Swastika
My mother-in-law owned a set of works by Rudyard Kipling. Each of them had stamped on the spine a large swastika. I wondered what that was all about, and checked on it. Apparently Kipling, who was born in India, recognized the symbol as a token of good luck. The illustration was done by Kipling's son to accompany a short story by another author, about choosing an emperor. Apparently the elephant is better than most at recognizing future emperors! The illustration appeared in 1894, long before the symbol became infamous.
Now, aren't you sorry you asked?
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