Madagascar
Madagas'car, An Island Situated To The S.e. Of The African Continent, And Extending Over Au Area Larger Than The British Isles. It Is In Lat. 11° 57' To 25° 38' S., And Long. About 43° To 51°; Length, 1030 In., Greatest Breadth, 350 M.; Area Estimated At 225,000 Sq. Miles. ...
Madder
Madder, Rubia, A Genus Of Plants Of The Natural Order Rubiacem, Very Nearly Allied To The Genus Galium Or Bed-straw (q.v.), And Differing From It Chiefly In Having A Juicy Fruit Resembling Two Small Berries Growing Together. The Species Are Found In The Tropical And Warmer Temperate Parts, Both Of ...
Madeira
Madeira, An Island In The N. Atlantic Ocean, Off The N.w. Coast Of Africa, From The Nearest Point Of Which It Is 390 M. Distant, In Lat. 32° 43' N., Long. 17° West. It Lies 280 Rn. N. Of Teneriffe, In The Canaries, And 620 M. S.w. Of Lisbon. Madeira ...
Madhavacharya
Madhavacharya (i.e., Mddhava, The Acharya, Or Spiritual Teacher) Is One Of The Greatest Hindu Scholars And Divines That Graced The Medimval Literature Of India. He Is -famed For His Numerous And Important Works Relating To The Vedic, Philosophical, Legal, :and Grammatical Writings Of The Ancient Hindus, And Also For His ...
Madison
Madison, A Co. In S.w. Montana, Having A Range Of The Rocky Mountains For Its S. Boundary Separating It From Idaho; Drained In The E. Portion By The .madison River Run Ning N., In The W. By The Beaver Head, Wisdom, And Passamari Creeks Which Unite To Form The Jefferson ...
Madison University
Madison University, At Hamilton, Madison Co., N. Y .; A. Baptist Institution, Was Founded As A Seminary In 1820; Reorganized Into An Academy, College, And Theo Logical Seminary In 1832, And Chartered Under Its Present Name In 1846. It Has An Endowment Of $430,000 (mostly Raised Since 1864), An Annual ...
Madison_2
Madison, A Co. In Central New York, Having Oneida Lake, 20 M. Long And 6 M. Wide, For Its N. Boundary; Drained Hy Oneida Creek, The Chenango River, The Tnadilla River On Its S.e. Border, The Chittenango River On The S.w., And The Canastota Emptying Into Oneida Lake; Also By ...
Madison_3
Madison (ante), A City, The Capital Of Wisconsin. The Junction Of The Chicago And North-western Railroad, And The Watertown To Madison. And The Madison To Portage Branches Of The Chicamo, Milwaukee And St. Paul Railroad. It Is The E. Terminus Of The Railway To Prairie Dahien, Importantlocal Shipping Point: This ...
Madison_4
Madison; A T. In Morris Co., N. J.. 17 M. W. Of Newark, On The 3lorris And Essex Division Of The Delaware, Lackawanna And Western Railroad. Its Location Is Healthful And Picturesque. It Contains A Classical Institute, A Roman Catholic Convent, 5 Churches —the Oldest Of Which Is The Presbyterian, ...
Madison_5
Madison, Jaites, American Statesman, And Fourth President Of The United States, Was B. At King Georg-e,va., Mar. 16, 1751. His Father, James Madison, Of Orange, Was Of English Ancestry. He Graduated At Princeton, N. J., In 1771, And Studied Law. In 1776 He Was A Member Of The Virginia Convention, ...
Madmillan
Madmillan, Huon, Ll.d., B. Scotland, 1833; Educated At Breadalbane Academy And Edinburgh University. He Was Minister Of The Free Church In Kirkmichael, Perth Shire, In 1850, And Five Years Later Was Transferred To The Free St. Peter's Church In. Glasgow, Where He Remains. He Has Published Bible Teachings In Icature ...
Madras
Madras (called By The Natives Chennapatanam, " The City Of Chennappa," An Indian Prince), A Maritime City Of British India, Capital Of The Government Of The Same Name, Is Situated On The Coromandel Coast, The Western Shore Of The Bay Of Bengal, In Lat. 13° 5' North. No Commercial Center ...
