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# Mongolia, the Tangut country, and the solitudes of northern Tibet/Volume 1/Great Floods in China

GREAT FLOODS IN CHINA.
Page 193.
The Chinese annalists in the Shuking of Confucius relate, that in the sixty-first year of the great Emperor Yao (B.C. 2297), a contemporary of Abraham, a disastrous flood occurred, the waters of the Hoang-ho uniting with those of the Yang-tse-kiang, submerging the whole of the intervening country and putting a stop to agriculture and industry. The efforts of the Emperor and his great officers of state were directed to find some means of checking the floods and alleviating the wide-spread distress of the population; and Pére Mailla, who visited these localities and compared them with the Chinese maps, was astonished at the gigantic nature of the works for draining the inundated districts, of which traces remained even in his time. How this great flood originated and what was the cause of it, history gives no clue; and few scientific travellers have, hitherto, visited the vast deserts lying to the north-west of the Hoang-ho. Is it not possible that the great migration of people, alluded to in the writings of Confucius, may in some way be connected with these early traditions? At all events, taking into consideration the sudden and destructive inundations in the lower course of the Hoang-ho in more recent times, and the terrible earthquakes to which China was subject in A.D. 1037, we cannot regard the great flood of China as an absolute impossibility, although science may throw more light on the subject hereafter.
The earlier inundation, referred to in the note, is of purely legendary origin. The time assigned for its ​occurrence, by Chinese writers, is about coincident with the Great Deluge. It is related that during the Fu-shi dynasty (3100 B.C.), a rebel of the name of Kung-kung caused a great inundation. This is an allegorical impersonation of the Evil spirit in the following legend, quoted by Klaproth:—Kung-kung proceeded with Chuan-shu to conquer the world; in his rage he struck a tremendous blow at Mount Pu-shan, which broke the pillars supporting the heavens and tore asunder the bands confining the earth. The heavens fell on the north-west, and part of the earth split off in a south-east direction, causing a great inundation, and this devastated the north-west of Central Asia and swept away the south-eastern part of the continent; the remains of which are the Australian islands of the present day.'
# Mongolia, the Tangut country, and the solitudes of northern Tibet/Volume 1/Om Mane Padme Hum

ОМ MANE PADME HUM!
P. 76.
The following passages on this mystic formula are partly from Koeppen's Lamaismus (p. 59-60), and partly from an excellent article on Tibet in the 'Calcutta Review,' by Mr. Wilfrid Heeley, of the Bengal Civil Service, in which some paragraphs of Koeppen are condensed:
'Om mane padme hûm!—the primeval six syllables, as the Lamas say, among all prayers on earth form that which is most abundantly recited, written, printed, and even spun by machines, for the good of the Faithful. These syllables form the only prayer known to the ordinary Tibetans and Mongols; they are the first words that the child learns to stammer, and the last gasping utterance of the dying. The wanderer murmurs them on his way, the herdsman beside his cattle, the matron at her household tasks, the monk in all the stages of contemplation (i.e. of far niente); they form at once a cry of battle and a shout of victory! They are to be read wherever the Lama Church hath spread, upon banners, upon rocks, upon trees, upon walls, upon monuments of stone, upon household utensils, upon strips of paper, upon human skulls and skeletons! They form, according to the idea of the believers, the utmost conception of all religion, of all wisdom, of all revelation, the path of rescue and the gate of salvation! . . .
'Properly and literally these four words, a single utterance of which is sufficient of itself to purchase an inestimable salvation, signify nothing more than: "О the Jewel in the Lotus! Amen!" In this interpretation, most probably, the Jewel stands for the Bodhisatva Avalokiteçvara, so often born from the bud of a lotus flower. According to this the whole formula is simply a salutation to the mighty saint who has taken under his especial charge the conversion of the North, and with him who first employed it the mystic formula meant no more than Ave Avalokiteçvara! ​But this simple explanation of course does not satisfy the Lama schoolmen, who revel in glorifications and multitudinous glossifications of this formula. The six syllables are the heart of hearts, the root of all knowledge, the ladder to re-birth in higher forms of being, the conquerors of the five evils, the flame that burns up sin, the hammer that breaks up torment, and so on. Оm saves the gods, ma the Asuras, ni the men, pad the animals, me the spectre world of prêtas, hûm the inhabitants of hell! Om is 'the blessing of self-renunciation, ma of mercy, ni of chastity, &c.' 'Truly monstrous,' says Koeppen, ' is the number of padmes which in the great festivals hum and buzz through the air like flies.' In some places each worshipper reports to the highest lama how many om manis he has uttered, and the total number emitted by the congregation is counted by the billion.
Grueber and Dorville describe Manipe as an idol, before which stulta gens insolitis gcsticnlationibiis sacra sua facit., identidem verba hcec repetens: 'О Manipe, mi hum, О Manipe, mi hum; id est Manipe, salva nos!'—[Y.]
# Mardi/Volume I/Chapter LXXVI

