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121
(cf. MONTELIUS, Sveriges forntid, I. p. 160).—Dutch Guiana : A
certain kind of whetstone is called dondersteen: LEEMANS,
Notes and Queries, 2nd ser., VIII. p. 92.—Venezuela : Stone axe
in the ethnographical collection of the National Museum (ODIe
113), found at Varinas, “ called by the natives piedra de rayo.”—
Brazil : Stone axes are called corisco, i.e. flash of lightning;
when they are found they are thrown far away so as not to
attract the flash of lightning which “seeks its brother”: P. W.
Lund, Ann. f. nord. Oldkynd., 1838-9, pp. 159 seq.; Aarb. f
nord. Oldkynd., 1887, p. 223. A rajo (“flash of lightning,” i.e.
a stone axe) from Brazil was presented to the National Museum
in 1841 by Dr P. W. Lund.—Paraguay: Journal of American
Folk-Lore, XVII. (1904), p. 203. — Other reports given by
Andree, 11. p. 40.
134-144. Some References1.
134. Nature of the thunderweapon ; cf. p. 38.—Stone axe :
passim.—Metal axe : 1104 111 b, 129 ; cf. pp. 19.747., 50 and 56.—
Arrow : 44-46, 81, 944 96a, 102, 103, 104, 106, norz, 113, 115 b,
117, 118 a, 127, 128.—Globular stone: 83, 86-88,94^,98, 100,
107, 110a, 113, 11522.—Echinite: 48-71, 83, 944 ιιολ.—
Belemnite : 5, 20, 39-47, 81, 94 b, 96 a, 98, 104, 107, 109, 110 a.
—Garnet: 106.—Rock crystal: 81, g6a, 97, 112, (115 d).—
Meteorolite: 107, 108; cf. p. 13.—Other Stones: 83, (97), 104,
113, (U5«)·
135. Physical conditions and properties.—Thunderstone
found where the lightning has struck: 14, 17, 18, 83, 94/) 109,
1104 (115 a), 124, 131.—Sinks far into the earth (and comes to
the surface again later on): 82^-4 9477, 96a,98, 101, 104, 1104
112, 113, 114, 115 c, 122,126, 128, 129.—Turns red when a storm
is rising: 82772.—Perspires: 69, 94/2.—Moves: 94/2.—Calls
forth thunderstorms: 113, 130, 133.—Tests of genuineness:
94 Z, 113, 122, 124.—Contains a diamond: 45, 54, (11522).
136. The thunderstone’s power of killing : 91, 101, (106),
(112), 122, 124, 129; cf. p. 33.
1 The figures denote paragraphs of Chapter x ; references to the preceding text
are given by page-numbers.
121
(cf. MONTELIUS, Sveriges forntid, I. p. 160).—Dutch Guiana : A
certain kind of whetstone is called dondersteen: LEEMANS,
Notes and Queries, 2nd ser., VIII. p. 92.—Venezuela : Stone axe
in the ethnographical collection of the National Museum (ODIe
113), found at Varinas, “ called by the natives piedra de rayo.”—
Brazil : Stone axes are called corisco, i.e. flash of lightning;
when they are found they are thrown far away so as not to
attract the flash of lightning which “seeks its brother”: P. W.
Lund, Ann. f. nord. Oldkynd., 1838-9, pp. 159 seq.; Aarb. f
nord. Oldkynd., 1887, p. 223. A rajo (“flash of lightning,” i.e.
a stone axe) from Brazil was presented to the National Museum
in 1841 by Dr P. W. Lund.—Paraguay: Journal of American
Folk-Lore, XVII. (1904), p. 203. — Other reports given by
Andree, 11. p. 40.
134-144. Some References1.
134. Nature of the thunderweapon ; cf. p. 38.—Stone axe :
passim.—Metal axe : 1104 111 b, 129 ; cf. pp. 19.747., 50 and 56.—
Arrow : 44-46, 81, 944 96a, 102, 103, 104, 106, norz, 113, 115 b,
117, 118 a, 127, 128.—Globular stone: 83, 86-88,94^,98, 100,
107, 110a, 113, 11522.—Echinite: 48-71, 83, 944 ιιολ.—
Belemnite : 5, 20, 39-47, 81, 94 b, 96 a, 98, 104, 107, 109, 110 a.
—Garnet: 106.—Rock crystal: 81, g6a, 97, 112, (115 d).—
Meteorolite: 107, 108; cf. p. 13.—Other Stones: 83, (97), 104,
113, (U5«)·
135. Physical conditions and properties.—Thunderstone
found where the lightning has struck: 14, 17, 18, 83, 94/) 109,
1104 (115 a), 124, 131.—Sinks far into the earth (and comes to
the surface again later on): 82^-4 9477, 96a,98, 101, 104, 1104
112, 113, 114, 115 c, 122,126, 128, 129.—Turns red when a storm
is rising: 82772.—Perspires: 69, 94/2.—Moves: 94/2.—Calls
forth thunderstorms: 113, 130, 133.—Tests of genuineness:
94 Z, 113, 122, 124.—Contains a diamond: 45, 54, (11522).
136. The thunderstone’s power of killing : 91, 101, (106),
(112), 122, 124, 129; cf. p. 33.
1 The figures denote paragraphs of Chapter x ; references to the preceding text
are given by page-numbers.