Marie Louise Elizabeth Lebrun
Lebrun, Marie-louise Elizabeth Vic-ee. 1755-1842; B. Paris, Wife Of Gen. Lebrun, Second Duke Of Plaisanee; Remarkable As A Portrait Painter, And A Charming Woman. Her Father Was A Painter Of Talent. Marie Took Up The Art As A Child, And Studied With J. Vernet. At The Age Of 20 She ...
Marie Rose Josephine
Josephine, Marie Rose, Empress Of The French, Was B. June 23, 1763, In The Island Of Martinique, Where Her Father, Tachcr De La Pagerie, Was Rapt. Of The Port At St. Pierre. She Had Only An Indifferent Colonial Education; But Her Qualities Of Mind And Heart, Even More Than Her ...
Matthew Gregory Lewis
Lewis, Matthew Gregory, 1775-1318; Often Called Monk Lewis; B. London; Educated At Chrislchurch, Oxford; Visited Germany For The Purpose Of Acquiring The Language Of That Country. And By The Perusal Of The Drama And The Wild Fictions Of The Germans, Imbibed A Taste For The Mysterious And Tragic. In 1795 ...
Mean Duration Of Life
Life, Mean Duration Of. By This Term Is Meant The Average Length Of Life Enjoyed By A Given Number Of Persons Of The Same Age. . Suppose We Look At The Northampton Table Of Mortality, We Find That, Of 3,63'persons Aged 40, 3,559 Reach 41, 3,482 Reach 42, And So ...
Medical Jurisprudence
Jurisprudence, Medical, The Application Of Medical Science To Legal Cases. Its Practice Dates To A Very Early Period, Particularly Among The Jews, Greeks, And Romans, The Greek Hippocrates Being The Highest Authority Among The Latter. It Embraces A Far Greater Circle Of Knowledge And More Extended Research In Almost All ...
Names I Of England
Names I. Of England And Vt. Of Scotland (1567 [england 16031-1625), Only Son Of Mary Queen Of Scots And Henry Lord Darnley, Was B. Within The Cast E Of Edinburgh, June 19, 1566. On His Mother's Forced Resignation Of The Crown, James Was Proclaimed King Of Scotland. July_29, 1567. The ...
Next Of Kin
Kin, Next Of. When A Person Dies Intestate. Leaving Personal Property, Such Property Devolves Upon And Belongs To The Next Of Kin, Who Are The Blood. Relatives Of The Deceased. The Law Has Declared A Certain Order Of Precedence Among Next Of Kin, Which Is Not Exactly The Same In ...
Paul Janet
Janet, Paul, B. Paris, 1823; A Prolific And Learned Writer. He Was For Some Thee Lecturer On Philosophy At Botirges And Strasburg, And Became Professor Of The History Of Philosophy At The Sorbonne, 1864. He Represents The Modern French Philosophic School, Advocating The Principles Of Cousin, And Promoting The Freedom ...
Paulus Jovius
Jovius, Paulus (or Giovio), 1483-1552; B. At Como, Of A Noble Family; A Distin Guished Historical And Biographical Italian Writer. His Name Is Properly Paolo Giovio, But Lie Is Better Known By The Latinized Form. He Studied In The Universities Of Padua And Pavia For The Medical Profession, Which He ...
Peninsula Of Kailtchatica
Kailtchatica, Peninsula Of, Forms The S.e. Extremity Of Siberia, From Which It Stretches Southward, Extending In Lat. Between 51° And 60° A., And In Long, Between 155° 40' And 164° 20' Cast. It Is 725 In. Long, And Averages 190 In. In Breadth. A Chain Of Volcanic Mountains Traverses The ...
Peter Labagh
Labagh, Peter, D.d., 1773-1858; B. N. Y.; Descended From French Arid Holland Ancestry, Received A Classical Education Under The Direction Of Dr. Peter Wilson Of Hackensack, N. J., Afterwards Professor Of Greek And Latin In Columbia College. In 1796, Having Studied Theology With John H. Livingston, D.d..—who Had Studied At ...
Pierre Charles Le Monnier
Le Monnier, Pierre Charles, B. France; Son Of Pierre Le Moonier, A French Astronomer And Professor Of Philosophy In The College D'harcourt; Having Inherited A Love For The Study Of Astronomy, And Having Proved His Aptitude By Drawing A Correct Map Of The Moon, Which He Presented To The Academy ...
Pierre Lacretelle
Lacretelle, Pierre Louis, 1751-1824; B. France; Educated For The Practice Of Law He Drifted, By The Philosophical Tendency Of His Mind, Into Authorship, And First Became Known By The Humanitarian Direction Of His Essays. Li Paris He Was Made One Of The• Editors Of The Grand Repertoire De Jurisprudence. In ...
Pierre Laplace
La.place, Pierre Simon, Marquis De (ante). Laplace's Great Field Was Mathemat Ical Astronomy, And He Stands Second To 11011c, Except Newton, In This Highest Of All Scientific Branches. To Him We Owe The Demonstration Of The Invariability Of The Major Axis Of The Planetary Orbits, As Well As The Inequality ...
Pierre Leroux
Leroux, Pierre, 1798-1871; B. France; Having Pursued A Course Of Scientific Study In The Schools Of Paris And Rennes, Entered A Printing-office In The French Capital. In 1824, With De Broglie, Cousin, And Others, He Established The Globe, A Newspaper Of A Literary And Philosophic Character, Which Expounded The Views ...
Pierre Simon Laplace
Laplace, Pierre Simon, Marquis (le, One Of The Greatest Of Mathematicians And Astroziorners, Was B. Mar. 23, 1749, At Beaumont-en-auge, In The Department Of Calva Dos; Was For Some Time A Teacher Of Mathematics In The Military School There, And Afterwards Went To Parisi Where,. Having Attracted The Notice. Of ...
Pope Joan
Joan, Pope, The Name Of A Supposed Female Occupant Of The Papal Chair In The 9th Century. The Popular Story Represents This Singular Personage As Of English Parentage; Hut, Educated At Cologne, Rome, And Ultimately Athens, In All Which Places In The Assumed Character Of A Man, And Under The ...
Power Of The Keys
Keys, Power Of The (potestas Claciurn), In Roman Catholic Theology, Properly Signifies The Supreme Authority In The Church, Which Catholics Believe To Be Vested In Pope, As Successor To Peter. The Phrase Is Derived From The Metaphor Addressed By Our Lord To Peter In Matt. Xvi. 19, And Which Catholic ...
Power Of The Keys_2
Keys, Power Of The (ante), According To The General Protestant Doctrine, Is' Simply Declarative. When Christ Said To Peter, To All The Apostles, And To His Disciples Generally, " Whosesoever Sins Ye Remit, They Are Remitted Unto Them; And Whosesoever Sins Ye Retain, They Are Retained," He Assumed That They ...
Prester John
John, Prester Priest John"), The Supposed Christian King And Priest Of A Moll Awal Kingdom In The Interior Of Asia, The Locality Of Which Was Vague And Undefined, In The Ilth Anti 12th ,centuries, The Nestorian Missionaries Penetrated Into Eastern Asia. And Made Many Converts Among The Keraeit, Or Krit ...
Proofs That The Last
Proofs That The Last 27 Chapters 'were Written By Isatmr.—i. There Is Evidence That Several Of The Prophets Who Wrote Before The Jewish Captivity Were Familiar With This Part Of Isaiah, Alluded To It And Quoted It. While The Full Force Of This Evidence Can Be Felt Only. After A ...
Proper Kaffraria
Kaffraria, Proper On Independent: The General Designation Of Kaffraria Was Formerly Applied To The Whole Of The Coast Region Of South Africa E. Of The Great Fish River, And Extending As Far N. As Sofala, It Is Now Limited To A Comparatively Small Tract Running Parallel To The Coast At ...
Prophecy Of Isaiafi
Isaiafi, Prophecy Of (ante). The Reasons Alleged By Some Critics, Within This Cen• Tury, For Denying That Isaiah Wrote The Last 27 Chapters Of The Book Called By His Name Are: 1. As, According To A Tradition Mentioned In The Talmud, The Order In Which The Three Great Prophets Were ...
