Hastings
Hastings, A Famous English Family. Sir Henry De Hast Ings (d. 1268), Was Summoned To Parliament As A Baron By Simon De Montfort In 1264. Having Joined Montfort's Party Sir Henry Led The Londoners At The Battle Of Lewes And Was Taken Prisoner At Evesham. He Was Among Those Who ...
Hastings_2
Hastings, A Municipal, County And Parliamentary Borough And Watering-place Of Sussex, England, One Of The Cinque Ports, 62 M. S.e. By S. From London, On The S.r. Pop. Rock Shelters On Castle Hill And Numerous Flint Implements Which Have Been Discovered At Hastings Suggest An Extensive Early Popu Lation, And ...
Hastings_3
Hastings, A City Of South-western Michigan, U.s.a., On The Chicago, Kalamazoo And Saginaw And The Michigan Central Rail Ways; The County Seat Of Barry County, Which Has Over 200 Lakes. The Population Was 5,132 In (94% Native White) And Was 5,227 In 193o By The Federal Census. It Is In ...
Hastings_4
Hastings, A City Of Minnesota, U.s.a., Tom. S.e. Of Saint Paul, On The Mississippi River; The County Seat Of Dakota County. It Is Served By The Burlington And The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul And Pacific Railways. The Population Was 4,571 In 192o, And 5,086 In 193o By The Federal Census. ...
Hastings_5
Hastings, A City Of Nebraska, U.s.a., 75m. W. By S. Of Lincoln, On Federal Highway 38; The County Seat Of Adams County, And An Important Railroad Centre, Served By The Burlington, The Chicago And North Western, The Missouri Pacific, The St. Joseph And Grand Island And The Union Pacific Railways. ...
Hat Manufacture
Hat Manufacture. The Hat, A Covering For The Head Worn By Both Sexes, Is Distinguished From The Cap Or Bonnet By The Possession Of A Brim. The History Of The Hat As Part Of The Apparel Of Both Sexes, With The Various Changes In Shape Which It Has Under Gone, ...
Hatchet
Hatchet, A Small, Light Form Of Axe With A Short Handle (see Tool) ; For The War-hatchet Of The North American Indians And The Symbolical Ceremonies Connected With It See Tomahawk. ...
Hatchettite
Hatchettite, Sometimes Termed Mountain Tallow, Mineral Adipocire, Or Adipocerite, A Mineral Hydrocarbon Occur Ring In The Coal-measures Of Belgium And Elsewhere, Occupying In Some Cases The Interior Of Hollow Concretions Of Iron-ore, But More Generally The Cavities Of Fossil Shells Or Crevices In The Rocks. It Is Of Yellow Colour ...
Hatchment Or Achievement
Hatchment Or Achievement, In Heraldry, The Set Ting Out Of Armorial Bearings, With All That Belongs To Them, Shield, Helm And Crest, Supporters And Motto Or Word. The Term "hatchment" Is Now Usu Ally Applied To Armorial Bearings Enclosed In A Black Lozenge-shaped Frame Suspended Against The Wall Of A ...
Hatfield
Hatfield, Town In Hertfordshire, England, 171 M. N. Of London By The L.n.e. Railway. Pop. (1921) 5,695. The Church Of St. Etheldreda Contains An Early English Round Arch With The Dog-tooth Moulding, But The Rest Is Decorated And Perpendicular. The Salisbury Chapel, North Of The Chancel, Built By Robert Cecil, ...
Hathras
Hathras, A Town Of British India, In The Aligarh District Of The United Provinces, 29 M. N. Of Agra. Pop. 39, At The End Of The I8th Century It Was Held By A Jat Chieftain, Whose Ruined Fort Still Stands At The East End Of The Town, And *as Annexed ...
Hatshepset Or Hatasu
Hatshepset Or Hatasu (fl. I Soo B.c. ), Egyptian Queen, Daughter Of Thotmes I., Sister And Queen Of The Short Reigned Thotmes Ii., After Whose Death She Secured The Crown In Spite Of Opposition From The Future Thotmes Iii., Who Was The Son Either Of Thotmes I. Or Of Thotmes ...
Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg, A City Of South-eastern Mississippi, U.s.a., On The Leaf River; The County Seat Of Forrest County. It Is On Federal Highways 11 And 49, And Is Served By The Bonhomie And Hattiesburg Southern, The Illinois Central, The Mississippi Central And The Southern Railways. The Population Was 13,27o In 192o ...
