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Title: The Americana; a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc., of the world
Year: 1908 (1900s)
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Subjects: Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Publisher: New York : Scientific American Compiling Dept.
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t hitherto inexplicable antisepticqualities. It is an imperative duty of the Hindus tobathe in the Ganges, or at least to wash them-selves with its waters, and to distribute alms,on certain days. Whoever dies on its banks,and drinks of its waters before his death, isthought to be exempted from the necessity ofreturning into this world and commencing anew life. Whenever, therefore, a sick personhas been given over by the physicians, hisrelations hasten to carry him to the bank of theGanges, in order that he may drink of the holywater, or be iirimersed in the river. Such aslive too far from the river to admit of this.always preserve some of the precious water, asa sacred treasure, in a copper vessel, that itmay be given them in the hour of death. Thiswater is, therefore, a considerable article of com-merce in India. It is also customary, after thedead have been burned, to preserve the remain.^of the bones and the ashes until an opportunityoffers of throwing them into the Ganges. GANGES.
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GANGES CANAL —GANNETS The name Ganges is derived from gam, aHindu verb signifying to go. In Hindu my-thology the river is personified as the goddessGanga. Ganges Canal, The, in India, an importantirrigation work and navigable channel, the olderportion called the Upper Ganges canal, openedin 1854, and extending, on the right cf theGanges (qv.) from Hardwar to Cawnpore andEtawah, with a main canal 440 miles long, navi-gable throughout; and with 2,634 rniles of dis-tributaries. The Cawnpore and Etawah ter-minal lines are now absorbed in the LowerGanges canal, commenced in 1873, and whichcontinues in its main branch for 260 miles toAllahabad, drawing its supply from the riverat Narora, in the Aligarh district. The weirand heqdworks at Narora include a solid wall,3,800 feet long, with 42 weir sluices, founded onhuge square blocks. Ganglion, connective tissue membranes■enclosing snial! amounts of clear synovial fluids.They are usually found where tendons or mus-cles glide over bony part

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