Prophecy Of Jeremiah
Jeremiah, Prophecy Of (ante), Though Not Arranged In The Order In Which It Was Delivered May Be Divided, With Some Degree Of Correctness, By The Aid Of Time Marks Which Some Of The Chapters Supply. The Introduction Contains The Title Of The Book, The Period During Which Its Prophecies Were ...
R E Lee
" R. E. Lee:" ' • After Lee Had Thus Crossed The Rubicon To Join The Southern Cause, His Wife Wrote To A Friend: " My Husband Has Wept Tears Of Blood Over This Terrible War; But He Must, As A Man And Virginian, Share The Destiny Of His State, ...
Ramble James Leacock
Leacock, Ramble James, 1795-1856; B. Cluff's Bay, Barbadoes: Descended Frown A Noble English Ancestry. His Father Was A Slaveholder In Barbadoes. The Son Received His Early Education At Codrington College, Barbadoes. Became Reader In His Native Parish, Studied With His Pastor, Rev. W. Hi. Harty, And Obtained Deacon's Orders In ...
Religious Liberty
Liberty, Religious, Is The Natural Right, Properly Belonging To Every Man, To Worship God And Form His Religions Opinions According To The Dictates Of Ids Own Judg Ment And Conscience. God Revealed His Law To The Hebrews As A Nation. His Words Were Spoken To The Assembled Multitude, Demanding Obedience ...
Robert Dudley Leicester
Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl Of, B. 1531, Was The Son Of John Dudley, Duke Of Northumberland. His Father Was Executed On Account Of The Part Which He Took In The Cause Of Lady Jane Grey, And He Was Himself Imprisoned On The Same Account. Lle Was Liberated In 1554; And ...
Robert Edward Lee
Lee, Robert Edward (ante), 1807-70; Son Of Col. Henry Lee Of Westmoreland Co.,'" Va.; B. June 19, 1807; Distinguished By The Ability Of The Service Rendered Against His Country As Gee. And Commander-in-chief Of The Armies Of The Confederate States. I113 Graduated With Honor At West Point In 1829; Was ...
Robert G Ingersoll
Ingersoll, Robert G., B. Dresden, N. Y., 1833; The Youngest Of Five Children Of A Congregational Minister. The Family Removed West In 1845, And Settled In Illinois, And There Robert Studied Law; Was Admitted To The Bar, And Entered Into Poli Tics As A Democrat. In 1857 He Removed To ...
Robert Jameson
Jameson, Robert, Distinguished As A Naturalist, Was B. At Leith, July 11, 1774, And D. In Edinburgh, April 28, 1854. Although Originally Intended For The Medical Pro Fession, Jameson's Strongly-manifested Love For The Study Of Animals And Plants Early Led Him To Devote Himself To Various Branches Of Natural History. ...
Robert Lee
Lee, Robert, D.d., 1804-68; B. Tweedmonth, England; Educated At The University Of St. Andrew; Ordained A Minister Of The Scottish Church In 1832; Settled At Arbroath In 1833, And At Campsie Iu 1836. When The Church Of Scotland Was Rent In Twain, He Remained With The Established Church, Was Called ...
Or 1 Discrimination
1. Discrimination, Or The Consciousness Of Difference. When We Are Affected By The Difference Of Two Tastes Or Odors,. Or Sounds Or Colors—this Is Neither Mere Feeling Nor Volition, But An Intelligent Act, The Foundation Of All Other Exercises Of Our Intelligence. We Must Recognize The Impressions On Our Senses ...
Or Acetones Ketones
Ketones, Or Acetones, Organic Substances Or Bodies Which In General Terms May Be Defined As Composed Of Acid And Alcohol Radicals. See Radical. Chancel Proposed The Hypothesis That They Are Formed On A Nuclear Molecule Of Carbonic Oxide, Or Carbonyls, Co, And Wanklyn's Researches Have Demonstrated Its Correctness. Dimeth Ylc ...
