Sli
Sli Ppm/s. Pantoufle, . Ftt. Pai-posh, . . . . Pers. Pantoffel, . . . Ger. Chinela, . . . . Sp. Juti, Jora, . , . Him). Papoos, Sapata, . Tam. Pianella, In Turkey, Egypt, Amongst The Persians, Aild Throughout British India, Muhammadans And Hindus Take Off Their Boots ...
Sm I Ija X
Sm I Ija X Ova Li Foli A . Roxb. Komnarika, . . Beng. Konda Tamara, Tel. Ku-ku, . . . . Bum. Kistapatamara,. . „ Wild Sarsaparilla, Eng. Konda Gurava Tige, . „ Kari Vilandi, . Maixtab. Kummara Baddu, . „ Krin Koddy Nar, . Mu. Konda Dantena, . ...
Small Pdx
Small -pdx —jadari, Arar. Mata Sitla, Hind., Ariut7 Tam., Tel. — Is Reg'arded 'by The Hindus As A Manifestation Of The Hindu Goddess Called Matia-tal, Mari-amma, Devi, Main, Or Sitla, Who Is Supposed By Them To Be A Form Of Kali, The Wife Of Siva. In The South Of The ...
Snake Bite
Snake-bite. In British Inclia, In The Six Years 1875-1880, 1,073,546 Snakes Were Destroyed, Over 103,000 Persons Died From Snake-bite, And Rs. 6818 Were Given In Rewards For Killing Above A. Million Of Snakes. For Our Knowledge Of The Nature And Effects Of Snake -poisons We Are Indebted To Surgeon - ...
Snake Stone
Snake - Stone, Pambn Kallu, Tam., I8 Term Employed In Tropical Countries To Various Substances Applied To Snake-bites. Charred Bone, Bezoar, Magnesian Limestones, And Chalk Are Used. The Virtues Of These Depend On Their Abaorbent Qualities; And Earth Lia.s Been Recom Mended. Dr. Davy's Belief Was That In Ceylon A ...
Snipe
Snipe Are Birds Belonging To The Family Scolopacidm, Sub-families Scolopacium, Limosince, Numeninm, Tringinm, Phalaropinm, And Totaninal. The Species Of The Scolopacinse Which Receive The Name Of Snipes, May Be Thus Shown . Scolopacidm. Sub-fant. Scolopacinm, Snipes. • Scolopax Rusticola, Linn., The Woodcock, All India. S. Saturata, Horsfield, Java. S. Minor, ...
Snow
Snow. Snow Is Not Known To Fall In Any Part Of British India South Of The Himalaya. The Anow-line Of Kamaon Was Stated By Humboldt At 11,700 Feet, But Higher Than This Are Flourishing Agricultural Villages And Luxuriant Vegetation. In Every Part Of The Himalaya, And Of Western Tibet, Wherever ...
Soap
Soap. Sabun, Ar., Guj., Hind. Sapo, 1.1t. Fan-kien, . . . Cum. Sabun, Sajah, . Maleal. Saebe, . . . . Dan. Sabao, . . . . Port. Zeep, . . . . Dut. Mu10, Rus. &nor, . . . Saip, . . . . Scotch. Seife, . . . ...
Soap Worts
Soap-worts. The Soap Tree Of China, Sapindus Chinensis, Is A Large Tree Bearing Round Berries, Resembling The Fruit Of The India. The Tree Is Called By The Chinese Wa-hwan-tsze And Fei-chu-tsze. The Berries Are Sometimes Used In Tnaking Rosaries, And When Roasted Are Eaten By The Chinese, Notwithstanding Their Apparent ...
Soca
Soca Now Take This Chaplet—wear It. Strep. Why This Chaplet ? Would'st Make Of Me Another Athamas, And Sacrifice Me To A Cloud?' So Also In The Heraclidx, Macaria, When Offering Herself As A Victim To Secure The Triumph Of The Athenians, Exclaims: To The Scene Of Death Conduct, With ...
