The Pandyan Kingdom from the Earliest Times to the Sixteenth Century c17.34
The Pāṇḍyan Kingdom from the Earliest Times to the Sixteenth Century c17.34
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c17.34
‘The men of this country have their beds made of very light canework, so arranged that, when they have got in and are going to sleep, they are drawn up by cords nearly to the ceiling and fixed there for the night. This is done to get out of the way of tarantulas which give terrible bites, as well as of fleas and such vermin, and at the same time to get as much air as possible in the great heat which prevails in that region. Not that everybody does this, but only the nobles and great folks, for the others sleep on the streets.’