Joan Eenbow
Eenbow, Joan, A Brave English Admiral, Was B. In Shropshire In 1650. He First Distinguished Himself As Captain Of A Merchantman, In A Bloody Action With Sallee Pirates. Lie Attracted The Notice Of James If., Who Gave Him A Commission In The Navy. After The Revolution, Lie Obtained The Command ...
Joanna Baillie
Baillie, Joanna, A Modern Poetess Of Distinguished Merit, Was B. In 1762 At Both Well, In Lanarkshire, Scotland. Her Father Was A Presbyterian Clergyman. She Received A Superior Education, And Soon Began To Manifest Those Talents Which Subsequently Excited The Admiration Of The Public. Her Career Was A Singularly Happy ...
Johann
Johann Jscon, Baron, One Of The Greatest Of Recent Chemists, Was B. At Westerl6sa. In E. Gothlam1, Sweden, 20th Aug., 1779. While Studying For The Medical Profession At The University Of •psala, He Was More Attracted By The Preparatory Natu Ral Sciences. Especially Chemistry. After Being Some Time Employed In ...
Johann Sebastian Bach
Bach, Johann Sebastian, A Celebrated Musician, B. At Eisenach, Upper Saxony, In Mar., 1685. When He Was Ten Years Old, His Father, Who Was A Musician At Eisenach, Died, And B. Sought The Protection Of An Elder Brother, Who Dying Soon After, He Was Again Left Destitute, And, To Earn ...
John Baliol
Baliol, John. Lord Of Galloway, And Afterwards King Of Scotland, Was B. In 1259, And On The Death Of The Princess Margaret In 1290, Became A Competitor For The Crown Of Scotland. As The Grandson Of The Eldest Daughter Of David Earl Of Hunting Ton, Brother Of William The Lion, ...
John Black
Black, John, An Eminent Newspaper Editor, And Classical Scholar Of Some Reputa Tion, Was A Native Of Berwickshire, His Father Being A Shepherd, Or Farm Laborer, In The Lammermoors, Near Dunse. Born In 1783, And Left An Orphan At Twelve Years Of Age, B. Commenced Life In The Office Of ...
John Francis Boissonade
Boissonade, John Francis, A Distinguished Classical Scholar, B. At Paris, Aug. 12, 1774, Of A Noble Gascon Family. He Was Originally Intended For The Administrative Career, But After Experiencing Some Of Its More Violent Vicissitudes, He Renounced It For Philology, In Which He Had Always Found His Favorite Recreation. Lie ...
John Stuart Elackie
Elackie, John Stuart, Professor Of Greek In The University Of Edinburgh, Was B. In Glas:row In 1809, But Received His Early Education In Aberdeen. Where His Father Was Agent For A Bank, After Going Through The Usual Course Of A Scotch University Education —partly At Marischal College, Aberdeen, Partly At ...
Joiin Bell
Bell, Joiin, An Eminent Surgeon, Second Son Of The Rev. William Bell, An Episcopal Minister In Edinburgh, Was B. In That City, 3iay 12, 1763. He Studied Under The Cele Brated Black, Cullen, And Monro Seeundus; And While Attending The Anatomy Classes Of Dr. Monro, First Conceived The Idea Of ...
Joseph Black
Black, Joseph, An Eminent Chemist, Was B. In 1728, At Bordeaux, Where His Father Was Engaged In The Wine-trade. Both His Parents Were Of Scotch Descent. But Natives Of Belfast, To Which Their Son Was Sent For His Education In 1740. In 1746, He Entered. The University Of Glasgow, And ...
Josepit Bem
Bem, Josepit, Commander Of The Army In Transylvania During The Hungarian Revo Tion. 1848-49, Was B. At Tarnov, In Galicia, 1795. After A Course Of Adventure In Poland, He Went To France, Where He Resided For A Considerable Time, Earning A Liveli Hood By Teaehing.mechanics And Mnemonics. In 1848, After ...
Karl Theodor Bayrhoffer
Bayrhoffer, Karl Theodor, B. 1812; German Philosopher And Politician; Professor Of Philosophy In The University Of Marburg. He Was Prominent In The Revo Lutionary Movement Of 1848, A Member Of The Diet Of Hesse-cassel, And For A Time President Of The Chamber. After The Defeat Of His Party (the Democratic) ...