Sodfia
Sodfia, A Ilajput Clan, Scattered Over The Indian Desert. The Sumaicha Is A Muhammadan Pro Selyte From The Sodha. Sir H. Elliot Says That Amongst This Ttibe The Wairsi Was The Chief Elan, And A Cognate Clan Was Called Waisa. The Sodha Or Soda Tribe Is Au Offshoot Of The ...
Soil
Soil. The Gross Revenue Of British India In 1881 Was £72,559,978, And The Land Revenue In That Year Was 121,112,905; So That Alike For The Agricultural Reut-payers And For The Government Receivers It Is Important To Have The Fullest Acquaintance With The Soils, Seeino. That, Since 1872, The Land Revenue, ...
Soja Hispida
Soja Hispida. Mcench. Iv. And A., G Rah. S. Japonica, Sari. I Dolic'bos Sok:, L., Roxb. Gari Kulay, . . Beng. Soy Bean, Eng. Liwang-ta-tau, . Chin. Sahtica Bean, . „ Mau-tau, . . . Bhut ..... This Plant Is One Of The Natural Order Legutn Ino.-m. It, Grows In ...
Solanki Or
Solanki Or Chalukya. The History Of This Branch Of The Four Aguicula Rajputs Cannot Be Traced To Such Peijods Of Antiquity As The Pramara L's'rieregtha..9„...---the Tradition Of The Bard Makes The Solan Important A.s Princes Of Suru On The Ganges, Before The Ralitor Obtained Kanouj. Their Capital Was To India ...
Solar Race
Solar Race. In The Northern Part Of British India, There Were, In Times Long Prior To The Chris Tian Era, Two Dynasties Who Strove For Mastery, Viz. The Solar Dynasty, Descended From Rama, Which Entered India B.c. 2300 ; And The Lunar Dynasty, Descended From Yadu, Which Entere I India ...
Solomon
Solomon, Properly Sulaiman Or Suliman, The Son Of David, Was King Over The Judah And Benjamin Tribes Of The Hebrews Or Israelites. He Is Famed In History For Building The Temple Of Jerusalem, For His G,reat Wisdom And Great Wealth. He Began To Build The Temple B.c. 1014. Ile Founded ...
Soma
Soma Was An Ancient Aryan Rite, A Sacrifice To Indm (zeus) Of An Intoxic,ating Potion, Consisting Of Fermented Juice Of Plants Mixed. With Milk. Soma Juice And Its Effects Are Repeatedly Men Tioned In The Vedas (i. Pp. 21, 139, Pp. 169, 233, 260, Iii. P. 470). The Soma Sacrifice ...
Somal Or
Somal Or Beer-us-soinal, The Country T,f The Somali, To The South Of Cape Guardafui, Between The Equator And Lat.11° N. ; On The West Is Separated From The Galit Nations By The Jub, A Large And Fertilizing Stream Which Rises In The Mountains Of Southern Abyssinia, And Debouches In The ...
Somnath Or
Somnath Or Somanath Is An Ancient Town Situated In Lat. 27° 7' N., And Long. 71° 34' E., At The Eastern Extremity Of A Bay On The South Coast Of The Peninsula Of Kattyawar, In The Bombay Presidency. The Western Headland Of The Same Bay Is Occupied By The Port ...
Somnatiipur
Somnatiipur, A Village In Mysore State, Celebrated For Its Temple Of Prasanna Chenna Kesava. An Inscription At The Entre' Nee Shows That It Was Completed In 1270 By A Prince Of The Ballala Dynasty. The Whole Is Most Elaborately Ornamented, And The Structure Is Completed By Three Simanas Or Pyramidal ...
Sondia
Sondia. The Principal Among The Illegitimate Rajputs In Central India, Of Mixed Caste, Are The Sondia, Who Have Spread From Sondwarra In Malwa (a Country To Which They Give The Name) To Many Adjoining Districts. This Tribe Is Divided Into Many Families, Which Take Their Name From Ttajput Ancestors ; ...
