Hameln
Hameln, A Town In The Prussian Province Of Hanover, At The Confluence Of The Weser And Hamel, 33 M. S.w. Of Hanover, On The Line To Altenbeken. Pop. (1933) 27,828. The Older Name Of Hameln Was Hameloa Or Hamelowe, And The Town Owes Its Origin To An Abbey. It Existed ...
Hami
Hami (qomul) An Oasis In Chinese Turkestan (sinkiang) In Lat. 42° 48' N. And Long. 93° 28' E. Hami Is Situated In The North East Of The Tarim Basin, On The Southern Slopes Of The Eastern Spurs Of The Thian Shan Mts., And On The Western Verge Of The Gobi ...
Hamilcar Barca Or Barcas
Hamilcar Barca Or Barcas, Carthaginian General And Statesman, Father Of Hannibal, Was Born C. 270 B.c. During The First Punic War In 247, He Took Over The Chief Command In Sicily, Which At This Time Was Almost Entirely In The Hands Of The Romans, And Seizing Mt. Ercte (monte Pellegrino, ...
Hamilton Grand Or Ashuanipi
Hamilton (grand Or Ashuanipi), The Chief River Of Labrador Peninsula, Canada. It Rises In The Labrador Highlands At An Elevation Of 1,70o Ft., Its Chief Sources Being Among The Many Irregularly Shaped Lakes Of Central Quebec. The River Itself Flows Into A Line Of Weakness On A Very Old And ...
Hamilton
Hamilton, The Name Of A Famous Scottish Family. The First Authentic Ancestor Of The Hamiltons Is One Walter Fitzgil Bert, One Of The Witnesses (jan. 1o, 1295) To A Charter By James, The High Steward Of Scotland, To The Monks Of Paisley; In 1296 His Name Appears In The Homage ...
Hamilton_2
Hamilton, A Town Of Dundas And Normanby Counties, Victoria, Australia, On The Wannon River, 197 M. By Rail W. Of Melbourne. Pop. (1933) 5,786. It Is Situated Where The Western Edge Of The Great Dividing Range Dies Down To The Plain Of West Ern Australia, And Is Thus An Important ...
Hamilton_3
Hamilton, One Of The Chief Cities Of Canada, Capital Of Wentworth County, Ontario. It Occupies A Highly Picturesque Sit Uation Upon The Shore Of A Spacious Land-locked Bay At The Western End Of Lake Ontario. It Covers The Plain Stretching Between The Water-front And The Escarpment (called "the Mountain"), This ...
Hamilton_4
Hamilton, Municipal And Police Burgh, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Pop. (1931) 37,863. It Is Situated About I M. From The Junction Of The Avon With The Clyde, Io4 M. S.e. Of Glasgow By Road, And Has Stations On The L.m.s.r. And L.n.e.r. Among The Subjects Of Antiquarian Interest Are Queenzie Neuk, Where ...
Hamilton_5
Hamilton, A Village Of Madison County, New York, U.s.a., 29 M. S.w. Of Utica; On The New York, Ontario And Western Railway. The Population In 193o Was 1,700. It Is The Seat Of Colgate University (baptist) , Founded In 1819, And Renamed In 1890 After The Colgate Family, Several Members ...
Hamilton_6
Hamilton, A City Of South-western Ohio, U.s.a., On The Great Miami River, 25m. N. Of Cincinnati; The County Seat Of Butler County. It Is The Centre Of A Network Of Fine Roads, And Is Served By The Baltimore And Ohio, The Erie And The Pennsylvania Railways, And By Inter-urban Electric ...
Hamirpur
Hamirpur, A Town And District Of British India, In The Jhansi Division Of The United Provinces. The Town Stands On A Tongue Of Land Near The Confluence Of The Betwa And Jumna, Iio M. N.w. Of Allahabad. Pop. It Was Founded, According To Tradition, In The 1 Ith Century By ...
Hamitic Languages
Hamitic Languages. This Important Family Of Af Rican Languages Is Now Definitely Affiliated With The Semitic Lan Guages ; They Constitute A Separate Division Thereof. A Brief Sum Mary Of The Facts Upon Which This Conclusion Is Based Is Given In Les Longues Du Monde (meillet And Cohen, 19 24, ...