Hattingen
Hattingen, A Town In The Prussian Province Of West Phalia, On The River Ruhr, 21 M. N.e. Of Dusseldorf. Pop. (1931) 14,825. Hattingen, Which Received Communal Rights In 1396, Was One Of The Hanse Towns. The Manufactures Include Tobacco, And Iron And Steel Goods. ...
Hatto I
Hatto I. (850?-913), Archbishop Of Mainz, Belonged To A Swabian Family, And Was Probably Educated At The Monastery Of Reichenau, Of Which He Became Abbot In 888. The German King, Arnulf, Appointed Him Archbishop Of Mainz In 891. He Presided Over The Synod Of Tribur In 895, Accompanied The King ...
Haugesund
Haugesund, A Seaport Of Norway In Stavanger Amt (county), On The West, Coast, 34m. N. By W. Of Stavanger. Pop. (1931) 17,217. It Is An Important Fishing Centre, Particularly For Herrings Which Form The Chief Export. Mackerel And Lobsters Are Also Important. The Principal Imports Are Coal And Salt. There ...
Hauntings
Hauntings. The Supposed Manifestations Of Existence By Spirits Of The Dead In Houses Or Places Familiar To Them In Life. See Spiritualism And Psychical Research. ...
Hausa
Hausa, A Long-headed People Of Northern Nigeria (emirates Of Sokoto, Katsina, Zaria) And, In The French Area North Of Kano, The Sultanate Of Zinder. They Are Of Mixed Blood; The Organiza Tion Is Feudal With Local Centralization. The Paramount Chief Is Assisted By A Council Of Notables And Court Functionaries. ...
Haute Garonne
Haute-garonne, A Frontier Department Of South-west Ern France, Formed In 1790 From Portions Of The Provinces Of Languedoc (toulousain And Lauraguais) And Gascony (com Minges And Nebouzan) . Pop. Area, 2,458 Sq.m. It Is Bounded North By The Department Of Tarn-et-garonne, East By Tarn, South-east By Aude And Ariege, South ...
Haute Loire
Haute-loire, A Department Of Central France, Formed In 1790 Of Velay And Portions Of Vivarais And Gevaudan, Three Districts Formerly Belonging To The Old Province Of Languedoc, Of A Portion Of Forez Formerly Belonging To Lyonnais, And A Por Tion Of Lower Auvergne. Pop. (1931) 251,608. Area, 1,931 Sq.m. It ...
Haute Marne
Haute-marne, A Department Of North-eastern France, Made Up Of Districts Belonging To The Former Province Of Cham Pagne (bassigny, Perthois, Vallage), With Smaller Portions Of Lorraine And Burgundy, And Some Fragments Of Franche-comte. Area, 2,42o Sq.m. Pop. (1931) 189,791. It Is Bounded Northeast By Meuse, East By Vosges, South-east By ...
Haute Vienne
Haute-vienne, A Department Of Central France, Formed In 1790 Of Haut-limousin And Of Portions Of Marche, Poitou And Berry. Pop. Area, 2,119 Sq.m. It Is Bounded North By Indre, East By Creuse, South-east By Correze, South-west By Dordogne, West By Charente And North-west By Vienne. The Highest Altitude (2,549 Ft.) ...
Hautes Alpes
Hautes Alpes, A Department In South-east France, Formed In 1790 Out Of The South-eastern Portion Of The Old Prov Ince Of Dauphine, Together With A Small Part Of North Provence. It Is Bounded North By The Department Of Savoie, East By Italy And South And South-east By The Department Of ...
Havana Or Habana
Havana Or Habana, Capital And Commercial Metropolis Of The Republic Of Cuba, The Largest City Of The West Indies And One Of The Most Progressive Tropical Cities In The New World, Lies On The Northern Coast Of The Island Of Cuba, Toward The Western End, At 23° 9' N. Lat. ...
Havant
Havant, A Market Town, Hampshire, England, 67 M. S.w. From London By Rail. Pop. Of Urban District (1931) 4,264. Warb Lington, I M. S.e. (pop. [1931] 4,320) Has A Church With Traces Of Pre-norman Work, And Some Remains Of A Tudor Castle. Havant Lies Near The Head Of Langstone Harbour. ...
