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Dr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers, About the Heathen. by Dr. John Scudder
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Perhaps you know that on some occasions, when the cars are drawn, people
throw themselves under the wheels, and are crushed to death. This occurs
at the drawing of the car of Juggernaut, as you may learn if you will
read my Sermon to Children, on the Condition of the Heathen. Here is a
picture of Juggernaut, and on the last page you may see a picture of his
car, and two men crushed to death under the wheels. Not long since, five
persons were thus crushed to death. Many dreadful accidents also take
place at the drawing of these cars. A few years ago several persons in
this city had their limbs amputated, in consequence of injuries
received.

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When I was in America, I showed to many of the dear children an idol
called Pulliar, which was _formerly_ worshipped by Raamu, one of our
native helpers, when he was a heathen. I gave a particular description,
of the I manner in which he daily worshiped it, in the sermon above
mentioned Here is a picture, which will give you some idea of this god.

You will see that it is partly in the shape of a man, and partly in the
shape of a beast. You, my dear children, would put no confidence in such
vain idols; but this people do, as you may know from what I am now going
to tell you.

Some months ago, a woman was brought to me with a cancer in her breast.
It had made sad ravages. On the morning after her arrival I took it out.
Before she was brought to me, her brother went to the temple of the
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