Dodona
Dodo'na, A City Of Epirus, The Scat Of The Oldest Grecian Oracle There, Is Situated In One Of The Wildest Districts S.w. Of The Lake Of Janina. The Greek And Egyptian Accounts Of Its Origin Differ. The Priests Of Jupiter In Egyptian Thebes Related That Two Holy Women Were Carried ...
Doffer
Doffer Is That Part Of A Carding-machine Which Takes The Cotton From The Cylinder When Carded. See Carding. Dog, Canis, A Genus Of Digitigrade (q.v.) Carnivorous (q.v.) Quadrupeds, Which, As Defined By Linnmus, Included All That Now Form The Family Eanida? (q.v.), And Also Hyenas. In The Genus As Now ...
Dog Distemper
Dog Distemper, A Kind Of Violent Catarrh, Common Among Dogs, Especially When Young, Producing Running At The Eyes And Nose, And A Dry Cough, Followed By Wasting Of Flesh And Loss Of Strength, And Sometimes By Inflammation Of The Lungs And Dysentery. The Usual Remedies Are Laxatives, Emetics, And Occasional ...
Dogfish
Dogfish, The Popular Name Of Some Of The Smaller Species Of Shark; Apparently -owing Its Origin—like The Names Porbeagle, Hound, Etc. Bestowed On Others Of The Same Family—to Their Habit Of Following Their Prey Like Dogs Hunting In Packs. Of The Species To Which The Name D. Is Given On ...
Doggets Coat And Badge
Dogget's Coat. And Badge. These Form A Prize At A Rowing-match On The Thames Every Year On The 1st Of Aug. The Prize Is A Bequest Of Thomas Dog, Et, An Actor Of Drury Lane Theater, Who Desired To Signalize The Accession Of George I. To The Throne (aug. 1, ...
Dogma
Dogma (gr.), Meant Originally An Opinion Or Proposition, Put In The Form Of A Posi Tive Assertion, Its Truth Being Supposed To Have Been Previously Shown. In Theology, It Was Understood To Signify A Doctrine Founded On Scripture, And Advanced Not For Dis Cussion But For Belief. But As This ...
Dolichos
Dol'ichos, A Genus Of Plants Of The Natural Order Leguminosa, Sub-order Papilionacea, Closely Allied To Phaseolus (see Kidney Bean), And Chiefly Distinguished By The Exten Sion Of The Base Of The Standard So As To Embrace The Wings Of The Corolla At Their Base. The Genus Includes A Considerable Number ...
Doll
Doll, An Imitative Baby Used As A Toy By Girls. The Word Doll Is Of Doubtful Deriva Tion; Possibly From Idol; In French, The Name Is • In German, Puppe, From Lat. Pupa, A Girl, A Doll. The Use Of Dolls Dates From The Most Remote Times, And Is Common ...
Dollar
Dollar Is The Name Of A Coin, And The Unit In The Monetary System, Of The United States. The Origin Of The Name Deserves Notice. Dollar Is A Variety Of The Ger. Thaler, Low Ger. Dahler, Dan. Dater; And The Word Came To Signify A Coin Thus: About The End ...
Dollart
Dollart, Tne, A Gulf Of The German Ocean, At The Mouth Of The River Ems, Between Hanover And Holland. It Is About 10 M. In Length By 7 In Breadth, And Was Formed By Inundations Of The Sea, The First Of Which Took Place In The Latter Half Of The ...
Dolphin
Dolphin, Delphinus, A Genus Of Cetacea, The Type Of A Family, D,elphinidce, Which Is Characterized By A Moderate Size Of Head—differing In This From The Eatodontidm Or Phys Etericke (see Cacsiolov)—and Usually By Having Numerous Simple And Conical Or Nearly Conical Teeth In Both Jaws, Although Some Of The Species ...
Dombrowski
Dombrow'ski (properly Dabrowskr), Jan Henryk, A _distinguished Polish Gen., Was B. 29th Aug., 1755, At Pierszowice, In The District Of Cracow. He Entered The Ser Vice Of The Elector Of. Saxony In 1770; But In 1792, On The First Symptoms Of The Insur Rection In Poland, Proceeded To Warsaw. He ...
Domestic Animals
Domestic Animals Are Those Which, In Order To Turn Them To His Use, Man Has Tamed Or Reduced In A Greater Or Less Measure From Their Natural Wildness, And Which He Makes The Objects'of His Care, And In A Living State His Property. Many Animals Are Useful To Man, Which ...
Domestic Architecture
Domestic Architecture. The External Forms And Internal Arrangements Of The Domestic Abodes Of A People Are Far More Influenced By Their Manners, Habits, And Occu Pations, And By The Climate In Which They Live, Than Their Ecclesiastical Edifices And Public Buildings; And There Is, Consequently, No Department Of Architecture Which ...
Domestic Management
Domestic Management, Financially Considered, May Be Defined As The Art Of Making A Given Income Go The Furthest Possible In Procuring For A Family The Means Of Word Living Being Understood In Its Wider And Higher Sense. It Being Assumed, As A Fundamental Maxim, That The Outlay Shall Be Within ...
Domicile
Domicile, A Man's Legal Place Of Abode, Or The Place Which The Law Will Hold To Be His Residence. In Determining Questions Of Domicile, So Often Surrounded By Difficul Ties, The Law Endeavors To Follow The Facts Of Each Case, And, Consequently, The Legal As Well As The Natural View ...
Dominicans
Dominicans, An Order Of Preaching Friars In The Roman Catholic Church (fratres Founded At Toulouse In 1215 By Dominic (domingo) De Guzman. Dom Inic Was Born At Calahorra, In Old Castile, In 1170. He Studied Theology At Palencia, And In 1199 Became Canon And Archdeacon Of Osma In Castile. In ...
Dominis
' Dom'inis, Marcps Antonius De, An Ecclesiastic Whose Career Was Both Singular And Checkered. He Was B. In 1566 At Arba, On The Coast Of Dalmatia, And Educated, First At Loretto, And Subsequently At Padua, Where He Greatly Distinguished Himself Both By His Ability And The Varied Character Of His ...
Domo Dossola
Domo D'os'sola, A Charming Little T. In The Extreme N. Of Piedmont, At The Foot Of The Simplon, Near The Right Bank Of The Tosa, Which Flows Into Lago Maggiore. Its General Aspect Is Peculiarly Italian. It Has Some Trade And Several Handsome Buildings, But Is Chiefly Noteworthy As Being ...
Don Juan
Don Juan Is A Legendary And Mythical Personage Like Dr. Faustus. The Two Have Been Made The Representatives Of Two Different Tendencies, Both Proceeding From The Same Principle—from The Principle, Namely, Of Unbelief And Godlessness, Which Neces Sarily Turns Self Into Either A God Or A Beast—the Principle Of Subjectivism, ...
Donaldsons Hospital
Donaldson's Hospital, An Extensive Establishment At Edinburgh, Of The Character Of Christ's Hospital, London. Its Founder Was James Donaldson, A Successful Printer In Edinburgh, Son Of Alexander Donaldson, Publisher, Of Whom Some Notice Is Taken In The Articles Book-trade And Copyright. In 1763, Alexander Started The Edinburgh Advertiser Newspaper, Which ...
Donatiis
Dona'tiis, .2emrs, A Well-known Grammarian And Commentator, Who Taught Gram Mar And Rhetoric At Rome About 355 A.d., And Was The Instructor Of St. Jerome. He Wrote Treatises. De Literis; Syllabic; Pedibus Et Tonis; De Octo Partibus Orationis; And De Barbarismo; Solecism°, Etc., The Best Edition Of Which Is In ...
Donation
Donation. A Donation In Prospect Of Death, :donatio Mortiseausa, Differs From A Gift Inter Vivos, Inasmuch As It Is Incomplete, And Revocable During The Donor's Life, Or Ambulatory, As Lawyers Say. It Differs From A Legacy, On The Other Hand, In That It Requires No Probate, For It Is Not ...
