Serpent Worship
Serpent Worship And Spirit Worship Are The Prevalent Cults In The East Indies ; And Through: Out British India, Apirits, Snakes, Stones, Shells, Trees, And Fossils Are Worshipped. The Last Is The Saligramma Of The Hindus, And Is Found In The River Gandak. Also The Ban-lang, Or Rude Lingam Of ...
Sesam Indicum
Sesam Indicum. Linn. S. Oriental°, Linn. I S. Luteum, S. Trifoliatum, I Laciniatum, 1v. 41-jylau, Duhu, . Arad. ? Shitelu, . . . Maleal. }nam Ilnan•ma, Bumf. Kunjed, . . . Per& Wull•ellu, Yellu, . Can. Tila, Sanss. . Tel-tale, . . . . . • •• Tun-pat-tala, . . ...
Seven Pagodas
Seven Pagodas, An Interesting Series Of Monolithic Temples, 34 Miles South Of Madras, By The Natives Called Maliabalipuram, The City Of The Great 13ali. Here Is The Spot Where The Haughty Kehatna And Lortinite The Enchantress Imprisoned The Glendover. ' The Sepulchres Of The Ancient Kings, Which Enly In His ...
Shah Alam Ii
Shah Alam Ii., Emperor Of Inclia, 1759 1806. He Was Son Of Alamg,rir Ir. After The Battle Of Panipat, The Muhammadan Dynasty Of Delili Never Afterwards Formed A Stable Govermnent, And The Nominal Sovereig,n, Shah Alan), Placed Himself Under The Protection Of The British. He Resided At Allahabad Until In ...
Shah Jaiian
Shah Jaiian, Emperor Of Dab From 2gth January 1628 Till Deposed By His Son, Atimng Zeb (alameir I.), 16th August 1658. Shah Jahan Had Reig,nal For Thirty Years, And He Was Sixty Seven Years Of Age, But Lived For Seven Yearn After He Was Thus Rudely Set Aside, And Died ...
Shah Shuja
Shah Shuja, An Afghan Monarch Of The Saddozai Clan. He Was A Younger Brother Of Zaman Shah ; And On Hearing Of Zarnan Shah's Defeat And Blinding When At Peshawur, He Pro Claimed Himself King, And In September 1801 Marched Upon 'caul, With An ,ariny Of 10,000 Strong. Ho Was ...
Shahai3ad
Shahai3ad, A District Lying Between Lat. 24° 31' And 25° 43' N., And Long. 83° 23' And 84° 5' E. ; Area, 4385 Square Miles, And 1,723,974 Inhabitants In 1872. Its Chief Rivers Are The Ganges And Son, With A Series Of Canals From The Sou. Aboriginal Tribes Are Represented ...
Shaman
Shaman, A Tunguz Word, Meaning Exorciser Of Spirits, Supposed By Bunsen To Be A Corruption Of Sramana, A Term Applied To Buddha And To Buddhist Priests In General. Shamanism Found Its Way From India To Siberia Via Tibet, China, And Mongolia. Rules On The Formation Of Magic Figures, On The ...
Shamsi
Shamsi. The Most Northern District Of The Range, Extending To The Neighbourhood, Of Tripoli, Is Occupied By A Sect Of Idolaters Called Ansari. A Spacious Plain, Open To The Sea On The West, Extends North As Far As Tortosa, And Is Bounded On The East By The Ansari Mountains. This ...
Shark
Shark. Kalb-ul-bahr (sea-dog),ar. Pesee-eane, . . . Ir. Goulu De Mer, . . Fr. Jytt, Yu, . . . Matair. Hai-ftscb, . . . Ger. Tiburon, . . . . Sp. Auwal, . . . . Hind. Sharks Belong To The Cartilaginous Fishes ; They Abound In Numbers And Species, ...
Shawl Goat
Shawl Goat, Capra Hircus, L., The Shawl Goat Of Spiti, Yields Inferior Wool To That Of Tibet. Shawl Goats' Hair Is Called Pashm In Hindi, And Kashmiri Lena In Tibetan. The Common Domestic Goat Of Ladakh Is The Well-known Shawl Goat, Of Which There Are Said To Be Two Varieties. ...
Shawls
Shawls. Mais, Chales, . . . Fr. Chales, . . . . Port. Schalen, . . . . Ger. Schavalos, . . . . Sp. Shal, Guj., Hind., Pers. Sahlyftigal, . . , . Tam. Shavali, . . . . It. Saluvalu, . . . Tel. Kayin-rambut, Malay. In Eastern ...
