Gunpowder
Gunpowder, A Well-known Explosive Mixture Composed Of Sulphur, Niter, And Charcoal. Of Use In Several Trades, Its Principal Employment Is In The Discharge, For War Or Sport, Of Projectiles From Fire-arms, And Iu The Processes Of Blasting During Big Or Quarrying. The History Of Gunpowder Has Been Already Given Under ...
Gunpowder Plot
Gunpowder Plot, To R•., Was A Fanatical Project On The Part Of A Few Roman Catholics To Destroy The King, Lords, And Commons On The Meeting Of Parliament On Nov. 5, 1605. James I. Had Succeeded Elizabeth Two Years Before, And His Government Had Exercised Great Severities Against The Roman ...
Gunshot Wounds
Gunshot Wounds May Vary In Severity From A,simple Bruise To The Tearing Away Of A Whole Limb. Single Bails Produce A Cut, Bruised Or Lacerated Wound, According To The Amount Of Their Velocity When They Strike The Body. The Effects Of Small Shot Vary With The Distance And Power Of ...
Gurnard
Gurnard, Trigla, A Genus Of Acanthopterous Marine Fishes Of The Family Sclerogotides, Containing A Considerable Number Of Species, Some Of Which Are Common On The British Coasts. The Head In The Gurnards Is Angular, And Wholly Covered With Bony Plates; The Body Is Elongated, Nearly Round, And Tapering; There Are ...
Gustavus
Gustavus Iii.,-king Of Sweden, Was B. At Stockholm In 1746, And Succeeded His Father. Adolphus Frederick, In 1771, At A Period When The Country Was Distracted By The Intrigues Of The Rival Political Parties Of Horn And Gylleuborg, Known As The `• Hats" And Caps." Finding That The People, Who ...
Gustavus I
Gustavus I., King Of Sweden—known In History As Gustavus Vasa, But Designated Before His Accession To Power, By Himself And Others, Gustavus Extcsson—was B. At Lindholm, In Sweden, On May 12, 1496, And D. In 1560. As The Descendant Of An Ancient Swedish Family, Which Had Given Members To The ...
Gustavus Ii
Gustavus Ii. (anomius) Was B. At Stockholm, Dec. 9, 1594, And D. In 1632 On The Field Of Battle At Lfftzen. He Was The Grandson Of Gustavus Vasa, By His Youngest Son, Charles Ix., At Whose Death. In 1611, He Succeeded To The Throne Of Sweden. Gustavus Had Been Strictly ...
Gustavus Iv
Gustavus Iv., The Son And Successor Of Gustavus Iii., Was H. Nov. 1, 1778, Pro Claimed King Mar. 29, 179•, And Died In 1837. His Uncle, Duke Of Sudermania, Acted As Regent During His Minority. The Young King, On His Accession To Power. At Once Gave Evidence Of The High ...
Gut Manufacture
Gut Manufacture, An Unpleasant Though Rather Importznt Branch Of Manufac Ture, The Operations Of Which Consist In Preparing The Membranes Of Animal Intestines For Various Useful Purposes. The French Call It Boyawderie, From Boyau, Intestine, And Have Placed It Under Stringent Legal Regulations, On Account Of Its Offensive And Pestifer ...
Gutter
Gutter, An Open Channel For Conveying Water From Buildings, Roads, Etc. Glitters Arc Necessary For The Preservation Of Such Structures, And Have Thus Been In Use In All Ages. The Greeks, Who Constructed Their Roofs With A Simple Span, Used Gutters At The Eaves Of Their Buildings, Hollowed Out Of ...
Guyon
Guyon, Ilicumm Debaufre, A Gen. In The Hungarian Army During 1848-1849. Was B. At Wolcott, Near Bath, In England, In 1813. After Having Fought Against Dom Miguel In Portugal, Guyon Entered The Austrian Service In 1832; And On Being Attached As Aid-de-camp To Baron Splenyi, Married The Daughter Of That ...
Guys Hospital
Guy's Hospital, Founded By Thomas Guy, Who Leased From The Governors Of St. Thomas's Hospital, A Large Piece Of Ground, For A Term Of 999 Years, At A Ground Rent Of £30 A Year. The Space Being Cleared, The First Stone Of The Building Was` As Laid In 1722, And ...