Knights Of The Bath
Bath, Knights Of The. The Name Of This Order Is Derived From The Ceremony Of Bathing, Which Used To Be Practiced At The Inauguration Of A Knight, As An Emblem Of The Purity Henceforth Required Of Him By The Laws Of Chivalry. The Ceremony Is Of Unknown Antiquity, And Is ...
Lorenzo Bartolini
Bartolini, Lorenzo, A Celebrated Italian Sculptor, Was B. At Vernio, In The N. Of Tuscany, In 1777. Circumstances Brought Him To Paris While Still A Young Man, Where He Practiced His Art For Some Time With Very Little Pecuniary Success: But At Length, Having Obtained An Academy Prize For A ...
Louis Bonapartf
Bonapartf, Louis, Third Brother Of Napoleon, Was H. Sept. 2, 1778, And Was Edu Cated In The Artillery School At Chalons, Where He Imbibed Anti-republican Principles. After Rising From One Honor To Another, Lie Was Made King Of Holland, 18,06; But, In Fact, He Was Never More Than A French ...
Lovell Iseddoes
Iseddoes, Lovell Tnomas, Eldest Son Of Dr. Thomas B., And Of Anna, Third Daughter Of Richard Lovell Edgeworth, Of Edgeworthstown, Ireland, Sister Of Maria Edgeworth, The Distinguished Novelist, Was B. At Rodney Place, Clifton, On The 20th July, 1803. In 1809, Dr. Beddoes Died, Leaving His Son To The Guardianship ...
Lucien Bonaparte
Bonaparte, Lucien, Prince Of Canino, And Brother Of Napoleon, Was Born At Ajaccio In 1775, And Received His Education In The College Of Autuu, The Military School At Brienne, And The Seminary At Aix. Rising Gradually From One Office To Another, He Was Elected Deputy For The Department Liainone, And, ...
Ludwig Von Benedex
Benedex, Ludwig Von, An Austrian Gen., H. In 1804 At Odenburg„ In Thing:irv, Where His Father Was A Physician Of Repute. He Received His Military Education At The Netistildt Academy, And At Its Close Entered The Army :is Ensign In 182. In 1843. He Was Promoted To The Rank Of ...
Lyman B
Lyman B. Was B. At New Haven, Conn., U. S., Oct., 1775. Ile Devoted Himself To Theology; And After Holding The Pastorate Of Congregationalist Churches At Litchfield And At Boston, He Was In 1832 Appointed President Of The Newly Founded Lane Theologi Cal Seminary Near Cincinnati.. Lie Died At Brooklyn ...
Lyman Tieecher
Tieecher, Lyman, D.d. (ante). B. New Haven, Oct. 12, 1775; D. Brooklyn, Jan. 10, 1868: Descended From One Of The New Ilaven Colony Of 1638. He Lost His Father When An Infant And Was Adopted As A Son By Lot Benton; Graduated From Yale In 1797, And Next Year Became ...
Madura Or
Madura. Or Buinutusnan', A Territory Of Central Asia, Lying Between 36° And 38° N. Lat., And 69" And 73° E. Long. B. Lies Between The Chain Of The Ilindu Kush And The Oxus. H Is Drained By The Kokcha, A Tributary Of That River, And Is Famous Through Out The ...
Manufacture Of
Manufacture Of. The Chief Object In The Manufacture Of Bank-notea Is To Render Forgery Impossible, Or At Least Easy Of Detection. This Is Sought To Be Effected By Peculiarity Of Paper, Design, And Printing„ Or By A Combination Of These Means. See Paper. The Main Reliance Has Been On Mechanical ...
Manufacture Or Bank Notes
Bank-notes, Manufacture Or (ante). The Bank-notes Of The United States Are Now Manufactured By The Government In The Treasury Department At ‘vashington. The Processes Of This Manufacture Are Briefly' Described As Follows: The Design Of The Note, Including All The Lettering And Devices Thereof, Upon A Sheet Of The Required ...
Marcos Boz Zaris
Boz Zaris, Marcos, A Greek Patriot Who Distinguished Himself In The Early Part Of The Modern War Of Independence, Was B. At Suli, In The Mountains Of Epirus, Towards The Close Of The 18th Century, Ilis Youth Was Spent Am:d The Din Of Arms. In 1803, He Was Forced To ...