Sone
Sone, A Tributary To Tho Ganges. It Rises On Tho Amarkantak Table-land, In Lat. 22° 41' N., And Long. 82° 7' E., 3500 Feet Above The Sea. Length, 465 Miles ; Receives The Koel, 140 ; Kunher, 130 ; Johila, 100 Miles. Including The Phalgu And Other Rivers Falling Into ...
Song
Song. Sir, Hell I Stir, Glatt, . . . Sansk. Geet, . . . . Lituu. Out Of The 64 Sciences Of The Hindus, Five, Nos. 22 To 26, Belong To Music, Viz. The Modulation Of Sounds, Art Of Playing On Stringed Instruments, Of Playing On Wind Instruments, Of Beating ...
Sonthal
Sonthal, Mundah, Bhumij, And Ho Speak Languages Nearly Identical. They Occupy Most Of The British Districts Of Chutia Nagpur, Singblunn, Manbhum, And The Hilly Part Of Bliagulpur, Now Known As The Sonthal Parganas ; Also Parts Of West Bardwan, Midnapur, And Cuttack,—an Ex Tensive Country West Of Calcutta. The Sonthai ...
Sopiiagesenus
Sopiiagesenus, The Name Given To Asoka By Tho Greeks. Evidence Exists That Antioellus The Great Was Slain By An Indo-scythian Prince, Called By The Greek Writers Sopitagesenus. See Kabul. Sophist Of India, A Term Applied To The Brahmans By Arrian (lib. Vi. Chap. Xvi.) And Strabo. The Religious Ascetics Are ...
Sorecid2e
Sorecid2e, The Family Of Shrews, Comprising The Genera Sorex, Soriculus, Crossopus, And Corsim. Sorex Crerulescens, Shaw, Blyth. Sores. Indicus. I S. Sonnerati, Geoff. S. Giganteus. I S. Myosurus, Gray. Sondeli, ..... Can. I Musk-shrew, . . . Eng. Alusk-rat, . . . . Eng. I Chachundi, . . Hind. All ...
Sorghum Saccharatum
Sorghum Saccharatum. Pers. Andropogon Saccharatus, Holcus Saccharatus, Linn. .rozb. Broom Corn? Of America! A. Caffrorum, Kunth..? Deo-dban, . . . Beng. Sorgho-sucre, . . . Fit. Luh-stth, Tih-che, Chin. Joar-valaiti, . . Hind. Shaloo, . . . . Dnich. Salu, Mahr. Sorgho, Sorgo, . . Eng. Devata Dhanyamu, Tel. Chinese ...
Sorghum Vulgare
Sorghum Vulgare. Pers. Great Millet. S. Commune, Beater. Durra, Forsk. Holcus Sorghum, Linn. Andropogon Sorghum, R. Durzla, Zurrut, Zura, Arab. Sorgo, Ir. L'young, Puttsz. Joar-kiar . Of Kangra. Jolah, Can Chavela, . . . Maleal. Kau-liang, Pyaung, Chin. Zoorna, . . . .sansk. Kaydeo, . . . . Egypt. Soalum, ...
Soujie Hind
Soujie. Hind. The Hard Inner Part Of The Grains Of Wheat, Obtained By Sifting The Coarsely Ground Wheat. In Making Bread Of Wheat, One Process Is First Thoroughly To Clean The Wheat, And For This Ono Woman Will Clean 480 Lbs. In A Day, And In The Evening The Cleaned ...
Soul
Soul. According To The Greeks, The Psyche Was The Life, The Perceptive Principle. The Pneuma Was The Spiritual Nature. The Leyp-bya Of The Bur Mese Is The Psyche Of The Greeks. In Burmese Everyday Philosophy, The Life Of Man Resides In The Leyp-bya Or Butterfly Spirit, And Dies When It ...
Soura
Soura, Sowrah, Or Saar Is A Term, Identical With Sairea, Given To Populations Occupying The Fastnesses Of The Eastern Ghats, Along With The Khand And Kol. The Sowrah Are Wholly Within Telingana, And Extend From The Godavery To The Southern Frontier Of The Khand, A Large District And Dependency Of ...
