A Manual of Medical Jurisprudence for Bengal And the North-Western Provinces
The book A Manual of Medical Jurisprudence for Bengal And the North-Western Provinces was written by author Chevers, Norman, 1818-1886 Here you can read free online of A Manual of Medical Jurisprudence for Bengal And the North-Western Provinces book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is A Manual of Medical Jurisprudence for Bengal And the North-Western Provinces a good or bad book?
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7. 263 ON MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE WOUNDS INFLICTED BY WEAPONS COMMONLY IN USE. Notwithstanding the character for mildness of temper which they have gained, from superficial observers^ deceived by their manners, and unacquainted with their customs and habits of thought and action, the common people of India are certainly far more apt to conclude their quarrels by severe wounding than are the more impetuous denizens of European countries. This, probably, arises from the cir- cumstance which has bee...n more or less operative in deter- mining nearly every homicide since the first, — the readiness with which an offensive weapon always comes to hand ; few Bengalees are without a lathee (bamboo stick), dhao (bill-hook), and perhaps 2,codalee (adze or large hoe), a husso- lee (sickle), a kolharee (axe or hatchet),^ and a bullum or sain (spear) ; and nearly every Hindustanee has his sword, and his iron-bound cudgel. The gurassa or gundrasa — a kind of bill or battle-axe, and the koorpee, or hoe, are common both in the N.
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