Our Little Siamese Cousin

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, New Age, History, Fiction & Literature
Cover of the book Our Little Siamese Cousin by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade, Library of Alexandria
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade ISBN: 9781465588401
Publisher: Library of Alexandria Publication: March 8, 2015
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
ISBN: 9781465588401
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Publication: March 8, 2015
Imprint:
Language: English
Many years ago there came to America two young men who were looked upon as the greatest curiosities ever seen in this country. They belonged to another race than ours. In fact, they were of two races, for one of their parents was a Chinese, and therefore of the Yellow Race, while the other was a Siamese, belonging to the Brown Race. These two young men left their home in far-away Siam and crossed the great ocean for the purpose of exhibiting the strange way in which nature had joined them together. A small band of flesh united them from side to side. Thus it was that from the moment they were born to the day of their death the twin brothers played and worked, ate and slept, walked and rode, at the same time. Thousands of people became interested in seeing and hearing about these two men. Not only this, but they turned their attention to the home of the brothers, the wonderful land of Siam, with its sacred white elephants and beautiful temples, its curious customs and strange beliefs. Last year the young prince of that country, wishing to learn more of the life of the white people, paid a visit to America. He was much interested in all he saw and heard while he was here. Now let us, in thought, return his visit, and take part in the games and sports of the children of Siam. We will attend some of their festivals, take a peep into the royal palace, enter the temples, and learn something about the ways and habits of that far-away eastern country.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Many years ago there came to America two young men who were looked upon as the greatest curiosities ever seen in this country. They belonged to another race than ours. In fact, they were of two races, for one of their parents was a Chinese, and therefore of the Yellow Race, while the other was a Siamese, belonging to the Brown Race. These two young men left their home in far-away Siam and crossed the great ocean for the purpose of exhibiting the strange way in which nature had joined them together. A small band of flesh united them from side to side. Thus it was that from the moment they were born to the day of their death the twin brothers played and worked, ate and slept, walked and rode, at the same time. Thousands of people became interested in seeing and hearing about these two men. Not only this, but they turned their attention to the home of the brothers, the wonderful land of Siam, with its sacred white elephants and beautiful temples, its curious customs and strange beliefs. Last year the young prince of that country, wishing to learn more of the life of the white people, paid a visit to America. He was much interested in all he saw and heard while he was here. Now let us, in thought, return his visit, and take part in the games and sports of the children of Siam. We will attend some of their festivals, take a peep into the royal palace, enter the temples, and learn something about the ways and habits of that far-away eastern country.

More books from Library of Alexandria

Cover of the book The Oxford Book of Latin Verse From the EarlieFragments to the End of the Vth Century A.D. by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Cover of the book Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary Historical and Comparative of the Heterodox Speech of all Classes of Society for More than Three Hundred Years with Synonyms in English, French, German, Italian, etc. by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Cover of the book When a Man's Single: A Tale of Literary Life by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Cover of the book Curiosities of Light and Sight by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Cover of the book Essay on the Creative Imagination by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Cover of the book An Australian in China by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Cover of the book Fetichism in West Africa: Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Cover of the book Savva and the Life of Man: Two Plays by Leonid Andreyev by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Cover of the book Astucias de Namorada, e Um melodrama em Santo Thyrso by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Cover of the book Doctrine of The Will by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Cover of the book North of 36 by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Cover of the book Percy Bysshe Shelley by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Cover of the book A History of Art for Beginners and Students: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture (Painting) by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Cover of the book Nooks and Corners of Shropshire by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Cover of the book The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II of III by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy