Ole Bornemann Bull
Bull, Ole Bornemann (ante), D. 1880; Came To New York The First Time In 1843. He Became Attached To This Country, Taking A Great Interest In Its Republican Form Of Government. Returning To Norway, His American Ideas Offended The Government, Resulting In Many Lawsuits And The Dissipation Of His Wealth. ...
Order Of Christ
Christ, Order Of, Ix Portugal. When The Templars Were Expelled From France, And Their Property Confiscated By Philippe Le Bel, With The Sanction Of Pope Clement V., They Were Received Into Portugal, And Their Order Revived In 1317, Under The Title Of " The Order Of Our Cord Jesus Christ." ...
Peter Bulkley
Bulkley, Peter, 1583-1659; B. England; The Earliest Minister In Concord, Mass. He Was His Father's Successor At Woodhull, England, But Was Removed For Non-conformity, And In 1635, With A Number Of Other Emigrants, Founded The Concord Settlement. He Wrote Several Latin Poems, And A Work Called The Gospel Covenant Opened, ...
Pictures Of Christ
Christ, Pictures Of. To Represent The Form And Countenance Of C. In A Manner That Shall Even Approximate To The Latent Ideal In The Minds Of Men, Is Unquestionably The Most Sublime And The Most Difficult Work Which An Artist Can Undertake. It Is The Highest Pictorial Effort Of The ...
Population
Population. The Constitution Of B., Dating From Mar. 25, 1824, Establishes Four Powers In The State—the Legislative, The Executive, The Judicial, And The Moderating Power, Or Royal Prerogative. Senators Are Chosen For Life At Electoral Meetings Specially Convened, Each Of Which Nominates Three Candidates, Leaving The Choice Of Them To ...
Richard Caswell
Caswell, Richard, 1729-89; A Revolutionary Officer, Native Of Maryland, But An Early Settler In North Carolina, Where He Was For Many Years A Member Of The Colonial Assembly, Speaker Of The House, Treasurer Of The State, First Governor, And Thrice Re Elected. He Was A Delegate To The Convention That ...
Richard Francis Burton
Burton, Richard Francis, One Of The Most Daring And Successful Of Modern Travelers, Was B. In 1821 In Norfolk. Iie Is The Son Of Col. J. N. Burton, And Was Educated In France And England. In 1842, He Entered The Indian Army, And Served Many Years Iu Sindh. While In ...
Rinderpest
Rinderpest (ger.), Or Steppe Murrain, Is A Contagious Eruptive Fever, Or Exanthema, Of The Bovine Species; Sheep, Goats, Deer, And Other Allied Species Occasionally, However, Catch It From Cattle. It Occurs Indigenously On The Plains Of Western Russia, Whence It Has At Various Tames Overspread Most Parts Of The Old ...
Robert Brown
Brown, Robert, An English Clergyman, Founder Of The Sect Of Brownists, B. In 1549, The Son Of Anthony Brown, Esq., Of Folthorp, Rutlandshire, Was Educated At Cambridge, And Was At First A Preacher At Bennet Church, Then A Schoolmaster In Southwark, And A Lecturer At Islington. In 1580, He Began ...
Robert Brown_2
Brown, Robert, An Eminent Botanist, The Son Of An Episcopal Clergyman, Was B. At :1iontrose, Scotland, Dec. 21, 1773, And Educated At Marischal College. Aberdeen. Having Studied Medicine At The University Of Edinburgh, He Became, In 1795, Ensign And Assistant-surgeon In A Scottish Fencible Regiment. With Which He Went To ...
Robert Bruce
Bruce, Robert, The Most Heroic Of The Scottish Kings, Was B. Mar. 21, 1274. In His Youth He Favored The English Interests, In The Expectation, Doubtless, Of His Father Being Preferred To The Scottish Throne. In 1296, As Earl Of Carrick, He Swore Fealty To Edward I. At Berwick, And ...
Robert Burns
Burns, Robert, The Great Lyric Poet Of Scotland, Was B. 25th Jau., 1759, In A Small Cottage Near Ayr. His Father, Then A Nursery-gardener, And Afterwards The Occupant Of A Small Farm, Had To Struggle All His Life With Poverty And Misfortune, But Made Every Exertion To Give His Children ...