Sheep
Sheep. Faar, Dan. Casneiro, . . . . Port. Schaap, . . . Dut. 0 Wzi, Rus. Brehis, Mouton, . . Fr. Avi, . . . . Sansk. Schafe, . . . . Ger. Pecora, Ovejas, . . . Sr. 0 Is, Gr. Far, Sw. Bhera, M'henda, . Hind. Luk, ...
Shell
Shell. Sadaf, Arab. Sipi, ..... Hind. Ecaille, Fr. Conchiglia, . . . . Coquille, „ Cascara, Schale, . . . . Ger. Kabuk, . . . . T Urk. The Ordinary Shell Is The Protective Covering Of The Molluscous Cla.ss Of Animals, In Most Cases Large Enough To Enclose The ...
Shendoo
Shendoo, A Burmese Tribe, Who Call Them Selves Heu-ina, And Dwell In The Mountains North Of Arakan. The Khyoung-tlia, Or Children Of The River, Are Of Anikanese Origin, Speak The Old Arakan Dialect, And Conform To Buddhist Customs. The Toung-tha, Or Children Of The Hills, Are Of Mixed Origin, If ...
Shepherd
Shepherd. Most Of The Noniade Races Of Asia Are Shepherds. The Israelites Largely Herded Sheep. I Moses Herded The Flock Of His Father-in-law Jethro, La Priest Of Mitlian. David Tended His Father's Sheep. The Chief Shepherds Of The S. Of India Are The Kurumbar Race, Their Natne Being From Kum, ...
Shibarg Han
Shibarg Han, A Town In Afghan Turkestan, 250 Miles N.e. Of Herat, And 60 Miles W. Of Balkh. It Contains 12,000 Souls, Uzbak And Parsivan. The People Are Brave. Across The Murghab, And Towards Balkh, Lie The Small States Of Andkhui, Shibarglian, Siripool, And Akchee. They Have Undergone Various Political ...
Ship
Ship. Safika, Markib, . Arab. Vascello,-- . . . . Grab, Zoraq, Kosal, „ Navis, . . Lat. Navire, Vaisseau, . Fr. Jabaz, Kishti, . . Pens. Schiff , Ger. Nave, Navio, Bazel, . Nao, Jahaz, . Hind. Buque, . . . . . „ Nave, Naviglio, . It. Ghetni, ...
Shoes
Shoes. Markub, Hick, . Arab. Baschmaki, . . . Rus. Schcenen,. . . . Dur. Zapatos, . . . Sp. &puller, . . . . Fr. Cherupu, Chapatu, Tan. Schuhe, . . . . Ger. Cheppu, . . . . Tel. Jora, Juti, Gilt., Hind. Kundura, . . . Turk. ...
Shrimps
Shrimps. Eurghut.ul-bahr, Arab. Sqnilla, . . . . Reie, Dan Camarao, . . . . Port. Gamma, . . . . Dut, Morskoi Ratshok, . Bus. Chevrette, . . Fr. Cameron, . . . Sr. Garnele, . . . . Ger. Itaka Sw. Jinghi, . . . Hind. Shrimps, In ...
Shrotriya Sansic
Shrotriya. Sansic. From Shroota, The Veda, A Learned Brahman. A Kulin Brahman Can Marry As Many Wives As He Likes; But There Are Certain Brahmans In Bengal Who Find The Greatest Difficulty In Getting Married To Even One Wife, And Who Generally Spend Their Life In Single Wretchedness. These Are ...
Shumac Or
Shumac Or Sumach. Tum-tum, . . Arab. Sompartco3 . . It. Shi-chu-yu, . . . Chin. Sumakh, . . . Pers. Smak, Dut Sumagre, . . . Pour. Sumac Roure, Roux, Fr. Sumak, . . Rus., Sw. Schmack, Sumach, Ger. Zumaque, . . . . Sp. The True Shumac Or ...
Siah Posh Kafir
Siah Posh Kafir, A Name Applied To A Mountain Race, The Ancient Paropanaisidm, The Literalineaning Being Black-clothed Infidel. From The Hindu Kush, Numerous Small Streams Drain In Converging And Descending Lines To Concentrate In One Deep Glen, Which Continues Its Course Southwards, Joined By Frequent Streams From The Inner Slopes ...