Martin Behaim
Behaim, Martin, A Famous Cosmographer, Descended From A Bohemian Family Which Settled In Nuremberg After The Middle Of The 18th C., And Still Flourishes There. Behaim Was B. In Nuremberg In 1430 (or, More Probably, In 1436). He Early Entered Into Mer Cantile Life, And Went To Venice (1457), And ...
Mary Booth
Booth, Mary Louisa, An Accomplished Author And Translator Of Numerous Valuable Works From The French, B. New York, April 19, 1831, Her Father Was Descended From One Of The Earliest Settlers, John Booth, A Kinsman Of Sir George Booth, Afterwards Baton Delainere, Who Came From England To America About 1649. ...
Matteo Maria Boiabdo
Boiabdo, Matteo Maria, Count Of Scandiano, One Of The Most Celebrated Italian Poets, Was B. At Scandiano In 1430 Or 1434. After Completing His Studies At The Univer Sity Of Ferrara, He Was Introduced At The Court Of Duke Borso D'este, By Whose Succes Sor, Ercole I., He Was Promoted ...
Matthew Baillie
Baillie, Matthew, M.d., Ft Distinguished Physician And Anatomist, Was B. On The 27th Oct., 1761, In The Manse Of Shotts,lanarkshire, Scotland. His Father Was Descended From The Family Of B. Of Jerviswood, So Noted In The History Of Scotland During The Reign Of Charles Ii.; His Mother Was A Sister ...
Michael William Balfe
Balfe, Michael William, An English Composer Of Operas, Etc., Was B. Flay 15, 1808, In Dublin. His Musical Talent Received Early Culture, And Several Anecdotes Arc Related Of His Singular Precocity. When Only Seven Years Old, He Played Publicly One Of Viotti's Concertos For The Violin. At Nine, He Wrote ...
Military Bands
Bands, Military, Consist Each Of A Body Of Skilled Musicians, Attached To A Regiment In The British Service. According To Military Regulations, The Only Indispensable Instru Ments Are Drums, Fifes, Bugles, And Trumpets, All Of Which Are Employed To Give Signals On The March Or In Active Service, Either For ...
Otto Eduard Leopold Bismarck Schoenhausen
Bismarck-schoenhausen, Otto Eduard Leopold, Prince Von. Chancellor Of The German Empire, Now The Most Prominent Man In Europe, Was B. In 1813 At Branden Burg. Of An Old Family, Of Which Various Members Have Gained A Reputation Both A Soldiers Stud Statesman. B. Received His University Education At Gimtingen, Berlin, ...
Pent Grass
Pent Grass, Agrastis, A. Genus Of Grasses, Distinguished By A Loose Panicle Of Small, One-flowered, Laterally Compressed Spikelets; The Glumes Unequal, Awnless, And Longer Than The Palm, Which Are Also Unequal, And Of Which The Inner One Is Sometimes Want Ing, And The Outer Sometimes Has And Sometimes Has Not ...
Pero Lopez De Ayala
Aya'la, Pero Lopez De, Called El Viejo, To Distinguish Him From His Son Of The Same Name, Was B. At Murcia In 1332, Of One Of The First Families Of The Castilian Nobil Ity. He Stood High In The Regard Of Several Kings Of Castile, And Filled The First Offices ...
Peter Gustave Toussaint Beauregard
Beauregard, Peter Gustave Toussaint, A Gen. Of The Army Of The Confed Erate States Of America During The War Of Secession, Was Burn Of A Family Of Canadian French Descent, On His Father's Plantation, Near New Orleans, La., About 1817. He Graduated At The Military College Of West Point In ...
Pierre 330iigi7er
330iigi7er, Pierre, One Of The Most Eminent French Mathematicians And Natural Phi Losophers Of His Time, Was Born At Croisie, In Bretagne, 16th Feb., 1698. And Studied In The Jesuit College At Vannes. In 1713, He Succeeded His Father As Professor Of Hydrog Raphy In Croisic, From Which He Was ...
Pierre Antoine Berryer
Berryer, Pierre Antoine, A Distinguished French Advocate And Party Politician, Was Born In Paris, 4th Jan., 1790. And First Distinguished Himself By His Defense Of Vic Tims Of The Restoration In 1829, He Was Chosen Deputy, And Ever Afterwards Steadily Represented The Rights And Policy Of The Elder Bourbons. His ...
