Joseph Ennemoser
Ennemoser, Joseph, Known As A Medico-philosophic Writer, Was B. 15th Nov., 1787, At Hintersee, In The -tyrol, And Commenced His Academic Studies At Innsbruck In 1806. On The Rising Of The Tyrolese Against The,french In 1809, E. Followed Andreas Ilofer As His Secretary, And Honorably Distinguished Himself In Battle On ...
Joseph Fesch
Fesch, Joseph, Cardinal And Archbishop Of Lyons, Was B. 3d Jan., 1763, At Ajaccio. His Father, A Swiss Officer In The Service Of Genoa, Had Married A Widow, Whose Daugh Ter By A Former Husband, Letizia Or Letitia Ramolino, Became The Mother Of Napoleon Bonaparte. F. Was Thus The Half-brother ...
Joseph Marco Fieschi
Fieschi, Joseph Marco, Known By His Attempt On The Life Of King Louis Philippe, Was B. In Corsica In The Year 1790. His Early Life Contains Nothing Of Note. A Profligate Career Appears To Have Reduced Him To Great Poverty About The Year 1835, When He Con Ceived The Idea ...
Jules Claude Gabriel Favre
Favre, Jules Claude Gabriel, A French Advocate And Minister, Was B. At Lyons, 21st Mar., 1809. He Is.the Son Of A Merchant, Studied For The Bar, And Passed At Lyons In 1830. His Political Opinions Have Always Been Intensely Republican, And When Plead Ing In The Course Of Numerous Political ...
Lamoral Egmont
Egmont, Lamoral. Count, Prince Of Gavre, Was B. In The Castle Of La Iiamaide, In Hainault, In 1522; And Inherited His Property And Titles From His Elder Brother Charles. He Accompanied Charles V. On His Expedition Against Algiers In 1541, And Followed That Monarch Afterwards In All His Campaigns, But ...
Legal Evidence
Evidence, Legal. Evidence Is Either Parol Or Written, The Former Consisting Of The Statements Of Witnesses Appearing Personally In Court, And Which Statements Must Be Attested By An Oath Or Solemn Declaration; The Latter Consisting Of Records, Deeds, And Other Writings. A Distinction—popular Rather Than Legal—is Commonly Drawn Between Direct ...
Leon Faucher
Faucher, Leon, A French Publicist And Statesman, Was B. At Limoges, 8th Sept., 1803; Studied At First Philology And Archteology, In Which Branches Of Knowledge He Acquired Some Reputation; But About The Period Of The July Revolution (1830), Betook Himself, With Genuine Enthusiasm, To Journalism And Political Economy. He Became ...
Leonard Ewler
Ewler, Leonard, One Of The Greatest Of Mathematicians, Was B. At Basel, April 15, 1707, And Received His First Instructions In The Science, For Which He Afterwards Did So Much, From His Father, Who Was Pastor Of The Neighboring Village Of Riechen. At The University Of Basel, He Studied Under ...
Manoel Faria Y Sousa
Fari'a Y Sousa, Manoel, A Portuguese Historian And Poet, Was B. Of An Ancient Family At Caravella, In The Province Of Entre 3iinho E Douro, 18th Mar., 1590, And Studied At The University Of Braga. For Some Time He Was In The Service Of The Bishop Of Oporto, But Shortly ...
Marie De Du Deffand
Du Deffand, Marie De Viciat Cliamrond, Marquise, A Celebrated Frenchwoman, Was B. Of A Noble Family Of Burgundy In 1697, Educated At The Convent Of La Made Leine De Trenelle, In Paris. Here She Manifested That Boldness Of Opinion And Vivacity Of Intellect Which Obtained For Her So Many Distinguished ...
Marie Du Barry
Du Barry, Marie Jealstne Gomard De Vaitbernier, Comiosso, Favorite Of Louis Xv., Was B. Aug. 19, 1746, At Vaucouleurs. Her Mother Was A Dressmaker, And Her Father, Or Rather Her Reputed Father, Was An Exciseman Named Vaubernier. The Death Of Her Father, She Stayed For Some Time At A Convent, ...