Robert Wiliiel3i Bunsen
Bunsen, Robert Wiliiel3i, A Distinguished German Chemist, B. At G6ttingen, Where Iris Father Was A Professor, On March 31, 1811. Ile Entered The University Of His Native Town In 1828, Where He Devoted Himself To The Study Of The Natural Sciences, Especially To Zoologyand Chemistry. H Ienna. He Afterwards Prosecuted ...
Royal A Burghs
Burghs, Royal. A. Royal Burgh Is A Corporate Body Deriving Its Existence, Consti Tution, And Rights, From A Royal Charter—such Charter Being Either Actual And Express, Or Presumed To Have Existed, And By The Accident Of War And Time, To Have Perished. By A Scotch Act Passed In 1469, A ...
Rpter Bullhead Bullhead
Bullhead, Rpter Bullhead, Or Millen's Goth's Gobio, A Small Fish, Abundant In Clear Rivers And Streams, In Some Parts Of The British Islands, Throughout The Greater Part Of Europe, And In The N. Of Asia. It Seldom Exceeds 4 Or 5 In. In Length; Is Of A Dark Brown Color ...
Saint Christopher
Christopher, Saint, A Saint Of The Roman Catholic And Greek Churches. He Is Supposed To Have Suffered Martyrdom About The Middle Of The 3d Century. According To Vulgar Legend, C., Whose Name Was Originally Adokimos The Unrighteous), Was A Native Of Palestine, Syria, Or Lycia, And A Person Of Prodigious ...
Salmon Portland Chase
Chase, Salmon Portland, 1808-73; B. N. Ii. He Was The Son Of A Farmer, And A Nephew Of Bishop Chase, Who Supervised His Earlier Education. Graduating From Dartmouth College In 1826, He Opened A School For Boys At The National Capi Tal, And In 1830 Was Admitted To The Bar, ...
Samuel Butler
Butler, Samuel, Poet, Was B. At Strensham, Worcestershire, In 1612. His Father Was A Farmer In That Place, And Said To Be A Person Of Some Education. Young B., After Acquiring The Rudiments Of His Education At Home, Was Placed At The College School At Worcester. His Progress There Was ...
Siiastien Chamfort
Chamfort, Siiastien Rocit-nicolas, 1741-94; One Of The Most Remarkable And Among The First Of French Bohemians, Or Brilliant But Thriftless Authors, Or Wits. He Was The Illegitimate Son Of A Strolling Actress, And Never Knew His Father. Starting In Life With Only The Name " Nicolas," He Found His Way ...
Smnt Bbidget
Bbidget, Smnt (or, More Properly, Birgit Or Brigitte),a Famous Roman Catholic Saint, Was B. In Sweden About The Year 1302. Her Father Was A Prince Of The Blood-royal Of Sweden. When Only Sixteen, She Married Ulf Gudmarson, Prince Of Nericia, A Stripling Of Eighteen, By Whom She Had Eight Children, ...
South Carolina
Carolina, South, An Atlantic State Of The American Union, Of A Triangular Form, With North Carolina And Georgia On Its Inland Sides. It Extends Between 32° And 35° 10' N. Lat., And 78' 25' And 83° 20' W. Long., Having An Area Of 34,000 Sq. Miles. In 1870, The Total ...
St Christophers
Christopher's, St., Or, Popularly, St. Kitts, An Island Near The N.e. Bend Of The Great Arch Of The Antilles, 46 In. To The W. Of Antigua, And 2 M. To The N. Of Nevis. With A Very Unequal Breadth, It Is 20 M. Long From S.e. To N.w., Containing About ...
Tacques Bridaine
Bridaine, .tacques, A French Home-missionary Preacher, 1701-67. Though A Strict Roman Catholic In Principle, He Frequently Advocated The Cause Of The Protestants With Great Boldness, And Displayed Personal Kindness To Many Who Were Suffering Per Secution. He Made More Than 250 Journeys In All Parts Of France, And Became Univer ...
Thomas Brown
Brown, Thomas, A Scottish Metaphysician, Son Of The Rev. Samuel Brown, Was B. In 1778, At The Manse Of Kirkmabreck, Kirkcudbrightshire. After Being Some Time At School In England, Lie Went To Edinburgh In 1792, And For Several Years Attended The Lectures Of Playfair, Black, Robison, And Dugald Stewart. He ...