Donatists
Do'natists Were The Followers Of Donatus, A Numidian Bishop Who Opposed The Election Of Cecilianus In 311 A.d. To The Bishopric Of Carthage, On The Ground Of The Ordination Having Been Performed By One Who Had Been A Traditor, Or Traitor—that Is,. One Who, During Persecution, Had Given Up The ...
Donegal
Donegal, A Maritime Co. In Ulster Province, And Washed By The Atlantic On The N. And West. Its Greatest Length Is 85 Miles; Greatest Breadth, 41; Average, 27; Area, 1865 Sq.m., One Third Being Arable, And At In Wood. The Coast-line Is 395 In. Long, Being Indented By Many Deep ...
Door
Door, The Movable Panel By Which The Opening To An Apartment, Closet, Or Passage Is Closed. Doors Are Made Of Wood, Iron, Bronze, Or Stone. When Moving Horizontally On Hinges, They Are Called Swing-doors; When Two Such Are Used To Close One Opening, They Are Are Those Which Move On ...
Door And Doorway
Door And Doorway, In Art. The Form Of The Doorway Is Determined By The Archi Tectural Style Of The Building In Which It Is Placed. In Classical Buildings, It Is Generally Rectangular In Form, Though Both Greeks And Romans, Following The Egyptians, Amongst Whom The Practice Was Almost Universal, Occasionally ...
Dormant Vitality
Dormant Vitality Is A Term Used To Designate A Peculiar Condition Which Is Manifested By Many Organized Beings, And Which Is Characterized By An Apparent Sus Pension Of All The Vital Actions. Beings In This State Can Scarcely Be Said To Be Alive, Since They Exhibit No Vital Activity, Nor ...
Dormouse
Dormouse, Myoxis, A Genus Of Rodent Quadrupeds, Ranked By Some Naturalists In The Family Murida (rats, Mice, Etc.), And By Others In The Family Sciurida (squirrels, Etc.); Being, In Fact, A Connecting Link Between The One Family And The Other. Their Habits Resemble Those Of Squirrels; The Dentition, However, More ...
Dory
Dory, Zeus, A Genus Of Fishes, The Type Of A Family, Wider, Which Is Sometimes Regarded As Merely A Group Of The Great Family Of Scomberida3, But Is At Least A Very Dis Tinct Group, Characterized Not Only By An Oval And Much Compressed Form Of Body, But Also By ...
Double Consciousness
Double Consciousness. Double Or Divided Consciousness Has Likewise Been Desig Nated Double Personality. The Term Comprehends A Group Of Morbid Mental Conditions Involving Some Modification In The Clearness Of The Idea Of Personal Identity. Individu Als Are Often Encountered With Confused Notions Of The " Me" And " Not Me;" ...
Doubling Tee Cube
Doubling Tee Cube Was A Celebrated Geometrical Problem Among The Ancients. The Object Was To Find The Side Of A Cube Whose Content Should Be Twice That Of Another Given Cube; And Various Accounts Are Given Of How The Problem Was Sug Gested. One Legend Brings The Matter Into Connection ...
Douglas
Douglas, Tux Famly Of. Archaeology Has Failed In Its Efforts To Pierce The Obscurity Which Veils The Origin Of The Heroic Race Of Which It Has Been Said: A Legend Of The 16th Or 17th C. Told How, About The Year 770, A Scottish King, Whose Ranks Had Been Broken ...
Doura Durra
Durra, Doura, Durra Millet, Indian Millet, Or Sorgtio Grass, Sorghum, Genus Of Grasses, Distinguished From Which Many Botanists Prefer To Include It—only By The Ovate Or Oblongo-ovate Hermaphrodite Spikelets, With Glumes That Have Three Small Teeth At The Extremity. The Species Are Generally Annual, Tall, Broad Leaved Grasses, Having Strong ...
Dover
'dover, A Parliamentary And Municipal Borough In The E. Of Kent, 66 M. E.s.e. Of London, And The Head-quarters Of The South-eastern District Of The British Army, Is Not Only A Charmingly Situated Watering-place, But, Being The Nearest Point Of The English Coast To France, Is A Seaport Of Rapidly ...