Havel
Havel, A River Of Prussia, Germany, Rising At A Height Of 223 Ft. On The Mecklenburg Plateau, 7 M. N.w. Of Neu-strelitz, And After Threading Several Lakes Flowing South As Far As Spandau. Thence It Curves South-west, Past Potsdam And Brandenburg, Tra Versing Another Chain Of Lakes, And Finally Continues ...
Havelberg
Havelberg, A Town In The Prussian Province Of Branden Burg, On The Havel Just Above Its Junction With The Elbe. Pop. (1925) 5,408. Havelberg Was Formerly A Strong Fortress And Changed Hands Frequently During The Thirty Years' War. The Town Was Incorporated In 1875, And Is Built Partly On An ...
Havelok The Dane
Havelok The Dane, An Anglo-danish Romance. The Hero, Under The Name Of Cuheran Or Cuaran, Was A Scullion Jongleur At The Court Of Edelsi (alsi) Or Godric, King Of Lincoln And Lindsey. At The Same Court Was Brought Up Argentille Or Goldborough, The Orphan Daughter Of Adelbrict, The Danish King ...
Haverford
Haverford, A Township Of Delaware County, Pa., U.s.a., And A Village Of The Same Name, 9m. N.w. Of Philadelphia, Served By The Pennsylvania Railroad. The Population Of The Township Was 21,362 In 193o. It Is A Residential Suburb And The Seat Of Haverford College, Founded In 1833 By The Society ...
Haverfordwest
Haverfordwest (welsh Hwlffordd), Chief Town Of Pembrokeshire, South Wales, Municipal Borough And A County Of Itself With Its Own Lord Lieutenant. Pop. (1931) 6,113. Situated At The Highest Navigable Point On The Western Cleddau Where The River Is Also Bridgeable, It Is Also A Focus Of Routes From St. Davids, ...
Haverhill
Haverhill, A Market Town Of Suffolk, England. Pop. Of Urban District (1931) 3,827. It Is 55 M. N.n.e. From London By The L.n.e. Railway, On The Long Melford-cambridge Branch. The Church Of St. Mary Is Perpendicular, But Extensively Restored. There Are Large Manufactures Of Cloth, Silk, Matting, And A Con ...
Haverhill_2
Haverhill (hav'ril), A City Of Essex County, Massa Chusetts, At The Head Of Navigation On The Merrimack River, 33 M. N. Of Boston. It Is Served By The Boston And Maine Railroad. The Population Was 53,884 In 192o; And It Was 48,710 In 193o. The City Has An Area Of ...
Haversack Or Havresack
Haversack Or Havresack, The Bag In Which Horse Men Carried The Oats For Their Horses (through The French From Ger. Habersack, An Oat-sack, A Nose-bag, Hafer Or Haver, Oats). In Scotland And The North Of England Haver, Meaning Oats, Is Still Used, As Haver-meal Or Haver-bread. Haversack Is Now Used ...
Haverstraw
Haverstraw, A Village Of Rockland County, New York, On The W. Bank Of The Hudson River, 35 M. Above New York City. It Is Served By The Erie And The West Shore Railways. The Popu Lation In 193o Was 5,621. The Village Has A Beautiful Location At The Base Of ...
Havildar
Havildar, The Hindustani Name Of The Sepoy Non-commis Sioned Officer In The British Native Army Of India, Who Ranks Below A Jemadar But Above A Naik, And Which Corresponds To The Rank Of Sergeant In The British Service. The Havildar Wears 3 Chevrons As His Badge Of Rank. The Name ...
Havre De Grace
Havre De Grace, A City Of Harford County, Md., U.s.a., 36m. N.e. Of Baltimore, At The Head Of Chesapeake Bay And The Mouth Of The Susquehanna River. It Is Served By The Baltimore And Ohio And The Pennsylvania Railways, And By Steam Boat Lines. The Population Was 4,377 In 192o, ...
Havre
Havre, A City Of Northern Montana, U.s.a., 35m. From The Canadian Border, On The Milk River And Federal Highway 2 ; A Division Point On The Great Northern Railway, And The County Seat Of Hill County. The Population Was 1,033 In I9oo; 5,429 In 1920; And It Was 6,372 In ...