Pierre Augereau
Augereau, Pierre Franqois Charles, Duke Of.castiglione, Marshal And Peer Of France, One Of The Most Brilliant And Intrepid Of That Band Of General Officers Whom Napoleon Gathered Around Himself, Was The Son Of A Tradesman, And Was B. 21st Oct., 1857. After Serving Some Time In The French Carabineers, Into ...
Pierre Augustin Caron De
Beauhaecrais, Pierre Augustin Caron De, A French Poet, B. In Paris, Jan. 24, 1732, D. May 17, 1799, Was The Son Of A Watchmaker, And Was Brought Up To His Father's Trade. He Soon Displayed A Remarkable Taste For Music, Attained Proficiency As A Player On Tit.; Harp And The ...
Pierre Bayard
Bayard, Pierre Nu Terrail, Chevalier, The Knight Sans Pear Et Sans Reprodie, B. 1476, At Castle Bayard,: Near Grenoble, Was Perhaps The Only Hero Of The Middle Ages Who Deserved The Umningled Praise And Admiration Bestowed Upon Him. Simple, Modest, A Sterling Friend And Tender Lover, Pious, Humane, And Magnanimous, ...
Pierre Bayle
Bayle, Pierre, One Of The Most Independent Thinkers In The 17th C., Was B. In 1647 At Cnrlat, In The Old Co. Of Foix, France, And Studied Philosophy Under The Jesuits At Toulouse. The Arguments Of His Tutors, But Especially His Friendly Intercourse And Quiet Disputation With A Catholic Clergyman, ...
Pierre Jean Becks
Becks, Pierre Jean, B. Belgium, 1795; A General Of The Order- Of Jesuits. He Became A Member Of The Society Of Jesus In 1819, And Was The Head Of The Order In 1853. Soon After Receiving Orders, His Superiors Recognized His Rare Abilities, And Sent Him On Several Delicate Missions. ...
Pierre Laurent Beirette Belloy
Belloy, Pierre Laurent Beirette, One Of The First French Dramatists Who Ven Tured To Introduce On The Stage Native, Instead Of Greek, Boman, Or Other Outlandish Heroes. Lie Was B. At St. Flour, Iu Auvergne. 17th Nov., 1727, And D. 5th Mar., 1775. His Father Having Died While B. Was ...
Pigmy Ape Barbary Ape
Barbary Ape, Pigmy Ape, Or :mawr'', A Small Species Of Ape Or Tailless Monkey, Interesting As The Only One Of The Monkey-race Which Is Found In Europe. The Only European Locality, However, In Which It Occurs Is The Rock Of Gibraltar, And It Is Said To Have Been Originally Brought ...
Or Agincourt Azincourt
A'zincourt, Or Agincourt, A Village In The Department Of Pas-de-calais, France, Celebrated For A Bloody Battle Between The English And French, Oct. 25, 1415. The Internal Distractions Of France Under The Imbecile Charles Vi. (q.v.) Had Encouraged England To Attempt To Make Good Her Aucient Claim On France. Henry V. ...
Or Atgustines
Atgustines, Or Atgustin'ians, Names Given To Several Religious Bodies In The Roman Catholic Church. Whether St. Augustine Ever Framed Any Formal Mile Of Monastic Life, Is Uncertain; But One Was Deduced From His Writings, And \vhs 11(10111c11 Ts Many As 30 Monastic Fraternities, Of Which The Chief Were The Canons ...
Or Azimghur
Azimghur', Or Azrar's Fort, A Name Primarily Applied To A T. In India, And Thence Extended To Its District, Forming One Of The N.w. Provinces. 1. The T. Is In Lat. 26° N., And Long. 83° 14' E. From Calcutta, It Is 448 M. To The N.w.; From Benares, 81 ...
Or Ba13er
Ba'13er, Or Ba'butt (zohir-eddin Mohammed), The First Of The Great Moguls In India, A Descendant Of Timur, Was B. In 1483. He Was Barely 12 Years Of Age When He Suc Ceeded His Father, Omar Sheikh 3iirza, In The Sovereignty Of The Countries Lying Between Samarcand And The Indus. With ...