Hamitic Races
Hamitic Races. The Term Hamitic As Applied To Race Is Not Only Extremely Vague But Has Been Much Abused By Anthropological Writers. Sergi And Meinhof Have Both Made Classi Fications. Sergi Includes The Hamites, Racially, As A Branch Of His Mediterranean Race And Distinguishes An Eastern Branch Includ Ing The ...
Hamlet
Hamlet, The Hero Of Shakespeare's Tragedy, A Striking Figure In Scandinavian Romance. Saxo Grammaticus Devotes Parts Of The Third And Fourth Books Of His Historia Danica, Written At The Beginning Of The I3th Tury, To The Story Of Hamlet, Amleth Or Amlobi, Which Is Posed To Have Been Contained In ...
Hamm
Hamm, A Town In The Prussian Province Of Westphalia, On The Lippe, 19 M. By Rail N.e. From Dortmund On The Main Line Cologne-hanover. Pop. 3) 53,527. Hamm, Which Became A Town About The End Of The 12th Century, Was Fortified In 1226, And Became A Member Of The Hanseatic ...
Hammad
Hammad (abul-qasim Hammad Ibn Abi Laila Sapur [or Ibn Maisara]) (a.d. 70o), Arabic Scholar, Was Of Dailamite Descent, But Was Born In Kufa. He Was Reputed To Be The Most Learned Man Of His Time In Regard To The "days Of The Arabs" (i.e., Their Chief Battles), Their Stories, Poems, ...
Hammer Kop Or Hammerhead
Hammer-kop Or Hammerhead (scopus Um Bretta), An African Bird, Put In A Family, Scopidae, Between The Shoe-bills And Storks. It Inhabits Nearly The Whole Of Africa And Madagascar, Frequenting Wooded Districts. Though Not Larger Than A Raven, It Builds A Nest Some Six Feet In Diameter, With A Flat-topped Roof ...
Hammer Throwing
Hammer Throwing, A Feat Consisting Of Hurling To The Greatest Possible Distance An Implement Of Specified Weight And Design, Styled A "hammer," So That It Shall Fall Within A 9o° Sector Marked Upon The Ground, While The Thrower Remainf Within A 7ft. Circle From Which The Throwing Takes Place. The ...
Hammer Toe
Hammer-toe, A Painful Condition In Which A Toe Is Rigidly Bent And The Salient Angle On Its Upper Aspect Is Con Stantly Irritated By The Boot And Develops A Corn (q.v.). It Is Treated Surgically, Not As Formerly By Amputation Of The Toe, But The Toe Is Made Permanently To ...
Hammer
Hammer, An Implement Consisting Of A Shaft Or Handle With Head Fixed Transversely To It. The Head, Usually Of Metal, Has One Flat Face, The Other May Be Shaped To Serve Various Purposes, E.g., With A Claw, A Pick, Etc. The Implement Is Used For Breaking, Beating, Driving Nails, Rivets, ...
Hammerbeam Roof
Hammerbeam Roof, In Architecture, An Open Timber Roof In Which The Trusses Have No True Cross Ties, But Are Framed Together With A Series Of Horizontal And Vertical Members Bracing The Main Rafter In Triangles, And Tied Together By Curved Brackets And Braces. The Horizontal Beams Are Known As Hammerbeams. ...
Hammerfest
Hammerfest, The Most Northerly Town In Europe. Pop. (1930), 3,646. It Is Situated On An Island (kvalo) Off The North West Coast Of Norway, In Finmarken Amt (county), In 70° 40' I I" N., The Latitude Being That Of The Extreme North Of Alaska. In Spite Of This, Its Average ...
Hammerhead Shark
Hammerhead Shark. Any Of Several Species Of Ovo Viviparous Sharks Of The Genus Sphyrna, Characterised By The Unique Configuration Of The Head, The Anterior Portion Of Which Resembles A Hammer. They Are Formidable And Ferocious And Oc Cur In All Tropical And Sub-tropical Seas, Particularly In The Indian Ocean. The ...
Hammersmith
Hammersmith, A Western Metropolitan Borough Of Lon Don, England, Bounded E. By Kensington And S. By Fulham And The River Thames, And Extending N. And W. To The Boundary Of The County Of London. Pop. (1931) 135,521. The Name Appears In The Early Forms Of Hermodewode And Hamersmith; The Deriva ...
Hammock
Hammock, A Hanging Bed Or Couch, Perhaps Derived From The Hamack Tree, The Bark Of Which Was Used By The Natives Of Brazil To Form The Nets, Suspended From Trees, In Which They Slept. ...