Hawaii
Hawaii (hah-wi'i; Native Hah-vah'e-e), Hawaiian (n. Sandwich Islands, Capital Honolulu (q.v.), Geographi Cally A Chain Of Islands Near The Centre Of The North Pacific Ocean, 1,578 M. From E.s.e. To W.n.w., Between 18° 55' And 28° 25' N. And 154° 48' And 178° 25' W. Politically, As A Territory Of ...
Hawarden
Hawarden (pronounced Harden, Welsh Penarlag), A Town Of Flintshire, N. Wales, 6 M. W. Of Chester, Connected By A Branch With The L.m.s.r. Pop. (parish, 1921) 8,016. There Is An Early Encampment On Truman's Hill West Of St. Deiniol's Church, An Early English Building Restored In 1857 And 1878. Hawarden ...
Hawawir
Hawawir, An Arabicized Tribe Of Berber Origin Dwelling In The Bayuda Desert, Sudan, Owning Herds Of Oxen, Sheep And Camels. See H. A. Macmichael, History Of The Arabs Of The Sudan (1922). ...
Hawfinch
Hawfinch, Coccothraustes Coccothraustes, One Of The Largest Of The Finch Family (fringillidae), Found Over Nearly The Whole Of Europe And North Asia And In Africa North Of The Atlas. It Breeds In Nearly All The English Counties To Yorkshire. In Coloration It Bears Some Resemblance To A Chaffinch, But Its ...
Hawick
Hawick, Burgh Of Barony And Police Burgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland. Pop. (1931), 17,059. It Is Situated At The Confluence Of The Slitrig (which Flows Through The Town) With The Teviot, Io M. S.w. Of Jedburgh By Road And 5 2 4 M. S.e. Of Edinburgh By The L.n.e.r. The Only Church ...
Hawk
Hawk, A Word Of Indefinite Meaning, Often Used To Include All Diurnal Birds Of Prey Not Vultures Or Eagles. In A More Restricted Sense, It Excludes Buzzards, Cons, Harriers And Kites. Hawks Are Characterized By Short Wings, Long Legs, And A Bill Curved Down Directly From The Cere, Or Bare ...
Hawkers
Hawkers And Pedlars. The Designations Of Itinerant Dealers Who Convey Their Goods From Place To Place To Sell. The Word "hawker" Seems To Have Come Into English From The Ger Man Or Dutch In The Early 16th Century. In An Act Of Henry Viii. C. 9, S. 6) We Find ...
Hawkhurst
Hawkhurst, A Town In Kent, England, 47 M. S.e. Of London, On A Branch Of The S.r. Pop. (1921) 3,12o. It Lies Mainly On A Ridge Above The Valley Of The Kent Ditch, A Tribu Tary Of The Rother. The Neighbouring Country Is Hilly And Well Wooded, And The Church ...
Hawksbill
Hawksbill (eretmochelys Imbricata), A Marine Turtle, So Called From The Shape Of Its Snout, Common In The Tropical Parts Of The Indian, Pacific And Atlantic Oceans, And Producing The Tortoise Shell (q.v.) Of Commerce. Its Flesh Is Valueless, Though The Eggs Are Edible. The Hawksbill Is Carnivorous. (see Tortoise.) ...
Hawkweed
Hawkweed, The Name Given To Species Of The Genus Hieracium, Of The Family Compositae, Containing Some 45o Species Inhabiting The Northern Hemisphere, South Africa And The Andes. The Flowering Heads, Generally Yellow, Are Borne, Often Several At A Time, On An Elongated Axis, The Component Flowers Being Ligulate. Various Hawkweeds ...
Haworth
Haworth, An Urban District In The Keighley Parliamentary Division Of The West Riding Of Yorkshire, England, 10 M. N.w. Of Bradford, On A Branch Of The L.m.s. Railway. Pop. (1931), 5,912. It Is Picturesquely Situated At An Altitude Of 600 Ft., Sur Rounded By Moorland, On The Steep Slope Of ...
Hawser
Hawser, A Small Cable Or Thick Rope Used At Sea For The Purposes Of Mooring Or Warping, In The Case Of Large Vessels Made Of Steel. When A Cable Or Tow Line Is Made Of Three Or More Small Ropes It Is Said To Be "hawser-laid." The "hawse" Of A ...
Hawthorn
Hawthorn, An Eastern Suburb And Residential Area Of Mel Bourne, Australia. (see Melbourne.) ...
