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Hers was a full childhood. Beryl used to rip out the quivering stomachs of freshly slain reedbuck to feed her dogs. She was once (as a Sikh phrased it to her father) "moderately eaten" by a lion. Attacked by her father's pet baboon, she beat it to death with her knobkerrie...
India is nothing if not selfconscious: Indians derive both humor and a satisfying sense of tragedy from their hopelessly internecine differences. As Sadhu Singh Dhami, a distinguished Sikh scholar, said last week: "The cow is sacred to the Hindus and pork repulsive to Moslems. . . . The Hindus are rather noisy in their ritual and greet an interesting variety of mute gods with a blare of conch shells and din of gongs, while the Moslems' worship of Allah is austere and silent and includes a bit of healthy physical exercise. The Moslem is circumcised, while the Hindu is not; the Moslem...
...boldly within range, loose a blinding screen of lights and star shells, then let fly with everything at the enemy cruisers, which could have easily blown the destroyers out of the water in a full-dress engagement. In last week's action four Allied destroyers-Britain's Sikh, Legion and Maori, and The Netherlands' Isaäc Sweers-did the whole job, escaped without damage to either men or ships. Said the highly pleased Admiralty: "A brilliant night action...
...Moslem, Sikh and Hindu bringing victory near...
When the British brought their fierce, bearded Sikh troops into the African campaign they found themselves up against a tough problem. Army regulations demand that every British infantryman be issued a steel helmet. But the Sikhs insist on wearing turbans, over which no steel helmet can fit. Finally, the Sikhs worked out an agreement with their British officers, accepted the helmets. Last week as they edged ahead through central Eritrea each Sikh wore a turban on his head, obediently dangled a British helmet from his haversack...