Hammond
Hammond, A City Of Lake County, Ind., U.s.a., On Lake Michigan And The Grand Calumet And The Little Calumet Rivers, 18m. S.e. Of The Chicago "loop." It Is On 9 Marked Highways, Including Federal Route 41 And The Indianapolis Boulevard, The Main Thoroughfare Into Chicago From The South-east, Over Which ...
Hammonton
Hammonton, A Town Of Atlantic County, N.j., U.s.a., Midway Between Philadelphia And Atlantic City, On The Lincoln Highway, And Served By The Pennsylvania And The Reading Rail Ways. The Population Was 6,417 In 192o (26% Foreign-born White) And Was 7,656 In 1930 By The Federal Census. It Is In A ...
Hammurabi
Hammurabi, 6th King Of The Amoritic Or West Semitic Dynasty Of Babylonia, Reigned 43 Years, 2067-2025 B.c. And Is One Of The Most Illustrious Figures Of Ancient History. The So-called Babylonian Dynasty Was Founded By Sumu-abu In 2169 B.c. At Babylon, Which Thus Was Raised From An Unimportant Town On ...
Hampshire Or County Of
Hampshire Or County Of Southampton (ab Breviated Hants.), A Southern County Of England, Bounded North By Berkshire, East By Surrey And Sussex, South By The English Channel And West By Dorsetshire And Wiltshire. The Area Is 1,623.5 Sq. Mi. Pop. (1931) 1,014,115 With Associated County Boroughs. It Has Grown Around ...
Hampstead
Hampstead, A North-western Metropolitan Borough Of London, England, Bounded E. By St. Pancras And S. By St. Marylebone, And Extending N. And W. To The Boundary Of The County Of London. Pop. (1931) 88,914. The Name, Hamstede, Is Synonymous With "homestead," And The Manor Is First Named In A Charter ...
Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads, A Channel Through Which The Waters Of The James, Nansemond And Elizabeth Rivers Of Virginia, U.s.a., Pass (between Old Point Comfort To The North And Sewell's Point To The South) Into Chesapeake Bay. It Is An Important Highway Of Commerce, Especially For The Cities Of Norfolk, Portsmouth And ...
Hampton
Hampton, An Urban District Of Middlesex, England, 15 M. S.w. Of St. Paul's Cathedral, London, On The River Thames, Served By The S.r. Pop. (1931) 13,053. Close To The River, A Mile Below The Town, Stands Hampton Court Palace, One Of The Finest Specimens Of Tudor Architecture, And Formerly A ...
Hampton_2
Hampton, A City Of South-eastern Virginia, U.s.a., 15m. N.w. Of Norfolk, On Hampton Roads, At The Mouth Of The James River; The County Seat Of Elizabeth City County. It Is Served By The Chesapeake And Ohio Railway And By Ferries To Norfolk. The Population Was 6,138 In 1920 (35% Negroes) ...
Hamster
Hamster, A European Mammal Of The Order Rodentia, Cricetus Cricetus Belonging To The Mouse Tribe, Muridae, In Which It Typifies The Sub-family Cricetinae. (see Rodentia.) The Ham Sters Are Short-tailed Rodents, With Large Cheek-pouches; The Largest Is The Common C. Cricetus. Their Geographical Distribution Com Prises Europe And Central Asia. ...
Hamtramck
Hamtramck, A City Of Wayne County, Michigan, U.s.a., Completely Surrounded By Detroit. The Population Was 48,615 In 1920, And Was 56.268 In 1930 By The Federal Census, Of Whom A Large Part Were Of Polish Birth Or Parentage. It Is An Important Manufacturing Community, Making Chiefly Automobiles And Their Accessories. ...
Ham_2
Ham, A Small Town Of Northern France, In The Department Of Somme, 36 M. E.s.e. Of Amiens On The Northern Railway Between That City And Laon. Pop. (1931) 2,787. It Stands On The Somme, Dominated By A Castle Which Was Built In The 1 Oth Century, Now In Ruins. The ...
Ham_3
Ham. The Thigh And Hind Leg Of A Pig Is Termed The Gammon, But When Cut From The Carcase And Separately Cured It Is Termed The Ham. As In The Case Of Bacon (q.v.) There Are Different Methods Of Curing, But The Variety Of Methods By Which Hams Are Cured ...