Hawthorn_2
Hawthorn, The Common Name For Crataegus, In Botany, A Genus Of Shrubs Or Small Trees Belonging To The Family Rosa Ceae, Native Of The North Temperate Regions, Especially America. It Is Represented In The British Isles By The Hawthorn, White-thorn Or May, C. Oxyacantha, A Small, Round-headed, Much-branched Tree, 10 ...
Hay Asthma Or Summer
Hay Fever, Hay Asthma Or Summer Ca Tarrh, A Catarrhal Affection Of The Mucous Membrane Of The Upper Respiratory Tract, Due To Action Of The Pollen Of Certain Grasses Or Weeds. It Is Often Associated With Asthmatic Attacks. It. Is An Example Of Hyper-sensitiveness To Protein (see Anaphy Laxis) Met ...
Hay
Hay, Market Town And Urban District Of Breconshire, South Wales, 20 M. N.w. Of Hereford With G.w.r. And L.m.s. Connec Tions. Pop. (1931) 1,509. The Town Occupies Rising Ground On The South Bank Of The Wye, Which Here Separates The Counties Of Brecknock And Radnor But Immediately Below Enters Here ...
Haynau
Haynau, A Town In The Prussian Province Of Silesia, On The Schnelle Deichsa And The Railway From Breslau To Dresden, 1 2 M. N.w. Of Liegnitz. Pop. (1933) 11,432. It Has Manufac Tories Of Gloves, Patent Leather, Paper, Metal Ware And Artificial Manures And A Considerable Trade In Cereals. ...
Hayti Haiti Haiti
Haiti (haiti, Hayti, San Domingo, Santo Domingo Or Hispaniola), An Island Of The Greater Antilles. (see West Indies.) It Is Separated From Cuba By The Windward Passage ; The Mona Passage Separates It From Porto Rico; To The North Is The Atlantic Ocean, South, The Caribbean Sea. Haiti Is Wholly ...
Hay_2
Hay, A Town Of Waradgery County, New South Wales, Aus Tralia, On The Murrumbidgee River, 454 M. By Rail West Of Sydney. Pop. 3,156. It Is The Cathedral Town Of The Anglican Diocese Of Riverina, The Terminus Of The South Western Railway, And The Principal Depot For The Wool Produced ...
Hay_3
Hay, Grass Mown And Dried In The Sun And Used As Fodder For Cattle. It Is Properly Applied Only To The Grass When Cut, But Is Often Also Used Of The Standing Crop. In The United States Various Legumes Are Cut For Hay, As Below Described. Another Word "hay," Meaning ...
Hazara
Hazara, A District Of British India, In The Peshawar Di Vision Of The North-west Frontier Province (q.v.), With An Area Of 3,391 Sq.m. It Is Bounded On The North By The Black Mountain, The Swat Country, Kohistan And Chilas ; On The East By The Native State Of Kashmir ; ...
Hazard
Hazard, A City Of South-eastern Kentucky, U.s.a., On The Louisville And Nashville Railroad; The County Seat Of Perry County, And A Lumbering And Coal-mining Centre. The Population Was In 1920, And Was 7,021 In 1930 By The Federal Census. The City Was Founded In 1821 And Incorporated In 1832. ...
Hazard_2
Hazard, A Game Of Dice (called Craps In America), Once Very Popular In England And Played For Large Stakes At The Famous Rooms Of Crockford (st. James's Street, London) And Almack (pall Mall, London). (span. Azar, Unlucky Throw At Dice, Misfor Tune, From Arab. Al, And Zar, Dice.) ...
Hazaribagh
Hazaribagh, A Town And District Of British India, In The Chota Nagpur Division Of Behar And Orissa. The Town Is Situated At An Elevation Of 2,000 Feet. Pop. (193r), 20,977. The District Comprises An Area Of 7,021 Sq. Miles. In 1931 The Population Was 1,517,357. The Physical Formation Of Hazaribagh ...
Hazebrouck
Hazebrouck, A Town Of Northern France, In The Depart Ment Of Nord, On The Canalized Bourre, 29 M. W.n.w. Of Lille, On The Northern Railway, Between Lille And St. Omer. Pop. (193i ) 14,859. It Was A Centre Of Movement For The Allies During The War Of 1914-1918. Allenby Occupied ...