Medical Electricity
Electricity, Medical. Electricity, In Its Application To Medicine And Surgery, Is Employed In The Following Forms: 1. Electrization, By Electricity Of High Tension, As Obtain Ed By Friction Of Glass In The Common Electrical Machine; 2. Galvanization, By Current Elec Tricity Of Quantity, As Set In Motion By The Voltaic ...
Michael Faraday
Faraday, Michael, D. C.l., D. 1867, One Of The Most Distinguished Chemists And Nat Ural Of The Present Century; A Splendid Instance Of Success Obtained By Patience, Perseverance, And Genius, Over Obstacles Of Birth, Education, And Fortune. He Was Born In 1791, Near London, His Father Being A Blacksmith. He ...
Michael Farley
Farley, Michael, 1719-89; B. Mass. ; Arevolutionary Leader; Member Of The Gen Eral Court; Delegate To The Provincial Congress; Member Of The Executive Council, And Delegate To The Convention For Framing The U. S. Constitution. Farm (of Uncertain Derivation), The Term Usually Employed In Britain To Signify A Piece Of ...
Mohammad Kasim Hindu Shah
Firishta, Mohammad Kasim Hindu Shah, A Celebrated Persian Historian, B. Towards The End Of The 16th C. (1570?), At Astrabad, On The Caspian Sea. At A Very Early Age, He Went With His Father (gholam Ali Hindu Shah) To India, Where We Find Him, When 12 Years Old, At Ahmednuggur, ...
Moraysiiire Elginshire
Elginshire, Mo'raysiiire, Or Murraysitire, A 'maritime Co. In The N.e. Of Scot Land, On The Moray Firth. It Contains 531 Sq.m., And Is 30 In. Long And 20 M. Broad. About A Third Part Was Formerly Cut Off On The S. By A Detached Part Of Inverness-shire; Hut By An ...
Morto Da Feltre
Feltre, Morto Da, An Italian Painter Who Lived About The Close Of The 15th And Opening Of The 16th Century. At An Early Age He Went To Rome And Investigated The Ancient, Especially The Subterranean Remains, And Thence To Pozzuoli, Where He Painted From The Decorations Of Antique Crypts Or ...
Nathanael Emmons
Emmons, Nathanael, An., Was B. At East Haddam, Conn., In 1745, And Gradu Ated With Honor At Yale College, In 1767. He Began His Theological Studies With Rev. Nathan Strong, Of Coventry, Conn., And Continued Them With Dr. John Smalley, Of Berlin, Conn., Who Had Been A Pupil Of Bellamy. ...
Naval Engagement
Engagement, Naval, Admits Of More Precise And Terse Illustration Than A Military Engagement, Because Each Ship Of War Is A Unit In Itself, Bounded By A Clearly Marked Watery Margin From All The Other Ships Of A Fleet. In The Small War-vessels Of Ancient Times, Before The Invention Of Gunpowder, ...
Obtaining Money By False
False Pretenses, Obtaining Money By. By The Common Law Of England, A Man Is Not Punishable 5.9 A Criminal Who Has Induced Another, By Fraudulent Representa Tions To Part With The Property Of Money Or Goods, Unless The Loss Occasioned By The Deception Be Of A Public Nature. Larceny Or ...
Orders Of Druids
Druids, Orders Of, Various Social And Benevolent Organizations On The Masonic Plan, Widely Distributed In England, Australia, And The United States. The First Order Was Formed In London, 1781; The First Lodge In New York Was Organized 1833. In This Country, O Degrees Have Been Added To The Entrance Degree; ...
Otgethelred Ethelred
Ethelred, Ot.ge'thelred, Ii., Tile Unready, 968-1016; King Of The Anglo-sax Ons; Son Of Edgar And Elfrida. Careless Of Everything Save His Immediate Comfort Or Whim, He And His Kingdom Were Managed By Unworthy Favorites. In His Time The Danes Made Many Conquests In England, And Forced Ethelred To Purchase Peace, ...
Paul Belloni Du Chaillu
Du Chaillu, Paul Belloni, A Distinguished Traveler, Was B. In The S. Of France, ,about 1820. His Father Was For Many Years A Merchant Trading On The Gaboon (q.v.) River, In Western Africa, And Thither He Was Carried When A Boy. He Lived There For Several Years, And Became Familiar ...