Guzerat
Guzerat, A British District In The Punjab, India, 2,029 Sq.m.; Pop. '68, 616,347. It Comprises A Narrow Wedge Of Sub-himalayan Plain Country, Possessing Few Natural Advantages. From The Basin Of The Chem% On The S., The General Level Rises Rapidly Towards The Interior, Which, Owing To The Distance Of Water ...
Gymnasiiim
Gymna'siiim. This Word (from Gym Nos, Naked) Was Applied To Those Public Places Or Buildings Where The Greek Youths Exercised Themselves. In Athens Alone There Were Seven Resorts Of This Kind. Philosophers Also Gave Instruction In These Gymnasia, Hence The Transference Of The Name To Public Buildings Erected For The ...
Gymnastics
Gymnastics (see Gymnasium), A Term, In Its More Restricted And Proper Sense, Applied To Those Exercises, Not Amounting In Intricacy To Games, By Which Particular Limbs, Either Singly Or In Combination, Are Rendered More Pliantor Stronger ; These Exer Cises Are Arranged In A Due Progression, And The Entire Series ...
Gypsies
Gypsies (egyptians), [fr. Bohemians; Germ. Zigeuner; Dutch, Heathens; Dan. And Swed. Tatars; Ital. Zingani; Span. Gitanes, Zineati; Hung, Czijdnyok, Pharaoneye•; Pers. Sisech; Hindu, 'fame/tee; Arab. Harami; Gyps. Rom. (man), Slate (from Ind), Cabo (black); Nicknamed In Fr, Cajou.r; Gene; Germ. Etc.j, A Mysterious Vagabond Race, Scattered Over The Whole Of ...
Gypsum
Gypsum, A Mineral Consisting Essentially Of Sulphate Of Lime And Water, The Propor Tions Of Its Constituents Being Lime, 32.56; Sulphuric Acid, 46.51; Water, 20.93. It Is Very Widely Diffused, Occurs In Great Abundance In Many Parts Of The World, And Is Found Iu Rocks And Strata Geologically Very Different, ...
Gyroscope
Gyroscope (greek) [from Supplement] Is The Name Given To An Instrument For The Exhibition Of Various Properties Of Rotation And The Composition Of Rotations. It Differs From A Top In Having Both Ends Of Its Axis Supported. The Invention Is Probably French Or German, And In Some Of Its Forms ...
Gyrovagi
Gyrovagi, Wandering Monks. Monasticism, As It Spread In The Ancient Church, Took, Almost Immediately, The Form Of Life In Common In Monasteries. Anthony, The Chief Originator Of The Institution, While For A Long Time He Persistently Sought A Hermit's Life For Himself, Found Many Seeking Out His Most Lonely Retreats ...
Gythium
Gythium, A T. In Ancient :1eh;ea, On The Laconian Gulf Near The Site Of The Modern Port Marathonizi. Tt Ivy Oppo4ite Tho Island Chime; At Thelobt Of The Fertile Valley Of The Gythius. On Its Coins The Common Types Are Apollo And Ileracles, The Founders' Of The City. Heracles, The ...
Haarlem
Haar'lem, The Chief T. Of A District Of The Same Name In The Province Of North Holland, Is A Clean. Well-built City, Lying On The Shores Of The Spaarn, 12 M. W. Of Amsterdam, And Intersected, Like Most Dutch Towns, With Canals And Avenues Of Trees. Pop. '75, 33,364. Haarlem ...
Habak Kuk
Habak Kuk, Greek Forms, Ambalcoum, Abacum, Etc.; Latin, Ambacom, Ambacue. Abacue), The Eighth Of The Twelve Minor Prophets. No Account Whatever Is Contained In The Book Itself Either Of The Events Of His Life, Or Even The Date When He Lived; And Tae Numberless Conjectures That Have Been Made Respecting ...
Habeas Corpus
Habeas Corpus (ante), Sometimes Called " The Great Writ Of Personal Liberty," Is An Inheritance Of This Country From England, And The Grandest Safeguard Against Despot Ism Which Jurisprudence Affords. It Is A Writ Of Rights. Any Person Restrained Of Liberty From Whatever Cause Is Entitled To It Upon Petition ...
Habit
Habit. This Familiar Word Applies To A Certain Portion Of Our Acquired Powers Or Aptitudes. Common Usage Does Not Very Closely Define The Kind Or Extent Of Acquisitions Intended By It. Habits May Be Either Intellectual Or Moral. We Speak Of A Habit Of Talking Or Writing, As Well As ...
