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Show ? Believed by Japs. Tho Japanese bollovo In moro mythical myth-ical creatures than any other peoplo on tho globe, civilized or savage. Among Oicbo mythical animals arc somo without any romnrknblo peculiarities peculi-arities of conformation, but gifted with Biipornntural attributes, such ns n tlgor which Is said to live until It has bc-como a thousand years old, nnd then turns as whlto ns a polar bear. Tho Japanese also bollovo In n multitude multi-tude of anlmnls distinguished mainly by their monstrous size or by tho multiplication of their mombors. Among theso nro sorponts 800 foot long and largo enough to swallow an olupliunt, foxos with eight logs, monkeys mon-keys with four cars, and fishes with ton heads attached to ono body. Japs also bollovo In tho exlstcnco of n crano which, after It haB lived for GOO yours, has no need of any sustonanco except wntoc. |