Hanaper
Hanaper, A Basket To Contain A "hanap," I.e., A Goblet With A Stem. The Famous Royal Gold Cup In The British Museum Is Called A "hanap' In The Inventory Of Charles Vi. Of France. The Wicker Basket In Which Were Kept Writs And Other Documents In The Chancery Was Called ...
Hanau
Hanau, A Town In The Prussian Province Of Hesse-nassau, On The Right Bank Of The Main, 14 M. By Rail E. From Frankfort And At The Junction Of Lines To Friedberg, Bebra And Aschaffen Burg. Pop. (1933) 40,646. From The Number Of Finds Near Hanau, It Would Appear That It ...
Hancock
Hancock, A City Of Houghton County, Michigan, In The Upper Peninsula, On Portage Lake, Opposite Houghton. It Is On Federal Highway 41, And Is Served By The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul And Pacific, The Chicago And North Western, The Copper Range And The Mineral Range Railways, And By Steamers From ...
Hand To Mouth Buying
Hand-to-mouth Buying. This American Phrase Describes A Method, Involving A Notable Change In The Economic Structure Of American Business, Which Is The Purchase By Jobber, Retailer And Consumer Of Only Such Small Supplies Of Goods As Are Immediately Saleable Or Appropriate For The Moment. It Was A Radical Departure From ...
Hand Tree
Hand Tree (cheirostemon Platanoides), A Tree Of The Family Sterculiaceae, Native To Mexico, Which Takes Its Name From The Peculiar Formation Of The Flowers, The Five Bright Red Stamens Of The Calyx Projecting In Such A Way As Somewhat To Resemble The Fingers Of A Human Hand—the Corolla Being Absent. ...
Hand
Hand, The Terminal Part Of The Human Arm From Below The Wrist, And Consisting Of The Fingers And The Palm. The Word Is Also Used Of The Prehensile Termination Of The Limbs In Certain Other Animals. (see Anatomy; Skeleton; And Such Articles As Muscu Lar System And Nervous System.) There ...
Handball
Handball, A Ball Game Played In A Court, The Ball Being Struck Against The Wall Or Walls With The Hand. Although It Is Considered A Fast Game Even For Men Athletically Inclined, And One Which Usually Arouses A Keen Competitive Spirit, It Can Be Played In Leisurely Fashion Like Tennis ...
Handedness
Handedness. Why The Vast Majority Of Human Beings Do Most Things In A Right-handed Way Is A Problem Which Has Induced Voluminous Discussion. Parson, In A Recent Book, Gives Some 4o Pages Of Titles Of Books, Pamphlets And Articles Dealing With Various Aspects Of The Problem. Theories Of Handedness.—theories Relative ...
Handel Festival
Handel Festival, One Of The Most Famous And Long Established Of Musical Festivals, Held Periodically At The Crystal Palace, London, And Designed Originally To Celebrate The Centenary Of Handel's Death. A Preliminary Performance Took Place At The Crystal Palace In 1857. This Was Followed By The Centenary Fes Tival Of ...
Handfasting
Handfasting, Primarily The O.e. Synonym For Betrothal (q.v.), And Later A Form Of Temporary Marriage At One Time Com Mon In Scotland, The Only Ceremony Being The Verbal Pledge Of The Couple While Holding Hands (a.s. Handfoestnung Pledging One's Hand). The Pair Thus Handfasted Were, In Accordance With Scotch Law, ...
Handicap
Handicap, A Disadvantageous Condition Imposed Upon The Superior Competitor In Sports And Games, Or An Advantage Allowed The Inferior In Order To Equalize The Chances Of Both (from The Ex Pression Hand In Cap, Referring To Drawing Lots) . The Character Of The Handicap Depends Upon The Nature Of The ...
Handicrafts
Handicrafts, Manual Skill, Or Skilled Work With The Hand, More Generally Designating Those Visual Arts Which Are Actually Practised By Hand And Associated With Wearing Apparel Or Decoration In The Home. In A Sense Handicrafts May Be Con Sidered As Synonymous With Arts And Crafts (q.v.), Only Of A Less ...
Handsel
Handsel, The O.e. Term For Earnest Money ; Especially In Scotland The First Money Taken At A Market Or Fair. "hand" Indicates The Actual Putting Of The Money Into The Hand. Handsels Were Also Presents Or Earnests Of Goodwill In The North ; Thus Handsel Monday, The First Monday In ...