Paul Bellont Du Chaillii
Du Chaillii, Paul Bello:nt, B. Paris, 1835; Son Of A Trader To The W, Coast Of Africa,where The Boy Passed Some Time At An Early Age, And Acquired Knowledge Of The Language And Modes Of Life Of The Neighboring Tribes, And Of Natural History. In 1852, He Traveled Through The ...
Paul Gustave Dore
Dore, Paul Gustave, A French Artist Of Great And Versatile Power, Was B. At Stras Burg In 1832. He Was Educated At Paris, And Very Early Gave Indication Of Superior Ability. His First Attempts Were Sketches, Contributed To The Journal Pour 1?-ire And Others Of The Paris Periodicals. .in 1855, ...
Paul Ludwig Adalbert Falk
Falk, Paul Ludwig Adalbert, B. Prussia, 1827. He Was The Son Of A Protestant Clergyman, Attended The Friedrich's Gymnasium At Breslau, And Studied Law At The Uni• Versity Of The Same City. In 1847, He Entered The State Service Of Prussia; In 1850, He Was Appointed State Attorney At Breslau, ...
Peke Coverte
Peke Coverte ( Feemina Tiro In The Language Of The Law Of England, A Woman By Her Marriage Becomes Subject To Her Husband, Who Has The Control Of Her Person, And Is Entitled To Fix Her Residence. This Control In The Husband Is Admitted To A Certain Extent In Criminal ...
Philip Fellenberg
Fellenberg, Philip Earaxtrel Vox, The Founder Of The Institution For The Improve Ment Of Education And Agriculture At Hofwyl In The Canton Of Bern, In Switzerland, Was B. At Bern In 1771. His Father Was A Man Of Patrician Rank, And In Consequence, A Member Of The Government. From Him ...
Photographic Electrotype
Electrotype, Photographic. Much Thought And Labor Have Been Expended In Producing A Relief-plate To Take The Place Of Wood-engraving, And Various Methods Of Etching On Metal By The Aid Of Photography Have Been Brought To Light. The Earlier Of These Never Were Successful, Because After The Acid Has Eaten Or ...
Pierre Etienne Dumont
Dumont, Pierre Etienne Louis, An Able Propagator Of The Benthamite Philosophy, Was B. At Geneva, 18th July, 1759, Studied Theology, And After Officiating As A Minister For A Short Time In His Native Town, Proceeded To St. Petersburg In 1783, Where He Accepted The Charge Of The French Protestant Church. ...
Pierre Samuel Dupont De
Dupont De Nemours, Pierre Samuel, 1739-1817; A French Statesman And Economist, A Prolific Writer On Questions Of Finance. In 1772, He Was Secretary Of The Council Of Public Instruction Of Poland. He Came Back Two Years Afterwards To Assist His Friend Turgot In The French Administration. With Turgot He Went ...
Principles Of Equity
Equity, Principles Of, In Their Widest Sense, Are The Principles Of Eternal Justice, Of Which All Human Laws Are But Adaptations. "equity," Says Lord Stair (i. 1, S. 17)," Is The Body Of The Law, And The Statutes Of Men Are But As The Ornaments And Vestiture Thereof." In This ...
Proceedings In Error
Error, Proceedings In, The Form By Which In England The Unsuccessful Party In An Action At Law, Until The Judicature Acts Of 1875, Brought His Case For Consideration Before A Court Of Review. Error May Be In Fact Or In Law. If The Error Were In Fact, The Case, Under ...
Proclamation
Proclamation. Whereas, On The 22d Day Of Sept., In The Year Of Our Lord 1862, A Proclamation Was Issued By The President Of The United States, Containing Among Other Things The Follow Ing, To Wit: That, On 1st Day Of Jan., In The Year Of Our Lord 1863, All Persons ...
Protestant Episcopal Church
Episcopal Church, Protestant, Is The Title Of That Portion Of The Chris Tian Church In The United States Which, Before The Revolution, Was A Part Of The Church Of England. Its History Is Naturally Divided Into Two Periods. I. During Colonial Times. The Settlement Of Jamestown Was Commenced In 1607. ...
