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Identifier: strangepeoplescu00evan (find matches)
Title: Strange peoples & customs
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Evans, Adelaide Bee
Subjects: Children Missions
Publisher: Mountain View, Calif., Pacific Press
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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One of the things atraveler notices firstin Bangkok is thecanals, or klongs, thatrun through it. Oftena canal as wide asthe street itself runsalong one side of it.
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At some time in his life every man in Siam must enter the templt service. Sometimes little boys may be seen wearing the yellow robe but usually they wait till they are about nineteen years of age. (136) THE LAND OF SIAM 137 we sing these words about our own land, it iswell to remember that all people love twothings very much. One is freedom, and theother is their own country. The Greeks called the land of Siam TheGolden Chersonese, a name that sounds likemusic. Others called it The Land of Gold,because at one time a great deal of gold wasfound here. Some believe that when KingHiram of Tyre was helping King Solomonbuild the beautiful temple in Jerusalem, hesent to Siam for some of the gold that wasused in adorning it. The Land of the Yellow Robe is anothername that is given to Siam, because of thegreat number of priests that one sees every-where, each draped in a long piece of yellowcloth. At some time in his life every man inSiam must enter the temple service. Eventhe king has worn th

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