Handsworth
Handsworth. (1) A Parliamentary Division Of Birming Ham, England. Pop. (1931) 72,622. (see Birmingham.) (2 ) A Former Urban District Of Yorkshire, Incorporated In Sheffield In 1921. In This Neighbourhood Are Extensive Collieries. ...
Handwriting
Handwriting. Under Palaeography And Writing, The History Of Handwriting Is Dealt With. Questions Of Handwrit Ing Come Before Legal Tribunals Mainly In Connection With The Law Of Evidence. Proof By Comparison Of Handwritings, With A Reference If Necessary To Three Experts As To The Handwriting Which Is To Be Used ...
Hanford
Hanford, A City In The Central Part Of California, U.s.a., 3om. S. Of Fresno; The County Seat Of Kings County. It Is Served By The Santa Fe And The Southern Pacific Railways. The Popula Tion Was 5,888 In 1920; 7,028 In 193o By The Federal Census. It Lies In The ...
Hangchow
Hangchow, One Of The Most Notable Of The Historic Cities Of China (3o° 15' N., 12o° 16' E.). Its Significance Is Largely The Product Of Its Position. It Lies At The Mouth Of The Basin Of The Tsien-tang Which Drains W. Chekiang, And At The Head Of The Bay Of ...
Hanging
Hanging, In Ancient Days, A Mark Of Indignity Practised On The Lifeless Form Of Criminals. As A Form Of Execution It Does Not Appear In The Mosaic Legislation. It Is Probable That The Chief Baker In The Time Of Joseph (genesis Xli. 13) Was Thus Exposed To Shame After Being ...
Hango
Hango, A Growing Port And Sea-bathing Resort Situated On The Promontory Of Hangoudd, To The Extreme South-west Of Fin Land, In 59° 46' N., 22° 5 7' E. Pop. (1925) 7,000. There Are Two Powerful Ice-breakers And The Port Is Kept Open All The Winter, And The Mole Has Been ...
Hankow
Hankow, The Greatest Commercial City Of Central China In 30° 32' N. And 114° 19' E. Hankow Itself Lies On The North Side Of The Yang-tze At The Junction Of The Han-kiang With The Main River. Immediately Opposite, In The Angle Of Junction, Is The Older City Of Hanyang And ...
Hanley
Hanley, Market Town ; Stoke On Trent County, Municipal And Parliamentary Borough, Staffordshire, England. Pop. (1921) 77,786. In 191 O It Amalgamated With Neighbouring Towns To Form The Municipal Borough Of Stoke-on-trent (q.v.) Which In 1925 Became A City. ...
Hannes Thordur Hafstein
Hafstein, Hannes Thordur Ice Landic Statesman And Poet, Was Born On Dec. 4, 1861. As A Young Man He Became Known As A Lyrical Poet. In 1901 He Was Elected A Member Of The Althing, And Soon Became A Leader Of The Home Rule Party. It Was Chiefly Owing To ...
Hannibal Hamlin
Hamlin, Hannibal (1809-1891), Vice-president Of The United States (1861-65), Was Born At Paris, Me., On Aug. 27, 5809. After Studying In Hebron Academy, He Conducted His Father's Farm For A Time, Became Schoolmaster, And Later Managed A Weekly Newspaper At Paris. He Then Studied Law, Was Admitted To The Bar ...
Hannibal
Hannibal B.c. ), Carthaginian General. The Name Of Hannibal Was A Very Common One In Carthage, But The Most Illustrious Of Its Bearers Was The Son Of Hamilcar Barca. Born In 247 B.c., At The Age Of Nine Hannibal Was Taken By His Father To Spain, After Swearing Eternal Hatred ...
Hannibal_2
Hannibal, A City Of Marion County, Mo., U.s.a., On The Mississippi River, R 2om. Above Saint Louis. It Is On Federal High Ways 36 And 61, And Is Served By The Burlington, The St. Louis And Hannibal And The Wabash Railways, And By River Steamers And Barges. The Population Was ...
Hannington
Hannington, A Shallow Lake (7 M. By 2 M.) In Kenya Colony, South Of Lake Baringo, Just South Of The Equator. It Lies In The Eastern Rift-valley, In The Shadow Of The Laikipia Escarp Ment. It Was Named After Bishop Hannington ; Its Waters Are Brackish, Its Shores Having On ...