Haddock
Haddock, Gad As Or Ilforrhita'regiefiaus, A Fish Of The Same Genus With The Cod, And Much Resembling It In General Appearance. The Number Of Fins Is The Same As In The Cod, There, Being Three Dorsals And Two Anals. The Haddock, Like The Cod, Has A Barbule At The Point ...
Hades
Hades (ante), A Greek Word Signifying Literally Unseen, Was Employed By The Classic Writers To Denote The Region Of The Dead Which, As They Believed, Was In Part The Wretched Prison Of The Wicked, And In Part The Elvsian Abode Of The Blessed. Lu The Greek Translation Of The Old ...
Hafiz
Hafiz (one Who Knows The Koran And Thetraditions By Heart), Monammed, Shams Ad-din (sun Of Religion), Also Called Lishan-al-gham (voice Of Mystery), An Eminent Persian Divine, Philosopher, And Grammarian, And One Of The Greatest Poetical Geniuses Of All Times. He Was Born In The Beginning Of The 14th C. At ...
Hagar Lxx
Hagar (lxx. Agar), Gen. Xvi. Ff., An Egyptian Bondwoman Of Sarah. This Her Semitic Name (the Egyptian Is Unknown) Has Been Derived Front Various Roots, And Has Been Translated Accordingly—" Slender," "stranger," And "flight" (in Allusion To Her After-life). Sarah Having Remained Barren Up To A Very Advanced Age, At ...
Hagvada
Hagvada (het). From Nagad, Nagged), To Say, Relate, Is The Free, Rabbinical Interpre Tation Of Scripture, Chiefly For Homiletical Purposes. As Its Name Signifies, Haggada Was Something " Said " (not " Received," Like The Authoritative Balacha) (q.v.): Legend, Saga, Tale, Gnome, Parable, Allegory; In Fact, Poetry Springing Up From ...
Hahington
Hahington, Sir 1561-1612; Queen Elizabeth's Godson. He Studied At Eton And At Christ College, Cambridge, Where He Took The Degree Of M.a., His Tutor Being Bishop Still, The Famous Author Of Gammer Guriv71,'s Needle. He Came To About 1583 And Studied Law, But Queen Elizabeth Seems To Have Transferred Him ...
Hailstorm Hail
Hail, Hailstorm. The Word Hail, In English, Is Unfortunately Used To Denote Two Phenomena Of Apparently Different Origin. In French, We Have The Terms Grele And Gresii—the Former Of Which Is Hail Proper; The Latter Denotes The Fine Grains, Like Small Shot, Which Often Fall In Winter, Much More Rarely ...
Hair
Hair, Including Bristles, Wool, Fur, Etc., Is A Modification Of The Epidermis (q.v.), And Consists Essentially Of Nucleated Particles. An Ordinary Hair Consists Of A Shaft And A Bulb. The Shaft Is That Part Which Is Fully Formed, And Projects Beyond The Surface. If We Trace It To The Skin, ...
Hair Dressing
Hair Dressing. As A Matter Of Convenience, As Well As Of Taste And Fashion, The Dressing Of The Hair Has Received Much Attention In All Civilized Nations, Ancient And Modern. The Growth Of Hair On The Sides And Lower Part Of The Male Face Has Caused Some Perplexity In Management, ...
Hair Dyes
Hair Dyes. Various Means Have Been Adopted For Changing The Natural Color Of The Hair To A More Favored One, And For Hiding The Approaches Of Age, As Indicated By The Presence Of Gray Hairs. These Usually Consist In Washing The Hair With A Solution Of Some Metallic Salt Known ...
Hair Manufactures
Hair Manufactures. These Consist Of Fabrics Woven Or Felted Of Various Kinds Of Hair ; Brushes Made Of Particular Kinds Of Hair ; And Ornamental Hair-work. Woven Fabrics.—the Most Important In This Country Is The Horse-hair Cloth So Exten Sively Used For Covering The Seats Of Chairs, Couches, And Other ...
Hairs
Hairs, In Botany, Are Very Different From The Hair Of Animals, Although There Is Sometimes A Considerable General Resemblance, And The Same Purpose Of Protection From Cold And From Various Atmospheric Influences Seems Also To Be Sometimes Served By Them. They Are Produced By No Special Organ Analogous To The ...
