Marco Polo — "They have a kind of tree that produces a fruit that is like a pear, but it is mu…"

"They have a kind of bird that has a head like a man and a body like a bird, and it speaks like a man."

"The Great Khan has such a quantity of treasure that no one who has not seen it can believe it."

"When they are about to go to war, they take a certain herb, which they dry and powder, and then they mix it with water and drink it. And when they have drunk it, they become so brave that they fear no…"

"And in this country, they have a custom that when a man is sick, they do not give him any food or drink, but they put him in a hot bath, and then they cover him with blankets, and he sweats until he i…"

"They have no houses, but live in tents, and they wander from place to place, like beasts."