Hanno
Hanno, The Name Of Many Carthaginian Soldiers And States Men, The Most Important Of Whom Are : I. Hanno, Carthaginian Navigator, Who Flourished C. 500 B.c. He Wrote An Account Of A Coasting Voyage On The West Coast Of Africa, Undertaken For The Purpose Of Exploration And Coloniza Tion. The ...
Hanoi
Hanoi, Capital Of Tongking And Of French Indo-china, On The Right Bank Of One Of The Mouths Of The Delta Of The Song-koi Or Red River, About 8o M. From Its Mouth In The Gulf Of Tong King. Pop. 140,000. The Town Consists Of A European Quarter And A Crowded ...
Hanover
Hanover, Formerly An Independent Kingdom Of Germany, But Since 1866 A Province Of Prussia, Bounded On The North By The North Sea, Schleswig-holstein, Hamburg And Mecklenburg Schwerin, East And South-east By Prussian Saxony, Brandenburg And Brunswick, South-west By Lippe And The Prussian Provinces Of Hesse-nassau And Westphalia, And West By ...
Hanover_2
Hanover, Capital Of The Prussian Province Of The Same Name, Situated In A Sandy, Fertile Plain On The Leine, Which Here Receives The Ihme, And At The Crossing Of The Main Lines Of Rail Way, Berlin To Cologne And Hamburg To Frankfort-on-main. Pop., Including Linden , 438,922. The Town Of ...
Hanover_3
Hanover, A Town Of Jefferson County, Ind., U.s.a., On The Ohio River, 5m. Below Madison, The Nearest Railway Station. The Population Was 390 In 193o. At The Edge Of The Town, On A Bluff 5ooft. Above The River, Is Hanover College (presbyterian), Opened In A Log Cabin In 1827 As ...
Hanover_4
Hanover, A Borough Of York County, Pa., U.s.a., In The Fertile Conewago Valley, 36m. S. By W. Of Harrisburg And 6m. From The Southern Boundary Of The State. It Is At The Intersection Of Several Old Turnpikes, And Is Served By The Pennsylvania And The Western Maryland Railways. The Population ...
Hanriot
Hanriot, Francois (i 794), French Revolution Ist, Was Born At Nanterre (seine) Of Poor Parentage. He Became One Of The Orators Of The Sans-culottes, And Commanded The Armed Force Of That Section During The Insurrection On Aug. Io, 1792 And The Massacres Of September. He Was Appointed By The Commune ...
Hans Der Buheler Hans
Hans Der Buheler (hans Von Buhel), German Poet Of The 15th Century, Was Born Probably In Buhl, Near Ras Tatt. While In The Service Of The Archbishop Of Cologne, He Wrote Two Narrative Poems. The First, Die Konigstochter Von Frankreich (1400, Ed. Merzdorf, 1867), Was Based On A 13th Cen ...
Hans Herzog
Herzog, Hans (1819-1894), Swiss General, Was Born, And Died, At Aarau. Rn 187o He Was Commander-in-chief Of The Swiss Army, Which Guarded The Swiss Frontier, In The Jura, During The Franco-german War, And In February 1871, As Such, Con Cluded The Convention Of Verrieres With General Clinchant For The Disarming ...
Hans Leo Hasler Or
Hasler Or Hassler, Hans Leo (? 2 ), Ger Man Composer, Was Born At Nuremberg, Probably In 1564. He Was Taught By His Father, Isaac Hasler, A Musician Of Some Stand Ing In Nuremberg, And Afterwards Became A Pupil Of Andrea Gabrieli In Venice. About 1585 He Entered The House ...
Hans Nielsen Hauge
Hauge, Hans Nielsen Norwegian Preacher, Was Born In The Parish Of Thuno, Norway, On April 3, 1771, The Son Of A Peasant. In His Twenty-sixth Year, Believing Himself To Be Divinely Commissioned, He Began To Preach, Calling People To Repentance And Attacking Rationalism. In 1804 He Was Arrested, And Only ...
Hanseatic League
Hanseatic League. It Is Impossible To Assign Any Precise Date For The Beginning Of The Hanseatic League Or To Name Any Single Factor Which Explains The Origin Of That Loose But Effective Federation Of North German Towns. Associated Action And Partial Union Among These Towns Can Be Traced Back To ...