Thomas Carlyle
Carlyle, Thomas, Was B. 4th Dec., 1795, Fn The T. Of Ecclefechan, Parish Of Hoddam, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Educated First At The Parish School, And Afterwards. At Annan, He Passed To Edinburgh University, With A View To Entering The Scottish Church, In His 15th Or 16th Year. Here He Studied Irregularly, ...
Thomas Chalmers
Chalmers, Thomas, D.d., Ll.d., Was B. At Anstruther, In Fifeshire, 17th Mar., 1780, Educated At The University Of St. Andrews, And In His 19th Year Licensed To Preach The Gospel. Lu 1803, Be Was Ordained Minister Of The Parish Of Kilmany, In Fifeshire, About 9 In. From St. Andrews. At ...
Thomas Chatterton
Chatterton, Thomas, An English Poet, Whose Youth, Genius, And Tragical Death Have Made Hint One Of The Wonders Of English Literature, Was B. At Bristol, Nov. 20, 1752. His Fattier, Who Had Once Been A Chanter In The Bristol Cathedral, And Also Mas Ter Of A Kind Of Free-school, Died ...
Tue Burnett Prizes
Burnett Prizes, Tue, Are Two Theological Premiums, Founded By Mr. Burnett Of Dens, Aberdeenshire. This Gentleman (b. 1729—d. 1784) Was A General Merchant In Aberdeen, And For Many Years During His Lifetime Spent £300 Annually On The Poor. On His Death, He Bequeathed The Fortune He Had Made To Found ...
University Of Cambridge
Cambridge, University Of, One Of The Two Ancient Institutions Of The Kind Existing In England. Overlooking Several Fabulous Accounts Of Its Origin, Its True History May Be Said To Begin At The Opening Of The 12th Century. It Was In 1110 That Joffrid, Abbot Of Croyland, Sent Over To His ...
William Benjamin Carpenter
Carpenter, William Benjamin, M.d. Ll.d. , F. R. S. F. L. S., F. G. S., One Of The Most Distinguished Physiologists And Writers On Physiology Of The Present Day. Soon After His Graduation In Edinburgh In 1839, He Published His Principles Of General And Comparative Physiology, Which Was One Of ...
William Camden
Camden, William, One Of The Most Distinguished Scholars And Historians, And The Most Laborious And Painstaking Antiquary Of The 16th C., Was B. In London, Where His Father Was A Paper-stainer, In May, 1551. His Education, Commenced At Christ's Hos Pital, Was Completed At St. Paul's School, And At Oxford. ...
William Carleton
Carleton, William, One Of The Most Popular Writers Of Tales Describing Irish Life And Manners, Was B. 1798, At Pril]isk, In The Co. Of Tyrone, Ireland. Bred And Educated Among The Peasantry. He Passed Through The Common Sufferings And Privations Of Irish Poverty, And, After Receiving Some Scanty Instruction In ...
William Carstairs
Carstairs, William, A Distinguished Political And Ecclesiastical Character Of The 17th C., Who Took A Very Active Part In Bringing About The Revolution Of 1688, Was B. At Cathcart, Near Glasgow, Feb. 11, 1649. He Was Educated At The Village School Of Ormis Ton, In East Lothian, And Subsequently At ...
William Caxton
' Caxton, William, Who Introduced Printing Into England, Was B. In The Weald Of Kent, About 1422. The Particulars Of The Life Of This Great Benefactor Of His Country Are Scanty. He Was Apprenticed In 1439 To Robert Large, A Wealthy London Mercer. At The Death Of The Latter In ...
William Chambers
Chambers, William And Robert, The Editors And Publishers Of This Eneyelopadia And Other Works; B. At Peebles, W. In 1800, R. In 1802. Bearing Up Against The Diffi Culties Of His Early Life, W. C. Began Business As A Bookseller In Edinburgh, 1819; Afterivards Adding Printing To His Business. Between ...
William Ellery Channing
Channing, William Ellery, D.d., A Celebrated Unitarian Preacher And Author, Was B. 7th April, 1780, At Newport, B. I., In The United States, Entered Harvard University At The Age Of 14, And Took His Degree In 1798. In 1803, He Was Ordained Min Ister Of A Church In Boston. During ...
