Sago
Sago. Sagu-dana, . . . Beng. Sagu, Sagu-ehawal, Hum. Kwang-lang,-mien, Chin. Sagu, Jav., Malay, Male. So-muh-mien, . „ Show-arisi, . . . Tam. Si-kuh-mi, . . . „ Zow-bium, . . . Tel. Sago, And Starchy Substances Allied To It, Are Obtained From Many Palms. Sago Starch Is Con Tained ...
Sagus Farinifera
Sagus Farinifera. Gxrtn. Sagus Rumphii, Willde. Metroxylon Sagus, Konig. S. Spinesus, Roxb. This Sago Palm Is A Native Of The Peninsula Of Malacca And Of The Eastern Archipelago. The Seeds Are Generally Abortive, And It Propagates Itself By Suckers From The Roots Of The Old Trees. This Palm Is One ...
Saharawan
Saharawan, A District Of Baluchistan Of About 10,000 Square Miles. The Population Does Not Exceed 50,000. Tho Borders Of This Elevated Plateau, The More Northern Of The Baluch Con Federate Provinces, Runs With The Afghan Districts Of Peshing And Toba, Dependent On Kandahar, And Is Separated On The East By ...
Saho
Saho, Son Of Sumbaji, Ruler Of The Mahrattas, In Early Youth Was Taken Prisoner, And Was A Cap Tive In The Camp Of Anrang,zeb For About 17 Years. He Was Released By Prince Azim About February 1708, And In March He Got Possesdion Of Satara, And Proclaimed Himself King. During ...
Saiva
Saiva, A Sectarian Iiindu, Follower Of Siva. 3fany Saiva Hindus Believe In The Three Hindu Gods, Brahma, Vishnu, And Siva, As Triune, And Many Saiva Are Essentially Polytheists ; But Vaish Nava Llindus Are Rarely In Accord In This, And The Bulk Of The Hindu Religionists Regard Siva, Vishnu, And ...
Sakala Or
Sakala Or Sangala, An Ancient Town In The Panjab, The She-kie-lo Of Iiiwen Thsang. It Was The Capital Of Raja Milinda, Was Subject To Raja Mihirkul, Is The Sangala Of Alexander, And Has Long Ago Been Recognised In The Sakala Of The Brahmans And The Sagal Of The Buddhist. It ...
Sakta
Sakta, A Sect Of Hindus Who Worship The Female Principle According To The Ritual Of Thetantra. Of These There Aro Two Divisions,—the Dakshina Chari Or Right-hand Ritualists, And The Vaunt Cheri Or Left-hand Ritualists. The Worship Of The Right Hand Division Is Public, And Is Addressed To The Goddesses, In ...
Salagrama
Salagrama, Fossil Ammonites, Reverenced And Worshipped By The Hindus; Supposed By Some To Be The Mtiles Or Eagle Stones Of The Ancients. The Principal Sorts Are The Lakshmi Narayani, The Vamuna, The Demodura, The Narasiugha, Etc. Their Abundance In The Beds Of Mountain Torrents, Especially The Gandak, Has Been Long ...
Salam Arab
Salam. Arab. Peace, A Muhammadan Salutation, Of Which There Are Several Kinds, Viz.---. Salam Bandugee. Salam Kurnish. Salain Tasleem Or Tasleemat. Salam Qadambosee Or Zameenbosee. &lam Sashtung (prop. Hashtang). &lam Gallay-inilna, Or Embracing. Us - Salam - Oon-alei- Kum - Rahmat-oolahe, The Peace And Mercy Of God Be With You ...
Salem
Salem, A Town Of Southern India, In Lat. 11° 39' 10" N., And Long. 78° 11' 47" E,, Which Gives Its Name To A Revenue District Of The Madras Presidency, Extending Between Lat. 11 2 And 12° 4' N., And Long. 77° 33' And 79° 6' E. The Town Is ...