Hazel
Hazel, Botanically Corylus, A Genus Of Shrubs Or Low Trees Of The Family Betulaceae. The Common Old World Hazel, Corylus Avellana (fig. 1), Occurs Throughout Europe, In North Africa And In Central And Russian Asia, Except The Northernmost Parts. It Is Commonly Found In Hedges And Coppices, And As An ...
Hazleton
Hazleton, A City Of Luzerne County, Pa., U.s.a., 3om. S. Of Wilkes-barre. It Is On Federal Highway 3o9, And Is Served By The Lehigh Valley, The Pennsylvania And The Wilkes-barre And Hazleton (electric) Railways. The Population Was 32,277 In 1920 (19% Foreign-born White) And It Was 36,765 In 193o By ...
Head Dress
Head-dress, A Covering For The Head, Which May Be Con Sidered As (i ) Protective, Originating As A Defence Against Climate And Physical Violence ; Ceremonial, As A Badge Of Rank And Office. Frequently Combining Both Functions, Its History Is Bound Up With The Mask, The Veil, The Coiffure And ...
Head Hunting
Head-hunting. The Practice Of Head-hunting, Although Due Partly To The Acquisitive Instinct, Arises From A Belief In The Existence Of A More Or Less Material Soul Matter On Which All Life Depends. In The Case Of Human Beings This Soul Matter, Often, Ap Parently, In Diminutive Human Form, Is Located ...
Head
Head, The Upper Portion Of The Body In Man, Consisting Of The Skull With Its Integuments And Contents, Etc., Connected With The Trunk By The Neck (see Anatomy, Skull, And Brain) : Also The Anterior Or Fore Part Of Other Animals. The Word Is Used In A Large Number Of ...
Health Visitor
Health Visitor, A Public Or Private Official Or Other Person Whose Duty It Is To See That Laws Relating To Public Health And Sanitation Are Obeyed. The Status Of Health Visitors In Great Britain Is Now Fully Established By The Memorandum Lot Mcw Issued In Feb. 1925 By The Ministry ...
Health
Health, A Condition Of Physical Soundness Or Well-being, In Which An Organism Discharges Its Functions Efficiently; Also In A Transferred Sense A State Of Moral Or Intellectual Well-being (see Hygiene, Therapeutics And Public Health). "health" Represents The O.e. Health, The Condition Or State Of Being H Al, Safe Or Sound. ...
Heanor
Heanor, An Urban District Of Derbyshire, England, Io M. N.w. Of Nottingham By The L.n.e.r. Pop. (1931) 22,386. Hosiery Works And Collieries Employ Many Of The Inhabitants. The Ruins Of Codnor Castle Stand Near Some Large Ironworks. ...
Hearing
Hearing. The Air Around Us Is Constantly Disturbed By Vibrations, Which Travel Through It In The Form Of Waves (see Sound) . Similar Wave Movements Are Transmitted By Water, And By Most Of The Solid Bodies By Which We Are Surrounded. All Animals Higher In The Scale Of Evolution Than ...
Hearsay
Hearsay, A Legal Term Signifying Facts Given In Evidence Derived From Indirect Information, The Circumstances Under Which Such Evidence Is Admitted Being Subject To Considerable Limita Tions. See Evidence. ...
Hearse
Hearse, A Vehicle For The Conveyance Of A Dead Body At A Funeral (fr. Herse, A Harrow), Usually A Four-wheeled Car, With A Roofed And Enclosed Body, Which Contains The Coffin. This Is The Only Current Use Of The Word. Its Earlier Form Was "herse," And Meant, As The French ...
Heart Burial
Heart-burial, The Burial Of The Heart Apart From The Body. The Practice Began Very Early In Ancient Egypt And In Mediaeval Europe Heart-burial Was Fairly Common. Some Of The More Notable Cases Are Those Of Richard I., Whose Heart, Preserved In A Casket, Was Placed In Rouen Cathedral; Of Henry ...
Hearth Tax
Hearth Tax. This Impost Was A Tax Imposed In England At A Rate Of 2s. For Each Hearth; It Was Levied Upon All Houses Unless The Occupier (a) Was Exempt From Paying Church Or Poor Rates, Or (b) Was Certified As Living In A Tenement Under The Value Of 20s. ...
