American Anthropologist

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American Anthropological Association, 1908 - Anthropology
 

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Page 444 - The Lord looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men. From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth. He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.
Page 412 - At a certain point in the proceedings (I will not attempt a consecutive description from hearsay testimony) a man stood up and recited, in a rythmical sing-song tone, his dream — the vision of power seen by him in his youth.
Page 340 - Florida) : they chop the roots in pieces, which are afterwards well pounded in a wooden mortar, then being mixed with clean water, in a tray or trough, they strain it through baskets; the sediment, which settles to the bottom of the second vessel, is afterwards dried in the open air, and is then a very fine reddish flour or meal: a small quantity of this mixed with warm water and sweetened with honey, when cool, becomes a beautiful, delicious jelly, very nourishing and wholesome. They also mix it...
Page 25 - Most or these contain valuable authentic original material, from approved sources, and edited with judgment. The exception to this rule is the volume last issued, which from its character deserves more than a passing criticism. This volume bears the following title : Grammaire et Vocabulaire de la Langue Taensa, avec Textes Traduits et Commentes par JD Haumonte, Parisot, L. Adam.
Page 110 - Scotia, has been appointed a member of the council of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, to represent the Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists.
Page 673 - EM ) The inheritance of ability, being a statistical study of the Oxford class lists and of the school lists of Eton and Charterhouse.
Page 377 - Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard. 28 Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you : I am the LORD.
Page 305 - The Indian Captive; or a Narrative of the CAPTIVITY AND SUFFERINGS OF ZADOCK STEELE. Related by himself.
Page 315 - Beitrag zur Frage des Auftretens metallischen Eisens in vormykenischer Zeit in Kleinasien.

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