Madrid
Madrid', The Capital City Of Spain, In The Province Of The Same Name In New Castile (see Castile), Is Situated Near The Center Of The Country, On The Left Bank Of The Manzan Ares, A Small Stream Whose Waters Join Those Of The Jamara, An Affluent Of The Tagus. It ...
Madura
Madu'ra, The Capital Of The District Of Madura, In The Province Of Madras; 270 S.w. From The City Of Madras; Pop. 36,000. It Was Anciently The Seat Of The Pandian Kingdom, Which Was Foiinded 500 B.c. Ambassadors From The King Of Pandya Visited Rome In The Time Of Augustus. Early ...
Maeshowe
Maeshowe', An Artificial Mound With An Interior Chamber, Of Unknown Antiquity, Situated On The Main-land Of Orkney, About 9 M. In A Westerly Direction From Kirkwall, And Little More Than A Mile Front The Famed Standing Stones Of Stennis. Maeshowe Is. Described As Follows By Dr. 'william Chambers In A ...
Magazine
Magazine (a Word Derived From The Arabic Makhzan), Literally Means Any Place -where Stores Are Kept; But As A Military Expression Magazine Always Means A Powder Magazine, Although Arms May At Times Be Kept In It. A Magazine Inay Be A Depot Where Vast Quantities Of G,unpowder Are Held In ...
Magdalen College
Magdalen College, Oxford; In Full, The College Of St. Mary Magdalene. Will Iam Patten, Commonly Called Waynflete, From The Place Of His Birth, Successively Head, Master Of Winchester, Head Master And Provost Of Eton College, Bishop Of Winchester, And At The Same Time Lord High Chancellor, Founded The Hall Of ...
Magdeburg
Magdeburg, Chief T. Of Prussian Saxony. Is Situated In 52° 8' N. Lat., And 11° 40 E. Long., Has A Pop. '75, Of 122,789 (including Its Suburbs And Its Citadel), And Is One Of The Most Strongly Fortified And Most Important Commercial Towns Of Prussia, And The Focus Of Four ...
Magendie
Magendie, Francols, An Eminent French Physiologist And Physician, Was B. At Bordeaux In 1783, And D. In Paris In 1855. Through The Influence Of His Father, Who Practiced As A Physician In Paris, He Became A Pupil Of Boyer, The Celebrated Anatomist. At The Age Of 20, After An Examination ...
Magi
Ma'gi. The Origin Of This Term Has Recently Been Brought To Light By Assyrian -scholars. In Accadian, The Language Of The Early Scythian Or Turanian Inhabitants Of Babylonia And Media, Imga Signifies " August," " Reverend," And Was The Title Of Their Learned And Priestly Caste. These Accadians Had Made ...
Magic
Magic (see Article Maw) Is A General Name For Wonderful Effects Produced In Some -mysterious Way. Medicine In Its Early Form Is Intimately Allied To Magic. It Would Soon Be Discovered By Accident That Certain Plants Produced Powerful Effects, Both Good And Bad, Upon The Bodies Of Men And Animals; ...
Magna Charta
Magna Charta, The Great Charter Which Was Granted By King John Of England To The Barons, And Has Been Viewed By After-ages As The Basis Of English Liberties. The Oppressions And Exactions Of A Tyrannical And Dastardly Sovereign Called Into Existence A Confederacy Of The Barons Or Tenants-in-chief Of The ...
Magna Grecia
Magna Grecia (gr. He Iffegam Halla8), The Name Given In Ancient Times To That Pact Of Southern Italy Which Was Thickly Planted With Greek Colonies. When It First Obtained This Appellation Is Unknown, But It Must Have Been At An Early Period. Polyb Ius Says It Was So Called In ...
Magnesium
Magnesium (symb. Mg. Eq. 12—new System, 24 Sp. Gr. 1.74) Is Generally Ranked With Those Metals Whose Oxides Form The Alkaline Earths (baryta, Strontia, Lime), But In Many Respects It More Closely Resembles Zinc. It Is A Malleable, Ductile Metal, Of The Color And Brilliancy Of Silver. It Fuses At ...
