rXDEX. 



783 



Ruminants, stomachs of, i 451. 



Kunipliius, quaint piety of, 

 ii. 145. 



Eusot, ii. 655. 



Eus.<iiU, A. E., mentioned, i. 

 51 ; ([uoted, i. 190. 



Russell's viper, i. 322. 



Rust, ii. 90. 



Rut.ice.-c, ii. 590-596 ; pro- 

 perties of, ii. 590. 



Rutland Island tribe of .\nda- 

 manese, i. 4S1 ; their good 

 qualities, i. 482. 



S. 



S.aba, Queen of, ii. 5S7. 



Sabiacea?, ii. 554. 



S.able fish, i. 276. 



Sacred tree of the Buddhists, 



ii. 629. 

 Safflower, ii. 399. 

 Saffron, ii. 147. 

 ' Saffron - robed ' Dawn of 



Homer, ii. 147. 

 Sage, ii. 29.'). 

 Sago, ii. 139, 211. 

 Sal, of India, ii. 628. 

 Salad burnet, ii. 485. 

 Salt, common, i. 11. 

 Salt, economic considerations 



on, i. 2S0. 

 Salt, employed in catching 



shell fish, 'i. 136. 

 Salvimea>, ii. 93. 

 Sahveen Uivcr, origin of the 



name, ii. 608. 

 Sambhur deer, i. 456. 

 Samphire, ii. 439. 

 Sanivdace;c, ii. 450. 

 Sand martins, i. 356. 

 Sandal-wood, ii. 307. 

 Sandoricum tree, fruit of the, 

 - ii. 583. 

 Sandpipers, i. 394. 

 Sautalacc:e. ii. 220. 

 Santales, ii. 220 et seq. 

 Santalum, economic products 



of, ii. 221. 

 Sapindacese, ii. 554 ; useful 



])roducts of, 561. 

 Sapindales, ii. 547 el seq. 

 Sapindus, a wood, ii. 240. 

 S.apotace.'c, 300 ; products of, 



363. 

 Sappan-wood, ii. 491, 538. 

 Sapphire, i. 11. 

 Sarcode, i. 16. 

 Sardine, i. 275, 276. 

 Sardonyx, i. 13. 

 Sarsaparilla, ii. 127, 340. 

 Siissafras, ii. 287, 288. 

 Satan, the Aryan and Iranian 



eouceptiou of, ii. 687. 

 Saurureai, ii. 2.30. 

 Savage races in the Andamans, 



i. 484. 

 Savamiahs, ii. 14. 



Saviour, the idea of an in- 

 carnate, in the ' Mahabha- 

 rata," ii. 341. 



Savory, ii. 295. 



Saw-lisli, the oil produced 

 from, substituted for '* cod- 

 liver oil," i. 186; the fish 

 described, i. 286. 



Saxifrageic, ii. 483. 



Scale mosses, ii. 47. 



Scaly ant-eater, i. 412. 



Scammony, ii. 330. 



Scandinavian legends, origin 

 of, ii. 084. 



Scandinavian mythology, ii. 

 225. 



Scarlet dye, valuable, ii. 410. 



Scarlet ninner, ii. 491. 



Scent tvciiM sight, in vultures, 

 i. 402. 



Scented wood, ii. 586. 



Schlegel, referred to, i. 397. 



Schultens, his abortive at- 

 tempt to reduce the plan- 

 tains to order, ii. 204. 



Selater, Dr., i. 482. 



Scolex, i. 21. 



Sconibers, i. 220. 



Scopoli, mentioned, i. 374. 



Scorpion fish, i. 185. 



Scorpions, i. 33, 152. 



Screech owls, i. 406. 



Screw pine, ii. 134. 



Serophul.arineie, ii. 322-324. 



Scurvy, remedy for, ii. 596. 



Scylla, Homer's description of, 

 probably borrowed from 

 some mariner's yam of au 

 octopus, i. 285. 



Scythian rhubarb, ii. 292. 



Sea anemones, i. IS, 489. 



Sea cucumbers, i. 20. 



Sea eagle, habits of, i. 401. 



Sea eggs, i. 19. 



Sea Island cottim, ii. GI7. 



Sea lilies, i. 19. 



Sea mantis, i. 25. 



Sea pancakes, i. 19. 



Sea pink, ii. 111. 



Sea plovers, i. 393. 



Sea snakes, i. 316. 



Sea urchins, i. 19. 



Sea weeds, scarcity of, on 

 Burmese co.ists, li. 16. 



Sea worms, i. 23. 



Sea wracks, ii. 26. 



Seer fishes, i. 221. 



Selung boats, ii. 136. 



Senna, ii. 532. 



Sensitive plaut, the, ii. 541. 



Serpent of Genesis, ii. 274 ; 

 falsification concerning the, 

 deprecatctl, ii. 688. 



Seq)entine, 1. 5. 



Si'same.T, ii. 307. 



Sesamum, and Hindu cere- 

 monies, ii. 307. 



Sesbania, economic products 

 of, ii. 523. 



Sesquio.\ide of Iron, i. 12. 



Seth, the son of Adam, in the 



Legendof the Cro.s.s, ii. 217. 

 ' Seven brothers,' a family of 



birtls so called, i. 367. 

 Seville orange, ii. 596. 

 Shahin falcon, i. 403. 

 Shallot, ii. 128. 

 Sharaa of India, i. 371. 

 Shau vegetable black dye, ii. 



357. 

 Sharks, i. 284. 

 Sharks' fins, value of, i. 284. 

 Sharks' flesh considered nu- 

 tritious, i. 203. 

 Sharks, the oil produced from, 



substituted for " cod liver 



oil," i. 186. 

 Shea butter, ii. 363. 

 Sheba, the Queen of, ii. 218. 

 Shell-eaters, i. 398. 

 Shell lac, i. 37. 

 Shelly marine worms, i. 23. 

 Sheriff, Dr. M., on a substi- 



tate for ipecacuanha, u. 



338; quoted, ii. 343; on 



Randia in dysentery, ii. 



426. 

 Shieldrakes, i. 399. 

 Ship-worm, i. 139. 

 Shoe Hower, the, ii. 613. 

 ' Shola ' hats. ii. 502. 

 Short-winged thrushes, i. 308. 

 Showers of fish, explanation 



regarding, i. 185. 

 Shrews, species described and 



their dentition, i. 339-341. 

 Shrikes, i. 380. 

 Shrimps, i. 25. 

 Shrubby bamboos, ii. 97. 

 Signatures, the doctrine of, ii. 



329, 381. 

 Silica, i. 13. 

 Silicate of Aluminum and 



Glucinum, i. 14. 

 Silk, early knowleilge of, in 



China. 80 : little known to 



the ancients, ibid. 

 Silkworms, i. 52. 

 Silk-yielding moths, i. 79. 

 SiluToid fishes, i. 184. 

 Silver, i. 10. 



Silver-backed fern, ii. 08. 

 Silver fern, ii. 59. 

 Silver flower, ii. 156. 

 Silver pheasjint, i. 390. 

 Silver stone, i. 12. 

 Silvery-leaf monkey, i. 479. 

 Simariibea;, ii. 588-590. 

 Sinapine tissue a ple.asantor 



application than a mustani 



poultice, ii. 649. 

 Singhara of India, !is a food 



supply, ii. 454. 

 Sirens, the, perhaps traceable 



to musical fish, i. 495. 

 Sitaris, evolution of, i. 110. 

 Sitsyahn shales, i. 4. 

 Siwiilik Group of rocks, i. 3. 

 Skeat, W. W., quoted, ii. 224. 

 Skimmer, a bird, i. 401. 