Hearth
Hearth, The Part Of A Room Where A Fire Is Made, Also The Fire And Cooking Apparatus On Board Ship; The Floor Of A Smith's Forge, Or Of A Reverberatory Furnace On Which The Ore Is Exposed To The Flame ; The Lower Part Of A Blast Furnace Through Which ...
Hearts
Hearts, A Game Of Cards Of Recent Origin, Though Founded Upon The Same Principle As Many Old Games, Such As Slobber Hannes, Four Jacks And En Fle, Namely, That Of Losing Instead Of Winning As Many Tricks As Possible. Hearts Is Played With A Full Pack, Ace Counting Highest And ...
Heat
Heat, A General Term Applied To That Branch Of Physical Science Which Deals With The Effects Produced By Heat On Material Bodies, With The Laws Of Transference Of Heat, And With The Trans Formations Of Heat Into Other Kinds Of Energy. The Object Of The Present Article Is To Give ...
Heath Hen
Heath Hen (tympanuchus Cupido), A North American Grouse, Allied To The Prairie Chicken (q.v.) But Smaller And Inhabit Ing Wooded Districts. Between 1800 And 185o The Heath Hen Was Found Locally In Southern New England And Throughout The Middle States. It Subsequently Disappeared From All Parts Of Its Range Except ...
Heath
Heath, The English Form Of A Name Given In Most Teutonic Dialects To The Common Ling Or Heather (callum Vulgaris), But Now Applied To All Species Of Erica, An Extensive Genus Of Monopet Alous Plants, Belonging To The Family Ericaceae. The Heaths Are Evergreen Shrubs, With Small Narrow Leaves, In ...
Heathen
Heathen, A Term Originally Applied To All Persons Or Races Not Holding The Jewish Or Christian Belief, But Now More Usually Given To Polytheistic Races. See Pagan. ...
Heather
Heather, A Plant Name Properly Applied Only To Callum Vulgaris, Also Termed Ling, But Often Used Loosely To Include The Heaths (erica) In Addition. (see Ericaceae.) ...
Heating And Ventilation
Heating And Ventilation. These Two Subjects Are So Closely Allied That They Will Be Treated Together. They Deal With The Science Of Maintaining In Buildings The Proper Tempera Tures And Atmospheric Conditions For The Health And Comfort Of Human Beings. History.—the Earliest Known Method Of Artificial Heating Was The Open ...
Heating Systems
Heating Systems The Fireplace Or Grate, Of Which Various Modifications And Improvements Have Been Made From Time To Time, Consists Essen Tially Of A Basket Which Holds The Fire (or Andirons If Logs Are The Fuel), An Opening Backed By Brick Which Becomes Heated By The Fire And Radiates Heat ...
Heaven
Heaven, The Firmament In Which The Sun, Moon, Planets And Stars Seem To Be Placed ; Hence Also Used, Generally In The Plural, Of The Atmospheric Region (0. Eng. He F En, Heo F One, Appearing In O.s. Hevan, Is Seemingly Unconnected With The High Ger. Word Appearing In Ger. ...
Hebburn
Hebburn, Urban District, Durham, England, On The Right Bank Of The Tyne, 4 M. Below Newcastle, On The L.n.e. Railway. Pop. (1931) 24,125. It Has Extensive Shipbuilding And Engineering Works, Rope And Sail Factories, Chemical, Colour And Cement Works, And Collieries. ...
Hebden Bridge
Hebden Bridge, An Urban District Of The West Riding Of Yorkshire, England, 7 M. W. By N. Of Halifax By The L.m.s. Railway. Pop. 6,312; Area 476 Acres. The Town Is Situated In A Well-wooded Steep-sided Valley, At The Confluence Of Hebden Water And The River Calder, And Surrounded By ...
Hebe
Hebe [gr. "young Maturity," "bloom Of Youth"], Daughter Of Zeus And Hera, Odyssey Xi. 603. In Homer, This Divine Prin Cess, In Accordance With The Simple Northern Manners Of The Achaean Nobles, Does Housework, Much As The Human Princess, Nausicaa, Does The Family Washing. Therefore She Harnesses Her Mother's Horses ...
Hebrew Language
Hebrew Language. In The Old Testament, Hebrew Is Called Sephath Kena`an "the Lip Of Canaan," Or Yehudhith, "jewish" ; The Later Jews Designated It Leshon Haqqodhesh, "the Sacred Tongue"; The Term `ibhrith, "hebrew," Was Coined By The Rabbis Of Palestine. The English, Name Comes From The Greek E13paios, "hebrew," Whose ...
