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Show "Pulling" for Rain., In Burma tho inhabitants havo n novel form of tho sport that olsowhore I Is commonly called a tug of war. In tho Burmeso gamo there is a rain party and a drought party, who piOtf onn,analnit t.h "ilftjL'W,'uir oltiler party being considered to rar lmmedlato results as regards th'o weather. The drought party, howovor, obtains few victories, for tho kind of weather it represents is commonly not so much desired as rain. In tho face, therefore, of a strong public opinion tho rain party Is nearly always allowed al-lowed to win, tho palablo "roping," In tho popular notion, being generally followed by a fertilizing downpour. |