Garland Globe | 1906-10-06 | Page 6 | Hindu Moon Lore

I Hindu Moon Lore. The full ccllpso of tho moon was observed ob-served In Slngaporo on tho night of August 4. According to tho Hindus this ccllpso Is tho contnet botwoon tho moon nnd nnothor plnnot called tlRhoo, but tho massos bollovo that owing to tho will of Clod, Ttahoo, or tho Borpontllko planet, catchos hold of tho moon by its hideous mouth and releases re-leases It nftor n short tlmo. At 'tho nrst contnet tho Hindus bntho principally in tho soa nnd anxiously anxi-ously await tho roloaso. Aftor tho contnet 'thoy take nnothor bath. During Dur-ing the Interval thoy nro not allowed vcn to drink a cup of wator, as their tellof Is that all things In tho world got polluted during tho contact. Singapore Sing-apore Times.