Whether the hard condition of their kingly state, very naturally demanding some luxurious requital, prevailed upon the monarchs of Juam to house themselves so delightfully as they did; whether buried alive in their glen, they sought to center therein a secret world of enjoyment; however it may have been, throughout the Archipelago this saying was a proverb—"You are lodged like the king in Willamilla." Hereby was expressed the utmost sumptuousness of a palace.
A well warranted saying; for of all the bright places, where my soul loves to linger, the haunts of Donjalolo are most delicious.
In the eastern quarter of the glen was the House of the Morning. This fanciful palace was raised upon a natural mound, many rods square, almost completely filling up a deep recess between deep-green and projecting cliffs, overlooking many abodes distributed in the shadows of the groves beyond.
Now, if it indeed be, that from the time employed in its construction, any just notion may be formed of the stateliness of an edifice, it must needs be determined, that this retreat of Donjalolo could not be otherwise than imposing.
Full five hundred moons was the palace in completing; for by some architectural arborist, its quadrangular foundations had been laid in seed-cocoanuts, requiring that period to sprout up into pillars. In front, these were horizontally connected, by elaborately carved beams, of a scarlet hue, inserted into the vital wood; which, swelling out, and over lapping, firmly secured them. The beams supported the rafters, inclining from the rear; while over the aromatic grasses covering the roof, waved the tufted tops of the Palms, green capitals to their dusky shafts.
Through and through this vibrating verdure, bright birds flitted and sang; the scented and variegated thatch seemed a hanging-garden; and between it and the Palm tops, was leaf-hung an arbor in the air.
Without these columns, stood a second and third colonnade, forming the most beautiful bowers; advancing through which, you fancied that the palace beyond must be chambered in a fountain, or frozen in a crystal. Three sparkling rivulets flowing from the heights were led across its summit, through great trunks half buried in the thatch; and emptying into a sculptured channel, running along the eaves, poured over in one wide sheet, plaited and transparent. Received into a basin beneath, they were thence conducted down the vale.
The sides of the palace were hedged by Diomi bushes bearing a flower, from its perfume, called Lenora, or Sweet Breath; and within these odorous hedges, were heavy piles of mats, richly dyed and embroidered.
Here lounging of a glowing noon, the plaited cascade playing, the verdure waving, and the birds melodious, it was hard to say, whether you were an inmate of a garden in the glen, or a grotto in the sea.
But enough for the nonce, of the House of the Morning. Cross we the hollow, to the House of the Afternoon.
# Mardi/Volume I/Chapter LXXIX

