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INDEX, 
• — where found — riches of the Mogul's throne, iii. 394. Sap- 
phires, where found, their use and value, 3 95. Topaz, account 
of, 395—3 97. 
Ruffed Grous, i. 470. singular manners described — where found, 
its nest and eggs, 47 1 La Hontan’s account of its curious pro- 
perty, 472. description, 473. 
S. 
Sable, his beautiful coat, i. 251. his size — where found — his food 
and habits, 252. manner of catching sables — the capture for- 
merly confined to criminals — preparation of the sable-hunters, 
253. method they take to know their way back — their progress 
described — contrivance to appease hunger when their provisions 
fail, 254. furs an article of luxury at an early period in Wales, 
255. 
Salamander, not able to endure the fire, ii. 63. its gloomy habi- 
tation — description, 64. supposed to be devoid of hearing — is not 
of a malignant nature, 65. a viviparous animal, 66. 
Salmon, how to distinguish the male from the female, ii. 174. 
surmount every obstacle to deposit their spawn — salmon-leap, 
175. vast shoals in Kamtschatka, 176. fishery, circumstantial 
account of — form a great article of commerce in several coun- 
tries, 176 — 179- Kamtschatkans eat them in all states, 180. 
Salt (common) its varieties, iii. 429. of what composed — form of 
its crystals — saltness of the sea varies in different climates — 
surface of the earth in hot climates covered wdth salt, 430. salt- 
lakes in Africa, described, 43 1 . supposed origin of the salt formed 
in lakes, 434. saline springs, where found — sal gem, why rock 
salt is so named— found both below and above the surface of the 
earth, 435, 436. principal mines of salt in the different parts of 
the world, account of, 437 — 444. 
Sand-wasp, particularly deserving our notice— singular manners 
described, ii. 39O. where found — the different species very fe- 
rocious, 391. form of the cells, 391, 392. 
Sapphire. See Ruby. 
Sardonyx. See Agate. 