Or Balder
Balder, Or &mina, A Divinity Worshiped By The Ancient Scandinavians, And Probably Also By The Other Germanic Nations, Is The Hero Of One Of The Most Beautiful And Interesting Of The Myths Of The Edda. B., Who, According To Old Northern Mythol Ogy, Was The Second Son Of Odin And ...
Or Balist Es
Balis't Es, Or A Genus Of Osseous Fishes Of The Order Plectognathi (q.v.) Of Envier; The Type Of A Family, The Species Of Which Are Almost All Inhabitants Of Tropical And Subtropical Seas, Frequenting Rocky Coasts And Coral-reefs. Their Colors Are Generally Brilliant. The Body Is Remarkably Compressed. The Ossification ...
Or Balista
Balis'ta, Or Ilaws'mi (gr. Ballein, To Throw), Was One Among The Larger Kinds Of Military Weapons In Use Before The Invention Of Gunpowder. The B., The Catapulta, The Scorpion, And The Onager, Propelled Large And Heavy Missiles, Chiefly Through The Reaction Of A Tightly-twisted Rope Of Hemp, Flax, Catgut, Sinew, ...
Or Balm Of Gilead
Balsam, Or Balm Of Gilead, Is A Liquid Resinous Substance, Which Has Long Enjoyed A Very High Reputation In The East, Being Prized Not Only For Its Fragrance, But Also For The Medicinal Virtues Which It Is Supposed To Possess. It Is The Subject Of Several Allusions In The Old ...
Or Baluchistan Beloociiistan
Beloociiistan', Or Baluchistan, A Country Of Southern Asia, Bounded On The N. By Afghanistan, On The E. By Sinde, On The S. By The Arabian Sea, And On The W. By The Persian Province Of Kerman. B. Corresponds In General With The Ancient Gcdrosia, Excepting That The Latter Name Appears ...
Or Banaras Benares
Bena'res, Or Bana'ras, The District Mentioned In The Preceding Article. It Is Under The Lieutenant-governorship Of The N W. Provinces, Being Bounded On The W. And N. By Jounpur; On The E. By Ghazeepore And Shaliabad; And On The S. And W. By 31irzapare. It Extends In N. Lat. Between ...
Or Banian Banyan
Banyan, Or Ba'nian, Foes Indica, A Tree, Native Of India, Remarkable For Its Vast Rooting Branches. It Is A Species Of Fig (q.v.); Has Ovate, Heart-shaped, Entire Leaves, About 5 Or 6 In. Long; And Produces A Fruit Of A Rich Scarlet Color., Not Larger Than A Cherry, Growing Iapairs ...
Or Bans Banns
Banns, Or Bans Os' Marriaof. This Is One Of Three Alternative Preliminary Forms Now Essential To The Legal Celebration Of Marriage In England. The Other Two Are Marriage By License And Marriage By A Registrar's Certificate.. B. Of N., Like Many Of Our Ecclesiastical Regulations, Has Its Origin In The ...
Or Barnacle
Barnacle, Or Lepas, Also Called Anatifa And Pentalasmis, A Kind Of Shell Fish, A Genus Of Eirrlwpoda (q.v.), The Type Of A Family Of Articulate Animals Distinguished By A Long Flexible Stalk Or Peduncle, Which Is Provided With Muscles, Upon The Summit Of Which, In The True Barnacles, Are Shelly ...
Or Barrasters Barristers
Barristers, Or Barrasters, As Sometimes Spelt In Old Hooks. This Is The Distinctive Name By Which The Advocates Or Pleaders At The English And Irish Bars Are Known; And Thug Its Derivation Is Perhaps Sufficiently Accounted For. They Are Admitted To Their Ofilce Under The Rules And Regulations Of The ...
Or Barytes Isabyta
Isabyta, Or Bary'tes, Or Oxide Of Barium (q.v.)—symbol Bao—is The Earth Present In The Minerals Witherite (carbonate Of B.) And Heavy Spar (sulphate Of B.), It May Be Prepared In Several Ways: 1. By Acting Upon The Carbonate Of B. (ba0co3) By Nitric Acid (no.), Which Causes The Disengagement Of ...
