Incantation
Incantation, Like Enchant, Is Derived From A Latin Root Meaning Simply" To Sing," As Charm Is Only A Disguised Form Of Carmen, A Song. It Is The Term In Use To Denote One Of The Most Powerful And Awe-inspiring Modes Of Magic (q.v.), Viz., That Resting On A Belief In ...
Incense
Incense (heb. Litter, And Kitturotk), A Perfume, The Odor Of Which Is Evolved By Burning, And The Use Of Which, In Public Worship, Prevailed.in Most Of The Ancient Religions. The Incense At Present In Use Consists Of Some Resinous Base, Such As Gum Olibanum, Mingled With Odoriferous Gums, Balsams, Etc. ...
Inchcolie
Inchcolie (of Old, "st. Color's Inch," As In Shakespeare's Macbeth, Act I. Se. 2; In Lat. Aemonia, And Insula Sancti Columba), An Islet, Beautifully Placed In The Firth Of Forth, Within Sight Of Edinburgh. It Is Separated From The N. Of Fife Shore By A Chan Nel Less Than A ...
Inciinavula
Inciinavula, A Latin Word Signifythg Cradle, Is Employed By Bibliographers To Designate The First Fruits Of The Art Of Printing; The Books Which, As Peignot Has It, Touchent Au Berceau De L'imprimerie. The Term Is Usually Restricted To Those Which Appeared Before The Year 1500, By Which Time The Art ...
Incombitstible Fabrics
Incombits'tible Fabrics Have Of Late Years Become Of Great Importance, Owing To The Terrible Frequency Of Death From The Ignition Of Clothing; The Search, However, After Some Means Of Rendering Garments Incombustible Has Continued From A Very Early Period (see Beckmann's Leltorg Of _inventions). After Many More Or Less Successful ...
Incumbered Estates Courts
Incumbered Estates Courts Are Tribunals, Established Under Recent Statutes, For The Purpose Of Disposing More Readily Than The Ordinary Judicial Machinery Will Permit, Of Landed Property Subject To Incumbrances, Or Legal Claims At The Instance Of Other Per Sons Than The Proprietors. The Want Of Such Courts Was First Felt ...
Index
Index (more Fully Index Librorum Probibitormi), A Catalogue Published By Papal Authority In The Roman Catholic Church Of Books The Reading Of Which Is Prohib Ited To Members Of That Church, Whether On Doctrinal, Moral, Or Religious Grounds. As A Natural Consequence Of The Claim Of The Catholic Church To ...
India
India,* An Extensive Region Of Southern Asia, Celebrated During Many Ages For Its Riches And Valuable Natural Productions, Its Beautiful Manufactures And Costly Merchan Dise, The Magnificence Of Its Sovereigns, And The Early Civilization Of Its People. It Pos Sesses Especial Interest To The Englishman, From The Intimate Connection Of ...
Indian Architectitre
Indian Architectitre. The Styles Of Art Which Have Existed At Different Times In India, As In Other Countries, Vary With The Religion Prevalent At The Time. The Earliest Faith Of Which We Have Any Architectural Monuments Is That Of Buddhism (q.v.). About 250 Me. Asoka, A Powerful Monarch, Became A ...
Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean, One Of The Five Grand Divisions Of The Universal Is Bounded On The S. By A Line Drawn From The Cape Of Good Hope To The Most Southerly Extremity Of Tasmania Or Van Diemen's Land. Its Other Limits, Reckoning From The Last-men Tioned Point, Are Van Diemen's Land, ...
Indian Territories
Indian Territories Was The Name Formerlk Given To The Enormous Region Which For The Most Part Is Now Known As The Nortidwest Territory Of Canada. The North West Territory Is Bounded On The E. By .manitoba And .keewatin, On The S. By The United States Frontier, W. By British Columbia ...
Indian Territory
Indian Territory (ante), The Home Of Civilized Or Partially Civilized Remnants Of Once Powerful Aboriginal Tribes,removed By The Government From Time To Time From Different Parts Of The Union, And Which, Upon Separate Reservations And Under Forms Of Government Established By Themselves, Are Living At Peace With Each Other And ...
Indiana
Indiana, One Of The United States Of America, Organized In 1816, With A Governor And Legislature, Extends From 37° 47' To 41° 46' N. Lat., And From 84° 49' To 88° 2' W. Long., Having A Length Of 275 M., A Breadth Of 135 M., And An Area Of 33,809 ...
Indiana
Indiana (ante), Was A Part Of The Territory Claimed By The French Previous To The Cession Of Canada To England In 1763: As Early As 1702 Emigrants From Canada Made Settlements At Vincennes, Corydon, And Other Places. They Amalgamated With The Indians So Far At Least As To Adopt Many ...
Indianapolis
Indianapolis (ante), Was Selected In 1820 As The Seat Of Government, And Made The Capital Of The State In 1824. Pop. '80, 76,200. It Is Situated On A Plain On The E. Bank Of The River. From A Small Park In The Center Four Broad Avenues Diverge, Inter The Streets, ...
Indictment
Indictment (ante). In The United States Persons Accused Of Felonies Or Grave Misdemeanors Can Be Brought To Trial Only Upon An Indictment Which A Grand Jury Hae Declared To Be "a True Bill." When A Criminal Court Is Convened And The Grand Jury Has Been Duly Constituted And Instructed, The ...
Indigo
Indigo, ('gr. Indikon, Indian), A Most Important Vegetable Dyestuff, Yielding A Beau Tiful Blue And Very Durable Dye, The Basis Also Of The Best Black Dye In Woolen Cloths. It Has Been Used In India From A Very Early Peried, And Was Imported Thence By The Ancient Greeks And Ron ...
Individuality
Individuality, The Quality Of Being Individual: Separate Or Distinct Existence. There Is Some Difference Of Opinion As To What Constitutes Individuality, The, Discussion Being Principally Confined To The Domain Of Natural History. Some Authorities Regard The Various Organisms Springing By Buds From A Single Hydroid As An Individual. Others Again ...
Indra
Indra (from The Sanskrit Id, Which Probably Meant "to See, To Discover," Hence Literally, " He Who Sees Or Discovers," Sell., The Doings Of The World) Is The Name Of One Of Those Hindu Deities That Were Worshiped More Especially In The Vedic Period Of The Hindu Religion, But Enjoyed ...
Induction
Induction, The Name For One Of The Great Processes Of Scientific Discovery Proof. It Has Been Seen Under Gexeralization, That When We Rise From Particular Facts To Generalities, The Result May Take One Of Two Forms—a General Notion, Or A Gen Eral Proposition: " Circle " Is A Notion; "the ...
Induction Of Electric Currents
Induction Of Electric Currents. The Discovery Of The Power Of Electric Currents To Induce Currents In Neighboring Conducting Circuits Is Due To Faraday. His Researches On The Subject, Named By Him Rolta-elect•ic Induction, Were Published In The Philosophical Transactions (1831-32). Henry (1832) Observed That When Contact Was Broken In A ...
Indulgence
Indulgence, In Roman Catholic Theology, Means A Remission, By Church Authority, To A Repentant Sinner, Of The Temporal Punishment Which, In The Catholic Theory, Remains Due After The Sin And Its Eternal Punishment Have Been Remitted. A Doctrine Which Has Been The Subject Of So Much Angry Controversy, And Which ...
Indus
Indus (sans. Sindltu, Probably From A Root Signifying "to Flow"), The Great River That Bounds Hiudustan On The West. It Rises In Thibet, Near The Sources Of The Kindred Sutlej, In Lat. 31° 20' N., And Long. 81° 30' East. The Precise Spot Is Said To Be 18,000 Ft. Above ...
Industrial Schools
Industrial Schools. This Term Is Used Very Variously, Sometimes Being Synony Mous With Ragged Schools, In Which Mechanical Arts Are Taught; Sometimes Designating Ordinary Elementary Schools, In Which Agricultural Or Some Other Industrial Art Is Taught To The Boys During One Portion Of The School-day, Or In Which Sewing, Cooking, ...
Industrial Societies
Industrial Societies Are Societies Which Carry On Some Trade, The Profits Of Which Are Applied To An Object Of Mutual Benefit, Resembling The Object Of Friendly Societies (q.v.). The "industrial And Provident Societies Act, 1876," Regulates These Societies On Improved Principles, The First Statute Having Been Passed In 1852. Any ...
