 Their manner of living is the following. Platforms, supported upon tall piles, stand in the middle of the lake, which are approached from the land by a single narrow bridge. At the first, the piles which bear up the platforms were fixed in their places...  Switzerland and the Swiss - Seite 142von Samuel Hawkins Marshall Byers - 1875 - 203 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Edward Clodd - 1880 - 38 Seiten
...modern Lake Takinos : — " Platforms, supported upon tall piles, stand in the middle of the lake, and are approached from the land by a single narrow bridge. At the first the piles were fixed in their places by the whole body of the citizens, but since that time the custom which... | |
 | 1883 - 846 Seiten
...effect hi* purpose. Their manner of living is the following. Platforms, supported upon tall piles, stand in the middle of the lake, which are approached from...platforms were fixed in their places by the whole body of tho citizens ; but since that time the custom which has prevailed about fixing them is this : They... | |
 | Edward Clodd, Richard Anthony Proctor - 1883 - 382 Seiten
...modern Lake Taldnos: — "Platforms, supported upon tall piles, stand in the middle of the lake, and are approached from the land by a single narrow bridge. At the first the piles were fixed in their places by the whole body of the citizens, but since that time the custom which... | |
 | 1890 - 988 Seiten
...of living is the 4.Q1 Crunmer. ^OA Crauuoges. following. Platforms, supported upon tall piles, stand in the middle of the lake, which are approached from...first, the piles which bear up the platforms were fixert in their places by the whole body of the citizens; but since that time the custom which has... | |
 | Charles Isaac Elton - 1890 - 506 Seiten
...piles stand in the middle of the lake, and are approached from the land by a single narrow bridge. At first the piles which bear up the platforms were fixed in their places by the \vhole body of the citizens ; but since that time the custom which has prevailed about fixing them... | |
 | William Denison McCrackan - 1892 - 428 Seiten
...effect his purpose. Their manner of living is the following: Platforms supported upon tall piles stand in the middle of the lake, which are approached from the land by a single narrow bridge. . . . Each has his own hut, wherein he dwells, upon one of the platforms, and each has also a trapdoor... | |
 | William Denison McCrackan - 1892 - 434 Seiten
...effect his purpose. Their manner of living is the following : Platforms supported upon tall piles stand in the middle of the lake, which are approached from the land by a single narrow bridge. . . . Each has his own hut, wherein he dwells, upon one of the platforms, and each has also a trapdoor... | |
 | 1897 - 634 Seiten
...his purpose. Their manner of living is the following: Platforms, «upported upon tall piles, stand in the middle of the lake, which are approached from...the piles which bear up the platforms were fixed in tlioir places by the whole body of the citizens; but since that time lin- custom which hoe prevailed... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - 1897 - 500 Seiten
...his purpose. Their manner of living is the follow, ing : Platforms, supported upon tall piles, stand in the middle of the lake, which are approached from...narrow bridge. At the first the piles which bear up the The Bocardo, where Cranmer was Imprisoned. he died protesting his repentance for his unworthy weakness... | |
 | 1911 - 1106 Seiten
...describes the people of Lake Prasias as living in houses constructed on platforms supported on piles in the middle of the lake, which are approached from the land by a single narrow bridge. Abulfcda the geographer, writing in the I3th century, notices the fact that part of the Apamacan Lake... | |
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