Like Donjalolo himself, we hie to and fro; for back now must we pace to the House of the Morning.
In its rear, there diverged three separate arbors, leading to less public apartments.
Traversing the central arbor, and fancying it will soon lead you to open ground, you suddenly come upon the most private retreat of the prince: a square structure; plain as a pyramid; and without, as inscrutable. Down to the very ground, its walls are thatched; but on the farther side a passage-way opens, which you enter. But not yet are you within. Scarce a yard distant, stands an inner thatched wall, blank as the first. Passing along the intervening corridor, lighted by narrow apertures, you reach the opposite side, and a second opening is revealed. This entering, another corridor; lighted as the first, but more dim, and a third blank wall. And thus, three times three, you worm round and round, the twilight lessening as you proceed; until at last, you enter the citadel itself: the innermost arbor of a nest; whereof, each has its roof, distinct from the rest.
The heart of the place is but small; illuminated by a range of open sky-lights, downward contracting.
Innumerable as the leaves of an endless folio, multitudinous mats cover the floor; whereon reclining by night, like Pharaoh on the top of his patrimonial pile, the inmate looks heavenward, and heavenward only; gazing at the torchlight processions in the skies, when, in state, the suns march to be crowned.
And here, in this impenetrable retreat, centrally slumbered the universe-rounded, zodiac-belted, horizon-zoned, sea-girt, reef-sashed, mountain-locked, arbor-nested, royalty-girdled, arm-clasped, self-hugged, indivisible Donjalolo, absolute monarch of Juam:—the husk-inhusked meat in a nut; the innermost spark in a ruby; the juice-nested seed in a goldenrinded orange; the red royal stone in an effeminate peach; the insphered sphere of spheres.
# Mardi/Volume I/Chapter LXXXIII

In Willamilla, no Yillah being found, on the third day we took leave of Donjalolo; who lavished upon us many caresses and, somewhat reluctantly on Media's part, we quitted the vale.
One by one, we now visited the outer villages of Juam; and crossing the waters, wandered several days among its tributary isles. There we saw the viceroys of him who reigned in the hollow: chieftains of whom Donjalolo was proud; so honest, humble, and faithful; so bent upon ameliorating the condition of those under their rule. For, be it said, Donjalolo was a charitable prince; in his serious intervals, ever seeking the welfare of his subjects, though after an imperial view of his own. But alas, in that sunny donjon among the mountains, where he dwelt, how could Donjalolo be sure, that the things he decreed were executed in regions forever remote from his view. Ah! very bland, very innocent, very pious, the faces his viceroys presented during their monthly visits to Willamilla. But as cruel their visage, when, returned to their islets, they abandoned themselves to all the license of tyrants; like Verres reveling down the rights of the Sicilians.
Like Carmelites, they came to Donjalolo, barefooted; but in their homes, their proud latchets were tied by their slaves. Before their king-belted prince, they stood rope-girdled like self-abased monks of St. Francis; but with those ropes, before their palaces, they hung Innocence and Truth.
As still seeking Yillah, and still disappointed, we roved through the lands which these chieftains ruled, Babbalanja exclaimed—"Let us depart; idle our search, in isles that have viceroys for kings."
At early dawn, about embarking for a distant land, there came to us certain messengers of Donjalolo, saying that their lord the king, repenting of so soon parting company with Media and Taji, besought them to return with all haste; for that very morning, in Willamilla, a regal banquet was preparing; to which many neighboring kings had been invited, most of whom had already arrived.
Declaring that there was no alternative but compliance, Media acceded; and with the king's messengers we returned to the glen.
# Minnesota v. Wisconsin (252 U.S. 273)

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United States Supreme Court
252 U.S. 273
Minnesota v. Wisconsin
Argued: Oct. 16 and 17, 1919. --- Decided: March 8, 1920
[Syllabus from pages 273-274 intentionally omitted]
Messrs. W. D. Bailey and H. B. Fryberger, both of Duluth, Minn., Lyndon A. Smith, of St. Paul, Minn., Charles R. Pierce, of Washington, D. C., and Clifford L. Hilton and Frank B. Kellogg, both of St. Paul, Minn., for complainant.
Messrs. M. B. Olbrich, of Madison, Wis., Walter C. Owen, of Maiden Rock, Wis., and Walter Drew, of Milwaukee, Wis., for defendant.
Mr. Justice McREYNOLDS delivered the opinion of the Court.