Salep
Salep. Salep Misri, Arai3., Hind., Pers. Oriental Salep Is Probably Obtaineakfrom Eulophia Vera. And E. Campestris. European _salep Is Obtained From Orchis Mascula, W.; O. Iatifolia, O. Mono, 1v.; O. Militaris, 1v.; 0,papilionacea, Tv.; O. Coriophoira, Per.s. ; And O. Undulatifolia ; Aud Taccaialep From Tama Pinnatifida. The Tubers Of ...
Salibah
Salibah, An Arab Race In The Northern Part Of The Peninsula And Southern Parts Of Mesopotamia, Who Take Tl3eir Name From Salib, A Cross. Lady Anne Blunt Describes The,m (ii. P. 110) As Short Of Stature, Well Made, Engaged In Hunting, And Clothed In Gazelle Skins. They Have Donkeys And ...
Saline Soils
Saline Soils Occur In Many Parts Of British India, In Hindustan, In The Dekhan, And In The Ceded Districts. In Northern India They Are Known As Reh (q.v.), And Salts Of Soda Are Largely Manufactured From Them. Impure Carbonates Of Soda, Known As Rasi And Sajji, Are Manufactured From Veil ...
Salix
Salix, The Willow Genus Of Plants. There Are About 50 Species In Eastern And Southern Asia. .the Earliest Mention Of The Willow Tree Is In The Pentateuch, Where The Israelites Were Directed At The Institution Of The Feast Of Tabernacles To Take The Boughs Of Goodly Trees, Branches Of Palm ...
Salmalia Malabarica
Salmalia Malabarica. Sch. And E. Bombax Malabarieum, D.c.; B. Heptaphyllum, Boxb. Rakto Shimul, . Beng. Mgi Eletg, . . Dialeal. Lai, Let-pan, . Buam. Salmali, Shalmali, Sansic. Saur, • . . . Dukii. Katu-imbul-gas, Singh. Red Cotton Tree, . Exc. Elavam, Pula Maram,tmt. Itakta-sembal, . Hind. Buraga Tel This Is ...
Salt Range
Salt Range, A Range Of Mountains Between Lat. 32° And 33° 20' N., And Running East And West From The Base Of The Suliman Mountains To The River Jhelum, In The Shalipur And Bunnu Districts Of The Panjab. The Bunnu Portion Of The Range Runs North-westward Towards The Indus. The ...
Saltpetre
Saltpetre, Nitrate Of Potash. Ubkir, . . . . Arum Potassa3nitras, . Lat. Malh-i-barut, . . „ Sal-petrze 11 Siau-shi, Mang-siau, Chin. Santlawa, . . Malay. Yen-siau, Ho-siau, „ Nitro, . Port., It., Sp. Ti-shwang, . . . „ &ultra, . . . . Salpetar; . . Dut., Ger. Yavakshra, ...
Salutations
Salutations Amongst The Various Races Of Asia Differ In Form. Genesis Xxxiii. 4 Says, And Esau Ran To Meet Him, And Embraced Him, And Fell On His Neck.' Hindus Have Five Forms Of Saluting, Viz. (1) The Ashtanga, In Which The Person Prostrates Himself, And Makes Eight Parts Of His ...
Saman Or
Saman Or Sabean, The People Of Saba In Yemen, The Traditional Descendants Of Saba Or Sheba, The Rulers Of The Cushite Kingdom In Southern Ambia, Now. Known As The Himyarite. They Are Quite Distinct From The Sabians Men Tioned In The Komn. Sabrean Is A Term Which Has Been Variously ...
Samar
Samar. Amber Is Frequently Gathered In Con Siderable Lumps In The Vicinity Of Samar And The Other Islands Of The Bissaya Group Of Tho Eastern Archipelago, As Well As Mother-of-pearl, Tortoise It Is All Over. The Pioneer Newspaper Tella Of A Leper Who Had Lent His Hands And Fcet Under ...