Purples Ear Cockles
Ear-cockles, Purples, Or Pepper-corn, A Disease In Wheat, Owing To The Pres Ence Of Vibrio Tritlei, One Of The Infusoria. This Is An Animal Of Worm-like Form, Yellow Ish-white, Slender, Tapering Towards The Tail, And More Suddenly Attenuated To A Point At The Head. Its Minute Eggs Are Supposed To ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, The Most Celebrated Of American Philosophers, Was B. At Boston, United States, May 25, 1803, Entered Harvard University In 1817, Graduated In 1821, And Became Pastor Of A Unitarian Congregation In Boston In 1829. This Office, However, He Resigned In 1832, On Account Of The Gradually Increasing ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson_2
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, Ll.d. (ante); An Eminent American Poet And Essayist, B. Boston, May 25, 1803. He Is Of A Clerical Lineage, Being The Eighth In Succession Of A Consecutive Line Of Puritan Ministers. His Father, Who Died When Be Was But Seven Years Of Age, Was The Rev. William ...
Reinhart Dozy
Dozy, Reinhart, One Of The Most Learned Orientalists Of The Present Day, Was B. 21st Feb., 1820, At Leyden. He Belongs To A Family Of French Origin, Which Settled In Holland After The Revocation Of The Edict Of Nantes. He Studied At The University Of His Native Town, And Devoted ...
Rene Duguay Trouin
Duguay Trouin, Rene, One Of The Most Celebrated Naval Officers Of France, Was B. 10th June, 1673, At St. Maio, Left The School At Caen, Where He Was To Have Studied Theology, With The Reputation Of A Good-for-nothing Fellow, And Betook Himself To The Sea. His Career, Which Was Very ...
Robert Dodsley
Dodsley, Robert, Author And Publisher, Was Born In 1703, Near Mansfield, In Not Tingham. His Father, Who Is Said To Have Been A Schoolmaster, Apprenticed Him To A Stocking-weaver; But Finding This Employment Unsuitable, D. Ran Away, And Was After Wards Engaged As Footman. 'while Thus Employed He Devoted His ...
Robert Essex
Essex, Robert Deveneux, Earl Of, Son Of Walter Devereux, First Earl Of E., Was Born At Netherwood In Herefordshire, 10th Nov. 1567; Entered Trinity College, Cam Bridge, At The Age Of 10, Where He Remained For Four Years. Lord Burleigh, To Whose Guardianship He Had Been Intrusted, Introduced The Handsome ...
Royal
Royal. Under The Names Of The Several Towns Where The Royal Dock Yards Are Situated, Will Be Found Brief Notices Of Those Establishments. Under The Present Heading, A Few Remarks May Be Useful Concerning The. Whole Of Them Collect Ively. Most Of The Royal Ships Are Built By The Government, ...
Rule Of Faith
Faith, Rule Of, Is That Which Determines What Man Is To Believe Concerning His Origin, Duty, And Destiny. I. Many Persons, Denying Either The Possibility Or The Fact Of A Supernatural Revelation, Maintain That Human Reason Alone, As Possessed By All Persons Of Sound Mind, Is Both The Source And ...
Saint Dunstan
Dunstan, Saint, Was B. At Or Near Glastonbury, In Somersetshire, 925 A.d. He Was Of Noble Birth, And Is Said To Have Been Remotely Related To The Royal Family, As Well As Connected With The Church Through Influential Relatives. His Early Studies, Which He Pursued With Extraordinary Assiduity, Were Superintended ...
Saint Elizabeth
Elizabeth, Saint, Daughter Of Andreas Ii., King Of Hungary, Was B. At Presburg In 1207. At The Age Of Four, She Was Affianced To. The Landgraf Of Thuringia, Louis Iv., Called The Pious, And Brought To His Court To Be Educated Under The Eyes Of The Parents Of Her Future ...
Saint Fillan
Fillan, Saint. Two Scoto-irish Saints Of The Name Of Fillan Appear In The Church Calendars, And Have Left Their Mark On The Topography Of Scotland And Ireland. (1.) St. Fillan, Or Faolan, Surnamed The Leper, Had His Yearly Festival On The 20th Of June. His Chief Church In Scotland Was ...