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# Minnesota v. Olson/Concurrence Stevens

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Justice STEVENS, concurring.
While I join the Court's entire opinion, I add this caveat concerning the discussion in Part II of respondent's standing to challenge his arrest on federal constitutional grounds. If we had concluded that he did not have standing as a matter of federal law, the question that would then have been presented would be whether this Court simply should have dismissed the appeal. For we have no power to prevent state courts from allowing litigants to raise federal questions even though they would not have standing to do so in a federal court. See Secretary of State of Maryland v. Joseph H. Munson Co., 467 U.S. 947, 970-971, 104 S.Ct. 2839, 2854, 81 L.Ed.2d 786 (1984) (concurring opinion).
Questions of that kind buttress my opinion that the Court grants review in far too many cases in which state courts have protected the constitutional rights of their own citizens. Notwithstanding the Court's decision to enlarge its own power to review state-court judgments, see Michigan v. Long, 463 U.S. 1032, 103 S.Ct. 3469, 77 L.Ed.2d 1201 (1983), I remain convinced that this power should be used sparingly. See generally Delaware v. Van Arsdall, 475 U.S. 673, 689-708, 106 S.Ct. 1431, 1440-1450, 89 L.Ed.2d 674 (1986) (dissenting opinion). Only in the most unusual case should the Court volunteer its opinion that a state court has imposed standards upon its own law enforcement officials that are too high.

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# Minnesota v. United States

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United States Supreme Court
305 U.S. 382
Minnesota v. United States
Argued: Nov. 10, 1938. --- Decided: Jan 3, 1939
Messrs. Ordner T. Bundlie and William S. Ervin, both of St. Paul, Minn., for petitioner.
Mr. Mac Asbill, of Washington, D.C., for the United States.
Mr. Justice BRANDEIS delivered the opinion of the Court.

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# Minnesota v. Wisconsin (254 U.S. 14)/Opinion of the Court

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United States Supreme Court
254 U.S. 14
Minnesota v. Wisconsin
7. It is further ordered that said commissioners proceed with all convenient dispatch to discharge their duties conformably to this decree.
8. It is further ordered that the clerk of this court shall forward at once to the Governor of each of said states of Minnesota and Wisconsin and to each of the commissioners hereby appointed a copy of this decree and of the opinion of this court delivered herein March 8, 1920, duly authenticated.
9. Said commissioners shall make a report of their proceedings under this decree as soon as practicable on or before the 1st day of May, 1921, and shall return with their report an itemized statement of services performed and expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties.
10. All other matters are reserved until the coming in of said report or until such time as matters pertaining to this cause shall be properly presented to this court for its consideration.

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# Minnesota v. Wisconsin (258 U.S. 149)

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United States Supreme Court
258 U.S. 149
Minnesota v. Wisconsin (258 U.S. 149)
Argued: January 30, 1922 --- Decided: February 27, 1922
Messrs. Lyndon A. Smith, Charles R. Pierce, of Washington, D. C., Clifford L. Hilton, and Frank B. Kellogg, both of St. Paul, Minn., H. B. Fryberger, and William D. Bailey, both of Duluth, Minn., and C. Louis Weeks, of St. Paul, Minn., for the State of Minnesota.
Messrs. Walter C. Owen, of Maiden Rock, Wis., Walter Drew, of Milwaukee, Wis., M. B. Olbrich, of Madison, Wis., and John J. Blaine, of Boscobel, Wis., for the State of Wisconsin.
PER CURIAM.

