 their customs as such races are, it is scarcely likely that they would have forgotten it. It is therefore not unreasonable to suppose that there was a period, anterior to the advent of the Hindus, when iron was quite unknown to them,  Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal - Page 193by Asiatic Society of Bengal, Asiatic Society (Kolkata, India) - 1868Full view - About this book
 | Sir William Wilson Hunter - Bengal (India) - 1877 - 396 pages
...their supplies. Had they at any period possessed a knowledge of the art of making iron, conservative of their customs as such races are, it is scarcely likely...advent of the Hindus, when iron was quite unknown to them,—when, owing to the absence of cultivation in the plains, they were even more dependent on the... | |
 | William Wilson Hunter - Bengal (India) - 1877 - 424 pages
...their supplies. Had they at any period possessed a knowledge of the art of making iron, conservative of their customs as such races are, it is scarcely likely...advent of the Hindus, when iron was quite unknown to them,—when, owing to the absence of cultivation in the plains, they were even more dependent on the... | |
 | Valentine Ball - India - 1880 - 780 pages
...attention. Had they at any period possessed a knowledge of the art of making iron, conservative of their customs as such races are, it is scarcely likely...of the Hindus, when iron was quite unknown to them : and when, owing to the absence of cultivation in the neighbouring lowlands, they were even still... | |
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