Show A custom of the country The massacre recently perpetrated by alie king of Bur mali frightful as it appears is merely one more example of a custom so universal in the east that it may almost claim rank ua a recognized institution alie natural commencement of every oriental reign is alie slaughter or disablement ab of all possible pretend cM to alie the throne and alie annala not merely of Bur mali but of persia turkey afghanistan and honyara honiara Ho niara teem with instances too frightful for quotation As recently as lie close of the last century A western travel e r found one of alie royal Princ ci of persia going about with a bandage over his eyes and on questioning him was told in a matter of course air which biado the statement doubly horrible eliat ais his eidet brother would certainly put out his eyes on mounting the throne he was teaching himself to dispense with lie ue of them alio lt sultan mahmoud Mah moul famous for his destruction of the Janis Marica in 1820 his elevation to alin fact of his being the only member of the royal family left and the multiplied butcheries but cheries of Meho inet all are still fresh in recollection |