Southern India
Southern India Is A Ierin Applied Some Times To All The Peninsula Of India South Of The Nerbadda River, Sometimes To That Portion Of It Lying South Of The Kistna River. In The .latter Restricted Sense, It Is Occupied By The Canarese, Part Of The Telugu, Tamil, Malealainotind Tulit Speakinff ...
Southern Maiiratta Country
, Southern Maiiratta Country Con ' Stitutes The British Zillah Of Dharwar. And Ought Likewise, Geographically Speaking, To Include The Small Province Of Sunda. The General Boundaries Are The Rivers Kistna And Bhima On The North And North-east, The Tumbudra River On The South, The Hyderabad Territory On The East, ...
Sow Yew
Sow-yew. Brum. The Egg Tree Of The Karen-nee, Chisel-handle Tree Of The English In Burma, Is Stated By Dr. 31ason To Be A Species Of Dalbergia. Its Maximum Girth 21 Cubits, And Maximum Length 10 Feet. Found Scattered All Over The Amherst, Tavoy, And 3fergui Forests, Inland, In Undulating Ground ...
Sp Maleal
Maleal., Sp. Teh, Chab, . . There Is Scarcely Any Country In The World In Which A Dietetic Drink Or Beverage Resembling Tea Is Not Prepared And In General Use From Some Exotic Or Indigenous Shrub. The Mexico And Guatemala People Infuse The Leaves Of The Psoralea Glandulosa, Alstonia Them ...
Spain
Spain, Espana, The Ancient Hispania, A Country In Europe, Part Of Which Was Long Held By Arabs. The East Indies Spain Holds The Philippine Islands. 1519 The Spaniards Laid Claim To The 13anda (united), Or Five (really Ten) Nutmeg Islands, And The _moluccas, Or Five Clove Islands, As Falling,. Within ...
Spiders
Spiders Comprise The Genera Clubiona, Tberidion, Pholeus, And Epeira. But In Common Language The Mygale Are Called Crab Spiders And Mason Spiders, Also Trap-door Spiders. Scorpion Spiders Are Of The Genus Galeodes ; Tarantula Spiders Belonging To The Genus Lycosa Of Latreille. L. Tarantula, Lair., Inhabits Southern Italy, And L. ...
Spirit 1vorship
Spirit - 1vorship Prevails Throughout All The South-east Of Asia, Atnongst The Hindus, The Buddhists, The Chinese Taoista, And Followers Of Confucius, In Japan With The Disciples Of The Sintu Faith, And In All These Regiona Among All The Un Cultivated Aboriginal Races. It Is The One Geneml Cult Of ...
Spiti
Spiti Is A Subdivision Of The Kangra District Of The Panjab; Area, 2100 Square Miles, Consisting Of An Outlying Tibetan Valley Among The External Ranges Of The Himalaya, Between Lat. 31° 42' And 32° 58' N., And Long. 77° 21' And 78°32' E. ; Its Apex Lies At The Point ...
Springs
Springs. The Aryan Hindu And T He Non-aryan Tribes Who Occupy Britith India, Continue To Worship Springs And Fountains, And Other Natural Objects. This Has Been A Custom With Many Races. The Fountain Of Egeria The Fontinalia Romana, The Aqum Ferentinm, An'd The Sacred Wood Where The Ferim Latium Were ...
Squalide
Squalide, A Family Of Fishes Of The Section Chondropterygii, Which Includes The Various Species Of Sharks. The Shark's Body Is Elongated, Tapering Gradually From The Head To The Tail, Or But Little Dilated In The Middle. The Male Shaiks Are Smaller, And Differ Externally From The Females In Posses.-ing Two ...
Squirrels
Squirrels Belong To The Genus Seiurus. The E. Indian Species Are—malabarieus, Maximus, Elphinstonei, Macrouroides, Macrourus, Barbei, Europmus, Laticaudatus, Lokriodes, Pal Rnarutn, Tristriatus, Layardi, Sublineatus, M'clel Landi, Ephippium. Sc. Layardi Eats The Coffee Berries; It Is Common In Ceylon ; The Pulp Alone Is Digestible, And The Coffee - Beans Are ...