Infallibility
Infallibility, In Controversial Theology, Means The Immunity From Error, In All That Regards Faith And Morals, Which Is Claimed By The Roman Catholic Church, And, At Least As Regards The Past, By The Greek Church, As Represented In The Decrees Of The Councils Which That Church Looks Upon As Ecumenical. ...
Inyhenloiie
Inyhenloiie. A Princely Family Of Germany, Formerly In Possession Of The Nolienlohe Principality, Was Mediatized 1806. The Ancestry Of This Noble House Dates Back To The Early Dukes Of Franconia, And It Was At First Divided Into Two Branches, The Hohenlobe-hohenlolie, And The. Hohenlohe-speckfeld; But The Former Was Soon Extinct, ...
J Ames Hogg
Hogg, J Ames, A Scottish Poet, Was Born In The District Known As The Forest Of Fa Tnick, In Selkirkshire, In 1772, And Was At School For Two Or Three Winters Before He Reached The Age Of Eight. At That Early Age He Entered Upon The Occupation Of Shepherd. His ...
Jakob Grimm
Grimm, Jakob Ltrowto, German Philologist And Antiquary, Was B. Jan. 4. 1785, At Hanau, In Hesse Cassel. He Was Educated M Classical And Legal Studies At Marburg, And Afterwarwards Visited Paris, Where He Pursued A Variety Of Studies, And Assiduously Cultivated His Taste For Medimval Literature. On His Return To ...
James Gregory
James Gregory, B. At Aberdeen In Nov., 1638 Or 1639. He Studied At Marischal College, After Leaving Which, He Betook Himself To Optical Science, In Which He Made His First Discoveries. At The Age Of 24, He Invented The Reflecting-telescope Known By His Name, And Which He Described In A ...
James Hargreaves
Hargreaves, James, Whose Name Will Ever Lie Remembered In Connection With The Cotton Manufacture Of This Country, As The Inventor Of The Carding-machine And The Spinning-jenny, Was An Artisan At Stanhill, Near Blackburn, Where He Was Born. Hargreaves Was An Illiterate Man, And Supported Himself And Family By Weaving And ...
James Henry Leigh Hunt
Hunt, James Henry Leigh, Poet And Essayist, Was B. In London, Oct. 19, 1784, Educated At Christ's Hospital, And First Attracted Notice As A Writer Of Theatrical And Liter Ary Criticisms For The Examiner Newspaper, Which Was Started In 1805 By His Elder Brother John. At The Age Of 24 ...
Jan Baptista Van Helmont
Helmont, Jan Baptista Van, Lord Of ,,erode, Royenborch, Oorschot, And Pel Lines, An Eminent Belgian Chemist, Was B. At Brussels Iu 1577, And D. Near Vilvorde In 1674. He Went Through The Regular Course Of Study At The University Of Louvain, And On The Completion Of His Education, He Was ...
Jean Hardoiiin
Hardoiiin, Jean, Was B. In 1645, At Quimper, In Brittany, Where His Father Fol Lowed The Trade Of A Bookseller. Hardouin Received His First Education In The Schools Of The Jesuits, And Being Received Into That Order At The Age Of 20, Completed His Studies In Paris. On The Death ...
Jean Harpe
Harpe, Jean Fratccims De La, Was B. At Paris, Nov. 20, 1739. Studied At The College D'harcourt, And Led For Some Time A Rather Checkered Life. In He Published A Vol Ume Of Juvenile Poems, And In The Following Year His Tragedy Of 31.arunek Appeared; It Was Very Successful On ...
Jean Louis Hamon
Hamon, Jean Louis, 1821-74; A French Painter. At An Early Age He Was Destined To The Priesthood, But His Strong Desire To Become A Painter Finally Triumphed Over Family Opposition, And In 1840 He Repaired To Paris. Here He Received Valuable Counsel And Encouragement From Delaroche And Gleyre, And In ...
Jeanne Bouvier De La
Guyon, Jeanne Bouvier De La :howie, Well Known In Connection With The Quietist Ern Roversy (see Quietism), Was B. At Montargis, In France, April 13, 1648. She Had Destined Herself For The Cloister, But At The Earnest Solicitation Of Her Family Married, At The Age Of 14, M. Guyon, The ...
Johann Friedrich Herbart
Herbart, Johann Friedrich, A German Philosopher, Was B. At Oldenburg, May 4. 1776. He Was Educated At Jena, M A Very Early Age, He Was Familiar With Religious And Metaphysical Dectrines And Discusions, And At Twelve Had 'read The Systems Of Wolff And Kant. He Became The Pupil Of Fichte, ...