Or Bairns Part Legitim
Legitim, Or Bairn's Part, In The Scotch Law, Is The Legal Provision Which A Child Is Entitled To Out Of The Movable Or Personal Estate Of The Deceased Father. In Scotland A Father Is Not Allowed To Disinherit His Children To A Certain Extent, The Extent Varying According As The ...
Or Bankrittcy Insolvency
Insolvency, Or Bankrittcy, Is The State Of A Person Declared To Be Unable To Pay His Debts. Insolvency Is A Term Which In England Bad Long Been Confined To The Case Of A Non-trader Who Was Unable To Pay His Debts. All Who Were Traders (a Term Which Was Not ...
Or Ciielom Keloid
Ke'loid, Or Ciielom, A Semi-malignant Growth Of The Skin Situated On The Trunk And Extremities, Generally Occurring In Those Who Are Otherwise In Good Health. The Growths Are Generally Flat And Expanded, And Of An Oval, Round, Or Irregular Shape. They Sometimes Remain Stationary For Years, But Have A Tendency ...
Or Clydesdale Lanarkshire
Lan'arkshire, Or Cly'desdale, An Inland Co. Of Scotland, Lies W. Of The Shires Of Edinburgh, Linlithgow, And Peebles. Its Length Is 52 M., And Width 34 Miles. Its Area Is 889 Sq.m., Or 568,868 Acres, And Its Valued Rental, Including Railways, Etc., In 1877-78 Was 22,060,929. This Countyis Subdivided Intompper, ...
Or Don Juan Daustria
John Of Austria, Or Don Juan D'austria, Was A Natural Son Of The Emperor Charles V., And Was Born At Regensburg, On Feb. 24, 1546. It Is Uncertain Who His Mother Was. He Was Early Brought To Spain, And After The Death Of His Father He Was Acknowledged By His ...
Or Drunkenness Intoxication
Intoxication, Or Drunkenness, Is, In Point Of Law, No Excuse For Any Wrong Done By The Drunken Party. Crimes Which Are Committed In A State Of Drunkenness Are Pun Ishable In The Same Way As If The Actor Were Sober, Though It Is Discretionary In The Court To Mitigate The ...
Or Flower De Luce Iris
Iris, Or Flower-de-luce, A Genus Of Plants Of The Natural Order Iridem, Having The Three Outer Segments Of The Perianth Reflexed, The Three Inner Arched Inwards, And Three Petal-like Stigmas Covering The Stamens. The Species Are Numerous, Chiefly Natives Of Temperate Climates. The Yellow This, Or Corn Flag (i. A ...
Or Garnia Ihnehius
Ihnehius, Or Garnia, B. Italy, Llth C.; Was Professor Of Roman Law In The Uni Versity Of Bologna, . Iron (sym. Fe [laa. Ferrum], Eq. 28—in The New System, 56—sp. Gr. 7,844) Occurs More Abundantly Than Any Other Metal. In Its Native Form It Is Chiefly Found In Meteoric Stones ...
Or Ichosrv
Ichosrv, Or Ktresn0 I., Surnamed Neshirvan (the Noble Soul), And Known In Byzan Tine History As Chosroes I., The Greatest Monarch Of The Sassanian Dynasty, Was The Son. Of Kobad, King Of Persia. Khosra Mounted The Throne On His Father's Death In 531 A.e.;. Gave Shelter To Great Numbers Of ...
Or Inflammation Of The
Laryngitis, Or Inflammation Of The Larynx, Maybe Either An Acute Or A Chronic Affection. Acute Laryngitis, In Its More Severe Form, Commences With A Chill, Which Is Followed By Fever, With A Full Strong Pulse, A Hot Skin, And A Flushed Face. There Is Also Soreness Of The Throat, Hoarseness ...
Or Ismail I Ismail
Ismail' Pasha', Or Ismail I., Viceroy And Khedive Of Egypt; B. Cairo, Egypt, 1830; Is The Second Son Of Ibrahim Pasha, And Grandson Of Mehemet Ali. Educated At Paris, On His Return To Egypt He Was Appointed By His Uncle Said Pasha To The Govern Ment Of The Country During ...
