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Island of Ceylon

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Mountain of tho Saorod Footprint
Adam’s peak, or Mount Baiuanala. a
ragged mountain In the Island of Cey
lon, Is known throughout the orient aa
the “Mountain of the Sacred Foot
print” In a flat, rocky basin at tbs
foot of this mountain In stono aa bard
aa blue granite there la to perfect im
print of a gigantic human foot five and
one-half feet long by two and ono-halt
feet wide. The Ceylonese Brahmans
have a legend to to effect that the Im
print was mad* by Adam, our first par
ent, hut to Buddhists declare that R
could have been mad* by no on* bat
Buddha.

The Coeur d’Alene press. (Coeur d’Alene, Idaho), 16 April 1907. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88056096/1907-04-16/ed-1/seq-4/>

also: . . .

Bismarck daily tribune. (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]), 20 March 1907. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042242/1907-03-20/ed-1/seq-8/>

The Bemidji daily pioneer. (Bemidji, Minn.), 12 March 1907. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86063381/1907-03-12/ed-1/seq-2/>

East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, Umatilla Co., Or.), 30 Oct. 1907. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88086023/1907-10-30/ed-1/seq-2/>

St. Johnsbury Caledonian. volume (St. Johnsbury, Vt.), 04 June 1913. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84023253/1913-06-04/ed-1/seq-10/>

The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.), 18 April 1907. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86092557/1907-04-18/ed-1/seq-3/>

The Daily telegram. (Clarksburg, W. Va.), 05 April 1907. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85059715/1907-04-05/ed-1/seq-7/>

The Wichita daily eagle. (Wichita, Kan.), 08 Sept. 1894. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82014635/1894-09-08/ed-1/seq-3/>

The Bourbon news. (Paris, Ky.), 05 April 1907. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86069873/1907-04-05/ed-1/seq-3/>

The Bridgeport evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.), 23 June 1913. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84022472/1913-06-23/ed-1/seq-4/>


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