Sand Drift
Sand-drift Is Sand Driven And Accumulated By The Wind. Deposits Thus Formed Are Occasionally Found Among The Stratified Rocks, But Compared With Other Strata They Are Few, Though, From Their Anomalous Character, An Acquaintance With Their Phenomena Is Of Importance To The Geologist. Moving Sands Are At The Present Day, ...
Sea Elephant
Elephant, Sea, Macrorhinus Proboscicleus, Also Known As The Elephant Seal, The Proboscis Seal, Etc., Is The Largest Of The Seal Family (phocicla), An Inhabitant Of The Seas Of The Southern Hemisphere. It Is More Than Twice As Large As An Elephant, Being Sometimes 30 Ft. In Length, With A Circumference ...
Simon Episcopiiis
Episco'piiis, Simon (whose Dutch Name Was Bisschop), The Head Of The Arminian. Party After The Death Of Arminius, Was B. At Amsterdam In 1583, Studied At Leyden, Took His Degree In 1600, And Was Ordained Pastor Of The Village Of Bleyswyck Near Rotter Dam In 1610. In The Following Year, ...
Spurious Epistles
Epistles, Spurious, Have Been Forged By Various Unknown Authors, And For A Variety Of Purposes. Many Of Them Are Lost, But A Considerable Number Are Extant, Among Which Are The Following: 1. Epistle Of Pay/ To The Laoaleeans.—iii The Early, Part Of The 2d C. There Was A Greek Epistle ...
St Etienne
Etienne, St., An Important Manufacturing T. Of France, In The Department Of Loire, Is Situated Or Both Banks Of The Furens, An Affluent Of The Loire, In The Center Of Avaluable And Extensive Coal-field, 30 M. S.s.w. Of Lyons By Rail, And About 288 M. S.s.e. Of Paris. It Is ...
Or Deept Dorpat
Dorpat, Or Deept (russian, Gurley; Esthonian, Tartolin), A T. Of Russia, In The Government Of Livonia, Is Situated On The Embach, Here Crossed By A Fine Granite Bridge, 150 M. N.e. Of Riga, And Is Built In The Form Of A Semicircle. It Consists Of A Town Proper, With Two ...
Or Dementia Fatuity
Fatuity, Or Dementia, Consists In The Impairment Or Extinction Of Certain Mental Powers, Or Of All. Esquirol Has Quaintly But Descriptively Said That The Idiot And Imbe Cile Are Poor Who Have Never Been Rich, But That The Fatuous Or Dements Are Rich Who Have Been Made Poor. This Impoverishment ...
Or Dike Dyke
Dyke, Or Dike (dutch, Dyk), An Artificial Mound Along The Bank Of A River Or Sea Shore, Erected For The Purpose Of Preventing Inundation. The Term Is From The Same Root As Dig—hence Also Ditch, Or The Hollow From Which The D. Is Formed. The French Employ The Term Levee ...
Or Disassociation Dissociation
Dissociation, Or Disassociation, A Word Belonging To The Nomenclature Of Chemistry, First Adopted By Henry St. Clair Deville To Express The Influence Of Heat In The Decomposition Of Compound Bodies. In A Paper Presented To The French Institute, 1857, He Says That "by Selecting A Proper Compound And Heating It ...
Or Diver
Diver, Or Loon, Cotym,bus, A Genus Of Birds Of The Family Colynthidm (q.v.), Having A Strong, Straight, Rather Compressed Pointed Bill, About As Long As The Head; A Short And Rounded Tail; Short Wines, Thin Compressed Legs Placed Very Far Back, And The Toes Com Pletely Webbed. They By Well, ...
Or Division Or Employment
Division Of Labor, Or Division Or Employment, A Term Often Used By Political Economist's To Express A Means By Which Labor Is Economized, Or, As Another Method Of Stating The Same Result, By Which Production Is Increased. The Problem In Division Of Labor Is So To Adjust Matters In Any ...
Or Docket Doq1tet
Doq1tet, Or Docket (from The Same Root As Dock, To Cut Off Or Clip), A Small Piece Of Paper Or Parchment, Containing A Brief Or Summary Of A Large Writing. All Attestations Or Declarations Annexed To Written Instruments Are Called Doquets, More Particularly Those That Are Done By A Notary. ...