Or Jaggernaut Puri Juggernaut
Juggernaut, Or Jaggernaut Puri, Or Puri, Is The Name Of A T. In Orissa (85° 54' Long., And 19° 45' Lat.), Celebrated As One Of The Chief Places Of Pilgrimage In India. It Owes Its Reputation To A Temple Erected There In Honor Of Vishnu, And Con Taining An Idol ...
Or Jail
Jail, Or Gsor.. See Prison. Jarnas Is The Name Of A Heterodox Sect Of The Hindus, Numerous Adherents Of Which Are Found In Every Province Of Upper Hindustan, In The Cities Along The Ganges. And In Calcutta, But More Especially To The Westward, The Provinces Of Mom' And Tlarwar Being ...
Or Jessamine Jasmine
Jasmine, Or Jessamine, Jasminum, At Genus Of Plants Of The Natural Order Jas Mintecem. This Order Is Allied To Oleacece, And Contains About 100 Species Of Shrubs, Some Of Them Climbing, And Many Of Them Having Exquisitely Fragrant Flowers. They Are Chiefly Natives Of The Warm Parts Of Asia. Many ...
Or Jionpoor
Jionpoor, Or Jo.uspone, A T. In A District Of The Same Name In The North-west Provinces Of Hindustan. It Was Anciently The Capital Of An Independent Principality. His On The River Goomty, 42 M. From Bemires, 147 In. From Lucknow. Sultan Feroz Of Delhi, Having Ordered A Hindu Temple To ...
Or Joash
Jo'ash, Or Jr.fro'astr, About B.c. 884-837; King Of Judah, :on Of Ahaziah And Libuah Of Beersheba. On The Death Of His Father, His Grandmother Athaliah Having Massacred His Brothers And Usurped The Throne, He Was Secreted By His Aunt .lehoshebath, The Wife Of Jelmiada The High-priest, And Brought Up By ...
Or Joe Millers Jests
Joe Miller's Jests, Or The Wit's Vade-mecum, A Well-known Collection Of Facetite, First Published In 1739. A Great Proportion Of The Good Things Which This Book Contained Appears To Have Been The Product Of The Period Immediately Preceding Its Publication. They Are More Often Humorous Than Witty, And They Seem ...
Or Jubilee Year Jubilee
Jubilee, Or Jubilee Year, An Institution Of The Roman Catholic Church, The Name Of Which Is Borrowed From That Of The Jewish Jubilee. The Catholic Jubilee Is Of Two Kinds—" Ordinary" And " Extraordinary." The Ordinary Jubilee Is That Which Is Cele Brated At Stated Intervals, The Length Of Which ...
Or Kafir Icaftir
Icaftir, Or Kafir, The Name Of A Great Family Of The Human Race Inhabiting The S. Part Of The Continent Of Africa, Classed By Dr. Latham In Division B Of The Variety At,lontidai, Their Physical Conformation Being Modified Negro, And Which Also Includes The Betjaans (q.v.), Ovampos, Damaras, And Other ...
Or Kaitiial Kytiiiil
Kytiiiil, Or Kaitiial, A T. In The Delhi Division Of The Punjab, About 1000 M. To The N.w. Of Calcutta. In 1868 The Pop. Was 14,940. It Is Substantially Built Of Brick, Having A Lofty Palace. Which Looks Down From It Beautiful Grove On A Spacious Sheet Of Water. It ...
Or Kang Wa Kanghoa
Kanghoa, Or Kang-wa, Japanese Kokwa, A Well-wooded, Rocky, And Mountain Ous Island Off The Western Coast Of Corea. Between Ii. Lat. 37' And 38°, And Long. E. From Greenwich, 126° And 127'. It Is About 20 In. Long, And 9 Or 10 Wide, Of An Elongated Oval Shape, Having An ...
Or Karrans Karens
Karens, Or Karrans (wild Men), So Called Because, Through Oppressions And Atrocities Of The People Among Whom They Dwelt, They Have Been Driven To Occupy Jungles And Almost Inaccessible Mountains, Shunning Other Races Except As Drawn For Trade To The Towns. They Are Found In Burmah, Siam, And The Southern ...
