R u s s ia n .
L in e a r M e a s u r e s .
Ktddja—
Soon
Tehee
Li
4 vershok
; o'447 arshin or 7 - i 6
vershoks
50 versts
Khiva—
•Ghiaz (from finger-end to tip of nose : in
'Bokhara to middle of breast)
Tash . • ■
Parasang .
Various—
Karysh (Tatar) . . , 7 1
■Olchine (Bokhara, from elbow to end ot
forefinger) .
Maja (for cloth), 4 kara or 8 karat
Kulatch (Bokhara) _ •
Karwi-Yalan-Karwi (Sart) * . •
Tchakrym (Persian), distance at which
the human voice may be heard
( “ within call ’)
Farsakh (Persian) . • ... ’
Tash, Seng, Farsakh (Sart and Tajik,
18,000 olchines= 12,000 paces)
Beiless (Kirghese)
Kiunduk-jer (Kirghese), a day s journey
S u p e r f ic ia l M e a s u r e s .
Kismet (Turkmenia), 20 sq. nei or reeds
Tanap (Tashkend), a square measure, of
which each side equals 60 ghiaz
Tanap (Tajik) . • ‘
Tanap (Khiva) .
Tanap (Bokhara;
Kiunliuk (Sart), “ of one day,” about
2 tanaps . • • •
Kosh (Sart), 48 to 50 tanaps .
L iq u id M e a s u r e s .
Tash (Sart) . • -
Kiuzya (Sart) .
Chuyeh (Bokhara) for oil and honey
D r y M e a s iJ r e s .
Kuldja—
Tibeteika (Karategin), a capful .
Shin . . . .
Doo, Koora .
Kho ..................................................
l\ arshin
6, 7, 9 versts
8 versts
( arshin
■6 arshin
about I arshin
2 5 arshins
2 h arshins
about I verst
7 versts
8 versts
7— 10 versts
about 50 versts
\ desiatin
J desiatin
^ desiatin
§ desiatin
about I cubic foot
of water
| vedrò
variable
2 j garnets
124 garnets,
25 garnets
E n g l ish .
11 inches.
12^ inches.
33 miles 264 yards.
2 feet 11 inches.
4, 5, 6 miles.
5 miles 535 yards.
7 inches.
1 ft. 6 in.
2 ft. 4 in.
5 ft. 10 in.
5 ft. 10 in.
1,166 yards.
4 miles 1,128 yds.
5 miles 535 yards.
4t to 6¿ miles.
33i miles-
•675 acre.
*675 acre.
•9 acre.
1*05 acres.
Imperial Measure.
6*23 gallons.
•36 gallon.
I *36 gallons,
gallons.
17 gallons.
B y H E N R Y L A N S D E L L , D.D., F.R.G.S.
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MY SAMOYEDE DRESS.
A journey of 8,000 miles from the Urals to the Pacific, on the.rivers Obi
Amur, and Ussuri, and by the hire of a thousand horses. The Author travelled
privately on an expedition of a philanthropic and religious character to the penal
establishments of Siberia, and describes his visits to nearly all its hospitals, prisons,
and mines, giving a mass of authentic information concerning the exiles’ such as
has never been published before. The book treats more or less fully of all parts of
the country, as to its geography, natural history, and inhabitants, both Russian and
aboriginal; whilst 3,000 miles of the Amur and Ussuri are here described by an
English Author as an eyewitness for the first time.