Johann Gottfried Hermann
Her'mann, Johann Gottfried Jajeob, A German Philologist Of Great Genius And Learning, Was B. At Leipsic, Nov. 28, 1772; Studied There And At Jena, And Was Made, In 1798, Extraordinary Professor Of Philosophy. In 1803 He Was Called To Kiel As Ordinary Professor Of Eloquence, Becoming, In Addition, Professor Of ...
Johann Gottfried Von Herder
Herder, Johann Gottfried 'von, An Illustrious German Thinker, Was B. At Morungen, In E. Prussia, In 1744, And Studied Philosophy At Kbnigsberg Under Kant, For Whom He Conceived An Enthusiastic Admiration, Although Subsequently He Became One Of His Most Resolute Opponents. Here, Also, He Made The Acquaintance Of Hamann (q.v.), ...
Johann Gottlieb Heineccius
Heineccius, Johann Gottlieb, A Learned Jurist Of Germany, B. Sept. 11, 1681, At Eisenberg, Studied Theology At Leipsic, And Law At Halle, Where, In 1713, He Was Made Professor Of Philosophy, And In 1720 Professor Of Law. In The Latter Capacity He Went, In 1723, To Franeker, In 1727 To ...
Johannes Gutenberg
Gutenberg, Johannes, Or Henne, Whose Proper Name Was Gensfleisch, Gansfleisoh, And Who Is Regarded By The Germans As The Inventor Of The Art Of Employing Movable Types In Printing, Was B. Near The Close Of The 14th C., At Mainz. He Was Sprung From A Patrician Family, Which Took The ...
John Edward Gray
Gray, John Edward, Naturalist, B. At Walsall In The Year 1800, Was Educated For The Medical Profession. In 1821 He Assisted His Father (who Was Author Of Supplement To The Pharmacopeia, And Other Works) In The Preparation Of His Natural Arrangement Of British Plants, In Which, For The First Time ...
John Fredericr Herring
Herring, John Fredericr, 1705-1805; 1). England, The Son Of An American. The Boy Had A Passion For Painting Horses, And For Many Years Executed The Portraits Of The Winners Of Raem. Was A. Great Expert Ia Drawing Other Animals, Fowls, Etc. One Of His Best Known Works Is "three Members ...
John Hampden
Hampden, John, A Celebrated English Patriot, Said To Have Been Born In London In 1594, Was The Son Of William Hampden Of Hampden, Buckinghamshire, And Elizabeth, Daughter Of Sir Henry Cromwell Of Hinchingbrooke, Huntingdonshire, Aunt Of Oliver Cromwell. His Father Died In 1597, When He Was Only Three Years Old. ...
John Hancock
Hancock, John, 1737-93; B. Mass., Graduated At Harvard, And Went Into Com Mercial Business With An Uncle Who (in 1764) Left Him A Fortune. In 1766 He Was A Member Of The Colonial Legislature. Two Years Afterwards A Sloop Owned By Him, Bear Ing The Offensive Name Of Liberty, Was ...
John Hunter
Hunter, John, The Greatest Name In The Combined Character Of Physiologist And Surgeon That The Whole Annals Of Medicine Can Furnish; Was B. At Long Calderwood, In Lanarkshire, In 1728, And Was The Youngest Of 10 Children. One Of His Brothers, William, Claims A Separate Notice. One Of His Sisters, ...
John P Hatch
Hatch, John P., B. New York, 1822; A Graduate Of West Point; Served In The Mexican War And Against The Indians. In The War Of The Rebellion He Was Brig.gen. Of Volunteers, Commanding Cavalry In Northern Virginia, And Was Seriously Wounded At South Mountain. Lie Was Brevetted Maj.gen. For Gallantry. ...
John Parker Hale
Hale, John Parker, B. N. H., 1806; D. 1873; A Statesman. Lie Graduated At Bowdoin College In 1897, And Settled At Dover, Which Was His Home For The Rest Of His Life. He Was Admitted To The Bar In 1880, Represented The Town In The State Legislature In 1832, And ...