Or Kearny Kearney
Kearney, Or Kearny, Philip, 1815-62; B. New York, Graduated At Columbia College And Studied Law, But Accepted The Appointment Of Lieut. In The 1st U. S. Dragoons In 1837. Being Ordered To Repair To France To Study And Report Upon The French System Of Cavalry Tactics, He Entered The Polytechnic ...
Or Kent Bole Kents
Kent's Cavern, Or Kent* Bole, A Celebrated Bone-cave, Situated In A Small, Wooded, .limestone Hill, At The Junction Of Two Valleys, About A Mile Eastward From Torquay Harbor, And Half A Mile From The Northern Shore Of Torbay. It Consists Of Two Parallel Series Of Chambers And Galleries, Having An ...
Or Keppler Kepler
Kepler, Or Keppler, Johann, One Of.the Greatest Astronomers Of All Ages, Was B. At Magstatt, A Small Village In Whrtemberg. 10 M. From Stuttgart, Dec. 27, 1571. While A Mere Child He Was Left To His Own Resources, And His Early Education In Consequence Would Have Been Entirely Neglected Had ...
Or Kiang See Kjang Si
Kjang'-si, Or Kiang'-see, A Province Of China, Between Lat. 31° And 35° N. And Long. 116° And 122' 0., Bounded By The Yellow Sea On The E., And Landward By The Provinces Of Shang-toon, Ho-nan, Ngau-hoei, And Che-kiang; 44,500 Sq.m.•, Pop. 38,000,000. It Is One Of The Most Fertile Regions ...
Or Killer
Killer, Or °rca, A Cetacean Of The Dolphin Family, Noted For Its Great Ferocity And Voracity. The Average Length Of The Males Is 20 Ft., Of The Females, 15 Feet. An Extremely Prominent Dorsal Fin Is Situated About Two-fifths Of The Distance Between The Nose And Tip Of The Tail. ...
Or Kirgris Kaisaki Kirghis
Kirghis, Or Kirgris-kaisaki, Or Cossacks Of The Steppes, A People Spread Over The Immense Territory Bounded By The. Volga, Desert Of Obshtehei (in 55° N. Lat.), The Irtish, Chinese Turkistan, Ala-tan Mountains, The Sir-daria, And Aral Find Caspian Seas. A Few Tribes Of Kalmucks Also Live Within These Boundaries. Over ...
Or Kordofan
Kordofan', Or The White Land, A Province Of The Egyptian Territories In The Sudan, Is Bounded On The E. By The White Nile, Which Separates It From Sennaar, And Is Sepa Rated On The W. From Darfur By A Strip Of Desert. It Extends In Lat. From 10° To 15°20' ...
Or Kzmadeva Kama
Kama, Or Kzmadeva, The Hindu God Of Love, And One Of The Most Pleasing Creations Of Hindu Fiction. In Sanskrit Poetry. Especially That Of A Later Period, He Is The Favorite Theme Of Descriptions And Allusions, And Mythology Exalts His Power So Much It Allows Even The God Brahma To ...
Or Labarraques Disinfecting Liquid
Labarraque's Solution, Or Labarraque's Disinfecting Liquid, Or Solu Tion Or Chlorinated Soda, A Disinfecting Liquid First Brought Into Notice By Labarraque, A Paris Apothecary. It Is Prepared By Mixing Solutions Of Chlorinated Lime, Commonly Called Chloride Of Lime, And Of Carbonate Of Soda (sal Soda). Twelve Ounces Of Chloride Of ...
Or Lager Iiier Lager Beer
Lager Beer, Or Lager-iiier. In The Article Beer The Process Of Manufacture Of Beer Or Ale And The Principles Of Beer Fermentation Are Given. The Kind Of Fermcnta Tibn There Described, However, Is Performed At A Higher Temperature Than That Which Is Etnployed For Making A Kind Of Beer Introduced ...