Samarcand
Samarcand, In Lat. 39° 38' 45" N. And Fong. 64° 38' 12" E. Of Paris, Is A Town 2150 Feet Above The Sea, Was The Capital Of The Ancient Sogdiana. It Is 2 Miles Distant From The Left Bank Of The Zar-afshan River, 235 Miles From Bokhara, 247 From Khokand, ...
Sambalpur
Sambalpur, A Town In The Central Provinces Of British India, On The Left Bank Of The Mahanadi River. It Is The Headquarters Of A District Of The Satne Name, Lying Between Lat. 21° 2' And 21° 57' N., And Long. 83° 16' And 84° 21' E. The Bara Pabar Hills ...
Same
Same. I Tengale, . Tam., Tel. In South India, A Sectarian Division, Amongst The Vaishnava Hindus ; Much Animosity, And Quarrels Occurring Between The Two Sects Styled The Right And ,left Band, The Tengali And Idagai; The Causes Of Which, Or The Points Of Difference, The Disputants Themselves Are Generally ...
Samoom
Samoom, Sarniel, Or Bad - I - Simum, From The Arabic Sam, A Poison, A Pestilential Wind Which Occurs In Tbe Desert Tracts Between Arabia, And India. The People Say It Does Not Come In Continued Lono. Currents, But In Gusts At Different Intervals, Each' Blast Lasting Several Minutes, And ...
Sampradaya
Sampradaya, A Vaislinava Sect Founded About A.d. 1150, By Ramanujacharya. Lie Was Born At Perumbur, And Studed At Kanclii Or Conjeverain, And Afterwards Resided At Sri Ranga. He Then Visited Various Shrines, Propagating His Reformed Views, And Reclaiming The Shrines For The Worshippers Of Vishnu Particularly The Celebrated Tetnple Of ...
Sanatoria
Sanatoria, In British India, Is A Term Usually Applied To Designate Military Gallons On The Moun Tains Or Table-lands With Climates Suited To The Health Of British Soldiers. A Range Of Hill Stations Or Sanatoria Extend From Murree In The Panjab To Almora In The Kamaon District. These Are Murree ...
Sanciii
Sanciii, A Small Village Situated On A Low Ridge Of A Sandstone Hill, On The Left Bank Of The Betwa, 20 Miles To The N.e. Of Bhopal, And About 5i Miles S.w. Of Bhilsa. About The Beginning Of The Christian Era, It Was The Capital Of A Kingdoin Called Sanaka-nika, ...
Sand Binding Plants
Sand-binding Plants Are Growing Natur Ally All Along The Sea-sliores Of British India, And In The Tracts On The Margin Of The Indian Desert ; But More Could Be Done To Prevent The Sands Being Blown From The Deserts And From The Gulf Between Ceylon And Peninsular India, And From ...
Sanders Wood
Sanders-wood. Red Sanders-wood. Stnalun, . . . . Arab. Ruttunjee, Sund-ul-ahmir, . „ Sandal° Roso, . . . Honnay, . . . . Can. Sundul-surkh, . Pers. Sandel-hout, . . Dan. Buckurn, . . . „ Lal-chundun, . Duk. Rakta-chandana, . Eansk. Red Wood, . . . Eng. I Ranjana, ...
Sandstone Rock
Sandstone Rock Occura In Most Cotuitriee, Au Aggregatiou Of Sand By A Sort Of Aendfusiou, As In Quartz Rock And In Coramon Gritstone, Adjoiniug Trap Dykes Or Great Faults. In Many Of The White Sandstones Tho Grains Merely Cohere Together. Some Sandstones Aro In The Lamime, Plane, Waved, Or Slightly ...
Sang Pers
Sang. Pers. A Stone ; But Used As It Prefix To Designate Mineral Earths, Stones, Minerals, Gems, Fossils, Compounds Used In The Arts Or In Medicine. Sang-i-abri, A Mottled Brown And Yellow Stone. Sang-i-akik, Cornelian. Sang-i-assbar, A Form Of Silica. Sang-i-assyum, Millstone Grit. Sang-i-basri, A Slag Or Dross Of Copper ...
