Boles: In Twain's time, a swastika was a benign symbol, possibly coming from India. -------------------------------------------------- From: "Scott Holmes" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 11:06 AM To: <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Punny Swastika in King Arthur's Court > I just noted a humorous use of a swastika in an illustration in > Connecticut Yankee (pg 128 - The Oxford Mark Twain). It consists of > four arms and appears like a postage cancellation stamp with the motto > "Fore Warned is Four Armed". Is this of Twain's doing or a whim of the > illustrator? >