Santals

The Santals are a Munda tribe, a branch of that aboriginal element which probably entered India from the North East.

Folklore of the Santal Parganas Cecil Henry Bompas

The Santals are a forest tribe, who live in the Santal Parganas, 140 miles N.W. of Calcutta (Sir W.W. Hunter, _The Indian Empire_, 57-60).

Indian Fairy Tales Joseph Jacobs 1885

It is a common saying that "a Kurubar _always_ speaks the truth;" and Major Jervis says, "the Santals are the most truthful men I ever met with."

Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays Alfred Russel Wallace 1868

The Santals are a numerous tribal people living in several states in eastern India.

CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2010

The Santals are a numerous tribal people living in several states in eastern India.

CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2009

Tigers 'claws are used as charms, and the most solemn oath of one of the aboriginal tribes of India, the "Santals," is sworn when touching a tiger's skin; handsome brooches and earrings are also made from tigers' claws mounted in gold.

Prisoners Their Own Warders A Record of the Convict Prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements Established 1825 W. D. Bayliss 1869

Santals, and other nature worshippers of the hill tribes.

Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 Frank F. Ellinwood

A tribe akin to the Santals, basket makers by profession.

Folklore of the Santal Parganas Cecil Henry Bompas

But when he died, he was succeeded by his son, who was a very severe master and soon fell out with the Santals.

Folklore of the Santal Parganas Cecil Henry Bompas

That the Santals often steal trees, but do not chop them down in the usual way, because that would be to make too much noise: they insert stone wedges, and hammer them instead: then, if they should be caught, wedges would not be the evidence against them that axes would be.

The Book of the Damned Charles Fort