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many of the French mathematicians regard the publica- 
tion of the 7) of Functions as an era in analysis: In- 
deed, all the of the differential calculus that have 
_ since appeared, have more or less adopted its views 
See, in particular, Garnier, Legons de Cal. Differentiel. 
The matheniatical reader will of course study the Theo- 
rie des Fonctions itself ; and it may be useful to know 
that the author published a second and improved edition 
of the work in 1813, a short time before his death. (£) 
FUNCTIONS. | See Puystonocy. 
FUND, Sinkina. See Dest National, and Sinxtxe 
FUNDI, or Fonpr, the name of a town and lake 
in Lavora, ‘situated near the confines of the Roman and 
Neapolitan territories. The town, which is situated 
in the fertile valley'of the same name, is very small, 
consisting of one street on the Via Appia, which still 
retains here its.ancient form, bein composed of large 
flags, fitted together with great skill, and without any 
cement. Fundi, whieh has a gloomy appearance, stands 
on a:plain, surrounded onone side with hills, most of 
which are covered with ‘olive’ trees. The whole plain 
is adorned with orange and citron trees, interspersed 
with | and»poplars. ‘The wines of this district 
were’ ly celebrated, and still enjoy’some reputa- 
tion. _ At thee ity of the town, there is an old cas« 
tle of little str 
» The lake-of Fundi, Lacus: Fundanus, or Amyclanus, 
which lies between the road and ‘the’ sea, is a’ fine ex- 
of water, formed’ by several streams which fall 
‘the mountains. Towards the road, its margin is 
covered with myrtles poplars, and luxuriant shrubs and 
flowers. The exhalations which arise from the lake 
and from/ the’ marshes, which are produced when it 
_ overflows, greatly affeet the salubrity of this fertile val- 
ley. ‘Mount Czcubus is seen alittle to the right, in going 
out-of Fundi to Itri. Distance from Capua, 40 miles 
west,-and from'Rome 56-east. East Long. 13° 30’, and 
North Lat. 41° 20’, .See’ Eustace’s Travels, vol. i. p. 
472. (9) ‘ an 3 
it “FUND Bavyeor; is the naine'of ‘a large arm of the 
‘sea, extending ‘principally ‘between New Brunswick 
and Nova Scotia.” See'these articles. ’ ay 
» FUNEN, Fyon,or Front; is the name of an island 
and province of Denmark, situated near’ the entrance 
of Baltic, and separated from the continent by 
the strait called the Little Belt. .'Phe‘island is of an oval 
form, and is about 35 miles long from north to south, 
and 30*from-east to west. The coasts aré in gene- 
ral: flat and» sandy, and the country is open, with 
_ # gently undulating surface. ‘There are several lakes 
nd rivers ‘in the island, but none’ of them’ are inavi- 
gable. “This province is more fertile, and ces 
more: sypaial chain any other in Denmark, The soil 
is:less argillaceous® than’ that of Zealand, but is more 
susceptible of ‘all kinds of culture. | Its ‘principal 
ductions are barley, oats, rye, jade qenae: aera 
10,000 barrels: of’ corn” are 
‘exported annually to Nor- 
way and Sweden. —Funen is ‘almost’ the only place in 
pee coe YM reared xh ne Much 
wax, and-honey of a rior ity, is uced, and 
miead 8 anadé-iy- great Gu ites mesin tee 
The orchards: of Funen supply the kingdom with 
fruit. There is very little wood in the island; and the 
. inhabitants make use principally of turf for fuel. Man 
of the Danish nobility have country seats in the island. 
Odensee, which jis the’capital of the island, communi- 
eates with the sea by a river, the navigation of which 
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is facilitated by a canal. There are about 35 small _ Funeral. 
vessels belonging to the town, but the commerce of the 
island obtupiea'ietit 200 or 800. The principal trade 
of ‘Odensee consists in’ the exportation of grain and 
skins. See Catteau ‘de Calleville’s Tableau de la Mer 
Baltique; tom, ii. p- 324; and Coxe’s T'ravels, vol. v. 
p. 233. (w 
FUNERAL. The disposal of the dead has chiefly Different 
been accomplished by inhumation and cremation, the — of 
lifeless body being for ever removed from the sight of eae” 
the ‘survivors. Some nations, however, unwilling to 
sa with it, or actuated by certain religious principles, 
ave preserved it entire ; and men have been able to 
contemplate their forefathers, who existed many gene- 
rations previous to themselves. 
The more rude and uncivilized tribes do not possess 
the same facilities of disposing of their dead that are 
possessed by cultivated nations. In high and frozen 
lgtitudes, they are compelled to abandon them on the 
snow, which throughout the year is impenetrable, as 
towards the Lake of Athapuscow, and among the Chi- 
awayan Indians; or they cover them with branches 
m the woods where they expire. The ancient. Col- 
chians, Herodotus affirms, did not bury their dead, but 
suspended them on trees ; a custom witnessed among the 
Illinois and Aleutian islanders. And the Tungoose, a 
Siberian tribe, having dressed the body in its best ap- 
parel, inclosed it in a strong coffin, which is suspended 
etween two trees, while the arms or implements of 
the deceased are buried under it.” Others, as the Par- 
sees, or Gabres of Persia and Bombay, are accustomed 
to expose the bodies of ‘their deceased in an open edi- 
fice, where they are devoured by birds of prey; and 
in Thibet it is usual to deposit them in will areas, 
inaccessible alike to wild beasts from below, and the 
fowls of the air from above, The Parsees, who con- 
stitute a large proportion of the population of Bom- 
bay, deposit their dead in a hollow tower of large 
diameter, mostly built up within, and having a sink 
or well. in the centre. en the vultures, which al- 
ways hover around, have cleaned the bones of their 
flesh, they are precipitated into the well, which has 
subterraneous communications. Those of the inhabi- 
tants of Thibet who are unwilling to consign their rela- 
tives to the ordinary cemeteries, cut their bodies into 
quarters, and carry them up to the hills, where they 
may be devoured by birds : but inhumation never takes 
place. Amidst all these customs, however, few exam- 
ples occur, in which the dead are committed to the wa- 
ters: nay, it is not known to be Di 06 by the ru- 
dest modern tribes, to whom the Tiepeest of them 
otherwise must always prove difficult and laborious. 
Inhumations are generally such that the deceased may By inhuma- 
lie upon his back, or sometimes rest on one side ; and the tion. 
remains of Christians may aegany be recognized in 
the nen Mie ae from the arms being crossed on 
the breast. ° But the ancient Nasomenes, according to 
Herodotus, were so averse to this mode of inhumation, 
that they not only interred the body in a sitting posture, 
as is done by the modern natives of Hudson's Bay, but 
vented an’expiring person from thus breathing his 
fest Some, though not many, inter their dead standi Z, 
Inhumation has been practised alike by Savage and Customs of 
civilized nations: either simply in the ground, or in the Greeks 
subterraneous structures; in the vicinity, or at a dis- ae 
tance from the dwelling of the deceased, or the habi. 
tations of the living. “Near Sierra Leone in Africa, chil- 
dren are frequently buried in the houses of their parents: 
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