William Pitt Chatham
Chatham, William Pitt, Earl Of, Sometimes Styled Pitt Tile Elder, One Of The Greatest English Orators And Statesmen Of The 18th C., Was The Son Of A Country Gentle Man, Robert Pitt Of Boconnoc, In Cornwall; And Was B. Nov. 15, 1708. After An Educa Tion At Eton And Oxford, ...
Writing Chinese Language
Chinese Language, Writing, And Literature. The Chinese Language Belongs To Those Asiatic Languages Commonly Called Monosyllabic, Because Each Word Is Uttered By A Single Movement Of The Organs Of Speech, And Expresses In Itself A Complete Idea Or Thing. All Chinese Words End Either In A Vowel, A Diphthong (in ...
Or Biirgess
Biir'gess, Or Burgll'er, From The Same Origin As Borough, Means, When Taken In A. General Sense, Much The Same Thing As The Word Citizen, But Has A Variety Of Special Meanings, According To Local Institutions. In French Literature, The Word Bourgeois Is Generally Used To Personify The Excess Of Plebeian ...
Or Bojesmans Bushmen
Bushmen, Or Bo:=jesmans; So Named By The Dutch Colonists, But Calling Themselves Saab, Or Saax; An Aboriginal Race Of S. Africa, Somewhat Like, And Yet Differing From, The Hottentot, But Like Them Having Nothing In Common With The Kaffer Or Negro. They Rank With The Savage Of Australia Among The ...
Or Brecon Brecknockshire
Brecknockshire, Or Bre'con, An Inland Co. Of South Wales, To The S. Of Radnor, From Which It Is Separated By The Wye. Length, About 35 M.; Average Breadth, 20. Area, 719 Sq.m., Of Which Two Thirds Are Cultivated. B. Is One Of The Most Mountainous Counties In South Wales, And ...
Or Brent Barnacle Brent
Brent Goose, Or Brent Barnacle. This Bird Has Been Already Noticed Under Barnacle (q.v.). We Add Here A Few Sentences From Col. Hawker's Instructions To Young Sportsmen„ Which We Borrow From Yarrell's British Birds. They Refer To Wild Fowl Shooting On The Coasts Of Dorsetshire And Hampshire. "towards Nov. Or ...
Or Brieve Breve
Breve, Or Brieve, In The Practice Of The Scotch Law, Is A Writ Issuing From Chancery In The Name Of The Crown, To A Judge, Ordering Him To Try By Jury The Points Or Ques Tions Stated In The Breve. In Ancient Times, These Writs Appear To Have Been The ...
Or Brittany Bretagne
Bretagne, Or Brittany (britannia Minor), A Peninsula In The N.w. Of France, Formerly A Province, And Now Divided Into The Departments Of Finistere, C6tes-du-nord, Morbillan, Loire-inferieure. And Ille-et-vilaine. Is Surrounded By The Sea On The N.w. And S.w. Though The Height Of The Mountains Is Nowhere Considerable, Their Structure Gives ...
Or Bronchitis
Bronchi'tis, Or Inflammation Of The Lining Membrane Of The Bronchial Tubes, Is A Disease Of Very Common Occurrence In Great Britain, And One Of The Greatest Importance, For, If Neglected, It Not Only Destroys Life, But If Carelessly Treated, May Lead To Prema Ture And Miserable Old Age. The First ...
Or Broussa
Brous'sa, Or Bouiesi, The Ancient Prusa, Where The Kings Of Bithynia Usually Resided, Situated In Lat. 27° N., Long. 40° E.. At The Foot Of .'aft. Olympus, In Asia Minor. Prusa Is Said To Have Been Built By Prusias, King Of Bithynia, Who Waged War With Crcesus Or Cyrus. Seifeddulat, ...
Or Bzovius
Bzovius, Or Bzowsxr, Abraham, 1567-1637; A Polish Dominican, One Of The Most Voluminous Writers Of His Time. He Was Professor Of Philosophy And Theology At Milan And Bologna. Lie Continued The Ecclesiastical Annals Of Baronies From 1198 To 1532. Third Letter In All The Alphabets Derived From The Roman. It ...
