Revelations of Siberia, Том 2Colburn and Company, 1853 |
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... distances , several other strings of beads are attached , and in that manner the hair descends almost to the heels . Each string of beads is , at its termination , fastened to a circular metal plate of the size of half - a - crown ...
... distances , several other strings of beads are attached , and in that manner the hair descends almost to the heels . Each string of beads is , at its termination , fastened to a circular metal plate of the size of half - a - crown ...
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... distance from the road . He met with an hos- pitable reception , and shortly afterwards was informed by his guides that a celebrated Shaman of the country was just at that time under the same roof . As the snow - storm continued with ...
... distance from the road . He met with an hos- pitable reception , and shortly afterwards was informed by his guides that a celebrated Shaman of the country was just at that time under the same roof . As the snow - storm continued with ...
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... numerous , ranged in a circle round the coffin , and com- menced their lament over the body . The strangers present now retired to some distance , VOL . II . D making room for this circle of mourners , who were OF SIBERIA . 33.
... numerous , ranged in a circle round the coffin , and com- menced their lament over the body . The strangers present now retired to some distance , VOL . II . D making room for this circle of mourners , who were OF SIBERIA . 33.
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... distance to pasture . It is a matter of no small difficulty to bring the fugitive back , when she has once effected her escape . Concealed in some retired spot she tends the calf until it is grown up , and is able to rely on the ...
... distance to pasture . It is a matter of no small difficulty to bring the fugitive back , when she has once effected her escape . Concealed in some retired spot she tends the calf until it is grown up , and is able to rely on the ...
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Ewa Felińska Krystyn Lach-Szyrma. distance of several versts , and never fail to find where the grass is most abundant under the snow . They then scrape away the snow with their hoofs , and pasture on the spot till the return of spring ...
Ewa Felińska Krystyn Lach-Szyrma. distance of several versts , and never fail to find where the grass is most abundant under the snow . They then scrape away the snow with their hoofs , and pasture on the spot till the return of spring ...
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Стр. 281 - ... these northern latitudes, or the sun, notwithstanding its obliquity, acts more powerfully upon it than near the equator ; for I have never felt its direct rays so oppressive within the tropics as I have experienced them to be on some occasions in the high latitudes. The luxury of bathing at such times is not without alloy ; for, if you choose the mid-day, you are assailed in the water by the Tabani, who draw blood in an instant with their formidable lancets ; and if you select the morning or...
Стр. 280 - The power of the sun, this day, in a cloudless sky, was so great, that Mr. Rae and I were glad to take shelter in the water while the crews were engaged on the portages. The irritability of the human frame is either greater in these northern latitudes, or the sun, notwithstanding its obliquity, acts more powerfully upon it than near the equator ; for I have never felt its direct rays so oppressive within the tropics as I have experienced them to be on some occasions in the high latitudes.