Siam
Siam, A State Of 'further India, Extending From The Gulf Of Siam To Lat. 23° N. It Is Bourkied On The Iv. By Burma And The Bay Of Bengal, A\the E. By The Lai Mountains. Siam Proper Is In The Valley Of The Menam. The Boundaries On Th't Bay Of ...
Siberia
Siberia, A Great Region In The North Of Asia. Its Conquest By Russia, Which The Cossack Irmak Began In The 16th Century, Was Completed Before The Year 1650 By The Annexation Of The Country Lying To The North Of The Amur, And By The Subjection Of The More Important Tungu ...
Sida
Sida, A Genus Of Plants Of The Natural Order Malvacem. 34 Species Are Known To Occur In The E. Indies, Amongst Them— S. Acuta, Burm. Kureta, Bengal, Both Peninsulas. S. Alba, Linn., 'nag-bula, Nag-barjala, Bengal, Coro Mandel. S. Cordifolia, Linn., Barjala, Bengal, Both Peninsulas. S. Cuneifolia, Linn. S. Humilis, Tvilld., ...
Siiagreen
Siiagreen. Chagrin, . . . . Fr. I Sthagrim, . . . . Rus. Schagrin, . . . . Ger. I Schagren, . . . . „ It Is An Oriental Manufacture Of Leather, And The Method Of Preparing It Was Long Kept Secret. It Is Employed In The Manufacture ...
Siian
Siian. The Shan, Or Tai, Or Thai, As They Call Themselves, Are The Most Extensively Diffused, And Probably The Most Numerous, Of The Indo-chinese 111cc8. Their Tribes And Clans Are Distributed From Lat. 25f° N. To The Gulf Of Siam, In Lat. 13f N., In The Valleys Of The 3iunipur ...
Siiiiiiagna
Siiiiiiagna (of Good Fortune) Was An Only Child, A Maiden Widow. It Is Related Of Her In A Hindu Legend, That, Having Learned From Her Pre Ceptor The Solar Incantation, Incautiously Repeat ; . . Nig It, The Sun Appeared And Embraced Her, And She Thence Became Pregnant. The Affliction ...
Sikh
Sikh, A Religious Sect In The Panjab, Followers Of Nanak. They Are Principally Of The Jat Race, And Under Ranjit Singh Obtained Sovereignty Over The Panjab. Their Numbers Are Estimated At 1,853,426. The First Converts Were Amongst The Jat Peasants Of Lahore And The Southern Banks Of The Sutlej River, ...
Sikkim
Sikkim, O, Native State In The Eastern Him Alaya Mountains, Bounded On The N. And N.e. By Tibet, On The S.e. By Bhutan, On The S. By Dar Jiling, Aud On The W. By Nepal. It Lies Between Lat. 27° 9' And 27° 58' N., And Long. 88° 4' And ...
Silk
Silk. Seolc . Anglo-saxon. Seta, Kuz,'ichuz, Ffarir, Arab. Sericum, . . . Lat. See, Szu, . . Stara, . . . . Malay. Sir Corean. Sirghe, . . Illuccnu. Silke, . . . Dan., Sw. Sirkek, . . . Mongol. Zijde . . . Dot. Abresham, . . . Pers. ...
Silk Cottons
Silk Cottons Aro Products Of Several Plants, Bombyx, Salinalia, Eriodendron, Ochrotna Ingo Pus, The Feathery, Silk-like Material In Calotropis Pods And The Cryptostegia. The Red Cotton Tree Is The Salinalia Malabarica, And White Cotton Tree, Eriodendron Aufraettiosum. Liombyx Ceiba And Rt!mann 3ialabarica Capsules, On Bursting, Dis Play A Flocculent Substance, ...
Silk Worm
Silk-worm. Reshm Ki Keeri, • Diik. I Puttoo Purughu, . Tel. Puttoo Puchie, . . Tam. I Nar Puttoo, . . . . „ Aceording To Pusanias, The Greeks Called The Silk-worm Ser. The Tibetans Call It Darkyi Srin, From Srin Or Srin-bu, A Beetle. Procopius (de Bello Gallic()) Says ...
Silver
Silver. Silver Is Ono Of The Most Anciently Known Of The Metals. It Is First Mentioned In Genesis Xx. 16, And- Afterwards Frequently. In Abraham's Time It Was Common, And According To Genesis Xxiii. 15, Traffic Wm Carried On With It. Joshua Vi. 18, 19, Says, And Ye, In Any ...
