Kanthai and Bajusshiak
in the mythology of the Kamtchatkians. Our figure represents both idols of the north Asiatic nations, especially of the inhabitants of Kamtchatka, just as they stand in the sacred corner of the common hut where the man keeps his weapons. They grant success in hunting and fishing, and therefore the latter is represented half fish-formed. They had no separate cultus, nor temples, nor priests.
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John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More