Or Ca11n Cairn
Cairn, Or Ca11n, A Celtic Word, Signifying A Protuberance, A Heap, A Pile. In That Sense, It Appears In The Names Of Hills And Other Natural Objects In Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Cornwall, And Brittany. It Is Also Applied To Artificial Heaps Of Unhewn Stones, Which, Among Archaeologists, Have Come To ...
Or Cabrera Cabral
Cabral, Or Cabrera, Pedro Alvarez, The Discover Of Brazil, Was Descended From An Old And Patrician Portuguese Family. Nothing Is Known Of His Early Life, Save The Fact, That He Must Have Recommended Himself By Talent And Enterprise To King Emanuel Of Portugal, Who, After The First Voyage Of Vasco ...
Or Cactacee Cactee
Cac'tee, Or Cacta'ce.e, A Natural Order Of Exogenous Plants, Consisting Of Succu Lent Shrubs Of Very Singular Appearance. Linnaeus Included All The C. In The Single Genus Cactus, Which Is Now Divided Into A Number Of Genera; The Name Cactus, However, Still Continuing In Popular Use, Common To The Whole ...
Or Caddice Fly Caddice
Cad'dice, Or Cad'dice-fly (phryganea), Linnten Genus Of Insects Of The Order Neu Roptera, A Family In Subsequent Entomological Systems, And Constituted By Mr. Kirby Into A Distinct Order, Trichoptera (gr. Hairy-winged). The Caddiee-flies Certainly Differ In Important Particulars From The Other Neuropterons Insects, And Exhibit Points Of Resem Blance To ...
Or Caliber Calibre
Calibre, Or Caliber, Is A Technical Name For The Diameter Of The Bore Of A Fire-arm, Whether A Piece Of Ordnance Or A Small-arm. The Ordnance From Which Solid Shot Are Projected Are Usually Denoted By The Weight Of Each Shot, As 24-pounder, 68-pounder, Etc.; But Mortars, And Such Guns ...
Or Camomile Chamomile
Chamomile, Or Camomile, Anthemis, A Genus Of Plants Of The Natural Order Compos Ite. Sub-order Corynzbiferce, Distinguished By Imbricated Bracts, A Scaly Conical Receptacle, A Ray Of One Row Of Female Florets, Those Of The Disk Hermaphrodite, The Achtenia Obscurely Four-cornered, And Destitute Of Pappus. The Species Are Annual And ...
Or Canary Bird Canary
Canary, Or Canary Bird, A Beautiful Little Bird, Very Common As A Cage-bird, And Much Esteemed For Its Musical Powers It Is One Of The Numerous Family Of Finches (fringilli4c), And Is Fringilla Canuria Of Linnaeus. Some Modern Ornithologists Place It In The Genus Cardaelis, Others In /biota; It Is ...
Or Canary Islands Canaries
Canaries, Or Canary Islands. A Group Of Islands Belonging To Spain In The Atlantic Ocean, Off The N.w. Coast Of Africa, In Lat. 27° 40' To 29' 25' N., And Long. 13' 25' To 18° 16' W., Forming A Spanish Province. The Group Consists Of Seven Large And Several Small ...
Or Canister Sii0t Case Shot
Case-shot, Or Canister-sii0t, Is An Assemblage Of Bullets Or Small Balls, Inclosed In A Cylindrical Case Or Canister. The Diameter Of This Canister Is A Little Less Than The Bore Of The Gun From Which It Is To Be Discharged. According To The Size Of The Can Ister, The Balls ...
Or Carmin Carmine
Carmine, Or Carmin (arabic, K,ermes), Is A Beautiful Red Pigment Obtained From Coch Ineal, And Which Is Employed In The Manufacture Of The Finer Red Inks. In The Dyeing Of Silk, In Coloring Artificial Flowers, And In Miniature And Water-color Painting. It Was First Prepared By A Franciscan Monk At ...
Or Casii Credit Cash
Cash Account, Or Casii Credit, A Form Of Account With A Bank, By Which A Person Is Entitled To Draw Out Sums As Required By Way Of Loan To A Stipulated Amount. The Practice Began About 1729 In Scotland, With The Banks Of Which Country It Is Still Pecu Liarly ...