Or Dogberry Dogwood
Dogwood, Or Dogberry, The Name Usually Given To Some Of The Arboreous And Shrubby Species Of The Genus C0171118. See Coenel. The Common D. Of Europe (c. Sanguinea), A Native Of Britain And Many Parts Of The Continent, And Also Of The N. Of Africa, Is A Shrub Of 4 ...
Or Dominique Dominica
Dominica, Or Dominique, A British West India Island, Lies In Lat. 15° 18' N., And Long. 61° 24' W., Containing About 290 Sq.m., And (1870) 28,517 Inhabitants. It Is Of Vol Canic Origin, Hot And Sulphureous Springs Still Attesting The Fact. It Is The Loftiest Of The Lesser Antilles, Attaining, ...
Or Doom Book Dom Boc
Dom-boc, Or Doom-book (book Of Dooms Or Sentences, Fiber Judicialis), The Code Of Laws Compiled By King Alfred, Chiefly From The West-saxon Collection Of His Own Ances Tor Ina, But Comprising Also Many Portions Of The Kentish Collection Of Ethelbert, With The Supplements Of His Successors, And Of The Mercian ...
Or Doomsday Domesday Book
Domesday Book, Or Doomsday Boox, The Name Of One Of The Oldest And Most Val Uable Records Of England, Containing The Results Of A Statistical Survey Of That Country Made By William The Conqueror, And Completed In The Year 1086. The Origin Of The Name—which Seems To Have Been Given ...
Or Dordrecht Dort
Dort, Or Dordrecht, A T. Of The Netherlands, In The Province Of South Holland, Situated On An Island Formed By The Maas, About 12 In. S.e. Of Rotterdam. An Inunda Tion In 1421, In Which Upwards Of 70 Villages Were Destroyed And 100,000 People Drowned, Separated The Site Upon Which ...
Or Dorset Dorsetshire
Dorsetshire, Or Dorset, A Maritime Co. In The S. Of England, On The English Channel, Between Devonshire And Hampshire. Its Greatest Length Is 58 Rn. ; Greatest 'breadth, 40; Average, 21; Area, 627,265 Acres; A Third Being Arable, A Ninth Waste, And The Rest In Pasture. The Coast-line Is 75 ...
Or Dunkerque Dunkirk
Dunkirk, Or Dunkerque, The Most Northerly Seaport And Fortified T. Of France, Stands On The Eastern Shore Of The Strait Of Dover, In The Department Of Nord, Its Dis Tance From Paris Being In A Direct Line About 155 M. N., And From Lille About 43 In. N.w. The Town, ...
Or Earnest
Earnest, Or Anr,es, As It Is Called In Scotland, From The Civil Law Word Arrluv, Is A Small Sum Of Money Which Is Given, Or A Simple Ceremony, Such As Shaking Hands, Which Is Performed In Proof Of The Existence Of That Mutual Consent Which Constitutes Contract. In The First ...
Or Edinburghshire
"edinburghshire, Or Min-lo"ritian, The Metropolitan Co. Of Scotland, Lying On The S. Side Of The Firth Of Forth. Its Greatest Length From E. To W. Is 36 M. And Its Breadth 18 M., With An Area Of 367 Sq. Miles. The S. Border, The Pentland Hills (mean Height 1000 Ft., ...
Or Eider
Eider, Or Efder-duck (somateria), A Genus Of Oceanic Ducks, Having The Hind-toe Furnished With A Deep Lobe, And The Bill Swollen And Elevated At The Base, And Extend Ing Up The Forehead, Where It Is Divided Down The Middle By An Elongated Projection Of Feathers. The Tertials Are Elongated, And ...
Or Einhard Eginhard
E'ginhard, Or Einhard, The Biographer Of Charlemagne, Was B. Towards The End Of The Reign Of Pipin, Or The Beginning Of That Of Charlemagne. At An Early Age, He Repaired To The Court Of The Latter Monarch, And Became A Pupil Of Alcuin. His Talents. And Acquirements Gained Him The ...
