JAGUAR 



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JAHN 



ists of the Holy Land. Although the narrow 

 entrance of the harbor is skirted by dangerous 

 reefs and passage is often impossible, trade is 

 important, and quantities of fruits, wool, wine, 

 oils, soaps and sesame are exported. The 

 oranges from Jaffa are reputed the finest in 

 the world. The city, as seen from the sea, is 

 a conical hill of sparkling color, reaching into 

 the cloudless Syrian sky in two minarets and 

 having a bold slope towards the sea. The 

 population is estimated at over 45,000, chiefly 

 Mohammedans. A large German colony has 

 been founded, and there is a Jewish colony of 

 about 8,000. 



As ancient Joppa of Phoenicia, Jaffa was the 

 seaport of Jerusalem; through it the timber 

 from Lebanon and other riches of Solomon 

 were imported. It was the port from which 

 Jonah departed for Tarshish, and the city in 

 which Dorcas lived, and here it was revealed 

 to the Apostle Peter that Christianity was for 

 all the world. 



JAGUAR , jag ' wahr, or ja gwahr ' , the largest 

 member of the cat family in the Americas, its 

 native home, and next to the African lion and 

 tiger in size, strength and ferocity. It is found 

 as far south as Northern Patagonia in South 



THE JAGUAR 



America, and in pioneer days ranged as far 

 north as Arkansas in North America, but its 

 northern limit is now the Medina River in 

 Texas and the Red River in Louisiana. 



The average size of the jaguar is six to seven 

 feet from nose to tip of tail. The head is 

 somewhat round in shape, and the legs are large 

 in proportion to the size of the body. The 

 coat, though sometimes almost black, is usually 

 yellowish-brown, marked with spots surrounded 

 with rings of a darker brown, and is a valuable 

 fur. The animal lives principally along densely- 

 wooded streams where food is plentiful, but it 

 is also found on the plains of Paraguay and 

 Argentina. Its habits differ with its living 

 conditions. It springs upon prey from ambush 



and also attacks in the open, subsisting upon 

 monkeys, deer, tapirs and numerous smaller 

 animals. Some jaguars are good fishers. The 

 jaguar's roar is very loud and terrifying. It 

 parely preys on man, but is sometimes driven 

 by hunger to attack the unprotected traveler. 



JAHN, yahn, FRIEDRICH LUDWIG (1778-1852), 

 a German educator, affectionately known as 

 "Father Jahn" among his school children. 

 These he gathered about him on holidays in 

 Berlin to play games until their numbers grew 



MONUMENT TO JAHN 



A novel memorial stone, erected in Cincinnati, 

 Ohio. It weighs 30,000 pounds, is ten feet high, 

 seven feet wide and three feet thick. 



so large that he built an outdoor gymnasium, 

 of which the modern Turnverein is the out- 

 growth. Born in the village of Lanz, he took 

 a keen interest from childhood in all outdoor 

 sports, so his independent spirit led to many 

 conflicts with his teachers and fellow pupils. 

 After studying five years in Halle and for brief 

 periods at several other universities, he joined 

 the army, but soon resumed his studies, and in 

 1809 began teaching in Berlin. There he tried 

 to develop harmony and kindle public spirit 

 among his pupils in their games. His efforts 

 resulted in the establishment of gymnasiums 

 not only in Berlin, but in many other cities 

 of Germany. In 1819, as a result of his agita- 

 tion in favor of German nationality, Jahn was 

 arrested and later forced to live in seclusion 



