Piiineas Taylor Barnum
Barnum, Piiineas Taylor., American Showman, Was B. At Conn., July 5, 1810. His Father Was A Tavern-keeper; And While Young B. Attended The Village School, He Traded With And Played Practical Jokes Upon His Father's Customers. At The Age Of 13, He Was Employed In A Country Store; And About ...
Printing For The
Printing For The Blind.—the First Embossed Book For The Use Of The Blind Was Printed In Paris In 1754, By M. Valentine Ilouy, From That Movable Letters, Which His Pupils Had Been Previously Taught To Put Together And Read. Founts Of Types Were Cast And Books Printed; And Having Been ...
Process Of Augmentation
Augmentation, Process Of, In Scotch Law, Is An Action In The Court Of Teinds (q.v.) By The Minister Of A Parish Against The Titular, Or Beneficiary, And Heritors, For The Purpose Of Procuring An Increase To His Stipend. The Moderator And Clerk Of The _pres Bytery To Which The Minister ...
Prohibition Of Bible
Bible, Prohibition Of. This Is One Of The Main Points Of Opposition Between The Roman Catholic And The Protestant Church. In The Earliest Times We Find No Evidence Of Any Prohibition Of Bible-reading By The Laity. On The Contrary, As The Foundation On Which The Church Was Built, And The ...
Prussian Blue
Prussian Blue Is The Deep Blue Color Which Is So Frequently Seen On Col Ton. Muslin, And Woolen Handkerchiefs And Dresses. It Was Discovered In The Year 1710 By Diesbach, A Color-maker In Berlin, And Hence Called &him Blue. The Mode Of Its Manufacture Was Published In Britain, By Dr. ...
Public Latin School In
Boston, Public Latin School In, Founded 1635, Is Designed To Give A Thorough General Culture To Boys Who Intend To Pursue The Higher Branches Of Learning, Or To Prepare For Professional Life. It Is Organized In Six Classes, And The Full Course Of Study Covers The Period Of Six Years. ...
Pustule
Pustule. Pasture On Stiff, Retentive, And Undrained Soil; Sudden Changes From Poor To Rich Keep, Particularly With Animals In Good Health, Predisposed To Make Blood Or Fatten Fast. Youth Predisposes To The Disease, From The Greater Activity Of The Nutritive Functions In Early Life. It Is A Disease Confined Almost ...
Registration Births
Births, Registration Or, As Also That Of Buriallt And Marriages (q.v.), Is Regulated By The 6 And 7 Will. Iv. C. 86, Amended By The 7 Will. Iv. And 1 Vict. C. 82, By Which A General Register-office For The Whole Of England Is Established. The Registrar-general Shall, Under The ...
Revised English Version Bible
Bible, Revised English Version. A Revision Of The English Bible, Or "author Ized Version," Has Been In Progress For About Ten Years And Is Now Nearly Completed. A Deep And General Interest Is Felt In The Reasons Assigned For Making This Revision, In The Nature Of The Alterations Proposed, And ...
Richard Baxter
Baxter, 'richard, One Of The Most Eminent Of The Nonconformist Divines, Was H. Nov. 12, 1615, Of Poor But Genteel Parents, At Rowton, In Shropshire. His Early Educa Tion Was Somewhat Neglected. Instead Of Attending, As He Wished, One Of The Universi Ties, He Was Obliged To Content Himself With ...
Richard Bentley
Bentley, Richard, A Distinguished Classical Scholar, Was B. At Galion, In York Shire, Jan. 27, 1662. In 1676, He Entered St. John's College, Cambridge, In The !minis • Capacity Of Subsizar. Little Is Known Of His University Career, Except That He Showed Early A Strong Taste For The Cultivation Of ...
Robert Baillie
Baillie, Robert, One Of The Most Eminent, And Perhaps The Most Moderate Of All The Scotch Presbyterian Clergy During The Time Of The Civil War, Was B. At Glasgow In 1599, And Educated At The University Of That City. In 1622, Lie Received Episcopal Ordina Tion—episcopaoy Being Then Nominally The ...
