Word: boshor
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From this godlike race the mound-builders were directly descended, and it is probable that the mounds were erected in the hope of attracting the attention of Munnee and Boshor, if they ever came sailing back, and of inducing them to land and to renovate the human race once more...
...moral code of the mound-builders seems to have been founded upon the laws of Munnee and Boshor, and it is very curious to notice its radical difference from any system known to European civilization. The fundamental rule was, "Let thy thoughts and thy purposes be hidden from the world"; and based upon this were many others, such as, "Glorify thyself, and the world shall glorify thee"; "Keep thine eye open, thy hand ready, and thy mouth shut"; "Revile no man before his face, neither speak ill of him that is more powerful than thyself"; "Bow down before the great...
...brother, "I will go unto the shores of the great river, that I may mingle with men; and I will take with me of the fruit of the land, that I may barter it for gold and for gaudy raiment, and give praise unto the great parents, Munnee and Boshor. All men will I treat with fairness, that with fairness all men may treat me. And when I wax wealthy, I will come back and I will share my gains with thee, and we shall be happy forevermore...
...Square leaped into the great river, and was drowned; but Cute lived and was honored, and well beloved of the great parents, Munnee and Boshor...
...emblems of Munnee and Boshor...