Tire Dakota Indians thing that the moon at its waning is eaten by mice. The Polynesians believe it is devoured by the spirits of the dead. The Kaffirs say that it wanes, when suffering from a headache, it puts its hand to its forehead and hides the latter from our view. The Eskimos imagine that the moon, harassed by fatigue, retires for a moment to take rest and food.
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Southland Times, Issue 20903, 12 October 1929, Page 19
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