Dower
Dower (lat. Dos, In Domesday, Maritagium), "in The Common Law, Is Taken For That Portion Of Lands Or Tenements Which The Wife Hath For Terme Of Her Life Of The Lands Or Tenements Of Her Husband After His Decease, For The Sustenance Of Herselfe, And The Nurture And Education Of ...
Down
Down, A Maritime Co. In The S.e. Of Ulster Province, Ireland. It Is 51 M. Long, And 38 Broad, With An Area Of 967 Sq.m., Pits Being Arable, And In Wood. It Has A Coast-line Of 67 In., Or 125 By The Inlets, Mostly Low And Rocky, And With Many ...
Dragon
Dragon. In The Mythical History And Legendary Poetry Of Almost Every Nation, The D. Appears As The Emblem Of The Destructive And Anarchic Principle, As It Manifests Itself In The Earlier Stages Of Society—viz., As Misdirected Physical Power And Untamable Animal Passion. Like The Erpent, The D. Is Always A ...
Dragon Fly
Dragon-fly, Libellula, A Linntean Genus Of Neuropterous Insects, Now Constituting The Family Libellulidce. They Are In General Very Beautiful, Rivaling Butterflies In Their Hues, And Like Them Loving The Sunshine. They Are, However, Easily Distinguished From Butterflies, Even At A Distance, By Their More Slender Form And Comparatively Narrow Gauze-like ...
Dragons Blood
Dragon's Blood, Sometimes Called Gum Dragon, An Astringent, Resinous Substance, Obtained From Several Trees Of Different Natural Orders, Natives Of Warm Countries. The Greater Part Of The D. B. Of Commerce Is Probably The Produce Of Pterocarpus Draco, A Large South American Tree Of The Natural Order Leguminoste, Suborder Papilionaceoe, ...
Drainage
Drainage, In Husbandry, Is The Art Of Carrying Off Water From The Soil And Subsoil Of Land By Means Of Open Or Closed Drains Or Trenches—the Term, However, Is Generally Understood To Apply To Closed Drains. By Its Means, The Fertility Of Wet Land Has Been Greatly Increased. When The ...
Drake
Drake, Sir Francis, Was B. About The Year 1539, In A Cottage On The Banks Of The Tavy, In Devonshire. His Father Was A Yeoman, And Had A Family Of Twelve Sons. He Was A Zealous Protestant, And During The Persecution Underq Ueen Mary, He Fled From Devonshire Into Kent, ...
Drama
Drama (gr. Drama, From Drag, I Act), Or Dramatic Poetry, In It Most General Signi Fication, Represents Actions, Which Are Not Stately Narratives, As In Epic Poetry, Or Which Do Not Aim At The Musical Expression By Language Of Mental Emotions, As In Lyric Poetry,' The D. Consists Of An ...
Drapery
Drapery In Art. From The Very Great Difficulties With Which The Artist Has To Strug Gle In Dealing With The Arbitrary And Ungraceful Forms Of Modern Dress (see Costume), We Are Often Led To Regard Drapery As An Impediment, In Place Of An Aid And Accessory, To The Representation Of ...
Draughts
Draughts, Like Chess, Is A Game Played With " Men " On A Checkered Board. As Far As The Science Of The Game Is Concerned, It Falls Far Short Of Chess, But Is Nevertheless A Favorite Recreation With Many Classes Of People. In France It Is Called Les Dames, From ...
Drawback
Drawback, A Term In Commerce, Employed In Connection With The Remitting Or Paying Back Of Excise Duties On Certain Classes Of Articles Exported. Excise Duties, As A Matter Of Course, Enhance By So Much The Natural Price Of The Commodity On Which They Are Imposed. Were These Duties Not Remitted, ...
Dreaming
Dreaming. In Complete Sleep, There Is Probably An Entire Absence Of Consciousness Of External Things. Usually, However, There Is A Certain Amount Of Mental Activity, Of Which We Are More Or Less Conscious At The Time, And Of Which We Have More Or Less Subsequent Remembrance: This Is The State ...
