ORIGIN OF GYPSIES
Gypsies were popularly _ supposed to bo of Egyptian origin, their very name being, in fact, a corruption of the word “Egyptians.’ It is generally believed, however, that they came originally from India. The only point in dispute is the date at which they left, that country. Some affirm that they were expelled by Tamerlane when he conquered lliiulostan in 1398-99; other authorities say that they left Asia for Europe in.,the twelfth century. Either of the theories may be correct, though it was not until 1 lie commencement of the fifteenth ecnltury that gypsies reached Europe in large numbers. At a meeting ofTlie Royal Geographical Society, Sir Henry Rawlinson furnished an account of the migration of the gypsies, tracing them distinctly from the Indus through Persia, Syria, and Asia Minor to the Bosphorus. Their dialect corresponds with Hindostani.
Alopecia (bald patches in hair) checked with Brice’s Regenerator and Spe cial Strength Regenerator.- Necs, Chemist, Hardy street.*
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 25 February 1931, Page 7
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