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...MONDAY.Sanskrit Conference, 8. The Fauna of India. Mr. Samuel Garman. University Museum (Indo-Asiatic Section...
...University of Michigan will make an exhibit of mounted specimens of Michigan's fauna in the State building at the World's Fair...
...casts; Phoenician coins and inscriptions; Syriac inscriptions and manuscripts; Hebrew coins and manuscripts, together with facsimiles of the Siloam inscription and of that of the Moabite stone (this last the oldest known writing in the Phoenician character); Arabic coins and manuscripts; Sabean inscriptions; Etheopic manuscripts; specimens of the fauna and flora of Semitic lands; and a work library and study rooms. This apparatus, while designed primarily for the use of members of the university, will be offered to all students, and will be, as far as the conditions allow, open to the public...
After a description of the chief physical and natural characteristics of the country, its flora, fauna, peculiar scenery, which makes the landscape grotesque rather than picturesque, he went on to tell how he happened to visit "the land of the dawning" as a naturalist and investigator. The description of his life among the natives, of its dangers, trials, and compensations, was one of the most interesting portions of the lecture...
...Another Parable" is one of the best articles. It contains some hints to which we heartily recommend the attention of the "Seventeen Sacred Asses." "Some Specimens of the Fauna Harvariana" is written in a veiw new to the Advocate. It is full of satire upon the various types of Harvard students...