Hansi
Hansi, A Town Of British India, In The Hissar District Of The Punjab, On A Branch Of The Western Jumna Canal. Pop. (1931) 18,356. Hansi Is One Of The Most Ancient Towns In Northern India, The Former Capital Of The Tract Called Hariana. At The End Of The I8th Century ...
Hanthawaddy
Hanthawaddy, A District In The Pegu Division Of Lower Burma, The Home District Of Rangoon, From Which The Town Was Detached To Make A Separate District In 1880. It Has An Area Of 1,931 Sq.m., With A Population In 1931 Of 408,831, Of Whom 46,086 Lived In The Two Towns ...
Hanukkah
Hanukkah (lit. Dedication, Cf. Num. Vii.), The Feast In Stituted By Judas Maccabaeus On 25 Kislew, 165 B.c., For The Purification Of The Temple, On The Third Anniversary Of The Setting Up Of The "abomination Of Desolation" (dan. Xi. 31; I Macc. I. 41-64, Iv. 59; 2 Macc. Vi. 2; ...
Hanuman
Hanuman, In Hindu Mythology, The Monkey-god, A Cen Tral Figure In The Rdmayana. Child Of A Nymph By The Wind-god, He Aided Rama To Recover His Wife, Sita, From The Demon Ravana, Bridging The Strait Between India And Ceylon With Boulders Brought From The Himalayas, With The Help Of A ...
Hanwell
Hanwell, Urban District Of Middlesex, England, Io2 M. W. Of St. Paul's Cathedral, London. Pop. (1921) 20,481. It Is A Residential Suburb Of London. Many Of Its Inhabitants Are Em Ployed In Metal Industries, In Electrical Works And In Furniture Factories. The Mental Hospital Has Accommodation For Over 2,500 Patients. ...
Haparanda
Haparanda, A Town Of Sweden In The District (lan) Of Norbotten, At The Head Of The Gulf Of Bothnia. Pop. (1928) 2,624. It Lies About I 1 M. From The Mouth Of The Torne River, On The Frontier With Finland, Opposite The Town Of Tornei.. The Towns Are Divided By ...
Hapur
Hapur, A Town Of British India In The Meerut District Of The United Provinces, 18 M. S. Of Meerut. Pop. (1931) 25,116. It Is Said To Have Been Founded In The Loth Century, And Was Granted By Sindhia To His French General Perron At The End Of The 18th Century. ...
Harald I
Harald I. , Surnamed Haarfager ("fairhair"), First King Over Norway, Succeeded On The Death Of His Father Halfdan The Black In A.d. 86o To The Sovereignty Of Several Small And Somewhat Scattered Kingdoms, Which Had Come Into His Father's Hands Through Conquest And Inheritance And Lay Chiefly In South-east Norway. ...
Harald Ii
Harald Ii., Surnamed Graafeld, A Grandson Of Harald I., Be Came, With His Brothers, Ruler Of The Western Part Of Norway In 961; He Was Murdered In Denmark In 969. See H. Hermannson, Islandica Iii. (bibliography Of The Sagas Of The Kings Of Norway) (191o). A. Bugge, Norges Historie Vol. ...
Harald Iii
Harald Iii. (1015-1066), King Of Norway, Surnamed Haardraade, Which Might Be Translated "ruthless," Was The Son Of King Sigurd And Half-brother Of King Olaf The Saint. At The Age Of Fifteen He Was Obliged To Flee From Norway, Having Taken Part In The Battle Of Stiklestad (1030), At Which King ...
Harald Iv
Harald Iv. (d. 1136), King Of Norway, Surnamed Gylle (probably From Gylle Krist, I.e., Servant Of Christ), Was Born In Ireland About 1103. About 1127 He Went To Norway And Declared He Was The Son Of King Magnus Iii. (barefoot), Who Had Visited Ireland Just Before His Death In 1103, ...
Harar
Harar, A Province And City Of Abyssinia. The Province Is One Of The Largest And Most Fertile In The Country, Situated At An Elevation Of Some 4,000 To 5,000 Feet Above Sea-level, Enjoy Ing A Pleasant Climate, And Rich In Varied Cultivation. It Is Under The Personal Governorship Of Ras ...
Harbin
Harbin, The Chief City Of Central Manchuria. It Lies On The Right Bank Of The Sungari River In The Province Of Kirin In 45° 3o' N. Lat. And 126° 4o' E. Long., 220 Miles N.n.e. Of Moukden And 25o Miles W.n.w. Of Vladivostok, With Both Of Which Towns It Is ...