Joseph Henry
Henry, Joseph, Ll.d., 1797-1878; B. N. Y.; Educated In Albany Academy, Where He Was Professor Of Mathematics In 1826. His Attention Was Turned To Electrical Experi• Meats, And He Published In 1829 Results Of Modifications In The Appliance Of Electro Magnetism Which Attracted Wide Attention, Particularly In The Application Of ...
Joun Hind
Hind, Joun Russem„ An English Astronomer, Was B. At Nottingham, May 12, 1823. At An Early Period He Became An Enthusiast In The Study Of Astronomy, And In 1840 Obtained, Through The Influence Of Prof. Wheatstone, A Situation In The Royal Observatory At Greenwich, Where He Remained Till June, 1844. ...
Julius Jakob Haynau
Haynau, Julius Jakob, Baron Von, An Austrian Gen., Was B. In 1786, Entered The Austrian Service In 1801, And Gradually Advanced In Rank, Till In 1844 He Was Appointed Field-marshal. During The Italian Campaigns Of 1848-49; He Signalized Himself By His Ruthless Rigor, Especially At The Capture Oebrescia. Haynau Was ...
Kari Hase
Hase, "kari, Armusr, An Eminent Living Theologian Of Germany, Was B. At Stein Bach, In Saxony, Aug. 25, 1800, And, After Leaving Altenburg Gymnasium, Studied Theology At Leipsic, Erlangen; And Tubingen, For Taking Part In 'the Firirschenselffifteri, Lie Was, After A Tedious 'trial, Confined. For Five'months The Of Holicnasperg. In ...
Karl Gutzlaff
Gutzlaff, Karl, A Missionary, Was B. At Pyritz, In Pomerania, July 8, 1803. At An Early Age Lie Was Apprenticed To A Belt-maker In Stettin. Here He Composed A Poem, In Which He Expressed His Earnest Wish To Become A Missionary To The Heathen, And In 1821 Presented It To ...
Karl Hageneach
Hageneach, Karl German Theologian, Was B. Mar. 4. 1801, At Basel, Where His Father, Karl Friedrich Hagenbach. Author Of The Tcntamen Flora Raeileemsis, Was Professor Of Anatomy And Botany. While At The Universities Of Bonn And Berlin, He Became Acquainted With The Direction Given To Theology By Sehleiermacher; And On ...
Karl Hardeneerg
Hardeneerg, Karl Argitst, Prince Von, A Prussian Statesman, Was B. At Essen Roda, In Hanover, May 31, 1750. He Was Educated At Leipsic, Giittingen, And Metzlau, And During 1776-78, Traveled In Germany, France, Holland, And England. On His Return To Hanover, He Became Privy-councilor Of The Exchequer, And Was Raised ...
Karl Humboldt
Humboldt, Karl Wiltrefar, Baron Von, The Elder Brother Of The Preceding, Emi Nent As A Statesman, And For His Works In Philology, /esthetics, And General Literature, Was B. At Potsdam, June 22, 1767, And Educated At Berlin, Frankfort-on-the-oder, And Got Tingen. He Eagerly Studied Antiquities, /esthetics, And The Kantian Philosophy, ...
Kasvar Iiauser
Iiauser, Kasvar, The Foundling Of Nuremberg, Was Found By A Citizen Of That Town In The Market•place, Between Four And Five O'clock In The Afternoon Of The 26th May, He Was Dressed Like It Peasaut-boy, And Had With Him A Letter Addressed To The (mt. Of The Sixth Regiment Of ...
Lake Huron
Huron, Lake (ante), One Of The Five Great Lakes On The N. Frontier Of The United States, Lying Between Lake Superior On The N.w., Lake Michigan On The W., And Lake Erie On The S.e. It Is The Third In Size Of The Great Lakes, Having An Area Of About ...
Laurens Perseus Hickok
Hickok, Laurens Perseus, D.d., B. In Danbury, Conn. 1798; Pastor At Newtown, Kent, And Litchfield, Conn., 1822-36; Professor Of Theology In Western Reserve College, Ohio, 1836-44; Professor In Auburn Theological Seminary, 1844-52; Pro Fessor Of Mental And Moral Science In Union College, And Vice-president, 1852-66, And President, Since His Resignation ...
