Jains
or JAINAS (jāns), the name They are very numerous in the Southern and Western provinces of Hindustan, and is believed that Jainism is of much later are principally engaged in commerce. It origin than Buddhism or Brahmaism.
The principal points of difference between them and the Brahmanical Hindus are: (1) A denial of the divine origin of Vedas; (2) the worship of certain holy mortals, who, by living exemplary lives here and by self-mortification, had raised themselves superior to the gods; and (3) extreme tenderness for animal life; in all of which points they resemble the Buddhists. Their moral fraining from injury to life; (2) truth; code, or "great duties," are: from worldly desires. Their four piety, and penances. They number about "merits" are-liberality, gentleness, (1) Reworldly from dustan. desires. Their four 1,000,000, chiefly found throughout Hinare-liberality, gentleness, 1,000,000, chiefly found throughout Hindustan.
Rajputana, India; area (including feudatories), 15,579 square miles; pop. about tories), 15,579 square miles; pop. about 2,700,000; passed under British proteccenter and noted for its fine buildings; city of Rajputana, an important trade dates from 1728; pop. about 137,000. center and noted for its fine buildings; dates from 1728; pop. about 137,000. mēr'), or JESSELMERE, a State in Western Rajputana, India; bounded on the N. by by the Punjab, on the E. by Bekanir and Marwar, on the S. by Marwar, on the W. by the Bombay Presidency and the Punjab; area, 16,447 square miles; pop. 75,000. It is mostly a sandy and the climate presents great extremes of heat and cold. Main industry, cattleraising; barley and mullet are also cultivated. Most of the inhabitants are JATS (q. v.). Capital, Jaisalmir; pop. about 10,000.
JALAP (so called from Jalapa, in Mexico, whence it is imported), the JALAP (so called from Jalapa, in name given to the tuberous roots of sevname given to the tuberous roots of several plants of the order Convolvulacex, portant. This is a twining herbaceous plant, with deep pink flowers, growing portant. This is a twining herbaceous naturally on the E. declivities of the Mexican Andes, at an elevation of from naturally on the E. declivities of the 5,000 to 8,000 feet. The jalap of com- 5,000 to 8,000 feet. The jalap of combrown roots. The drug jalap is one of merce consists of irregular ovoid darkthe most common purgatives. the most common purgatives.
Mexican State of Vera Cruz; 60 miles and fertile district, in a healthful and temperate climate, 4,330 feet above the sea.
The principal buildings are the old sea. The principal buildings are the old temperate climate, 4,330 feet above the of St. Joseph, and the government offices.
Pop. about 25,000.
Pop. about 25,000. of St. Joseph, and the government offices. ico, on the Pacific, with an area of 38,840 square miles. It is traversed by the Sierra Madre, and in great part forms a plateau. The climate is healthful away from the coast. The principal river is the Rio Grande de Santiago; in the S. E. is the lake of Chapala. Silver and copper mining and agriculture have been the chief industries; but within recent JAMAICA and tobacco factories have been established. Pop. about 1,220,000. The capiyears a number of cotton, woolen, paper, and tobacco factories have been estabtal is Guadalajara.