Or Basle Basel
Basel, Or Basle (fr. Rile), A City And Canton Of Switzerland. The Canton Was Divided In 1833 Into Two Sovereign Half-cantons, Called Basel-city (basel-stadt; In French, Basle-ville) And (basel-landschaft; In French, Basle-campagne). The Half Canton Of Basel-city Consists Only Of The City, With Its Precincts, And Three Villages On The ...
Or Bass Bast
Bast, Or Bass, Also Called Inner Bark, 1ther, Or Endophieeum (see Bark), The Fibrous Inferior Layer Of The Bark In The Stems Of Exogenous Plants, Which Is Particularly Con Spicuous In Exogenous Trees, As A Peculiar Substance Interposed Between The True Bark And The Wood. It Consists In Great Part ...
Or Bazoche
Bazoche, Or I3asocue, A Kind Of Burlesque Translation Into French Of The Latin Word Basilica, I.e., Royal Palace. When The French Parliament Ceased To Be The Grand Council Of The King, Aria Confined Itself Exclusively To Administeringjustice, A Distinction Of Name Necessarily Sprang Up Between Those Noblemen Who Formed The ...
Or Beating And Wounding
Beating And Wounding, Or Simply Vounding, Is The Name Sometimes Found In Law Books For The Offense Of Inflicting On Another Some Dangerous Hurt Or Wound; And It Has Been Otherwise Described As An Aggravated Species Of Battery (q.v.). A Still More Aggra Vated And Atrocious Offense Of This Kind ...
Or Beds Beda
Beda, Or Beds (surnamed, On Account Of His Learning, Piety And Talents, Vener Able), The Greatest Name In The Ancient Literature Of Britain, And Probably The Most Distinguished Scholar In The World Of His Age, Was B. About The Year 673 A.d. The Exact Spot Of His Birth Is A ...
Or Beghariii
Beghariii, Or Baatit'att, A Country In Central Africa, Bounded On The N. By Lake Tsad; Or The W. By The Shari, Or Great River, Which Divides It From The Kingdom Of Liornou; And On The E. By The W*day Kingdom. It Extends Southward To About Lat. 10' North. Its Greatest ...
Or Behistun
Behistun', Or Ilistrrurr (lat. Bagistanus; Persian, Baghistan, Place Of Gardens), A Ruined Town Of The Persian Province Of Irak-ajemi, 21 Nt. E. Of Kirmanshali, Lat. 34° 18' N., Long, 47° 30' E. B. Is Chiefly Celebrated For A Remarkable Mountain, Which On One Side Rises Almost Perpendicularly To The Height ...
Or Beirut Betroitt
Betroitt, Or Beirut, The Berothai Or 13erothah Of The Old Testament (2 Samuel Viii. 8, And Ezekiel Xlvii. 10); And The L3erytus Of The Romans. It Was Besieged And Captured By Baldwin 1., King Of Jerusalem, Iu 1111; Recaptured From The Christians In 1187. In 1197, It Again Came Into ...
Or Belfry Bee 7110i
Bee 7110i, Or Belfry, Was The Name Of A Tower Used In The Military Sieges Of Ancient And Medheval Times. When A Town Was To Be Besieged, A Movable Tower, As High As The Walls, Was Brought Near It: And This Tower Was The Beffroi. Its Use Is More Than ...
Or Benefice
Benefice, Or 13exerfcrust (lat. "a Good Deed," Also "a Favor," And Hence "a Grant." Or "a Provision" Generally, And Now More Especially, A Provision Made For An Ecclesiastical Person), Was A Term Formerly Applied To Feudal Estates, But Is Now Used To Denote Certain Kinds Of Church Preferment, Such As ...
Or Berne Bern
Bern, Or Berne, The Most Populous, And Next To That Of The Grisons, The Most Extensive Canton Of Switzerland; Its Area Being Nearly 2650 Sq.sn. It Lies Between 'lat. 46' 20' And 47° 30' N., And Ion. 6' 50' And 8° 27' E, It Has France On The N.; On ...
Or Bernicle Goose Barnacle
Barnacle Goose, Or Bernicle Goose, Often Also Called Barnacle, Or Bernicle (anser Berniela Or Leueopsis), The Bird Which The Fables Of Former Days Represented As Deriv Ing Its Origin From The Cirrhopod Of Which It Bears The Name. It Is In Size Smaller Than The Common Wild Goose, Being Only ...