Harbinger Of Spring
Harbinger Of Spring (erigenia Bulbosa), A Small North American Plant Of The Parsley Family (umbelliferae), Native To Moist Low Woods From Southern Ontario To Minnesota And South Ward To Pennsylvania, Alabama And Missouri. It Is A Low, Smooth, Almost Stemless Perennial, Rising From A Deep Round Tuber And Bearing Near ...
Harbinger
Harbinger, Originally One Who Provided Shelter For An Army (from M.e. Herbergere, Formed From O.h. Ger. Heri, An Army, And Bergen, Shelter). The Meaning Was Enlarged .to Include Any Place Where Travellers Could Be Lodged, And Also The Person Who Provided Lodgings, Or One Who Went On Before A Party ...
Harbours
Harbours. A Harbour Is A Sheltered Area Of Water Wherein Vessels May Take Refuge And May Safely Lie At Anchor Or Moored To Buoys. In Some Cases The Harbour Forms An Intermediate Access Channel Or Sheltered Anchorage Lying Between The Open Sea And The Docks Or Quays At Which The ...
Harburg
Harburg, A Seaport Town In The Prussian Province Of Han Over, On The Left Bank Of The Southern Arm Of The Elbe, 6 M. By Rail S. Of Hamburg. Pop. (1933) 78,588. Harburg Belonged Originally To The Bishopric Of Bremen, And Received Municipal Rights In 1297. In 1376 It Was ...
Harcourt
Harcourt, A Noble French Family Which Took Its Name From The Village Of Harcourt (eure), And Traces Its Origin Back To The 11th Century. The Fief Of Harcourt Was Raised To A Count Ship In 1338, And Passed In The 15th Century, By A Marriage, Into The House Of Lorraine. ...
Hard Money
Hard Money, A Term Used In The United States Of Amer Ica, But Not In Great Britain, To Designate Metallic Money And To Distinguish It From Paper Money. It Came Into Existence In The Days Of The Greenback Party. (see Greenbacks.) ...
Hard
Hard (1796-1884), Prussian General Field-marshal, Born At Grosswerther On Sept. 4, 1796, Entered The Guards In 1811, And Served Through The War Of Liberation (1813-15) . In The Danish War Of 1864 He Succeeded To The Command Of The Prussians When Prince Frederick Charles Became Commander-in-chief Of The Allies, And ...
Hardanger Fjord
Hardanger Fjord, An Inlet On The West Coast Of Norway, Penetrating 7o M. Inland Apart From The Deep Fringe Of Islands Off Its Mouth, The Distance From The Sea To The Head Of The Fjord Being 114 Miles. Its Extreme Depth Is About 35o Fathoms. With Toro At The Entrance, ...
Hardcore
Hardcore, A Term Applied In The Building And Contracting Trades To Any Clean Hard Material, Other Than Gravel, Suitable For Making Up Roads, Pathways, The Solid Ground Floors Of Buildings, Etc. Thus Broken Bricks Or Stone, Broken Up Concrete, Etc., Are All Used As Hardcore. Material For Good Work Should ...
Hardening
Hardening. In Metallurgy This Term Has Two Meanings. First, The Hardening Of Tool-steel Throughout In Order To Fit It For Cutting Purposes, Or To Withstand Wear When Used As A Pin, Roller, Cam, Tappet, Etc. Second, The Surface Or Case-hardening Or Car Burising Of Wrought-iron Or Mild-steel To Give It ...
Harderwyk
Harderwyk, A Seaport In The Province Of Gelderland, Holland, On The Shores Of The Zuider Zee, 17 M. By Rail N.n.e. Of Amersf Oort. .pop. (1926) 8,701. It Is A Quaint Old Town, Standing In The Midst Of A Patch Of Fertile Ground. Harderwyk Is A Depot For Recruits For ...
Hardhack
Hardhack (spiraea To Mentosa), A North American Shrub Of The Rose Family (rosa Ceae), Called Also Steeple-bush, Native To Open Grounds From Nova Scotia To Manitoba And Southward To Georgia And Kansas. It Has An Upright, Woolly, Red Dish-brown Stem, 2 To 4 Ft. High, Bearing Ovate, Pointed, Sharply Toothed ...