Sangala
Sangala, Ruins In Jhang District, Panjab, Standing On A Small Rocky Hill Upon The Border Of Gujranwala District, Dow Known As Sanglawala Tiba, And Identified By General Cunningham With The Sikala Of The Brahmans, The Sagal Of Iluddh Istn, And The Sangala Of Alexander's Historians. The Earliest Notice Of The ...
Sangir Or
Sangir Or Sanguey, An Island On The N.e. Of Celebes, Extending Front Lat. 3° 21' N. To Lat. 3° 16' N. Sangir And The Numerous Islands Of Its Group In The Celebes Occupy A Superficies Of 13 Square Leagues; The Tolaut And The Meangis Islands United Are 18 Square Leagues. ...
Sankaracharya
Sankaracharya, Who Lived About The 8th Or 9th Century A.d., Was A Religious Reformer. He Is Said To Have Been A Natnburi Brahman Of Oran Ganore, In Malabar Or Kerala; But Another Account Describes Hint As Having Been Born At Chedum Baram, In S. Arcot, And Afterwards Residing In Malabar. ...
Sankh Or
Sank'h Or Sank'ha. Sanbk. A Pearl Shell, Any Shell; A Chank Or Conch Shell, The War Trutnpet Of Vishnu. The Elaanks Are Large Species Of Turbinella, From To 7 Inches Long, And Of A Pure White Colour. They Are Imported Into Tlalcutta From Ramnad And South India, Opposite To Ceylon, ...
Sankhya
Sankhya, A Hindu System Of Philosophy, Teaching The Eternity Of Matter And Spirit Inde Pendent Of God, And Apparently The Earliest Of All The Systems That Preceded The Really Philosophic Age Of The Hindu Schools. Its Author Is Said To Have Been Kapila, Who Is Now Fabled To Have Been ...
Sanseviera Zeylanica
Sanseviera Zeylanica. Thud.. Marool, Merle, . Litso. Dant Saga, . . . Rind. Moorva, Munga, . „ Chaga Laga,. . . Singh. Moorgbabi, . . . „ This Plant Grow S Along All The Coasts Of South Ern Asia ; Has Smooth, Oblong-acute, Flat, And Linear-lanceolate, Channelled Glaucous Leaves. It ...
Sansic Sikha
Sikha, Sansic., Is The Tuft Of Hair Which Hindus Leave When Shaving Their Heads, Called In Tamil The Kudumi. A Considerable Number Of European Missionaries Regard The Wearing Of This Tuft As A Badge Of Hinduism, And Require The Natives Employed In The Missions To Cut Off Their Kudumi As ...
Sansk Rig Veda
Rig Veda, Sansk., From Ric Or Rich, An Incantation, And Veda From Vid, Knowledge. It Is Ono Of Tho First Or Olclest Of The Inspired Vedas, The Sacred Books Of The Ancient Aryans, And Still Recognised By All Hindus. Rig Signifying The Science Cif Divination, Of Which It Principally Treats, ...
Sansk Shraddha
Shraddha, Sansk., From Shraddha, Firm Faith. It Is The Latin Credo And English Creed. The Shraddha Is A Hindu Ceremonial For The Repose Of The Dead. The Oblation Consists Of Rice, Flowers, Water To The Manes Of The Deceased. There Are Three Shraddha For The Dead,—one Eleven Days After Death, ...
Sansk Trimurtti
Trimurtti, Sansk., An Idol Of The Ilindu.s, Of One Body With Three Heads, Is The Term .etn Ployed To Designate The Triad Of Gods Of.the Hindu Mythology, Brahma, Vishnu, And Siva, Whose Attributes Aro Those Of The Creator, The Preserver, And The Destroyer. The Consort Of Brahma Ix Samswati ; ...