Hajipur
Hajipur, A T. In Bengal On The Gandak Near Its Confluence With The Ganges, Said To Have Been Founded About 500 Years Ago, By Haji Ilyas, The Supposed Ramparts Of Whose Fort Are Still Visible. Hajipur Figures Conspicuously In The History Of The Struggles Between Akbar And His Rebellious Afghan ...
Halacha
Halacha (rule) Is The General Term For The Jewish Oral Law, Which Runs Parallel With The Written Law Contained In The Bible, And Is Supposed To Be Like This, Of Divine Origin. Its Relation To The Ordinances Contained In The Pentateuch Is That Of An Amplified Code To The Fundamental, ...
Hale
Hale, Sir Matthew, A Distinguished Lawyer, B. In 1609 At Alderley, Gloucester Shire. In His 5th Year He Lost His Parents, And Was Brought Up By A Kinsman Of Strict Puritan Principles, And Intended For The Church. He Was Sent To Oxford University At 16, And Was Of Studious Disposition ...
Half Pay
Half-pay, An Allowance Given In The British Army And Navy To Commissioned Officers Not Actively Employed In The Rank To Which The Half-pay Has Reference. It Corre Sponds To The French Demi•solde, Or Pay Of It Has Long Been A Disputed Point Whether Half-pay Is Given To Officers As A ...
Halicarnassus
Halicarnas'sus (originally Called Zephyria) Was One Of The Greek Cities Of Asia Minor, Situated On The Ceramic Gulf. It Was Founded By A Colony From Thezene, And Was One Of The Cities Of The So-called Doric Hexavolis, From Which Confederacy, How Ever, It Was Eventually Excluded.. Halicarnassus Was The Largest ...
Halifax
Halifax, The Capital Of Nova Scotia, Stands On The S.c. Or Outer Coat Of The Penin Sula, In Lat. 44° 39' N., And Lat. 37' West. Thought It Was Founded Only In 1749, Yet So Favorably Was It Situated, That In 1750 It Supplanted Annapolis As The Seat Of Govern ...
Halifax_2
Halifax, A Thriving Market-town, Municipal And Parliamentary Borough Of Eng Land, In The West Riding Of Yorkshire, Is Situated Principally On The Right Bank Of The River Hebble, A Feeder Of The Calder, On The Slope Of An Eminence Rising Above The River, And Is Almost Wholly Surrounded By Hills. ...
Hall
Hall, The Large Principal Apartment Of The Castles And Dwelling-houses Of The Middle Ages. The Hall Is Of Very Ancient Origin. The Earliest Saxon Buildings We Have Any Record Of Are The Palaces Of The Kings, And These Seem To Have Consisted Of One Large Hall. In Which The King, ...
Hall_2
Hall, As Known At The Great Seats Of Learning In England Is Connected With A College Though Not Incorporated Nor As A Rule Endowed. Many Years Ago There Were 500 Halls At Oxford, But Now There Are Very Few. The Number Of Colleges Connected With The Great Universities In Which ...
Hall_3
Hall, Mrs. Anna Maria, An Eminent Novelist, The Daughter Of A Gentleman Named Fielding, Who Died When She Was Very Young, Was Born In Dublin In 1802. In Her 15th Year She Left Ireland With Her Mother, And Went To Reside In London, Where Her Educa Tion Was Completed. In ...
Hall_4
Hall. Josern, An English Bishop, Remarkable For His Learning, Piety, And Mis Fortunes. Was Born In 1574 At Ashby-de-la-zouch, Leicestershire. He Was Educated At Emanuel College, Cambridge, Of Which He Became A Fellow. Entering The Church, He Became, In 1617, Dean Of Worcester, Was One Of The English Deputies To ...
Hall_5
Hall, Rev. Robert, A Celebrated English Dissenting Preacher And Writer, Was B. At Arnsby, Near Leicester, May 2, 1764. He Was The Son Of A Baptist Ministef Of Sonic Note As A Preacher And Author Of Religious Works, And Was The Youngest Of Fourteen Children. He Was Feeble In Body ...
Halle
Halle, A City Of Prussian Saxony, In The District Of Merseburg, Known As Halle An Der Baal& To Distinguish It From Other Places Of The Same Name, Is Situated On The Right Bank Of The Saale, And On Several Small Islands Of The River, 20 M. W.n.w. Of Leipsic. In ...