Or Bet1uans
Bet1uans, Or 13ecnua'nas, The Name Of An Extensive Nation Of Southern Africa, Occupying The Country Between 23' And 29' E. Long., And Extending From 28' S. Lat. North Ward Beyond The Tropic Of Capricorn. The 13. Are Generally Of A Peaceful, Indeed Cow Ardly Disposition, And Are Divided Into Many ...
Or Bethitne Beaton
Bea'ton, Or Be'thitne, David, Cardinal And Primate Of Scotland, A Zealous Oppo Nent Of The Reformation In That Country, Descended From A Celebrated French Family, Was A Younger Son Of John Beaton Of Balfour, Fifeshire. Born In 1494, He Became, In Oct., 1511, A Student At The University Of St. ...
Or Bethlehem
Bethlehem, Or Blirr-lauam, Meaning "house Of Bread." Celebrated In Scripture As The Birthplace Of Our Blessed Saviour, And Of King David, Is Now A Small Unwalled Village, Situated At A Distance 5 In. S. Of Jerusalem. The Pop., About 3000 Soils, Is Wholly Christian—that Is, Latin, Greek, And Armenian. The ...
Or Biblical Antiquities
Biblical Antiquities, Or Iltm.tc.u. Argii.£olooy, Is A Study Which Has For Its Objects The Social And Political Constitution, The Manners, Customs, Geography, Etc., Of The Jews And Other Peoples Mentioned In The Scriptures. A Knowledge Of These Is Essen Tial To A Right Understanding Of Many Passages Of Scripture. The ...
Or Bibliomania
Bibliomania, Or Book-madness, Is A Word Recently Formed From The Greek To Express The Passion For Rare And Curious Books, Which Has Manifested Itself To Such An Extent During The Last Century. 1vhile The Ordinary Collector Is Satisfied With The Possession Of Works Which Are Valuable Either On Account Of ...
Or Bill Coyp Bill
Bill, Or Bill Coyp.,aint, In Chancery, Was A Formal Statement In Writing Or Pleading, By Which. A P:aiatilf In The Court Of Chancery Asked Its Equitable Redress Or Relief. It Was In The Style Of A Petition Addressed To Lord Chancellor, Lord Keeper, Or Lords Commissioners For The Custody Of ...
Or Bitiorate Of Soda
Borax, Or Bitio'rate Of Soda, Is-found Native As A Saline Incrustation On The Shores Of Certain Lakes In Persia And Thibet. It Also Occurs In India, China, Ceylon, Saxony, And South America. When Collected On The Banks Of The Lakes, It Is Impure, And Goes By The Name Of Tincal. ...
Or Blackbird
Blackbird, Or Maau.k, Turdw Nterula Of Some Naturalists, Merula Tufgaris Of Others, A Well-known. Species Of Thrush (q.v.), Common In All Parts Of Britain, And Throughout Europe Generally; Found Also In The N. Of Africa And In The Azores. In Asia, It Gives Place To 0 Closely Allied Species, F ...
Or Bobline B0b 0 Link
B0b-0-link, Or Bobline, Reed Bran, Or Rice Bird, Doia011.11t A Bird Nearly Allied To Buntings And Sparrows, But Of A Genus Characterized By Stiff-pointed Tail Feathers. It Is Rather Larger Than A Yellow-hammer; And The Male In His Summer Or Nup Tial Plumage Exhibits A Line Contrast Of Colors, Black, ...
Or Bohme
Bohme, Or Boitivi, Janon, A German Thebsophist And Mystic, Was Born Of Poor Parents At Altseidenberg, Near Giirlitz, In Upper Lusatia, 1575, And Spent His Boyhood In Tending Cattle. He Received No Instruction Till He Was Ten Years Of Age; But Even Then. The Contemplation Of Earth And Sky Had ...
Or Bolivia
Bolivia, Or Urren Peru, A Republican State On The W. Side Of South America, Deriving The Former Name From Bolivar (q.v.), And The Latter From The Fact That It Had Originally Been Subject To The Incas. It Extends Between Lat. 10° And 23° A., And Long. 57' 30' And 10' ...
Or Boos Club
Boos-club, Or Boots-sociorv, An Association Of Individuals For Purchasing And Reading New Books As They Issue From The Press, Which, After Being Circulated Among The Members, Are Sold For The Benefit Of The Concern. In Sonic Cases, The Used Books Are Disposed Of By Auction The 'members. Book-clubs Exist In ...