Or Catrarists Cathari
Cathari, Or Catrarists (gr. Pure), A Name Very Generally Given To Various Sects Which Appeared In The Church During The Middle Ages. It Appears To Have Been Some Times Assumed In Profession Of A Purity Of Doctrine And Morals Superior To That Which Generally Prevailed In The Church, Sometimes Bestowed ...
Or Caverns Caves
Caves, Or Caverns (lat. Earns, Hollow), Are, Hollow Places In The Earth. They Are Either Natural Or Artificial. Natural C. Have Been Produced By The Fracture And Disloca Tion Consequent On The Upheavral Of The Strata, By Water, Or By Both Causes Combined. The Denuding Or Eroding Power Of Water, ...
Or Cedar Or Lebanon
Cedar, Or Cedar. Or Lebanon, A Tree Much Celebrated From The Most Ancient Times For Its Beauty, Its Magnificence, And Its Longevity, As Well As For The Excellence Aud Dura Bility Of Its Timber. R Is Often Mentioned In Scripture ; It Supplied The Wood-work Of Solo Mon's Temple; And ...
Or Cefalonia Cephalonia
Cephalo'nia, Or Cefalonia, The Largest Of The Seven Ionian Islands (q,v.), Is.• Situated' At The Entrance Of The Gulf Of Lepanto Or Corinth, In Lat. 38° 3' To 38° 30' U., And Long. 20° 21' To 20° 49' East. It Is Irregular In Shape. Its Greatest Length Is About 30 ...
Or Cerral Grasses Cerealia
Cerealia, Or Ce'rral Grasses, So Named From Ceres (q.v.), Are The Plants Which Produce Grain Or Corn; In Other Words, All The Species Of Grass (graminea) Cultivated For The Sake Of Their Seed As An Article Of Food. They Are Also Called Corn-plants Or Bread Plants. They Do Not Belong ...
Or Chamouni
Chamouni, Or Cuamosix (lat. Campus Muni(us), Is The Name Of A Wild And Roinan• Tic Valley And Village The Alps In Savoy. It Lies At A Distance From All The High Roads, At An Elevation Of About 3,400 Ft. Above The Level Of The Sea, And More Than 2,000 Ft. ...
Or Champerty Cram Party
Cram Party, Or Champerty (fr., From Lat. Eampi Partitio, A Division Of Lands), An Offense Known To The Law Of England, Which Consists In A Bargain Between The Plaintiff Or Defendant In A Suit, And A Third Party, Generally A Lawyer, That The Latter Shall Have Part Of The Land, ...
Or Charade
Charade, Or " Syllable-puzzle" As The Germans Call It, Is An Amusement Which Con Sists In Dividing A Word Of One Or More Syllables Into Its Component Syllables, Or Into Its Component Letters, Predicating Something Of Each; And Then, Hayloft Reunited The Whole, And Predicated Something Of That Also, The ...
Or Charles Gustavus Charles X
Charles X., Or Charles-gustavus, King Of Sweden, Was B. At Nykaping, 8th Nov., 1622. After Studying At The University Of Upsala, He Traveled Through France, Germany, And Switzerland, Joined The Army Of Torstensohn (q.v.) In 1642, Fought At The Battles Of Yankovitz And Leipzig; And At The Close Of The ...
Or Chest
Chest, Or Tuo'nnx, In Anatomy, Is The Part Of The Body Which Lies Beneath The Neck And Above The Abdomen (q.v.), Constituting The Uppermost Of The Two Divisions Of The Trunk, Or That Which Contains The Heart And Lungs, And Is Bounded Externally By The Ribs. The C. Is Somewhat ...
Or Chicory
Chicory, Or Succonv (cichorium), A Genus Of Plants Of The Natural Order Composites, Sub-order Cichoracem, Distinguished By Bracts In Two Unequal Rows, Ibe Enter Always Reflexed, The Inner Latterly Becoinin" So, A Nearly Naked Receptacle. R Uovate Striated Achenia, And A Pappus Of Two Rows Of Minute Scales. The Species ...
