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By this means the great water-sack was held in such a position that, although the contents might
The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea Mayne Reid 1850
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( 'bheestie') is a Mohammedan, but it is said that the reason of that is, that the Hindoo's religion does not allow him to touch the skin of dead kine, and that is what the water-sack is made of; it would defile him.
Following the Equator Mark Twain 1872
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( 'bheestie') is a Mohammedan, but it is said that the reason of that is, that the Hindoo's religion does not allow him to touch the skin of dead kine, and that is what the water-sack is made of; it would defile him.
Following the Equator, Part 5 Mark Twain 1872
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[Illustration: Hajji carries the great water-sack.
The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan James Morier
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