Robert Baillie_2
Baillie, Robert, Of Jerviswood, Happily Described As The Scottish Sydney; Was A Native Of Lanarkshire, And Distinguished Himself During The Latter Part Jibe Reign Of Charles Ii. By His Bold Opposition To The Tyrannical Misgovernment Of The Duke Of Laud Erdale. Having On A Certain Occasion (june, 1676) Rescued A ...
Robert Bellarmine
Bellarmine, Robert, One Of The Most Celebrated Catholic Theologians, Was B. At Mfinte Pul•iano, In Tuscany, Oct. 4, 1542. Ile Entered The Order Of Jesuits In 1560, And Was Distimmished Among His Confreres By The Zeal With Which He Studied Theology, The Cha•ch-councils. The Fathers, Hebrew, History, And The Canon ...
Robert Blake
Blake, Robert, A Celebrated English Admiral, Who, More Than Any Other, Contributed To Render England Mistress Of The Sea, Was B. At Bridgewater, In Sumersetshire, Where His Father Was A Merchant, In 1598. Au Ardent Republican, And A Man Of Blunt, Straight Forward Manners, Singularly Devoid Of Fear, And Of ...
Roger Bacon
Bacon, Roger, An English Monk, Who, Through The Force Of His Intellect, Raised Himself Above His Age, Made Wonderful Discoveries In Several Sciences, And Contrib Uted Much To Extend The Then Scanty Knowledge Of Nature. He Was Descended Of A Respectable Family, And B. At Ilchester, In The Co Of ...
Roger Joseph Boscovich
Boscovich, Roger Joseph, A Celebrated Mathematician And Astronomer, B. At Ragusa, 18th May, 1711. He Entered At An Early Age Into The Order Of The Jesuits, And Spent His Life In Scientific Pursuits And Important Public Labors. Before The Completion Of His Course Of Studies In Rome, He Was Appointed ...
Saint Azgustine
Azgustine, Saint, First Archbishop Of Canterbury, Was Originally A Monk In The Convent Of St. Andrew At Rome. In 596, He Was Sent, Along With Forty Other Monks, By Pope Gregory I., To Convert The Anglo-saxons To Christianity, And Establish The Authority Of The Roman See In Britain. The Tnissionaries ...
Saint Benedict
Benedict, Saint, The Founder Of Inonachisin In The West, Was Born Of A Rich And Respected Family At Nursia, In Umbria, Italy, 4g0 A.d. At An Early Age B. Was Sent To The Schools Of Literature And Jurisprudence At Rome. But Soon Grew Dissatisfied With The Sterile Character Of The ...
Saint Bernard
Bernard, Saint, Of Clairvaux, One Of The Most Influential Theologians Of The Middle Ages, Was B. At Fontaine, Near Dijon, In Burgundy, 1091; Became A Monk Of Citeaux In 1113; Founded A New Branch Of That Order At Clairvaux, In Champagne, And Himself Became Its First Abbot In 1115; Died ...
Saint Bonaventura
Bonaventu'ra, .saint, One Of The Most Eminent Catholic Theologians, Whose Real Name Was John Of Fidanza, Was H. In 1221 At Bagnorea. In Tuscany. In 1248, He Became A Franciscan Monk; In Theological Teacher At Paris, Where He Had Studied; And In 1256, General Of His Order, Which He Governed ...
Saint Boniface
Boniface, Saint, Apostle Of Germany." Whose Original Name Was Wirfried, Was Born In Devonshire, England, About 080. Lie First Entered A Monastery In Exeter, At The Age Of 13, And Afterwards Removed To That 'of Nutcell, Where He Taught Rhetoric, History, And Theology, And Became A Priest At The Age ...
Salon
Salon. This Term, As To The Origin Of Which Much Difference Of Opinion Exists, Is Probably Derived From The Latin Word Dare (allied To Vir, A Man, A Hero), Which Originally Signified A Stupid, Brutal Man, Afterwards Came To Signify A Man Simply, And Latterly, By One Of Those Strange ...
Samuel Bailey
Bailey, Samuel, A Writer On Politics, Political Economy, Mental Philosophy, And Other Subjects, Was B. In 1791 In Sheffield, Where Afterwards He Became A Banker. Lie D. Jan. 18, 1870. Leaving £90,000 As A Bequest To The Town. His Works Are: Essays On The Pursuit Of Truth And On The ...