Or Chloroform
Chloroform, Or The Terchlo'ride Of Formyle (c211c13), Was Originally Discov Ered By Soubeiran, And Experimented Upon By Dumas, And Was Long Known Only To Scientific Chemists As A Rare Organic Body, Possessing Interest From Being One Of A Series Of Organic Substances, But Not Known To Possess Any Properties Likely ...
Or Chlorometry Chlorin Etry
Chlorin Etry, Or Chlorom'etry, Is The Process Of Estimating The Proportion Of Available Chlorine In Bleaching Powder (q. V.), Which May Vary From 20 To 36 Per Cent. The Process Depends Upon The Great Power With Which Chlorine, In The Act Of Being Liberated From Its Compounds, Causes The Oxidation ...
Or Colombo Calumba
Calumba, Or Colombo, Very Extensively Used In Medicine, Is The Root Of Cocculus Palinatus, A Herbaceous Plant Of The Natural Order Menispermaceo (q.v.). It Is Said To Derive Its Name From Colombo In Ceylon, Although The C. Now Chiefly In Use Is The Pro Duce Of Mozambique. The Flowers In ...
Or Contusion Bruise
Bruise, Or Contusion, Signifies An Injury Inflicted By A Blow Or Sudden Pressure, In Which The Skin Is Not Wounded, And No Bone Is Broken Or Dislocated. Both Terms, And Especially The Latter, Are Employed In Surgery To Include All Such Injuries In Their Widest Range, From A Black Eye ...
Or Kandahar Candahar
Candahar', Or Kandahar, The Capital Of Central Or Southern Afghanistan, Situated About 200 M. To The S. W. Of Cabool. It Is In Lat. 32° 37' N., And Long. 66° 20' E., And Has An Elevation Of 3,484 Ft. Above The Level Of The Sea. It Is In The Form ...
Or Kimbri Cimbri
Cim'bri, Or Kim'bri, A People Who Issued From The N. Of Germany In Conjunction With The Teutones, And First Came Into Hostile Contact With The Romans In The Eastern Alps In 113 B.c. They Were Victorious In Several Great Engagements, And Were Only Prevented From Devastating Italy By Sustaining A ...
Or Kintyre Cantire
Cantire, Or Kintyre (gaelic, Headland), A Long Narrow Peninsula Of Argyleshire, Running N. And S. Between Arran Isle And The Atlantic, And United At The N. End With Z? The Mainland Of Scotland, By The Isthmus Of Tarbet, A Mile Broad Between E. Loch Tar Bet, A Small Loch Or ...
Or Little Tiiibet Bulti
Bulti, Or Little Tiiibet', A Territory Lying On The Upper Indus Beyond The Himalaya, And Forming A Sort Of Debatable Land Between India And Tartary. It Is Immediately To The N. Of The Valley Of Cashmere, With Which It Is Politically Connected By Conquest. It Occupies About 8000 Sq.m., Extending ...
Or New Philippines Caroline
Caroline Islands, Or New Philippines, A Widely Scattered Archipelago In The Pacific, N. Of New Guinea And E. Of The Philippines, Between 3° And 11° N., And 135° And 137° E. The Westernmost Are Known As The Pelew (q.v. Ante) Or Palau Islands, And Cover 346 Sq.m. Of Land, Being ...
Or Sccrp Chuquisaca
Chuquisa'ca, Or Sccrp., The Capital Of Bolivia Or Upper Peru, In Lat. 20' S., And Long. 65 30' West. It Is Situated On A Table-land About 9,000 Ft. Above The Sea, And Has A Pleasant Climate. The Town Is Well Built, Has A Cathedral Of Great Magnificence, A University, A ...
Or Stone Calculus
Calculus, Or Stone (in Medicine), A Hard Concretion Formed Within The Animal Body, In Consequence Of The Deposition H The Solid Form Of Matters Which Usually Remain In Solution. See Concretion. The Concretions Most Commonly Termed Caleult Are Those Formed In The Kidneys Or Bladder (urinary C.); And Those Formed ...
Or Of France Catherine
Catherine Of Valois, Or Of France, 1401-36; Queen Of Henry V. Of Eng Land. She Was Unfortunate In Her Childhood, Her Father, Charles Vi. Of France, Being Subject To Prolonged Fits Of Insanity, While Her Mother—who Was One Of The Most Aban Doned Women Of The Time—neglected Her Children To ...