Or Bouquetin
Bouquetin, Or Inge Of The Alps ((wpm Ibex). A Species Of Goat Which Inhabits The Highest Regions Of The Alps, Even Higher And Wilder Than Those Inhabited By The Chamois, Up To The Limits Of Perpetual Snow. It Is The Ibex Of The Ancients. F•ett Ibex. In German Switzerland, Its ...
Or Bracte 1 Bract
Bract, Or Brac'te 1, In Botany, A Leaf From The Aril Of Which A Flower Ors Floral Axis Is Produced, Instead Of An Ordinary Leaf-bud Or Brancit. Bracts Are Sometimes Called Floral Leaves. The Term B. Is Not, However, Generally Employed When, Ns Is Often The Case, There Is No ...
Or Branks Brank
Brank, Or Branks, An Instrument Formerly Used For The Punishment Of Scolds In England And Scotland, And Often In The Former Country Called " The Scold's Bridle." It Seems To Have Come In Place Of The Ducking-stool Or Cocking-stool (q.v.). "i Look Upon It," Says Dr. Plot, In His Natural ...
Or Brouwer Brauwer
Brauwer, Or Brouwer, Adrian, A Painter Of The Flemish School, Was B. At Oudenarde (or As Others Say, At Haarlem) In 1608. He Was Apprenticed To The Well Known Artist Franz Hals, Who Made Profitable Use Of His Pupil's Great Talents; Keeping Him In A Garret Like A Prisoner, And ...
Or Euxine Sea Black
Black, Or Euxine Sea (the Pontus Euxinus), Or " Hospitable Sea" Of The Ancients, The Kara Deniz Of The Turks, The Manri Thalassa Of The Modern Greeks, And The Tscher Noje More Of The Russians) Is An Inland Sea Lying Between Europe And Asia, Extending From Lat. 40° 45' To ...
Or Great Becskerek Becskerek
Becskerek' Na'gy, Or Great Becskerek, A T. Of Hungary, In The Co. Of Torontal, Situated On The Left Bank Of The Bega, About 45 M. S.w. Of Temesvar, With Which Place It Is Connected By Canal. B. N. Is An Important Market T., And Has A Pop. (1869) Of 19,666. ...
Or Lucayos Bahamas
Bahamas, Or Lucay'os, A Chain Of Islands Stretching In A N.w. Direction From The Neighborhood Of The N. Coast Of Hayti To That Of The E. Coast Of Florida. From Florida They Are Separated By The Channel Through Which Flows The Gulf Stream (q.v.); And From Cuba, By The Old ...
Or Northern Lights Aurora
Aurora Borealis, Or Northern Lights, (ger. Itiordlicht), The Name Given To The Luminous Phenomenon Which Is Seen Towards The N. Of The Heavens By The Inhabi Tants Of The Higher Latitudes. During The Winter Of The Northern Hemisphere, The Inhabitants Of The Arctic Zone Are Without The Light Of The ...
Or Piipai Bidpai
Bidpai, Or Pii.pai, Is The Reputed Author Of A Collection Of Fables And Stories Which Have Been Widely Current Both In Asia And Europe For Nearly'2000 Years, Passing As A Compendium Of Practical Wisdom. Scarcely Any Book Except The Bible Has Been Trans Lated Into So Many Languages; And Its ...
Or Pugilism Boxing
Boxing, Or Pugilism (lat. Pugilatus), Fighting With The Fists. It Was Practiced As A Manly Exercise By The Ancients, Among Whom It Was An Art So Highly Esteemed, That Pollux, Hercules, And Some Of The Other Gods Were Represented As Having Excelled In It. The Pugilists Of The Ancient Games ...
Or Sweet Potato Batktas
Batktas, Or Sweet Potato (c0/1vo/r/a//8 Batatas, Or Batatas &gulls, The Genus Batatas Having Recently Been Separated From Wizvot•ulus (q.v.), Chiefly Upon Account Of The Four-celled Ovary), A Perennial Plant With Long Creeping Stems,. Heart-shaped ]eaves On Long Stalks, And Variously Lobed, Large Purple Flowers Much Resembling Those. Of The Best ...