Sraddha
Srad'dha., As Commonly Understood, Are Obse Quies Paid By Hindus To The Manes Of Deceased Ancestors, To Effect, By Means Of Oblations, The Re Embodying Of The Soul Of The Deceased After Burn Ing His Corpse, And To Raise His Shade From This World (where It Would Else, According To ...
Sravasti
Sravasti, In Pali Sawattlii Or Sewet, A City In Ancient Oudh, Now Called Sahet-mahet. It Is Od The Rapti, And Is Famous For Buddha's Preach Ing. Lts Position, Though One Of The Most Cele Brated Places In The Annals Of Buddhism, Long Puzzled The Best Scholars. The Ruined City Of ...
St Thomas
St. Thomas. Gibbon Says, According To The Legend Of Antiquity, The Gospel Was Preached In India By St. Thomas. At The End Of The Ninth Century, His Sluine, Perhaps In The Neighbourhood Of Madras, Was Devoutly Visited By The Ambas Sadors Of Alfred, And Their Return With A Cargo Of ...
Stagmaria Verniciflua
Stagmaria Verniciflua. Jack. Arbor Vernicis, Bumph. I Kaya Rangas, . M Llay. Black Varnish Tree, . Eng. I A Native Of The Eastern Islands, But Not Very Abundant In Sumatra, Though Occasionally Found In The Neighbourhood Of Rivers. The Wood Is Of A Tine Dark Colour Towards The Centre. The ...
Starch
Starch. Abgoon, . . . . Arab. Arnido, . . . . Kau Berm. Kanji, Garus, . Malay. Mien-fen, . . Chin. Niehashta, . . . Pers. Stivelsc, . . . Dan. Gomma Do Trigo, . Poat. Amidon, . . . Fr., Sp. Krkhmal, . . Rus. Amidan, Starke, . ...
Steatite
Steatite, Soapstone, Potstone. Nwah-ahi, . . . Chin. I French Chalk, . . Eng. Ilwah-shwui, . . „ Balpam, . . Hind. Fig,ure Stone, . Liso. Steatite Is A Silicate Of Magnesia, A Soft Mag Nesian Mineral, Unctuous To The Touch. It Occurs In Beds Generally Associated With Talcose Slate, ...
Steel
Steel. Kang-tieh, . . . Ciiin. Malela, Kaluli, . Malay. Staab . . . Dan., Dut. Aco, Port. Acier, Fr. Stai, . • . Rus., Siv. Stahl, Ger. Acero, Sp Foulad, . Pers. Egu, Tam Acciajo, . . . . It. Wukku, . . . . Tel. Baja, Wv.ja, Lela, ...
Sterculia Urens
Sterculia Urens. Rosb. I Bull? . . . . . Beng. Vale Butalle, . . Tan. Kur Katila, Katira, Ilisn. \relay Putalli, . . „ Kundol, Kavali, Menu. Thabsi, Kavali,. . „ This Large Tree Is A Native Of Ceylon And Of Most Parts Of India. Its Peculiar Bark Looks ...
Stillingia Sebifera
Stillingia Sebifera. Willde., Mieheaux. Sapium Sebiferum, Roxb. Croton Sebiferum, Linn. Chelat Pipal, . . Beng. Kiung-shu, . . . Orin. Mom China, . . „ China Tallow Tree, Eng. Wu-kiu-muh, . . Chin. Pipa1 Yang, . . . Hind. Ya-kiu, . . . . „ The Tallow. Kim-yu, Mu-yu, . ...
Sto E C Utti
Sto E -c Utti Ng. Tho Seal-engraver's Wheel Consists Of A Light Frame Ballasted Below To Keep It Firm, With Two Uprights About Eighteen Inches In Length And Eight Inches Between. Betwixt The Two Is A Small Spindle. This Turns At The One End On A Screw Or Pivot, Sometimesof ...
