St. George, Church of, in Sivas, at Quilon. 
St. Helena. 
St. James’ Shrine, Gallicia. 
St. John the Baptist, Church of, in Samarkand.
——­ Major Oliver. 
St. Leonard’s Convent in Georgia, and the fish miracle. 
St. Lewis,
  his campaign on the Nile. 
St. Martin, Vivien de, Map. 
St. Mary’s Island, Madagascar. 
St. Matthew, Monastery near Mosul. 
St. Matthew’s Gospel, story of the Magi. 
St. Nina. 
St. Sabba’s at Acre. 
St. Thomas, the Apostle,
  his shrine in India;
  his murderers, and their hereditary curse;
  reverenced by Saracens and heathen;
  miracles in India;
  story of his death;
  tradition of his preaching in India;
  translation of remains to Edessa;
  King Gondopharus of legend a real king;
  Roman Martyrology;
  the localities;
  alleged discovery of reliques;
  the Cross;
  church ascribed to;
  in Abyssinia. 
St. Thomas’s Isle.
——­ Mounts. 
Saker falcons. 
Sakta doctrines. 
Sakya Muni (Sagamon Borcan) Buddha,
  death of;
  recumbent figures of;
  story of;
  his footmark on Adam’s Peak;
  Alms dish, Holy Grail;
  tooth relique. 
Salamander, the. 
Salar (Ho-chau). 
Salem, dragoman, explores Rampart of Gog. 
Salghur, Atabegs of Fars. 
Salih, Malik, son of Badruddin Lulu. 
Salsette Island. 
Salt, H., his version of Abyssinian chronology.
——­ rock,
  in Badakhshan;
  used for currency;
  extracted from deep wells;
  in Carajan province;
  manufactured in Eastern China;
  manufacture, revenue and traffic in;
  trade on the Kiang;
  junks employed therein.
——­ stream. 
Salwen River, or Lu-Kiang. 
Samagar. 
Samana. 
Samara, kingdom of, see Sumatra. 
Samarkand (Samarcan),
  story of a miracle at;
  colony near Peking from. 
Sampson, Theos., on grapes in China.
Samsunji Bashi. 
Samudra, see Sumatra. 
Samuel, his alleged tomb at Savah. 
San Giovanni Grisostomo,
  parish in Venice where the Ca’ Polo was;
  theatre. 
San Lorenzo, Venice, burial place of Marco and his father. 
Sandu, see Chandu. 
Sanf, see Champa. 
Sangin, Sangkan River. 
Sanglich, dialect of. 
Sang-Miau, tribe of Kwei-chau. 
Sangon, the Title (Tsiang-kiun). 
Sanitary effects of Mountain air. 
Sanjar, sovereigns of Persia. 
Sankin Hoto, Dalai. 
Sanuto of Torcelli, Marino,
  his World Map;
  on long range. 
Sappan wood, see Brazil. 
Sapta-Shaila. 
Sapurgan (Saburkan, Shaburkan, Shibrgan).
Saputa, Scue, peculiar use of. 
Saracanco (Saraichik), on the Yaik. 
Saracens, see Mahomedans. 
Sarai (Sara), capital of Kipchak,
  city and its remains;
  perhaps occupied successive sites.
——­ Sea of (Caspian).
Saras, crane (Grus antigone). 
Saratov.