Dredge
Dredge (ante). Naturalists Use An Instrument Constructed On The General Plan Of An Oyster-dredge For Obtaining Specimens Of Animals Living At The Bottom Of The Sea, To Determine Their Structure And Geographical Distribution. In Working, The Dredge Is Slipped Gently Over The Side Of The Boat, Either From The Bow ...
Dresden
Dresden, The Capital Of The Kingdom Of Saxony, Situated In A Charming Valley Ou Both Sides Of The Elbe, In Lat. 51° 3' 16' N., And Long. 13° 44' East. It Is 116 M. E. Of Berlin, And 72 M. E. S.e Of Leipsic. It Is Composed Of The Altstadt ...
Dresden_2
Dresden, Battly: Of. In Aug., When The War Between Aapoleon And The Allies, After A Short "trace; Broke Out Afresh, The Armies.of The From All Sides Towards Dresden, Which They Regarded As Time Key Of The French Position. It Was Held By St. Cyr With A Force Of About 30,000 ...
Drilling Drill
Drilling-drill. Drilling Is The Name Applied To The Mode Of Sowing In Regular Rows, As Distinguished From Broadcast Sowing, And The Drill Is The Name Of The Implement Employed In This Process; The Term Drill Is Also Frequently Applied To A Row Of Drilled Crop, As A Drill Of Potatoes, ...
Drinking Usages
Drinking Usages. Some Of These Are Of Great Antiquity, And All Are Interesting In Connection With The History Of Manners. Besides Sacrifices Of Animals And Articles Of Food, The Hebrews Made Drink-offerings A Solemn Religious Service. To Mark The Spot Where He Communed With God, Jacob Set Up A Pillar ...
Drogheda
Drogheda (ir. "bridge Of The Ford "), A Well-built Parliamentary And Municipal Burgh And Seaport, In A County By Itself Of 9 Sq.m., On The Borders Of Meath And Louth, On Both Sides, But Chiefly N. Of The Boyne, 4 111. From Its Mouth, And 31 M. N. Of Dub ...
Dropsy
Dropsy (ante). It Cannot Be Too Clearly Borne In Mind That A Dropsy Is A Transu Dation And Not An Exudation, And Is Not A Direct Product Of Inflammation, As The Latter Is. For Instance, The Fluid Which Is Poured Into The Cavity Of The Pleura In Pleurisy Is Not ...
Druidism
Druidism. This Institution Was, Perhaps, Common To All Celtic Nations, But We Have Detailed Accounts Only Of The Form Under Which It Existed In Gaul. Cwsar Gives The Following Description Of The Character And Functions Of The Druids: "they Attend To Divine Worship, Perform Public And Private Sacrifices, And Expound ...
Drum Fish
Drum-fish, Pogonias Chromis, Of The Family Scienid2e, A Fish Allied To The Sheep's Head, And Inhabiting The Shores Of The United States, From New York To Florida, In Schools. They Vary From 2 To 4 Ft. In Length, And 15 To 18 In. In Breadth, Weighing Front 10 To 25 ...
Drummond
Drummond, Captain Thomas, Re., Was Born At Edinburgh In 1797, And During His Professional Training At Woolwich And Chatham Displayed High Mathematical And Mechanical Abilities, With Much Aptitude For The Application Of Scientific Principles To Practical Affairs. In 1820, He Was Engaged By Ad. Colby To Assist In The Trigonometrical ...
Druses
Druses, A Remarkable People Who Inhabit A District In The N. Of Syria, Comprising The Whole Of The Southern Range Of Mt. Lebanon And The Western Slope Of Anti-lebanon. In This District They Hold Exclusive Possession Of About 40 Towns And Villages, And Divide The Possession Of About 200 More ...
Drusus
Drusus, The Name Of A Distinguished Family Of The Bens Livia, Which Contributed A. Large Proportion Of Eminent Men To The Roman Commonwealth. The Most Conspicuous Of The Drusi Were: 1. M. Livius Drusiis, Tribune Of The People In 122 B.0 , Who Made It The Business Of His Public ...
