceroshoorn als middel tegen slangenbeet. Verslagen en Mededelingen van de Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen 12: 130-132 |
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| A report on the effect of rhino horn on snake-bites, after some cases were published recently in the Bataviaasch Handelsblad. The structure of rhino horn is told. He said that thin sections are cut from the horn and these are put on the wound caused by a poisonous snake, until they drop off on ... |
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| Ludeking, E.A.W. 1860 Natuur- en geneeskundige topographische schets der Assistent-Residentie Agam. Geneeskundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indie N.S. 4: 1-172 |
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| Medicines in the Indies. Against Tjotah oelar (snake bite), there is Soenga badak, rhinoceros horn, attached to the wound. |
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