Or Elzevir Elzevier
Elzevier', Or Elzevir, The Name Of A Celebrated Family Of Printers At Amsterdam, Leyden, And Other Places In Holland, Whose Beautiful Editions Were Chiefly Published Between The Years 1583 And 1680. Louis, The First Of Them, Is Said To Have Been Born At Louvain About The Year 1540. He Was ...
Or Endogens Endogenous Plants
Endogenous Plants, Or Endogens (gr. En Don, Within, And Genos, Birth Or Origin), One Of The Great Classes Into Which The Vegetable Kingdom Is Divided, The Others Receiv Ing The Corresponding Designations Of Exogenous Plants And Acrogenous Plants. The Char Acter From Which This Designation Is Derived Is Found In ...
Or Entius Enzio
Enzio, Or Entius, 1225-72; King Of Sardinia, A Natural Son Of Frederick Ii. And The Beautiful Bianca Lancia; B. At Palermo. He Fought By His Father's Side Against The Lombards At The Battle Of Cortenuova Before He Was 13 Years Of Age, And The Following Year Was Married To Adelasia, ...
Or Equites Equestrian Order
Equestrian Order, Or E'quites. This Body Originally Formed The Cavalry Of The Roman Army, And Is Said To Have Been Instituted By Romulus, Who Selected From The Three Principal Roman Tribes 300 Equitcs. This Number Was Afterwards Gradually Increased To 3,600, Who Were Partly Of Patrician And Partly Of Plebeian ...
Or Ericee
Eri'cee, Or Erica'ceze, A Natural Order Of Exogenous Plants, Consisting Chiefly Of Small Shrubs, But Containing Also Some Trees. The Leaves Are Opposite Or In Whorls, Entire, Destitute Of Stipules, Often Small, Generally Evergreen And Rigid. The Flowers Are Sometimes Solitary In The Axils Of The Leaves, Sometimes Grouped In ...
Or Erzrol31 Erzerum
Erzerum', Or Erzrol'31', Properly Erserum, A Strongly Fortified T. In Turkish Armenia, In Lat. 39° 55' N., And Long. 41° 20' E., Not Far From The Northern Source Of The Euphrates. It Is Situated In A High, But Tolerably Well Cultivated Plain; Its Site Being 6,200 Ft. Above The Level ...
Or Eskimos Esqiitmaux
Esqiitmaux, Or Eskimos, Is The Name Of A Nation Inhabiting The Coasts Of All The Seas, Bays, Inlets, And Islands Of America N. Of The 60° Of N. Let.; From The Eastern Coast Of Greenland, In Long. 20°, To The Strait Of Behring, In Long. 167° West. On The Atlan ...
Or Exogenous Plants
Exogenous Plants, Or Exoaxns (gr. Exo, Outwards; Gennao, To Produce), Are Those In Which The Woody Substance Of Stem Increases By Bundles Of Vascular Tissue Added Externally. The Exogenous Stem Contains A Central Pith (q.v.), From Which Medullary Rays Proceed To The Bark (q.v.), And The Bark Is Very Distinct ...
Or Fatimites Fatixides
Fa'tixides, Or Fa'timites, The Name Of An Arabian Dynasty Which Reigned For Nearly Two Centuries Over Egypt. Its Founder Was 31ahadi-obaidaliali, Who Flourished From 910 To 934 A.d. He Asserted That He Was Descended From Fatima, The Daughter Of The Prophet, And Ismael, A Grandson Of Ali. He Thus Won ...
Or Feasts Festivals
Festivals, Or Feasts (lat. Festum, Probably From The Same Root As Fast (q.v.); According To Some, From Gr. Hestia, Hearth), A Term Denoting Certain Periodically Recur Ring Days And Seasons Set Aside By A Community For Rest From The Ordinary Labor Of Life, And More Or Less Hallowed By Religious ...
Or Felvna1 Felidie
Fe'lidie, Or Felvna.1, A Family Of Digitigrade Carnivorous Quadrupeds (see Carniv Ora And Dreamppada) Corresponding To The Genus Fells Of Linnteus, And Sometimes Collectively Called Cats Or The Cat Tribe. They Are, Generally Speaking, The Most Carniv Orous Of All The Car Nivora, Holding The Same Relative Place Among Quadrupeds ...