Or Lao Tse Lao Tzu
Lao-tzu, Or Lao-tse. See Laou-tsze, Ante. A Celebrated Philosopher Of China, The Founder Of A Religion As Ancient And Important As That Of Confucius (q.v.). This Sect Is Commonly Known As The Lace, Or Sect Of Reason. His Family Name Was Le, Or Plum, And His Youthful Name Urh, Or ...
Or Laylonde Leland
Leland, Or Laylonde, John, 1500-52; B. England; Having Under The Patron Age Of Thomas Myles Studied Ancient And Modern Languages At St. Paul's School With William Lilly As Instructor, And At Cambridge And At Oxford, He Pursued The Same Studies In Paris. In 1533, Having Filled The Office Of Chaplain ...
Or Le Brun Lebrun
Lebrun, Or Le Brun, Charles Filaxgois, Due De Piacenza (plaisance), 1739. 1824; B. France: Joint Consul With Napoleon, And, Under The First Empire, Minister Of. Finance And Confidential Envoy. Lie Began Public Life As Secretary Of Maupoeu, Presi Dent Of Parliament, Was Made Inspector Of Crown Lands, And By His ...
Or Leather Cloth
Leather-cloth, Or Amentcax Leather-cloth, Is A Common Name For Coated Or Enameled Textile Fabries Intended To Possesi Some Of The Good Qualities Of Leather With Out Being So Costly. As Far Back As 1849 A Material Under This Name Was Invented In America; And Many Specimens Of It Were Placed ...
Or Leeching
Leeching, Or The Application Of Leeches (q.v.), For The Purpose Of Abstracting Blood, Is Preferable To Venesection Or Cupping In Many Forms Of Disease; As, For Example-1. In Local Determinations Of Blood, Unattended With Febrile Symptoma, As In Acute Inflam Mation Of The Female Breast, When The Pressure Of The ...
Or Leuwenhoek Leeuwenhoek
Leeuwenhoek, Or Leuwenhoek, Anthony Van. One Of The Earliest Microscopic Observers, Was B. At Delft, In Holland. In 1632, And D. In The Same Town In 1723. The Com Pound Microscope, As It Existed In His Time, Was Very Imperfect, And Subject To Many Errors. Which Induced Leeuwenhoek To Employ ...
Or Man Ivan
I'van, Or Man (the Russian Form Of John), The Name Of A Number Of Russian Czars. —ivars I. (1462-1505) May Be Regarded As The Founder Of The Russian Empire. He Was At First Only Grand Duke Of Moscow, But Succeeded In Shaking Off Entirely The Yoke Of The Tartars, And ...
Or Matamoros Tzucar Izucar
Izu'car, Or Matamo'ros Tzucar, It City And District Of Puebla, Mexico. The City Is 90 Mn. S.e. Of Mexico, At The Base Of Popocatepetl; Pop. 12,000. It Is The Center Of A Rich Sugar Region. A Railroad Was Commenced In 1875 To Connect It With Puebla. It Takes Its Name ...
Or Society Of Jesiiits
J'esiiits, Or Society Of Jusus, A Celebrated Religious Order Of The Roman Catholic Church, Which Has Lined Is Large Space In The Ecclesiastical And Even The Political History O' The World. It Was Founded In 1534 By The Well-known Ignatius Of Loyola (see Loyola), In Concert With Five Associates—peter Le ...
Or Tile Mearns Kincardineshire
Kincar'dineshire, Or Tile Mearns, A Maritime Co. Of Scotland, With Aberdeen Shire And The Dee On The N., Forfarshire And The North Esk On The S. And W., And The North Sea On The East. The Rocks Are Granite, Gneiss, Sandstone, Conglomerate, Mica Slate, Clay-slate, Limestone, And Trap. Area, 248,284 ...
Or Topinamburi Jerusalem Artichoke
Jerusalem Artichoke, Or Topinamburi, Helianthus Tuberosus. A Plant Of The Natural Order Composites. And Of The Same Genus With The Common Sunflower (q.v.), Is A Dative Of Brazil. The Word Jerusalem, In The English Name, Is A Corruption Of The Italian Girasole, Sunflower; The Name Artichoke Is Merely From A ...