Stone
Stone. Hajar, . . . . Arab. Lapis, Lat. Steen, . . Dan., Dut. Piedra, Port Pierre, Fr Kamen, . . . . Ru S. Stein, Ger Piedra, Sp. Petros, Gr Sten Sw. Sang, Rather, . Hind. Rai, 'keller, . . Tani. Pietra, It Tash, . . . . T ...
Stoxe Worsii Ip
Stoxe-worsii Ip. Stones Have Been Objects Of Worship Of All Nations, And Are Largely So By The Hindus, Generally Smeared With Red Lead. Amongst The Earliest Mention Of This Form Of Devotion Will Be Found Notices In Several Parts Of The Hebrew Scriptures, Under The Appellations Of Images And Groves, ...
Strachey
Strachey. Several Civil And Military Officers Of This Name Have Added To Our Knowledge Of British India. Edward Strachey, Bengal Civil Service, Editor Of The Bija Ganita. Lt.-col. /teary Strachey, Author Of Narrative Of A Journey To The Lakes Cho-lapin Or Rakas And Cho-mapan Or Manasarowara, And The, Valley Of ...
Straits Settlements
Straits Settlements, On The' Northern Boundary Of The Straits Of Malacca, Include Tinder One Government, Penang, Province Wellesley, The Ding Dings, Malacca, And Singapore, And Were Iucorporated In One Administration In 1826. These Settlements Ceased To Be Connected With India On 1st February 1867, When They Became A Crown Colony. ...
Strawberry
Strawberry Is The English Name Of The Plant And Fruit Of Species Of Fragaria, Of Which There Are Many,— F. Bonariensis, Jun., Buenos Ayres. F. Chilensis, Ehrh., South America. F. Collina, — Switzerland, Germany, Hill Straw Berry, F. Elatior, Ehrh., America, Hautboy. F. Grandiflora, Ehrh., Surinam. F. Indica, Andr., Mountains ...
Strychnos Nun Vomica
Strychnos Nun Vomica. Linn. Khanek-ul-kalb, . Arab. Li,rnum Colubrinum, Lat. Falus Mahi, . . . „ Jliar-katchura, . Mare. Kha Boung, . . . Bern. Vesba-musliti Bijum, San. Kha Gyee ? . . . , Kulaka, Kutaka, . . , Caniram, . . . Can. Kudalea Dornatta? Singh. Snake-wood Tree, ...
Strychnos Sancti Ignatil
Strychnos Sancti Ignatil Berg. Ignatia Amara, Linn. St. Ig,natius' Bean, Eng. I Papeeta, . . . Hind. -a Branching Tree, A -native Of The Philippine Islands, Witlt Seeds An Inch Long, Tho Size Of It Large Olive. According To The Analysis Of Pelletier And Caventon, These Beans Coutain Igasurate (strychnate) ...
Sturn I Dx
Sturn I Dx, The Starling Family Of Birds, Which Naturalists Arrange Into The Sturninte, The Star Ling,s Or Mynas ; The Lamprotornitne, Glossy Mynas Or Grakles ; The Bupliaginm Or Ox-peckers; The Quisealinm Or Boat-tails ; The Leterinte Or Hang Nests ; And The Agelainse Or Maims. The Sturninte, Lamprotornitue, ...
Suar Or
Suar Or Surah, A Wild, Half-savage, Forest Tribe Inhabiting The Eastern Ghats Of The Peninsula Of India. They Are Known To Their Settled Neigh Bours As The Chenchu Kulain, Chenchwar, And Chensuar. Wilson Names Them Clienchu-vadu (vadu, T El., A Man). They Dwell In The Tract Covering The Westernmost Range ...
Sub H13ialaya
Sub-h13ialaya Is A Term Originated By 3fr. 13. Hodgson To Disting,uish All The Mountains And Their Inhabitants Below The Snowy Range. But The Term Is Inappropriate As It Includes Precipit Ous Mountains 8000 And' 10,000 Feet High, And People Dwelling In Them, Higher Than The Highest Mountaineers Of Europe. The ...