Halleluiah
Halleluiah (ileb. Praise Ye The Lord), One Of The Forms Of Doxology Used In The Ancient Church, Derived Front The Old Testament, And Retained, Even In The Greek And Latin Liturgies, In The Original Hebrew. The Singing Of The Doxology In This Form Dates Front The Very Earliest Times; But ...
Halliicinations
Halliicina'tions Are Morbid Conditions Of Mind In Which Perception Takes Place Where No Impression Has Been Made Upon The External Organs Of The Special Senses, And Where The Object Is Believed To Be Real And Existing. A Picture Is Presented To The Imagination When No Ray Of Light Has Fallen ...
Halmstad
Halmstad, A T. In Sweden, On The E. Shore Of The Cattegat, About 76 M. S.s.e. Of Gothenburg, At The Mouth Of The River Nissa; Pop. '75, 7,136. The Castle Is The Residence Of The Governor Of The Province. Mention Of The Church Of Halmstad Occurs As Early As 1462, ...
Halys
Halys, Now Known As Kizil Temak Or Red River, The Largest Stream In Asia Minor. It Rises In Pontes, And Flows S.w. Until It Reaches The Mons Argmus: Thence Turning In A Northerly Direction It Traverses Galatia As Far As Gangra,f Tie Frontier Town Of Paphla Gonta. Its Course Is ...
Hamann
Hamann, Jonafc:c Georg, A Very Orgival Thinker And Author, Who, On The Title-page Of Some Of His Writings, Called Himself The "magician Of The North," Was B. At Konigs Berg, In Prussia, Aug. 27, 1730. His Early Life Was Somewhat Checkered; And A Failure To Acquit Himself Creditably In Some ...
Hamilton
Hamilton, Lady Emma Lyon, 1704-1815; Wife Of Sir William Hamilton, The Antiquary. She Was The Natural Child Of A Servant Girl; Was Employed As Nurse, Then As Sales Clerk, Then As Chambermaid To A Titled Lady, Then As Waitress In It Tavern, And Then For Some Years She ,was The ...
Hamilton College
Hamilton College, In Clinton, Oneida Co., N.y., Was First Chartered In 1812 And Graduated Its Class In 1814. Its Origin Is Due To The Foresight And Of The Rev. Samuel Kirkland, A Missionary For More Than 40 Years Among The Oneida Indians. Ile Founded The "hamilton Oneida Academy" In 1793, ...
Hamilton_2
Hamilton, Pannox, One Of The Most Prominent Precursors Of The Scottish Refor Mation, Was A Younger Son Of Sir Patrick Hamilton Of Kincavel And Stanehouse, And Of Catherine Stewart, Daughter Of Alexander, Duke Of Albany, Second Son Of King James Ii., And, In All Probability, Was B. In The Year ...
Hamilton_3
Hamilton, Sir William, Of Preston, Bart., The Most Learned And Scientific Philosopher Of The Scottish School, Was B. Mar. 8, 1788, At Glasgow, Where His Father, Dr. William, Hamilton, And His Grandfather, Dr. Thomas Hamilton, Held In Succession The Chairs Of Anatomy And Botany. Though The Hamiltons Of Preston (haddington ...
Hamilton_4
Hamilton, Sir William, Puilosophy Of, May, Within The Narrow Limits Of This Article, Be Most Clearly Exhibited By A Brief Outline Of Ins Lectures On Metaphysics. Given As Far As In Ids Own Language. Philosophy Is The Study Of The. Nature Of Things. Its Paramount Object Of Consideration Is The ...
Hamilton_5
Hamilton, Sir Rowan, Ll.d., One Of The Few Really Great Mathema Ticians Of The Present C., Was B. In Dublin In Aug., 1805. From His Infancy He Dis Played Extraordinary Talents, Having At The Age Of 13 A Good Knowledge Of Thirteen Languages. Having At An Unusually Early Age Taken ...
Hamiltonian System
Hamiltonian System, A Method Of Teaching Languages, So Called From The Inventor, An English Merchant Of The Name Of James Hamilton, B. About 1769. Having Removed To Hamburg In 179s, He Took Lessons In German, On The Understanding That He Was Not To Be Troubled With The Grammar Of The ...