Or Fertilization Feciindation
Feciinda'tion, Or Fertilization, In Plants, Takes Place According To Laws Similar To Those Which Prevail In The Animal Kingdom. In Plants, However, The Organs Of Repro Duction Are Not Permanent As In Animals, But Fall Off—the Male Organs Generally Soon .after Fecundation, The Female After The Ripening Of The Seed. ...
Or Glanders Equinia
Equi'nia, Or Glanders. In Another Part Of This Work, Glanders Has Been Considered Simply As A Disease Peculiar To Animals, And Especially The Horse. We Shall Here Con Sider It As A Disease Affecting Man, To Whom It Is Transmissible From Animals. It Is Remarkable That Although The Disease In ...
Or Inescutcheon Escutcheon Of
Escutcheon Of Pretense, Or Inescutcheon, Is A Small Shield Placed In The Center Of The Larger One, And Covering A Portion Of The Charges On The Latter, In Which A Man Carries The Arms Of His Wife When She Is The Heiress Of Her Family. It Is Said To Be ...
Or Light Drummondlight
Drummond Light, Or Light. The Heat Given Out During The Combus Tion Of A Mixture Of Hydrogen And Oxygen Gases, Or Of Coal-gas And Oxygen, Is Very Intense; And When The Mixture Is Directed On An Infusible Substance Such As Lime, A Most Brilliant Light Is Evolved. Capt. Drummond, R.e., ...
Or Razure Erasure
Erasure, Or Razure, As It Is More Commonly Called In England, From The Latin. Rado, To Scrape Or Shave, Is The Scraping Or Shaving Of A Deed Or Other Formal Wilting. In England, Except In The Case Of A Will, The Presumption, In The Absence Of Rebutting Evidence, Is That ...
Or Rocket Dyers Weed
Dyers' Weed, Or Rocket (reseda Luteola), A European Herb, Naturalized In The Region Of New York, Resembling The Mignonette. It Was Formerly Used For Medicinal Purposes, But Is Now Valued Chiefly As Material For A Yellow Dye, For Which Purpose It Is Largely Cultivated In Some Parts Of Europe. The ...
Or Solidungula Equide
Equide, Or Solidungula (lat. Solid-hoofed), A Family Of Mammalia Of The Order Pachydermata, Containing Only A Small Number Of Species:which So Nearly Resemble Each Other That Almost All Naturalists Agree In Referring Them To One Genus, Nuns. They Are Distinguished From All Other Quadrupeds By The Complete Consolidation Of The ...
Or Spring Elasticity
Elasticity, Or Spring. When An External Force Acts Upon A Solid Body, It Pro Duces At First Slight Alterations In The Relative Positions Of The Particles; And If Before These Alterations Exceed A Certain Limit, The Force Ceases To Act, The Particles Return To Their Former Position, And The Disfigurement ...
Or Stoat Ermine
Ermine, Or Stoat, Mustela Erminea, A Species Of Weasel (q.v.), Considerably Larger Than The Common Weasel, But Much Resembling It In General Form And Other Characters, As Well As In Habits. The E. Is Almost 10 In, In Length, Exclusive Of The Tail, Which Is Fully 4+ In. Long. It ...
Or Sunday Letter Dominical
Dominical Letter, Or Sunday Letter, Is One Of The Seven Letters A, B, C, D, E, F, G, Used In Almanacs, Etc., To Mark The Sundays Throughout The Year. The First Seven Days Of The Year Being Marked In Their Order By The Above Letters In Their Order, Then The ...
Or Syncope Fainting
Fainting, Or Syncope (gr. Gyre, And Kopto, I Fall Down), Is A Condition In Which, From A Sudden Mental Or Bodily Impression, The Circulation Of Blood Is Temporarily Arrested Or Very Much Diminished In Force And Volume, The Respiration And The Func Tions Of The Nervous System Being Likewise Suspended. ...
Or Yetna Etna
Etna, Or Yet.na (now Monte Gibello), Is The Largest Volcano In Enrope. It Is An Isolated Mountain, Situated On The Eastern Coast Of Sicily, And Cut Off From The Chain Of Mountains Which Run Parallel With The Northern Shore Of The Island, By A Small Valley, Through Which Flows The ...