Sanskara Sans
Sanskara. Sans%. In Hinduism, Essential Rites, Social And Domestic, Of Which The Hindu Religion Has About 40, But The More Important Are As Under :— 1. Garbbadhana, Worship On A Wowan's Evincing Signs Of Pregnancy; Sometimes On Attaining Maturity. 2. Punsavana,, Worship On Quickening, To Obtain Ft Male Child. The ...
Sanskrit
Sanskrit, According To Professor Muller, Is Not The Mother Of Greek And Latin, As Latin Is Of French And Italian ; But Sanskrit, Greek, And Latin Are Sister Tongues, Varieties Of One And The Same Type, Though Sanskrit Is The Older Sister. It Was Mr. Colebrooke's Opinion That Sanskrit Drew ...
Santal Parganas
Santal Parganas Form A British Dis Trict In Bengal, Lying Between Lat. 23° 48' And 25° 19' N., And Between Long. 86° 30' And 87° 58' E. Area, 5488 Square Miles ; Population, According To The Census Of 1872, 1,259,287 Sottls. In The East A Belt Of Hills Stretches For ...
Santalum Album
Santalum Album. Linn A Small Ever Green Tre T 30 Feet In Height And 4 Feet In Girth. Bg In Wavy Tract From S. Canara Southwards' • E And Coimbatore ; Is Most Abundant Ahnos R Ghout The Dry Denkena Cotta Taluk Of Salem, 1 S Abundant On Other Hill ...
Sanyasi
Sanyasi. Amongst The Rules Prescribed For Hindu Men, Those Of The Brahman, The Kshatriya, And The Vaisya Have To Pass Through Four Stages (enema) In Life, Viz. The Brahmachari Or Religious Student, The Grihashta Or Householder, The Yana Prastha Or Hermit, And The Bhikshuka Or Sanyasi, Religious Mendicant, Who Has ...
Sapan Wood
Sapan-wood, Cmsalpinia Sapan. Loian, . . . Amboyn. I Samya, Roro, Moluccas. Su-fang-mu, Su-muh, Cm. I Patonga, . . . . Sansic. Puttung, Bukkum, Hind. Sibukas, . . . Tagala. Sachang, . . . . Jav. Isiapungutn, . . Tam. Sapan, . . . Malay. Vattanghy, . . . „ ...
Sapindacex
Sapindace.x. Fuss. The Soap Tribe Of Plants Or Soap-worts ; Trees Or Shrubs With Erect Or Climbing Steins. The Order Is Divided Into Four Tribes Viz. Sapindese, Acerinem Dodonceem, And Staphylem. The Chief Plants Of The East Indies Genera And Species May Be Thus Shown :— Cardiospermum Halicacabum, L., All ...
Sapotacex
Sapotacex. Endl. The Sappodilla Tribe Of Plants Comprise Genera Which May Be Thus Shown :— Adras Sapote, Linn. East And West Indies. A. Sessiliflora, Poir., 'mauritius. Lucnma Mammosa, Juss., America, China, E. And W. Indies Chrysophillum Cainito, L., E. And W. India S. America. C. Roxburghii, G. Don, Assam, Khassya. ...
Sapphire
Sapphire. Sufir, . . . Arab., Sw. Sapphirus, . . . Lat. Saptlit . Dan., Fr. Stifira, . . . . Port. . . Safherstan, . . Dot. Jachant, Sapfir, . Rug. Sapphir, . . . . Ger. Nil; Singh. Nilam,bind,malay.,tam- Safito, Safit, . . Sp. Zaffiro, . . . ...
Sar1var
Sar1var, A Famous Muhammadan Shrine In Delira. Ghazi Khan District, Panjab ; 30* N., Long. 70° 10' 30" .e. The Shrine Crowns The High Bank Of A Hill Stremn At The Foot Of The Stillman Range, In The Midst Of Arid Desert Scenery. Founded In Honour Of Saidi Ahmed., Afterwards ...