Hampton Court Conference
Hampton Court Conference, A Conference Which Took Place At Hampton Court, Shortly Afteithe Accession Of James I. To The Throne Of England, In Order To The Settle Ment Of Ecclesiastical Disputes. The King Presided And Took A Principal Part In The Conference. Ile Was Attended By Some Of The Nobility ...
Hampton Normal And Agricultural
Hampton Normal And Agricultural Institute, For The Instruction Of Negro And Indian Pupils, Stands On The E. Shore Of Hampton Creek, A Little Below The Town Of Hampton, Va., 2+ M. From Fortress Monroe, On An Estate Of 190 Acres, Once Known As "little Scotland." It Owes Its Existence To ...
Hamster
Hamster, Cricetus, A Genus Of Rodent Quadrupeds Of The Family Muridw, Resembling The True Mice And Rats In Their Dentition, But Having Cheek-pouches, And A Short Hairy Tail. The Common H. (erieetus Vulgaris) Is A Native Of The N. Of Europe And Of Asia, Abundant In Many Parts Of Germany ...
Handicapping
Handicapping Is The Term Used In Various Games And Sports To Denote The Placing Of Competitors, Good, Bad, And Indifferent, On Such A Footing That All Shall Have, As Nearly As Possible, An Equal Chance Of Winning. Thus, In Horse-raciug, When The Speed Of One Horse Has Been Ascertained To ...
Hang Chow F00
Hang-chow-f00, The Capital Of The Province Of Che-keang, In China, On The Left Bank Of The Tsieu-tang, Where That River Diseinbognes Into The Bay Of Hang-chow-foo, Is Situated At The Commencement Of The Grand Canal, In Lat. 30° 18' N., Long. 120° 15' East. It Is About 150 M. S,e. ...
Hanging
Hanging Is The Mode By Which Capital Punishment Is Carried Out In The United Kingdom. In England, Formerly, In Atrocious Cases, It Was Usual For The Court To Direct A Murderer To Be Hung Upon A, Gibbet In Chains Near The Place Where The Crime Was Com Mitted—also At A ...
Hanging Gardens
Hanging Gardens. The Hanging Gardens Of Babylon Were Anciently Feckoned Among The Wonders Of The World. Their Construction Is Variously Ascribed To Queen Semiramis, And To Nebuchadnezzar—seven Centuries Later, But Still More Than Five Centuries "i.e.—who Is Said To Have Made Them For The Gratification Of His Median Queen, .amytis, ...
Hannibal
Hannibal (the Gift Of Baca) Was A Common Name Among The Carthaginians, The List Of Those Famed In History 'extending To Fourtecon But The Greatest Of All The Hannibals Was The Famous Son Of Hamilcar Barca. He Was H. In 247 N.c. When He Was Nine Years Old, He Accompanied ...
Hanover
Hanover (ger. Hanno're7), Formerly Capital Of The Kingdom, Now Chief T. Of The Province Of Hanover, Is Situated On A Plain Lying On Both Banks Of The Leine—which Is Crossed By Ten Bridges, And Is Navigable Hence To The Ocean=about 100 M. S.s.w. Of I Lam Burg. It Consists Of ...
Hanover
Hanover, Formerly A Kingdom Of Northern Germany, But Since 1866 Incorporated With Prussia. (the Following Description Refers Chiefly To The State Of Things Before The Union ; For More Recent Information, See Pnussta). Hanover Extends From 51° 18' To 53° 52' N. Lat., And From 6° 43' To 35' E. ...
Hansard
Hansard, A Well-known Name In Connection With The Printing Of The British Par Liamentary Records. The First Of The Family Was Luke Hansard, Who Was Born In 1752 At Norwich, And Coming To London, Worked For Some Years Its Compositor In The Office Of Hughes, The Printer To The House ...
Harald I
Harald I. (surnamed Haarfager, Or Beautiful-haired), King Of Norway (868-90), Was A Descendant Of The Ancient Race Of The Ynglings In Sweden, And The Son Of Ilalfdan Svartc, A Powerful Jar: In Norway, Who Is Noted As The Earliest Lawgiver Of His Country. According To The Popular Saga, Harald Was ...