Dry Process
Dry Process, In Photography. Reference, To The Article Collodionized Paper Process Will Show That The Collodionized Glass-plate, On Being Withdrawn From The Bath, Previous To, And During Exposure In The Camera, Has Mechanically Adhering To Its Surface A Quantity Of Solution Of Free Nitrate Of Silver, And It Is Partly ...
Dry Rot
Dry Rot, A Kind Of Decay, Often Very Rapid, To Which Timber Is Subject, Without The Presence Of Much Moisture. It Has Proved Ruinous To Many Valuable Edifices, And Has Been The Cause Of Many Serious Accidents. The Ends Of Joists Are Often Affected By It, So That Upon Burdened ...
Dublin
Dublin, A Maritime Co. In The E. Of Leinster Province, Ireland, And Containing The Metropolis Of That Bounded, N., By Meath; E., By The Irish Sea; S., By Wick Low; And W., By Kildare And Meath. It Is The Smallest But Two Of The Irish Counties, Being 32 M. Long, ...
Dublin
Dublin (irish, Dubh-linn, Pool;" The Ebiana Of Ptolemy), The Capital Of Ireland, Stands On The River Liffey, Where It Disembogues Into Dublin Bay, In Lat. 53° 20' 38' N., And Long. 6° 17' 30' West. It Covers An Area Of 1300 Acres, But Its Parliamentary Boundary, Comprises An Area Of ...
Dubois
Dubois, Gum.aume, Cardinal, Was B. 6th Sept., 1656, Tit Brives-la-gaillarde, In Auvergne, Where His Father Was An Apothecary. At The Age Of 12, He Came To Paris, And Entered The College Of Saint Michel, As A Domestic Of The Principal. Here He Made Such Good Use Of His Opportunies For ...
Duchobortzi
Duchobortzi, A Russian Religious Sect, Of The Origin Of Which Nothing Is Very Cer Tainly Known, And Which, Although Conjecturally Referred By Count Krasinski To The Patarenes (see Catitari), Cannot Be Traced Beyond The Middle Of The 18th C., When It Was Found To Exist In Different Parts Of Russia; ...
Duck
Duck. See Anas. The Broader Bill, Laminated And Not Toothed, Distinguishes The Linmean Genus Anus From Merges Smews, Mergansers. And The Goosander). In Recent Ornithological Systems, However, It Is Divided Into Numerous Genera. But Three Chief Groups Are Usually Recognized, Corresponding To Swans, Geese, And Clucks Of Popu Lar Nomenclature. ...
Duck Creek
Duck Creek, A Water-course Of Central Australia, Is The Largest Of The Channels Which Drain Into The Darling (q.v.). An Apparatus At One Time In Use In Britain For The Punishment Of Scolding Wives. The Ducking-stool Grew Out Of The Cucking-stool, Which Was Not, As Many Have Supposed, A Mere ...
Dudley Locust
Dudley Locust, The Popular Name For A Trilobite (ealymena Blumenbachii, Q.v.) Which Is Very Abundant In The Dudley Limestone. Duel (fr. Duel, Lat. Duellum Or Dvellum, Which, As Cicero Remarks [oral. 45], Was The Old Form Of Helium, War), A Combat Between Two Persons, At A Time And Place Indi ...
Dugong
Dugong', Halicore, A Genus Of Mnammalia, Of The Family Manatidce (q.v.), Or Herbiv Orous Cetacea, Distinguished By Molar Teeth With Flat Summits, And Composed Of Two Cones Laterally United, The Incisors Of The Upper Jaw Elongated Almost Into Tusks; The Tail Forked Or Crescent-shaped; And The Swimming Paws Destitute Of ...
Duke Or Yorks School
Duke Or York's School Is The Popular Designation For The Royal Military Asylum At Chelsea. In The French Army, There Have Long Been Enfans De Troupe Borne On The Hooks Of Each Company Or Battalion Of Soldiers; That Is, Children Of Deceased Soldiers. Unprovided With Other Homes. In England, No ...