Laws Relating To Gunpowder
Gunpowder, Laws Relating To. In Order To Guard Against The Frightful Conse Quences To The Public Likely To Arise From Carelessness In The Preparation, Preservation, Or Conveyance Of This Most Dangerous Article, The Legislature In 1875 Made Stringent Rules Upon The Subject. By 38 And 39 Viet. C. 17—an Act ...
Le Havre
Havre, Le (a Contraction Of The Original Name, Le Havre De Notre Dame De Grace), The Second Town In The Department Of Seine-inferieure, France, And Next To Marseille, The Chief Commercial Emporium Of That Country, Is Situated On The N. Side Of The Estuary Of The Seine, In Lat. 49° ...
Lord Herbert
Herbert, Lord, Of Lea (sidney Herbert), Minister And Statesman, Son Of The Eleventh Earl Of Pembroke By His Second Wife, Was B. At Richmond In 1810. Educated At Harrow And At Odel College, Oxford, He Devoted Himself To Public Life, And Entered The House Of Commons Iu 1839 As Member ...
Lords Abercorn Lords Paisley
Lords Paisley, Lords Abercorn, Earls Of Abercorn, Lords Strabane, Vis• Counts Strabane, Viscounts Hamilton, Marquises Of Abercorn, Duke Of Aber Conic, Etc.-lord Claud Hamilton, Fourth Son Of The First Duke Of Chatelherault, Was Appointed Commendator Of The Abbey Of Paisley I11 1553, Created Lord Paisley In 1587, And Died In ...
Lords Beltiavicn And
Lords Beltiavicn And Stentoun.-sir James Hamilton Of Biel Married A Natural Daughter Of The Second Marquis Of Hamilton, And Was, In 1647, Created Lord Belhaven And Stentoun, With Remainder To His Heirs-male Whatever. He Resigned The Title In 1675, When He Had A New Patent Creating Him Lord Belhaven And ...
Ludvig Holberg
Holberg, Ludvig, The Creator Of Modern Danish Literature, And Not Only The Ear Liest But The Wittiest And Best Writer Of Light Comedy In Denmark, Was B. Iu 1684 At Bergen, In Norway, At The Period When The Latter Country Formed Part Of The Danish Dominions. The Ten Years Which ...
Mare Hopkins
Hopkins, Mare, D.d., Ll.d.; B. Stockbridge, Mass., Feb. 4, 1802. He Graduated At Williams College In 1824, Was Tutor There For Two Years, Studied Medicine, And After Receiving His Degree Of M.d. Began Practice In New York. In 1830 He Returned To The College As Professor Of Moral Philosophy And ...
Marshall Hall
Hall, Marshall, An Eminent Physiologist And Physician, Was B. At Basford, Not Tinghamshire, In 1790, And Died At Brighton In 1857. At The Age Of 20 (having Been Previously Apprenticed To A Chemist) He Entered On The Study Of Medicine At The Univer Sity Of Edinburgh, Where, In 1812, He ...
Measurement Of Heights
Heights, Measurement Of, May Be Performed Aid Of Trigonometry; By Leveling; By Ascertaining The And Bottom Of The Height By The Barometer; Or By Ascertaining The Boiling Point Of Water At The Top And Bottom By The Thermometer. As The Second And Third Methods Are Treated Of Else Where (see ...
Michel De L Ropital
Ropital, Michel De L', Was B. At Aigueperse, In Auvergne, In 1505, Studied Law At Toulouse, And First Made Himself Known As An Advocate In The Parliament Of Paris, And After Discharging Various Public Functions Became Chancellor In 1560, During The Minority Of Francis Ii. France At This Time Was ...
Military Hospitals
Hospitals, Military (ante). The Principles Of Hospital Construction Were Pointed Out By A Commission Of The French Academy Of Sciences In 1778, And Improved Hi Several Details By Miss Nightingale, Gallon, And Others, And In The Late American And Frauco-gerrnan Wars. The General Principles' May Be Gathered From The Following ...
Municipal Boards Of Health
Health, Municipal Boards Of. Institutions Organized Tinder City Government. And Deriving Powers From State Laws For The Purpose Of Protecting The Health Of The Citi Zens. The Present Hoard Of Health Of The City Of New York Is A Municipal Board. From 1806 To 1870 There Was A United Health ...