Sarasivati
Sarasivati. In India There Are Three Rivers Of This Name. Saraswati Or Sarsuti, A Sacred River Of The Panjab, Frequently Mentioned In The Vedas. It Rises In Lat. 30° 23' N., Long. 77° 19' E., In The Low Hills Of Sirmore State •, Emerges Upon The Plain At Zadh Budri ...
Sart
Sart, The Name Applied By The Turks To The Tajak Aborigines Of Trans-oxiania. The Sart Or Tajak From Time Immemorial Have Occupied The Tract In Central Asia Which Has As Boundaries Siberia, India, Persia, And China. The Tajak Is Iranian. He Is Met With In Largest Numbers In The Khanate ...
Satin Wood
Satin-wood. The Swietenia Chloroxylon Furnishes This Cabinet-wood. It Is Hatd, And When Polished Is Very Beautiful, With A Satiny Lustre. It Is Much Used For Picture-frames, Rivalling :bird's-eye Maple Of America. It Is Occasionally Used By Cabinet-makers For General Furniture, But It Is Liable To Split. Satin-wood Grows Chiefly In ...
Satnami
Satnami, A Monotheistic Sect In The Central Provinces, Who Worship The Creator Under The Designation Of Satnam, The Pure Name. The Sect Arose Among The Chamars Of The Ch'hattis Garb, Bilaspur Districts, By The Influence Of Ghasi Das, One Of Their Own Number, Who Disappeared For Six Months, And On ...
Satpura
Satpura. This Name Is Now Genemlly Applied To The Mountain Range Or Table-land Which, Com Mencing Eastward At Arnarkantak, Runs Neatly Goo Miles Up To The Western Coast Of India, Though The Appellation Seems To Have Been Formerly Restricted To That Portion Of The Range Which Divides The Nerbadda And ...
Saurashtra
Saurashtra, An Ancient Name Of The Peninsula Of Gujerat, Which Is Supposed By Oeneral Cunningham To Have Been Lost In A.d. 319, When The Successors Of The Salt Kings Were Supplanted By The Vallabhas, And The Capital Efianged From Junagarli To Vallabia. In Ancient Times, However, The Peninsula Of Gujerat ...
Scalping
Scalping. All Hindus Retain Only The Tuft Of Hair On The Crown Of Their Heads, Which Is Familiar To Europeans From The Pictures And Descriptions Of The Indians Of North America, As The Scalp-tuft, The Most Glorious Trophy, If Not The Sole Reward Of Their Victor. The Hindu Practice Of ...
Scent
Scent Su, Tuisto (mercury), And Ertha (the , Earth), Were The Chief Divinities Of The Early German Tribes. Tuisto Was Born Of Ertha (ella) And Mantis (menu); Lie Is Often Con Founded With Odin Or Woden, The Budha Of The Easteni Tribes, Though They Are The Mars And, Mercury Of ...
Scheefner F A
Scheefner. F. A. Von Schiefuer Was An Authority On Finnish, Edited Castren's Grammars Of Samoyedan And Similar Languages, And Trans Lated Thetiorthern Epie, The Kalcwala. Ile Worked With Great Results Among The Mysterious Languages Of The Caucasus, And Helped General Von Uslar In His Discoveries In The Ethnology And Philology ...
Sclerotium Stipitatum
Sclerotium Stipitatum. Berk. Et Curr. The Puttu Kai Or Puttu Manga Of The Tamils, From Puttu, A, White Ant-bill, And Manga, A Mango, And Kai, Fruit. Mail Manga, Tam., From Mail, Dry, Like Sticks, Leaves, Etc., And Manga, A Mango. On The Western Coast, Where It Rains For At Least ...
