Journal of the American Oriental Society, Volume 17American Oriental Society., 1896 "Proceedings" or "Select minutes of meetings" are included in each volume (except volumes 3, 12). |
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Page 160 - All the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
Page 162 - Behold, God is great, and we know him not, Neither can the number of his years be searched out. For he maketh small the drops of water : They pour down rain according to the vapour thereof: Which the clouds do drop And distil upon man abundantly.
Page 158 - MAN'S CREATION AND FALL. It pleased God, in His wisdom and goodness, to create man out of the dust of the earth, and to breathe into his nostrils the breath of life, so that man became a living soul...
Page 114 - The wild pig seems to be of a species peculiar to the island; but a much more curious animal of this family is the Babirusa, or pig-deer, so named by the Malays from its long and slender legs, and curved tusks resembling horns. This extraordinary creature resembles a pig in general appearance, but it does not dig with its snout, as it feeds on fallen fruits. The tusks of the lower jaw are very long and sharp, but the upper ones, instead of growing downward in the usual way. are completely reversed,...
Page 139 - The fruit is round or slightly oval, about the size of a large cocoanut, of a green color, and covered all over with short stout spines, the bases of which touch each other, and are consequently somewhat hexagonal, while the points are very strong and sharp.
Page 159 - Jews and Christians, otherwise called the Books of the Old and New Covenants, faithfully translated from corrected texts of the originals, with various readings, explanatory notes, and critical remarks...
Page 202 - The Treasurer shall have charge of the funds of the Society ; and his investments, deposits, and payments shall be made under the superintendence of the Board of Directors. At each annual meeting he shall report the state of the finances, with a brief summary of the receipts and payments of the previous year.
Page 202 - Treasurer shall have charge of the funds of the Society; and his investments, deposits, and payments shall be made under the superintendence of the Board of Directors. At each annual meeting he shall report the state of the finances, with a brief summary of the receipts and payments of the previous year. III. 6. After December 31, 1896, the fiscal year of the Society shall correspond with the calendar year. III. c. At each annual business meeting in Easter week, the President shall appoint an...
Page 167 - At Warka, for instance, excepting the triangular space between the three principal ruins, the whole remainder of the platform, the whole space within the walls, and an unknown extent of desert beyond them, are everywhere filled with human bones and sepulchres.
Page 132 - It had outriggers of bamboo about five feet off each side, which supported a bamboo platform extending the whole length of the vessel. On the extreme outside of this sat the twenty rowers, while within was a convenient passage fore and aft. The middle portion of the boat was covered with a thatch-house, in which baggage and passengers are stowed ; the gunwale was not more than a foot above water, and from the great top and side -weight, and general clumsiness, these boats are dangerous in heavy weather,...