Transactions of the Canadian Institute, Volume 5Canadian Institute., 1898 - Science |
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American antheridia antherozoids apical appear archegonia base levels beds black ground blue Botrychium virginianum Brant called canyon Carrier cells Celtic Celts channels character characteristic thresholds coast colour continent contrast influence cotyledon Dénés denudation elevation embryo epoch fact Father Morice feet figure formation Gaelic gametophyte gravels hair hand Hittite inches Indians indirect vision inhabitants Inscriptions island Jamaica Joseph Brant Lake land language Layton series less letter light Liguanea Limestones loams lower Mantchu marls means miles Mio-Pliocene Miocene Mohawk mountains nation native Niagara northern occur older Ontario Ophioglossacea Ophioglossum origin Othomi period Picts plateau Pliocene present probably prothallia prothallium prothallus region represented resemblance River root Scotland seen side sporophyte submerged surface terraces tion tracheides tribes Tsochar Tungus upper valleys W. H. Dall Welsh Western Dénés White Limestones Wittich word young sporophyte
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Page 299 - Columba came into Britain in the ninth year of the reign of Bridius, who was the son of Meilochon, and the powerful king of the Pictish nation, and he converted that nation to the faith of Christ, by his preaching and example...
Page 299 - Columba, to preach the word of God to the provinces of the northern Picts, who are separated from the southern parts by steep and rugged mountains...
Page 168 - They have also a tradition among them, that they originally came from another country, inha.bited by very wicked people, and had traversed a great lake which was narrow, shallow, and full of Islands, where they had suffered great misery, it being always winter, with ice and Jeep snow.
Page 178 - Both sexes have blue or black bars, or from one to four straight lines on their cheeks or forehead, to distinguish the tribe to which they belong.
Page 178 - There are particular skins which the women never touch, as of the bear and wolf, and those animals the men are seldom known to kill. They are not remarkable for their activity as hunters, which is owing to the ease with which they snare deer and spear fish ; and these occupations are not beyond the strength of their old men, women, and boys: so that they participate in those laborious occupations, which among their neighbours are confined to the women. They make war on the Esquimaux, who cannot resist...
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Page 116 - Kekeenowin, or teachings of the niedas or priests and jossakeeds or prophets. The knowledge of the latter is chiefly confined to persons who are versed in their system of magic medicine, or their religion, and may be deemed hieratic. The former consists of the common figurative signs, such as are employed at places of sepulture or by hunting or traveling parties. It is also employed in the nwzzinabiks, or rock-writings.
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Page 184 - To jticc page 47 amiss. Meantime a native may call in his absence, help himself to as much powder and shot or any other item as he may need, but he will never fail to leave there an exact equivalent...
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