Revelations of Siberia, Том 2Colburn and Company, 1853 |
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... observed , regard the bears as their instructors in the little science they possess . " They confess themselves indebted , " he says , " to those animals for all their know- ledge of physic and surgery ; for , by observing what herbs ...
... observed , regard the bears as their instructors in the little science they possess . " They confess themselves indebted , " he says , " to those animals for all their know- ledge of physic and surgery ; for , by observing what herbs ...
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... observed , to hold their head constantly erect , and in a backward position . With this head - dress is united a costume , composed of a shirt , of various colours , over a cloth petticoat , trimmed with fringe . Over all is a caftan ...
... observed , to hold their head constantly erect , and in a backward position . With this head - dress is united a costume , composed of a shirt , of various colours , over a cloth petticoat , trimmed with fringe . Over all is a caftan ...
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... observed , also worship old larch trees ; but young ones come in for no share of their veneration . Their priests are designated Shamans , and being regarded as the depositories of the sacred mysteries of religion , as well as of ...
... observed , also worship old larch trees ; but young ones come in for no share of their veneration . Their priests are designated Shamans , and being regarded as the depositories of the sacred mysteries of religion , as well as of ...
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... observation , the Shamans taking good care , when selecting witnesses of these astounding performances , to require in the first place belief . In my own country these legerdemain tricks , and even much greater feats of jugglery , would ...
... observation , the Shamans taking good care , when selecting witnesses of these astounding performances , to require in the first place belief . In my own country these legerdemain tricks , and even much greater feats of jugglery , would ...
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... observe , had produced a fearful impression on the prelate's mind ; and though many years had elapsed , he could not , when relating it to me , suppress the horror he felt at it . He most solemnly assured me that , in addition to the ...
... observe , had produced a fearful impression on the prelate's mind ; and though many years had elapsed , he could not , when relating it to me , suppress the horror he felt at it . He most solemnly assured me that , in addition to the ...
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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.