Harald M
Harald M. (surnamed Itaardraam Or King Of Norway (1047-61), Was The Son Of Sigurd, Chief Of Stiugarige, And A Descendant Of Harald I. In His Boy Hood, He Was Present At The Battle Of Sticklestad, In Which His Brother Oiaf, Surnamed The Saint, King Of Norway, Was Slain; And He ...
Harar
Ha'rar, A City Of East Africa, In The Country Of The Gallas, The Ancient Metropolis Of The Hadyali Empire, About 219 M. S.w. Of Berbera, Which Lies Opposite To Aden, At The Month Of The Red Sea; Lat. 9' 20', Long. 42'' 17'. The City, Which Is About 5,500 Ft. ...
Harbor
Harbor, An Inlet Of The Sea, So Protected From The Winds And Waves, Whether By Natural Conformatifin Of The Land, Or By Artificial Means, As To Form A Secure Roadstead For Ships. It Is With Those Harbors Wholly, Or In Part Artificial That This Article Will Deal. Harbors May Be ...
Hardinge
Hardinge, :viscount Henry Iiardinge, Field-marshal And Commander-in-chief Of The British Army, The Third Son Of The Rev. H. Hardinge, Rector Of Stanhope, In The Co. Of Durham, Was Born Mar. 30, 1785. And Was Gazetted As Ensign Before He Had Attained His 15th Year. Ile Obtained A Brigade Command Before ...
Hare
Hare, Leptis, A Genus Of Rodent Quadrupeds, Of Which There Are Many Species Very Similar To Each Other. The Linmean Genus Lepus Now Forms The Family Leporhice, Which Includes The Genera Lepus And Lagomys, And Of Which A Peculiar Characteristic Is The Pres Ence Of Two Small Incisors Immediately Behind ...
Harelip
Harelip, A Congenital Perpendicular Fissure Or Fissures Through Ihe Upper Lip, The I Result Of An Arrest Of Development, (eriehsen). It Is Named From Its Resemblance To The Lip Of A Hare, But According To Gcoffroy St. Hilaire, It Is Not Analagous To That Form Of Development, But To That ...
Harem
Harem, The European Title For That Portion Of A Polygamist's House Which Is Devoted To The Exclusive Occupancy Of His Wives And Their Attendants, Or, By A Simple Metonymy, For The Female Portion Of His Household. The Woid Harem Is Arabic For Anything Forbidden Or Not To Be Touched. It ...
Harischandra
Harischandra, A Hindu King Of The Solar Dynasty, A Descendant Of Ikshwilkn, And One Of The More Prominent Personages In The Legendary History Of Ancient India. The Earliest Mention Is Made Of Him In The Aitdreyabreihmana (see Veda), Where He Is The Subject Of One Of The Most Interesting Legends ...
Harmonica
Harmonica, A Musical Instrument Of A Fascinating Quality Of Sound, Invented By Benjamin Franklin, The Sound Of Which Was Produced From Glass In The Shape Of A Cup, Or Half Globe, Which Was Put Into A Revolving Motion On Its Center, While The Rim Was Touched By The Finger. Franklin, ...
Harmonics
Harmonics, The Accessory, Or Concomitant Sounds Which Are Produced By A Funda Mental Musical Sound, Either Naturally, Or By A Division Into Aliquot Parts. Every Musical Sound, Although To The Ordinary Ea'r It Appears To Be Only One Sound, Will, On Close Observation, Be Perceived To Consist Of A Principal ...
Harmonium
Harmo'nium, A Musical Instrument Of Modern Invention, For Which There Arc Many Claimants. The Principle By Which The Sounds Of The Harmonium Are Produced, Is Called The Free Vibrating Reed, Supposed To Have Been A Modern Discovery, But Now Ascer Tained To Have Been Known In China Long Before It ...
Harmony
Harmony (gr., A Joining Or Fitting Of Pieces Into One Another), In Music, Is Under Stood To Be The Union Of Sounds Which Individually Appear Different, But When Heard Together. Form A Collective Sound Called A Chord (see Cliorp); Or It May Be Explained As The Inciting Or Flowing Together ...
Harmony Of
Harmony Of Zne Gospels. The Narratives Of The Evangelists, And Especially Those Of The First Three, Are In Many Things Close Repetitions Of Each Other, And Not Unfre Quently Relate The Same Incident In Words Which Are All But Identical. On The Other Hand, They Occasionally Exhibit Seemingly Grave Discrepancies, ...