 | Sir James Emerson Tennent - 1859 - 728 페이지
...size is so insignificant, and the wound they make is so skilfully punctured, that both are generally imperceptible, and the first intimation of their onslaught...they hang in bloody tassels. The bare legs of the palankin bearers and coolies are a favourite resort ; and, their hands being too much engaged to be... | |
 | 1860 - 580 페이지
...size is so insignificant, and the wound they make is so skilfully punctured, that both are generally imperceptible; and the first intimation of their onslaught...bare legs of the palankin-bearers and coolies are a favourite resort; and, their hands being too much engaged to be spared to pull them off, the leeches... | |
 | 1860 - 656 페이지
...size is so insignificant, and the wound they make is so skilfully punctured, that both are generally imperceptible ; and the first intimation of their...they hang in bloody tassels. The bare legs of the palanquin bearers and coolies are a favourite resort ; and their hands being too much engaged to be... | |
 | 1860 - 698 페이지
...size is so insignificant, and the wound they make is eo skilfully punctured, that both are generally imperceptible, and the first intimation of their onslaught is the trickling of the blood or the chill feeling of the leech when it begins to hang heavily on the skin from being distended by its... | |
 | Sir James Emerson Tennent - 1861 - 552 페이지
...size is so insignificant, and the wound they make is so skilfully punctured, that both are generally imperceptible, and the first intimation of their onslaught...they hang in bloody tassels. The bare legs of the palankin bearers and coolies are a favourite resort ; and, as their hands are too much engaged to be... | |
 | 1862 - 504 페이지
...size is so insignificant, and the wound they make is so skilfully punctured, that both are generally imperceptible, and the first intimation of their onslaught...they hang in bloody tassels. The bare legs of the palankin bearers and coolies are a favourite resort ; and, as their hands are too much engaged to be... | |
 | 1864 - 852 페이지
...protection. Horses are driven wild by these pests, 'and stamp the Land Leeches : From Tennent's Ceylon. ground in fury, to shake them from their fetlocks,...which they hang in bloody tassels.' The bare legs of palanquin-bearers are adorned with clusters of them like bunches of grapes. Their numbers have often... | |
 | World - 1868 - 528 페이지
...from bei ng distended by its repast. lorses are driven wild by them, and stamp the 178 179 ground with fury to shake them from their fetlocks, to which they hang in bloody tassels. Sir Emerson declares that he has also seen them hang like bunches of grapes round the ankles of palanquin... | |
 | Scientific and technical reader - 1869 - 408 페이지
...size is so insignificant, and the wound they make is so skilfully punctured, that both are generally imperceptible, and the first intimation of their onslaught...bare legs of the palankin-bearers and coolies are a favourite resort. The hands of these being too much engaged to be spared to pull them off, the leeches... | |
 | Ephraim Chambers - 1870 - 850 페이지
...protection. Horses are driven wild by these pests, 'and stamp the Land Leeches : From Tennent'a Ceylon. ground in fury, to shake them from their fetlocks,...which they hang in bloody tassels.' The bare legs of palanquin-bearers are adorned with clusters of them like bunches of grapes. Their numbers have often... | |
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Their size is so insignificant, and the wound they make is so skilfully punctured, that both are generally imperceptible, and the first intimation of their onslaught is the trickling of the blood or a chill feeling of the leech when it begins to hang... 
