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Sanitation – Sankhya

Sanitation

that department of human knowledge which regards the laws of the human body, and of the a view to the preservation of health and the warding off of disease and death. The practical application of these laws constitutes hygiene, or the art of preventing disease. See SANITARY SCI- ENCE.

San Juan

the chief pueblo of the Tewa division of the Tanoan Indians of North America; 26 miles N. W. of Santa Fé. These Indians occupy other pueblos in the Rio Grande valley, New Mexico, and have one in Arizona.

San Juan

a river in Bolivia; a tributary of the Pilaya and a sub-tributary of the Pilcomayo. It is nearly 300 miles long. Another river in this country, in the province of Chiquitos, and an affluent of the Aguapehi, has the same name; length, about 200 miles.

San Juan

a river in the Argentine Republic, in the province of San Juan, whose source is in the Andes; flows into the lagoon of Guanacache; length, about 250 miles.

San Juan

the island now known as Porto Rico; named San Juan by Columbus and was so called till the 18th century. It was also known as San Juan de Porto Rico, from the name of its capital.

San Juan

or SAN JUAN DE LA FRONTERA, a city of the Argentine Republic; capital of the province of San Juan; on the San Juan river; 92 miles N. of Mendoza. Pop. about 15,000.

San Juan Del Norte

or Greytown. Nicaraguan seaport. Pop. about 2,500.

San Juan De Ulua

or SAN JUAN DE ULLOA, a fort built on a small island of the same name, in the harbor of Vera Cruz, Mexico. It was constructed in the 17th century and was the strongest fortification owned by the country. It has been conspicuous in Mexican history.

San Juan Hill

BATTLE OF. See SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR.

San Juan Islands

a group of islands now part of the State of Washington. They were occupied by both American and British garrisons in 1859, each nation claiming the the right right of exclusive possession. San Juan, Oreas, Lopez, and Shaw are the most valuable of the group.

San Juan Range

a range of mountains in southern Colorado; a branch of the Rocky mountains, and a picturesque setting for San Luis Park. The highest peaks reach an altitude of over 14,000 feet.

Sankhya

in Brahmanism, one of the six systems of Brahmanical philosophy. It was founded by Kapila.