Silver Coinage
Silver Coinage. Silver Is The Legally Con Stituted Medium Of Exchange In All Money Trans Actions Throughout The British Indian Possessions. The Extent To Which The Iiindu, Muhammadan, Tuid British Rulers Of India Have Issued Coins, May Be Shown By Mentioning That In 1868 Surgeon Major Sheklion In A Pamphlet ...
Simian River
Simian River, In Ilazara District, Panjab, A Tributary Of The Indus. Rises At The Head Of The Bliogannang, Glen, In Lat. 34° 46' N., Long. 73° 19' E. Abounds In Fish, Especially The Mabsir. The Pakhli Swathis Eall The Sirhan Their Female Slave, As It Irrigates Their Fields, Grinds Their ...
Simla
Simla, A Sanatorium In The Simla District Of British India, Situated On A Transverse Spur Of The Central Himalayan System, In Lat. 31° 6' N., And Long. 77° 11' E. Mean Elevation Above Sea Level, 7084 Feet. The Shnla District Is Under The Lieutenant-governor Of The Panjab, And Con Sists ...
Simoom Arab
Simoom. Arab., A Hurtful Hot Wind. One Prevails In The Hot Season On The Dasht Or Plain Of Battekotee Between Ilazar-nao And Jalalabad, Where The Mountains On Both Sides Arc Covered With Perpetual Snow. It Is Said To Be Generally Fatal To Ail Men, Horses, And Cattle Who Encounter It, ...
Sinapis
Sinapis, Mustard. Khardal,. . Arab., Heb. Tlanrica, . . . Saner. Moung Ngyin, . . Burl Surai-bij, . . . Napu,. . . . . Gr. Sin011. Sartion, Its; . . Hiso.1 Kadagboo, . . Tan, Sarshuf, . . . Pxrs. Avaloo, . . . . Tel. Itajika, Sarshapa, Sans.k. ...
Sind
Sind, A Province Of British India, Consists Of The Lower Valley And Delta Of The Indus, Lying I Etween Lat. 23° And 28° 40' N., And Long. 66° 50' And 71° E. Its Area, Including The Native State Of Khairpur, Is 54,123 Square Miles, And Its Popu Lation In 1881 ...
Sindbad
Sindbad, Well Known To Europe As Having The History Of His Voyages Incorporated In The Thousand And 011c Nights, But They Form In Arabic A Distinct And Separate Work, Which Baron Wal Kenaer (in Nouvelles Annales Des Voyages, Tont. P. 6) Regards Of Equal Value With Those Of Soliman And ...
Sindhu
Sindhu. India Was First Known To The Chinese In The Time Of The Emperor Wu-ti Of The Ilan Dynasty, In The 2d Century Before Christ. It Was Then Called Yuan-tu Or Yin-tu, That Is Hindu And Shintu Or Sindlin. At A Later Date It Was Named Thian-tu, And This Is ...
Sindia
Sindia, The Family Name And Regal Title Which Designate The Sovereign Whose Capital Is Gwalior, And Who Has The Title Of Maharaja. The Territories Over Which The Maharaja Sindia Rules Form Part Of What The British Terrn Central India. The Sindia Family Are Mahrattas, And Came From Near Satara. Ronan, ...
Singapore Island
Singapore Island, At The Southern Ex Tremity Of The Malay Peninsula, In Lat. 1° 17' N., And Long. 103° 50' E., Is Separated From The Con Tinent By A Narrow Strait, In Some Places Less Than A Mile In Width. Singapore Was First Settled In A.d. 1160 By Sri Sura ...
Singbhum
Singbhum, A British District In I3engal, Lying Between Lat. 21° 59' And 22° 53' N., And Between Long. 85° 2' And 86° 56' E. ; Area, 3897 Square Miles ; Population, 322,393. The District Forms The S.e. Portion Pf The Chutia Nagpur Division. It Is Made Up Of The Government ...
Singh
. . . . Singh. Grows In The Hot, Drier Parts Of Ceylon. It Is Not Ficus Lucida.--thie. Urostigma Bengalense, Mig. Ficus Iteugalensis, Linn. I F. Indica, Linn. Maha-nooga-gass, . . . . Singh. Grows All Over India, And In The Hotter Parts Of Ceylon, Probably Not Indigenoutt.—thte. Urostignia Ceylonense, ...
Singpii0
Singpii0, An Uncivilised Tribe Occupying The Hills Bordering Tho Extreme Eaatern Frontier Of Assam. They Entered The Assam Valley From Burma About A.d. 1773, And Are Now Settled In The Tract In Lat. 2g° And 27° N., And Long. 96° E. Colonel Dalton Says They Are Known To The Bur ...
Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson
Rawlinson, Sir Henry Creswicke, K.c.b., An Officer Of The Bombay Army, Born 1810, Who Served There From 1826 To 1833, When He Was Appointed, With Several Other Officers Of His Own Standing, To The Army Of The King Of Persia, In Which He Served Until 1839. He Was Appointed Political ...
Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
.raffles, Sir Thomas Stamford, Author Of The History Of Java, Lond. 1817, 2 Vols. 4to, And Other Valuable Works On The Malay Penin Sula. He Was One Of The Most Remarkable Of The Many Distinguished Men Who Have Risen From The Ranks Of The East India Company's Civil Service. He ...
Sirguja
Sirguja, A Mountainous Tract Rising 600 To 700 Feet Above The Level Of Chutia Nagpur. Chutia Nagpur Is The Country On The Eastern Part Of The Extensive Plateau Of Central India, On Which The Koel, The Subunreka, The Damuda, And Other Rivers Have Their Sources. It Extends Into Sirguja, And ...
Sirna
Sirna, Sanctuary. In All Ages And Countries The Rights Of Sanctuary Have Been Admitted, And However They May Be Abused, Their Institution Sprang From Humane Motives. To Check The Im Pulse Of Revenge And To Shelter The Weak From Oppression Are Noble Objects, And The Surest Test Of A Nation's ...
Sirohi
Sirohi, A Native State In Rajputana, Lying Between Lat. 24° 22' And 25° 16' N., And Long. 72° 22' And 73° 18' E. Area, 3000 Square Miles ; Population, 153,000. The Banas, Rising In The Aravalli Flows Through The State Into Gujerat, And After Passing The Cantonment Of Deesa, Is ...
Siva
Siva, A Hindu Deity, The Object Of Worship Of The Saiva Sect, Which Is The Most Numerous Of . All The Iiindu Sectaries. Nearly All The Rajput Races, Most Of The Hindus In The Valley Of. The Ganges, And Three-fourths Of All The Hindus Of The South Of India, Worship ...
Sivaji
Sivaji, Founder Of The Mahratta Empire, Was The Second Son Of Shali-ji. Lie Was Born About The Year 1627, And Was Brought Tip Under The Care Of Dadaji Condi], A 13rahman Whom Shali-ji Had Placed In Charge Of His Poona Jaghir. Sivays Associates Were His Father's Soldiers And Predatory Highlanders, ...
Sivietenia Chloroxylon
Sivietenia Chloroxylon. Roxb. Chloroxylon Swietenia, D. C. Satin-wood, . . Eng. Mal-burute, . • Singh. Dhoura, . . . . Iinw. Kodowah Porsh, . Ta.u. I Burute, Baruch, . Sunni. Billuga, Billu Karra, Tel This Cabinet Wood Is Well Known For Its Glossy Yellow Shades. The Tree Grows In Tho ...
Siwalik Hills
Siwalik Hills, A Mountain Range Which Runs Parallel With The Himalayan System, From Hardwar On The Ganges To The Banks Of The Beas (bias). It Belongs To The Tertiary Deposits Of The Outer Himalayas ; And It Is Chiefly Composed Of Low Sandstone And Conglomerate Hills, The Solidi Fied And ...
Skanda
Skanda, A Name Of Sulahramanya, The Hindu God Of War, A Six-faced Deity. Parvati, The Wife Of Siva, Having Produced A Son, Ganesa, Without A Father, By Her Intense Wishes, Siva, With Emulative Skill, Developed Skanda Out Of His Own Inner Consciousness,— Or Outer Substance, —it Cannot Certainly Be Stated ...
Skins
Skins. Skind, . . . . Dan. Charm, . . . . Pers. Yellen, . . . . Dltt. I Relies , Port. Peaux, Fr. I Charma, . . . Sanhk. Felle, Ger. I Pieles , Sp Chamra, . . . Hind. Skinn , Sw Pelli, It. Tol, Tolu, . ...
Slave
Slave. Abd, Abdat, . . Arab. Servus, . . . . Lat. Slaaf, Rut. Icscts170, . . . . Port. Eselave, Fr. Nevolnik, . . . Rus. Sklave, . . . . Ger. Eselavo, Sp. Ghulam, . Iiind., Pers. Slaf, Sw. Das, Dasa, „ , Pullukai, . . . Tag. ...