| Show SIKH THE FIERCEST SOLDIER east indian trooper has a face calculated to strike terror to the enemy on sight phil philadelphia adelphia did you ever see it a sikh in uniform no whatever ol of fierceness your childhood fancy painted upon the lace face ot of a soldier the sikh has hag it other soldiers may be as brave or may fight more tenaciously or die more willingly but for simple fierceness ot of personal appearance all medals go to the sikh he Is so fierce to look at that I 1 wonder his english officer can calmly face him without fear you have read how train trainloads loads of these east indian troops are hurrying across canada to show their fierce faces to the germans does not caesar relate that the roman reman soldiers were frightened by the terrible looks of the early german tribes now the boot goes upon the other toot foot A sikh and ive seen many regiments of them on their native heath Is a tall man with black hair an and d a long black beard the beard is what makes him look so fierce because he plaits it into two thick braids and draws these back of his bis ears where they are tied it if you think that make a soldier look fierce you make a sad error which one glance at him would correct the sikhs are hindus and so BO strict are their religious beliefs that all the food they eat must be especially prepared according to their own rites |