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# Mercoid Corporation v. Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Company

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United States Supreme Court
320 U.S. 680
Mercoid Corporation v. Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Company
Argued: Dec. 9, 10, 1943. --- Decided: Jan 3, 1944
See 321 U.S. 802, 64 S.Ct. 526.
Mr. George L. Wilkinson, of Chicago, Ill., for petitioner.
Mr. Will Freeman, of Chicago, Ill., for respondent.
Mr. Justice DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

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# Merchants National Bank of Boston v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

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## Dissenting Opinion

    O. Douglas
United States Supreme Court
320 U.S. 256
Merchants National Bank of Boston v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Argued: Oct. 19, 1943. --- Decided: Nov 15, 1943
Mr. Edward C. Thayer, of Boston, Mass., for petitioner.
Mr. Arnold Raum, of Washington, D.C., for respondent.
Mr. Justice RUTLEDGE delivered the opinion of the Court.

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# Merchants National Bank of Boston v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue/Dissent Douglas

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United States Supreme Court
320 U.S. 256
Merchants National Bank of Boston v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Argued: Oct. 19, 1943. --- Decided: Nov 15, 1943
Mr. Justice DOUGLAS, with whom Mr. Justice JACKSON concurs, dissenting.
The Tax Court applied the correct rule of law in determining whether the gifts to charity were so uncertain as to disallow their deduction. That rule is that the deduction may be made if on the facts presented the amount of the charitable gifts are affected by 'no uncertainty appreciably greater than the general uncertainty that attends human affairs.' Ithaca Trust Co. v. United States, 279 U.S. 151, 154, 49 S.Ct. 291, 73 L.Ed. 647. In that event the standard fixed by the will is 'capable of being stated in definite terms of money.' Id., page 154 of 279 U.S., page 291 of 49 S.Ct. The mere possibility of invasion of the corpus is not enough to defeat the deduction. The Tax Court applied that test to these facts. In re Field's Estate, 45 B.T.A. 270, 273, 274. Where its findings are supported by substantial evidence they are conclusive. We may modify or reverse such a decision only if it is 'not in accordance with law.' 44 Stat. 110, 26 U.S.C. § 1141(c)(1), 26 U.S.C.A. Int.Rev.Code § 1141(c)(1). See Wilmington Trust Co. v. Helvering, 316 U.S. 164, 168, 62 S.Ct. 984, 986, 86 L.Ed. 1352. The discretion to pay to the wife such principal amounts as the trustee deems proper for her 'happiness' introduces of course an element of uncertainty beyond that which existed in the Ithaca Trust Co. case. There the trustee only had authority to withdraw from the principal and pay to the wife a sum 'necessary to suitably maintain her in as much comfort as she now enjoys.' But the frugality and conservatism of this New England corporate trustee, the habits and temperament of this sixty-seven year old lady, her scale of living, the nature of the investments-these facts might well make certain what on the face of the will might appear quite uncertain. We should let that factual determination of the Tax Court stand, even though we would decide differently were we the triers of fact.

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# Merchants National Bank of the City of New York v. Sexton

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United States Supreme Court
228 U.S. 634
Merchants National Bank of the City of New York v. Sexton
Argued: and submitted May 2, 1913. --- Decided: May 26, 1913
Messrs. George Zabriskie and Henry G. Gray for appellants.
Messrs. Wallace Macfarlane and Samuel J. Rosensohn for appellee.
Mr. Chief Justice White delivered the opinion of the court:

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# Mercoid Corporation v. Mid-Continent Investment Company

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United States Supreme Court
320 U.S. 661
Mercoid Corporation v. Mid-Continent Investment Company
Argued: Dec. 9, 1943. --- Decided: Jan 3, 1944
See 321 U.S. 802, 64 S.Ct. 525.
Motion to Clarify Denied Oct. 16, 1944.
See 65 S.Ct. 77.
Mr. George L. Wilkinson, of Chicago, Ill., for petitioner.
Mr. Casper W. Ooms, of Chicago, Ill., for respondent Mid-Continent Investment Co.
Mr. W. P. Bair, of Chicago, Ill., for respondent Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Co.
Mr. Justice DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

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