San De
San De, A Thriving T. Of Texas, On The San Antonio River. At A Distance Of 110 M. To The S.w. Of Austin City. It Is Growing Rapidly In Population (which Amounted In 1870 To 12,258) 'and In Wealth. The Place Possesses Six News . A.pers, -several Seminaries, Three Tlouring--mins, ...
Sara Bernhardt
Bernhardt, Sara, B. About 1845; Time Daughter Of A Jewish Father And A Dutch Mother. Time Mother Brought Her, A Mere Child, From Amsterdam To Paris, And Placed Her In A Convent At Versailles, Where She Remained Several Years. On Leavino. The Convent She Was Asked What She Intended To ...
Single
Single Simpler Kind Of Accounting Is Called Book-keeping By Single Entry; The Principal Books Used Being The Day-book, Invoice-book, Cash-book, And Bill Hook, Which Are Employed For Recording The Transactions As They Occur, And A Ledger, To Which The Entries Are Afterwards Transferred, Under The Names Of The Parties Concerned. ...
Slack Death
Slack Death Was One Of The Names Given To An Oriental Plague Marked By Inflammatory Boils And Tumors, Which In The 14th Es Desolated The World. It Took This Name From The Black Spots, Symptomatic Of A Putrid Decomposition, Which, At One Of Its Stages, Appeared Upon The Skin. Our ...
Steen Steensen Bucher
Bucher, Steen Steensen, One Of The Most Distinguished Of Modern Danish Poets And Novelists, Was B. In 1782, At A Village Of Viborg; And Took His Theological Degree At Copenhagen In 1809. He Remained With His Father, Himself A Pastor In Jutland, Till 1819, When He Obtained A Living, Which ...
Sugar
Sugar. The Production Of Beet-sugar Is An Industry Entirely Of Modern Growth, Taking Root First In France During The Reign Of Napoleon I., And Subsequently Establishing Itself After Many Difficulties In Belgium, Germany, Austria, Russia, And Holland. The Table Shows The Produce Of Beet-sugar In These Countries In 1876. France ...
Sulpiz Boisseree
Boisseree, Sulpiz, A Celebrated Archaeologist, Was• B. At Cologne In 1783. A Visit Which He And His Brother Melchior (born 1786), Along With Their Friend Joh. Bapt. Ber Tram, Paid To Paris In 1803, Inspired The Trio With The Idea Of Collecting And Preserving The Scattered Specimens Of Early Germrin ...
Theodore Auzoux
Auzoux, Theodore Louts, B. France, 1797; An Anatomist And Physician. He Was Known As The Inventor Of The Method Of Making Permanent Models Of Anatomical Prep Arations In Papier Maekie, The Special Advantages Of Which Are: Lightness And Strength Of Material; Enlargement Of Minute Parts; Colors After Nature: And The ...
Thomas Beddoes
Beddoes, Thomas, A Physician Of Remarkable Talents, And A Popular Writer On Chemistry, Physics, Physiology, Disease, Etc., Was B. At Shiffnall, In Shropshire, 1760. In His Studies At Oxford And Edinburgh, He Distinguished Himself By His Knowledge Of Ancient And Modern Languages—the Modern He Acquired Without The Aid Of A ...
Thomas Bewice
Bewice, Thomas, A Celebrated Was H. At Chertyburn, Near New Castle-ba-tyne, In 1753. Apprenticed To Beilby, An Engraver In Newcastle, He Dis Played.suet Extraordinary Aptitude In His Art, That, At The Age• Of 17, He Was Intrusted With The Cutting Of The Whole Of The Diagrams In Mutton's Treatise On. ...
Thomas Blood
Blood, Thomas, A Most Daring, Unscrupulous, And Successful Adventurer, Was B. In Ireland About 1628, And Served There In The Parliamentary Army. After The Restoration, He Put Himself At The Head Of An Insurrectionary Plot, Which Was To Begin With The Seiz Ure Of Dublin Castle, And Of Ormond, The ...
