 | Martens, E. von 1876 Die Preussische Expedition nach Ost-Asien, nach amtlichen Quellen. Zoologischer Theil, erster band, Allgemeines und Wirbelthiere. Berlin, Ober-Hofdruckerei, pp. i-xii, 1-412 |
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| The Dayaks make a number of tools from the horn like beakers. |
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| Morice, A. 1875 Coup d'oeil sur la faune de la Cochinchine francaise. Lyon, H. Georg, pp. 1-101 |
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| 1875, Indochina, horn 30-40 piastres, ca. 200 francs |
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| Morice, A. 1875 Coup d'oeil sur la faune de la Cochinchine francaise. Lyon, H. Georg, pp. 1-101 |
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| When a rhinoceros is killed, the horn is taken to a chinese pharmacy who will give him a very high price, like 30-40 piastres (ca. 200 francs). |
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| Bretschneider, E. 1875 Notes on Chinese mediaeval travellers to the west. Chinese Recorder 6 (1): 1-22, figs. 1-3 |
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| Rhinoceros horn, si kio, is likewise reputed from time immemorail for its anti-poisonous virtues. The Shen Nung Pen Ts'ao, BC 2700, states that rhino horn (chu po tu) 'cures the hundred poisons.' The same belief is found in India. I cannot believe that the Chinese have borrowed this practice f... |
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| Wallace, A.R. 1874 On the rhinoceros of Borneo. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1874 November 3: 498-499 |
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| Both horns and teeth are brought to Sibu by natives arriving from the above district for purposes of trade; and these articles being valued by Chinese and Malays for their supposed medicinal properties, at once command a ready sale, so that they disappear generally beyond hope of recovery. |
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| Soubeiran, J.L.; Thiersant, D. de 1874 La matiere medicale chez les Chinois. Paris, G. Masson, pp. i-x, 1-319 |
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| The horns, si koh, are used to make vases (cups?), and are used as medicine for a variety of diseases.
The hide, si p'i, is used to make a gell, bai-si-kau, which is much esteemed. They also male a good gelatine, sy-kio, from the feet of the rhinoceros.
They also take scraping from the bones, ... |
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| Veth, P.J. 1873 Het eiland Sumatra. Amsterdam, P.N. van Kampen, pp. i-iii, 661-797 |
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| 1873, Sumatra, horn 10 to 20 guilders or more |
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| Veth, P.J. 1873 Het eiland Sumatra. Amsterdam, P.N. van Kampen, pp. i-iii, 661-797 |
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| Rhinoceros horns (tjoela) is an article which is made valuable by the superstition of Arabs and Chinese. They believe that a horn like this, made into an amulet and worn, prevents any accident. Further that a cup made out this horn will show certain signs when the liquid inside is poisoned. Th... |
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| Grant, J.A. 1872 Summary of observations on the geography, climate, and natural history of the Lake region of Equatorial Africa, made by the Speke and Grant expedition, 1860-1863. Journal of the Royal Geographical Society 42: 234-342 |
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| 1872, East Africa, Its horn is of no value; we never took the trouble to cut it off the animal as we could not carry it |
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| Perelaer 1867 Twaalfhonderd palen door Midden Java. Militaire Spectator (3) 12: 547-555 |
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| Visiting the chief of Poerwokerta still had about twenty disks of the horn, the size of a 10 penny (tien stuiver) piece, and offered us some. It is common belief on Java, that rhinoceros horn is the best cure for snake bite. One only needs to dip the horn in vinegar and put it on the wound, and... |
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