Nathaniel Greene
Greene, Nathaniel, An American Revolutionary Gen., B. May 27, 1742, At Poto Whommet, Warwick Co., R. I. His Father Was A Leading Preacher Among The Quakers, And Educated His Son Very Simply,trainiug Him Front Childhood To Work On His Farm, And At His Anchor-forge Ant Grist-mill. By His Own Perseverance. ...
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, An American Author Of Distinction,was B. At Salem In The State Of Massachusetts, On July 4, 1804. He Was Educated At Bowdoin College, And After Graduating There, He Obtained A Post In The Custom-house At Boston, Which He Soon, However, Threw Up, And Betook Himself To Literary Work ...
National Board Health
Health, National Board Ov, An Organization For The Promotion Of Sanitary Meas Ures. It Was Organized Under Act Of Congress, Mar. 3, 1879, Entitled " An Act' To Pre Vent The Introduction Of Infectious And Contagious Diseases Into The United States, And To Establish A National Board Of Health." This ...
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Holmes, Oliver Wendell (ante). Dr. Holmes Is The Son Of The Rev. Abiei Holmes, D.d., Long Pastor Of The First Congregational Church In Cambridge And Author Of American Annals. He Was Bent In The Old "gambrel-roofed" House To Which Ho Makes Frequent Allusion In His Works, And Which Is Directly ...
Of Gregory
Gregory, Of Togas, Originally Called Georgius Florentecus, B. 544 At Auvergne, In A Family Exalted By Rank As Well As By Piety. Ou The Paternal Side, He Traced His Descent From Vallius Epagatus, The Martyr Of Lyons; On The Maternal, From St. Gregory, Bishop Of Langres. St. Gallus, Bishop Of ...
Or Achievement Hatchment
Hatchment, Or Achievement, The Funeral Escutcheon Placed In Front Of The House Of The Deceased, Or Elsewhere, Setting Forth His Rank And Circumstances. It Is In The Form Of A Lozenge, And In Its Center Are Depicted The Arms Of The Deceased, Single Or Quartered. The Achievement Of A Bachelor ...
Or Bebeerit Greenheart
Greenheart, Or Bebeerit, Nectandra Radial, A Tree Of The Natural Order Kuracete, A Native Of Guiana, Of Great Value As A Timber-tree, And Also Yielding- A Valuable Medi Cinal Bark. The Timber Is Commonly Called Greenheart; The Hark Is Better Known As Mara (otherwise Beebeeru, Bibiri, Etc., And Sipiri Or ...
Or Ben Hashem Hakim
Hakim Ben Allah, Or Ben Hashem, Called Mokanna (the Veiled), Or Sagende Nah (moon-maker), The Founder Of An Arabic Sect Who First Appeared In The 8th C., During The Reign Of Mahadi, The Third Abassidian Caliph, At Neksheb, Or Meru In Khorassan. Hakim Is Said To Have Commenced His Extraordinary ...
Or Congregationalists Independents
Independents, Or Congrega'tionalists. The Distinctive Principle Of The Con Gregational Church Polity Is That Every Christian Church Or Congregation Is Entitled "to Elect Its Own Officers, To Manage All Its Own Affairs, And To Stand Independent Of, And Irresponsible To, All Authority, Saving That Only Of The Supreme And Divine ...
Or Dyspepsia Indigestion
Indigestion, Or Dyspepsia, Is A Term Somewhat Vaguely Applies' To Various Forma Of Disease Of The Stomacli Or Of The Small Intestines In Which The Nature Process Of Digest Ing And Assimilating The Food Is Deranged. The Symptoms Of Indigestion Are By No Means Constant In All Case. There Is ...
Or East Lotman Haddingtonshibe
Haddingtonshibe, Or East Lotman, A Maritime Co. In Scotland, Lying Between N. Lat. 55°4' And 56° 5', And W. Long. 2° 25' And 3°2', Is Bounded On The N. And E. By The Firth Of Forth And The German Ocean, S. And S.e. By Berwickshire, And On The W. By ...
Or Electoral Hesse Hesse Cassel
Hesse-cas'sel, Or Electoral Hesse (ger. Ilessen-kassel), Was Formerly An Elector Ate Of The Germanic Confederation, Consisting Of One Large And Five Smaller Districts, Including The Couutship Of Schaumburg And Schnialkald, A Part Of Henneberg And Barehfeld, With Various Townships, Impacted Within The Territories Of Other States. In Consequence Of The ...