Thomas Hart Benton
Benton, Thomas Hart, B. N. Y., Mar. 14, 1782; D. Washington. April 10, 185s. His Family Went To Tennessee. Where He Studied Law And Was Elected To The Legislature, Where His First Work Was To Reform The Judiciary And To :secure To Slaves The Right Of Trial By Jury. In ...
Thomas A Becket
Becket, Thomas A., Archbishop Of Canterbury, Was The Son Of A Merchant, And Was Born In London In 1119 The Story Which Makes His Mother A Saracen 'is Charmingly Romantic, But There Are Doubts If It Has Any Historical Basis. He Studied Theology At Oxford And Paris, And Afterwards Law ...
Tile Blind
Blind, Tile, Those Who Are Either Partially Or Totally Deprived Of The Sense Of Sight. Only A Few Are Born Blind, The Greater Number Becoming So By Accidents, Small-pox, Or Diseases Of The Eye (q.v.), So That More Than One Half Are Above The Age Of Fifty. Blindness Prevails Most ...
Tile Law Of England
Beggars, Tile Law Of England Relating To, Is Regulated By The 5 Geo. Iv. C. 83 (amended In Regard To Other Points By The 1 And 2 Viet. C. 38). By The Third Section Of The 5 Geo. Iv. It Is Enacted That Every Person Wandering Abroad, Or Placing Him ...
Vasco Nunez De Balboa
Balbo'a, Vasco Nunez De, A Spanish Conqueror, Was B. Of A Noble Hut Reduced Family At Xeres-de-caballeros In 1475. After Leading Rather A Dissolute Life In His Youth, He Gladly Took Part In The Great Mercantile Expedition Of Rodrigo De Bastidas To The New World. Ile Established Himself In St. ...
William Beckford
Beckford, William, The Only Legitimate Son Of Alderman Beckford, Was B. In 1760. When He Was About 9 Years Of Age, His Father Died, And He Inherited The Larger Portion Of An Enormous Property, Consisting For The Main Part Of Estates In Jamaica, And Of The Estate Of Fonthill, In ...
William Beresforii
Beresforii, William Cann, Viscount, A Distinguished Military Commander. Nat Ural Son Of The First Marquis Of Waterford, Was Born 2d Oct.. 1768, And Entered The Army In 1785. After Serving In Various Parts Of The World, He Bore A Conspicuous Part In The Reccnquest Of The Cape Of Good Hope ...
William Blackwood
Blackwood, William, A Distinguished Edinburgh Publisher, The Originator Of Black,uood's Magazine, Was B. In Edinburgh, Nov. 20, 1776. After Serving His Appren Ticeship To The Bookselling Business In His Native City, And Prosecuting His Calling In Glasgow And London, He Settled In Edinburgh As It Bookseller—principally Of Old Books —in ...
William Bligh
Bligh, William, An English Admiral, B. 1753, Celebrated In Connection With The Mutiny Of The Bounty. Having Made A Voyage Round The World Under Capt. Cook, He Was Sent Out, Dec. 23, 1787, By The British Government, As Commander Of The Ship Bounty, To Tahiti, There To Collect Bread-fruit-tree Plants, ...
William Bowyer
Bowyer, William, An Eminent English Printer And Classical Scholar, B. In London In 1699, Was Educated At Cambridge, And In 1722 Joined His Father In Trade. Appointed, In 1729, Printer Of The Votes Of The House Of Commons, He Subsequently Became Printer To The Society Of Antiquaries, And To The ...
William Ed3iondstoune Aytoun
Ay'toun, William Ed3iondstoune, Was A Native Of Edinburgh, Having Been B. There In 1813. He Received His Education At The Metropolitan University, And Was Called To The Scottish Bar In 1840. In 1845, He Was Appointed Regius Professor Of Rhetoric And Belles-letters In The University Of Edinburgh; And After The ...
Zachary Boyd
Boyd, Zachary, An Eminent ,scottish Divine, Born Before 1590. Was Educated At Kil Marnock, And Studied At The Universities Of Glasgow, And &tumor In France. Of Which Latter He Was, In 1611, Appointed A Regent Or Professor, And Is Said To Have Declined The Principalship. The Persecutions Of The Protestants ...