Hebrew Literature
Hebrew Literature. "hebrew Literature" Denotes Works Written In The Hebrew Language. Frequently, However, The Expression Is Used As Synonymous With Jewish Literature, Includ Ing All Works Written By Jews In Hebrew Characters, Whether The Language Be Aramaic, Arabic Or Even Some Vernacular Not Related To Hebrew. Old Testament Scriptures.—the Literature ...
Hebrew Religion
Hebrew Religion. The Hebrews Were Western Semites, And From The Semites Sprang Judaism, Christianity And Mohammedanism (or Islam). The Part These Three Great Mono Theistic Religions Have Played In History Cannot Be Understood Without Taking Into Account The General Characteristics Of The Semites, And Also The Capacity For Monotheism Often ...
Hebron
Hebron, A City Of Palestine About 20 M. S.w. Of Jerusalem And About 3,00o Ft. Above Sea-level (mod. El-khalil) ; Pop. 17,531 (17,276 Muslims, 135 Jews). The Town, No Longer Walled, With Its Stone Houses, Boasting Curious Vaulted Cupolas, And Narrow, Winding Streets, Stands On The Eastern Slope Of A ...
Hecataeus Of Abdera
Hecataeus Of Abdera (or Of Teos) (fl. 4th Century B.e.), Greek Historian And Sceptic Philosopher, Accompanied Ptolemy I. Soter To Syria, And Sailed Up The Nile To Thebes With Him. His Travels Were Described In Alyvirnaka And Iiepi `tirep(3op&ov, Which Were Used By Diodorus Siculus. Fragments In C. W. Miller's ...
Hecataeus Of Miletus
Hecataeus Of Miletus (6th-5th Century B.e.), Greek Historian And Traveller, Son Of Hegesander, Flourished Dur Ing The Time Of The Persian Invasion. He Tried To Dissuade The Ionians From Revolt Against Persia, And (herodotus V. 36, 125) In 494, When They Were Obliged To Sue For Terms, He Was One ...
Hecate
Hecate (gr. `ekarri, "she Who Works From Afar"), A God Dess In Greek Mythology. According To The Generally Accepted View, She Was Of Hellenic Origin, But Farnell Regards Her As A F Or Eign Importation From Thrace, The Home Of Bendis, With Whom Hecate Had Many Points In Common. She ...
Hecatomb
Hecatomb, Originally, Perhaps, The Sacrifice Of A Hundred Victims, Then Of Any Large Number. Hence In Modern Languages, The Destruction Of A Multitude Of Living, Or Even Of Inanimate, Things. (gr. Ekat6µ43rl From A Hundred.) ...
Heckmondwike
Heckmondwike, An Urban District Of The West Riding Of Yorkshire, England, 8 M. S.s.e. Of Bradford, On The L.m.s. Railway. Pop. (1931), 8,991. It Lies In The Centre Of The Blanket And Carpet Manufacturing Area. Coal Is Extensively Mined In The Neighbourhood, And There Are Machine Works, Dye Works And ...
Hector
Hector, Son Of Priam And Hecuba And Husband Of An Dromache. In Homer He Is The Chief Trojan Warrior. He Is An Especial Favourite Of Apollo ; And Later Poets Even Describe Him As Son Of That God. After Achilles (q.v.) Had Killed Him, Aphrodite And Apollo Preserved His Body ...
Hedge Bindweed
Hedge Bindweed (calystegia Sepium Or Convolvulus Sepium), A Perennial Vine Of The Morning-glory Family, Convolvu Laceae (q.v.), Called Also Great Bindweed, Bracted Bindweed And Rutland Beauty. It Is Cosmopolitan In Temperate Regions, Oc Curring In Hedges And Thickets In The British Isles And Found In North America From Newfoundland To ...
Hedge Nettle
Hedge Nettle (stachys Palustris), A Plant Of The Mint Family (labiatae), Called Also Marsh-wound Wort, Marsh-betony And Clown's-heal, Widely Distributed In Europe, Asia And North America. It Is An Erect, Slender, Sometimes Slightly Branched, Rather Stiffly Hairy Perennial, 1 Ft. To 4 Ft. High, With Lance-shaped, More Or Less Sharply ...