Dulse
Dulse, Rhodomenia Palmata, A Sea-weed, One Of The Ceramiacere (q.v.), Growing On Rocks In The Sea, And Used As Food By The Poor On The Coasts Of Scotland, Ireland, And Other Northern Countries, And Of The Grecian Archipelago, Occasionally Also As A Luxury By Some Of The Wealthier Classes Who ...
Dumas
Dumas, .marrhteu, Count, 1753-1837; A French Soldier And Military Historian. He Entered Upon Active Service In The Army In 1780 As Aid To Rochambeau, Commander Of The French Force Sent To The Aid Of The Americans Then In Revolt Against England. He Was In A Number Of Engagements, Including The ...
Dumbarton
Dumbarton, A Royal, Parliamdntary, And Municipal Burgh, Seaport, And Chief Town Of Dumbarton Co., Is Situated Mainly On The Left Bank Of The Leven, Near Its Junction With The Clyde, And 15 M. W.n.w. Of Glasgow. It Is Rather Closely Built, And Chiefly Consists Of A Long Semicircular Street, Parallel ...
Dumbartonshire
Dumbartonshire (anciently, Lennox, Levenax, Or Leven's Field), A Sickle-shaped Co. In The W. Of Scotland, Bounded E. By Loch Lomond, Stirling, And Lanark; S. By Renfrew And The Clyde Estuary; W., By Loch Long And Argyle; And N., By Perth. It Is ;35 In. Long, And 15 (average 7i) Broad, ...
Dumfriesshire
Dumfriesshire, A Border Co. Of Scotland, On The Solway Firth, Having Kirkeud-• Bright On The West. It Forms An Irregular Ellipse, 55 M. By 32, With 22 M. Of Coast Line On The Solway Firth, To Which Its Surface Slopes; Area, 1103 Sq.m., Or 705,946 Acres. The N. Half Is ...
Dunbar
Dunbar, A Royal, Parliamentary, And Municipal Burgh, And Very Ancient Seaport And T. In The N.e. Of Haddingtonshire, On An Eminence At The Mouth Of The Firth Of Forth, 29 M. E.n.e. Of Edinburgh. The Coast Near D. Consists Of Basaltic Rocks And Islets, And Gives Fine Views Of The ...
Dundas
Dundas (of Arniston), The Name Of A Scottish Family Singularly Distinguished For Legal And Political Talent. Sir James D., The First Of Arniston, Received The Honor -of Knighthood From James Vi., And Was Governor Of Berwick. His Son, Sir James D., Was Appointed A Judge Of The Court Of Session ...
Dundas_2
Dundas, The Right Honorable Henry, Viscount And Baron Diinira, Brother Of The Preceding, Was B. In 1741, And Educated At The University Of Edinburgh. He Was Admitted A Member Of The Scottish Bar In 1763. As A Younger Son Of A Pretty Numerous Family, His Circumstances Were Rather Straightened; But ...
Dundee
Dundee' (lat. Taodunum, The "hill Or Fort On The Tay") A Royal Parliamentary And Municipal Burgh And Seaport, In The S. Of Forfarshire, On The Left Bank Of The Estuary Of The Tay, Here Two In. Broad, 10 In. From The Entrance Of That River Into The Sea, 50 In. ...
Dunes
Dunes, From The Same Root As Dun (q.v.), A Hill, The Name Given To The Sand-hills Or Mounds Which Stretch Less Or More Along The Sea-coast Of The Netherlands And N. Of France. These D. Are A Natural Curiosity. If Anxious To Save The Low Countries From Tidal -inundation, Nature ...
Dunfermline
Dunfermline, A Royal Burgh In Fife, Of The Western District Of Which It Is The Chief Town. It Is The Seat Of The Sheriff Courts Of The District, Which Are Held Twice A Week During The Session. The Town Is Situated On A Long Swelling Ridge, 3 M. From The ...
Dung Beetle
Dung Beetle, The Common Name Of Many Coleopterous Insects Of The Tribe Scant Baides, Which Feed Upon The Dung Of Animals, And For The Most Part Live In It. They Are Found In All Parts Of The World. Many Of Them Belong To The Section Of Scarabs Des Called Coprophagi ...