Scorpion Eng
Scorpion. Eng., Fa. Aqraba, Am-aryat, Arab. Scorpio, . . . Lat. T'siuen-hieh, . . Chin. Escorpion, . . . . Sy. Okrab, . . . . Teru, Telu, . Tam., Tel. Bichu, . . . Hind. The Scorpion Is One Of The Arachnida, Order Pedi Palpi And Family Scorpionidx, Eight-legged, ...
Scorpion Spider
Scorpion Spider. Species Of The Genus Galeodes, Or Scorpion Spiders, Occur Iu Central Asia, Tartary, And In The Himalaya. The Scorpion Spiders Common On The Steppes, Aro The Galeodes Aranoides (phalangium Aranoides Of Pallas). The Galeodes (or Solpuga) Aro Dreaded For Their Bites, Reputed To Be Envenomed ; But This ...
Sculptures
Sculptures. Monuments, Decorated Build Ings, And Sculptured Texts Have Been The Prin Cipal Modes Which The Various Rulers And Their Wealthy Subjects Have Adopted To Perpetuate Their Edicts, Their Names, And Fame. The History Of The Ancient Races In All The South Of Asia Is To Be Read In Their ...
Scythia
Scythia, Sakadwipa, Also Sakatai, The Coun Try Of The Saka3, Was A Term In Use By The Ancient Greeks And Romans, Of A Very Indefinite Character, But It Wits Generally Understood To Mean The Terri Tories Occupied By The Nomadic Tribes Who Roamed Over The Regions From The North Of ...
Season
Season. In Oudh, The Sea.sons (rit) Are Divided Into Six Periods Of About Two Months Each, —sard, Sisir, Him, Basant, Grikham, Pawas. The Vedic Races, Who Seem To Have Occupied Several Countries Before Entering N.w. India, Divided The Year Into Six Seasons,—vasanta (spring Or Flowery), Grishna (the Hot Season), Varsha ...
Secret Societies
Secret Societies Exist In China And Japan. The Komoso Society Of The Latter Couutry Is A Semi-monastic Institution Not Unlike The Order Of Templar& Its Existence Vi.as Formally Recognised By The Government In The Early Part Of The 17th Century, And Certain Lands Were Granted To It By The Tokugawa ...
Section A
Section A. Octopoda. Fain. 1. Argonautidie. Genus, Argonauts, Argonaut Or Paper Sailor, Recent, 4 Sp. ; Fossil, 1 Sp. ; Syn. Ocythoe Nautilus. Fara. 2. Octopodidn. Genera, Octopus, Recent, 46 Sp., Syn. Cistopus. Sub-genus, Tremoctopus, Recent, 2 Sp. Pinnoctopus, Finned Octopus, Recent, 1 Sp. P. Cordiformis. Eledone, Recent, 2 Sp. ...
Sedge
Sedge, Plants Of The Natural Order Cyperacete, A Large Tribe Of Grass-like Plants With Solid Though Slender Stems, And The Sheaths Of The Leaves Not Split In Front As In Grasses. Growing In Every Country, And Some Of The Species Widely Dis Tributed, Are Found On The Sea-shore, On The ...
Sehwan
Sehwan, The Ancient Sindomana, Is Built On The Extremity Of A Spur From The Baluchi Range. The Pass Of Sehwan Has A Picturesque Appearance From The River, With Its Rocky Mountains Rising In Terraces Along The Bank, And Its Old Ruined Castle, Supposed To Have Belonged To The Alexandrian Age. ...
Seistan
Seistan, Sejistan, Or Ninhroz, Between Lat. 30° 30' And 32° N., And Long. 60° 30' To 64° E., Is The Country On The S.w. Corner Of Afghanistan, Between Bast And Girishk. Seistan Proper Is The Basin Of The Helmand. It Is A Flat Country, With Low Hills Here And There, ...
Seleucidee
Seleucidee Have Been Noticed Under The Heading Greeks Of Asia ; They Got Their Name From The First Of The Dynasty, Seleucus Surnamed Nicator, Who Ruled From B.c. 312 To 280, But The Dynasty Had Other Five Of This Name. The Death Of Alexander Bad Occurred In The Spring Of ...
