But I admit the possibility of their being used as scares for either birds of prey or snakes, or both.

In verity, he possessed no habilitation for his function, and as to his supernal amandation, he labored under an entire hallucination.

The principal place where the poison abounded in China, was Canton; and to strike the decisive blow there, was the firm resolution of Taou-kwang. He chose, as the instrument to effect his purpose, that very Lin-tsi-tsen, who had remonstrated with him so very earnestly in behalf of the people in Keangsoo; and who, when subsequently raised to be governor-general of Hoo-kwang, had proceeded with the most relentless cruelty against opium-smokers.

Drivers running short on power could simply stop at a gas station and fill up, obviating the fear of running out of juice on a long and lonely road, always a risk with the EV-1.