Semang
Semang Is A Malay Word, Applied By The Muhammadans Of Kedah, Perak, Tringapu, And Salangore To The Pagan Tribes Of The Interior. The Paya Reside Or, The Plains Or Borders Of Morasses ; The Seroang Bukit On The Hills ; The Semang Bakow Frequent The Sea-shore, And Occasionally In The ...
Semecarpus
Semecarpus, A Genus Of Plants Of The S.e. Of Asia, Of The Sub-order Anacardiem Of The Order Anacardiacem. The Genus Sememrpus Comprises Moderate-sized Or Large Trees, And Many Furnish Wood And Other Useful Products. S. Aeuminata, Ivall., Middle-sized Tree In The Foresta Of The Ratnapura, Galle, And Ambagamowa Dis Tricts ...
Semitic Languages
Semitic Languages. Hebrew, Chaklee, Syriac; Arabic, Ethiopic, And Arnharic Are All But Dialects Of One Original Language, And Constitute One Family Of Speech, The Semitic. The Following Nations Form A Compact Mass, And Represent One Physiologically And Historically Connected Family, Viz. The Hebrews, With The Other Tribes Ot Canaan Or ...
Semitic Races
Semitic Races. The Subject Of The Primeval Country Of The Semitic Races And Of Their Languages Has Engaged The Pens Of Bunsen, Professor Lgnazio Guidi, Dr. Fritz Hommel, Dr. A. Von Kremer, Professor Max Muller, M. E. Ronan, Professor Sayce, Professor Eberhard Schrader, Professor Spiegel. The Semitic Popu Lations In ...
Sena
Sena, A Dynasty Of Kings Who Ruled In Eastern And Deltaic Bengal, And Afterward In All Bengal, From A.d. 986 To 1142. They Were Of The Hindu Faith. Adisur Was The Founder Of The Sen Dynasty ; He Brdught From Kanouj Five Sagnic Brahmans, Of The Tribesor Gotra Sanhila, Kash ...
Senaa
Senaa, A Town In The Mountains In The S.w. Part Of Arabia. After The Expulsion Of The Turks In A.d 1630, The Whole Of Yemen Ctune Under The Government Of The Imams Of Senna ; But At The Time Of Carsten Niebuhr's Visit To Senaa In 1763, The Native Arab ...
Senna
Senna, Cassia Senna. Sanai, Sena, . . Arab. Surtir-1/111ki, Ciej., Hind. Sana-pat, . . . Beng. Senne, . . . Port. Pwa-goeingiu-yet, . Berm.. Aleksandruskii, . Rus. Sennes-blade, Dan., Sw. Rutallapotaka, . Sansk. . . Dut. Sen , Sp. Sene, Fr. Nilaverei,. . . . Thar. Sennablater, . . Gxn. ...
Sensitive Plants
Sensitive Plants. The Best Known Is 3firnosa Pudica. A Knock Upon The Ground At A Short Distance From The Plant Is Sufficient To Produce An Influence On Its Leaves. Bichloride Of Mercury, Sulphuric Acid, Caustic Potash, Etc., Applied To The Knots Of The Joints Set The Leaves In 'notion. The ...
Seringapatam
Seringapatam, In Lat. 12° 25' 33" N., And Lung. 713° 43' 8" E., In Mysore, Is Built On An Island In The Cauvery River, 3 Miles Long And 1 Mile Broatl The Mean Height Of The Station Is 2558 Feet ; Tile Level Of The Cauvery Is 2321 Feet. The ...
Serpent Stone
Serpent Stone. Shi-hwang, Chin. The Bezoar. Tavernier Says (tr. P. 155) Some Are Almost Oval, Thick In The Middle, And Thin About The Sides. "the Indians,' He Says, 'report That It Is Bred In The Head Of Certain Serpents, But He Supposed It Rather To Be A Story Of The ...