Magnesium And The Magnesiiiii
Magne'sium And The Magnesiiiii Light. Although The Discovery Of The Metal Magnesium Was Made By Sit H. Davy In 1808, It Was Looked Upon 83 Little More Than A Chemical Curiosity For About Half A Century. In 1830 A French Chemist, Bussy, Obtained Globules Of The Metal By Fusing. Globules ...
Magnetism
Magnetism (pid To Be Derived From The City Maa-nesia, Where The Loadstone Was First Discovered), Is The Power Which The Magnet Has To Attract Iron. Under Diamag-. Netism It Is Stated That Every Substance Is More Or Less Affected By The Magnet, But As Iron Is Par Excellence Magnetic, The ...
Magnolia
Magnolia, A Genus Of Beautiful Trees Of The Natural Order Magnoliaeete, Having A Calyx Of 3 Sepals, A Corolla Of 6 To 12 Petals, And Carpels In Spikes Arranged In Cones, And Opening At The Dorsal Suture. They Are Natives Chiefly Of North America, The Himalaya Mountains, China, And Japan. ...
Mahabharata
Mahabharata (from The Sanskrit Mahat—changed To Mand—great, And Bhdrata) Is The Natne Of One Of The Two Great Epic Poems Of Ahment India. For The Other, See The Article Rktivan'a. As Its Main Story Relates To The Contest Between Two Rival Families, Botlt Descendants Of A King, Bharata, The Word ...
Mahavira
Mahavira " The. Great.hero"). Also Called Vira And Vardhamdna, Is The 24th Or Last Jina, Or Deified Saint, Of The Jainas (q.v.), Described As Of A Golden Com Plexion, And Having A Lion For His Symbol. His Legendary History Is Given In The Kalpa Stitra (q.v.) And The Mahavira-charitra, Two ...
Mahmitd Ii
Mahmitd Ii., Sultan Of Turkey, And Younger Son Of Sultan Abdul-hamid, Was B. .july 20, 1785, And On The Deposition Of His Brother, Mustafa Iv., By Batiraktar, Pasha Of Ruschuk, Was Raised To The Throne, July 28,1808. Batiraktar Became His Grand Vizier, :and Vigorously Aided Him In His Attempts To ...
Mahogany
Mahogany, The Wood Of The Trunk Of The Swietenia Maltagoni, A Tree Of 80 To 100 Ft High, Belonging To The Natural Order Cedrelaceffl. A Native Of The West Indies And Of South America. It Has Pinnate Leaves With 3 To 5 Pairs Of Leaflets, And Panicles Of Small Whitish ...
Mahratvas
Mahratvas, A People Of Hindu Race, Inhabiting Central India, S. Of The Ganges, From Gwalior To Goa, And Supposed By Many To Be The Descendants Of A Persian Or North Indian People, Who .had Been Driven Southwards By The :mongols. They Are First Men Tioned In History,about The Middle Of ...
Mahshaling Of Arms
Mahshaling Of Arms Is The Combining Of Different Coats-of-arms In One Escutch Eon, For The Purpose Of Indicating Family Alliance Or Offiee. In The Earlier Herald7. It Was Not The Practice To Exhibit Tnore Than One.coat In A Shield, But The Arms Of Husband And Wife Were Sometimes Placed Ctecolme, ...
Maidiocordatos
Maidiocorda.tos, Also Mavrocardato, A Fanariote Family, Distinguished For Ability And Political Influence, And Descended From Merchants Of Chios Of The Genoese Family Of Scarlati.—alexandee M. Was Professor Of Medicine And Philosophy In Padua, And Became Dragoman Or Interpreter To The Porte In 1681, In Which Capacity He Did Much To ...
Maiiricitts
Maiiricitts, One Of The Greatest Of The Byzantine Emperors, Was Descended Of An Ancient Roman Family, And Was B. At Arabissus, In Cappadocia, About 539 A.d., And Executed Nov. 27, 602. During The Reigns Of Justin Ii. And Tiberius, Mauricius Served In The Army, And In 578 Was Appointed By ...
Maine
Maine, The Most Eastern Of The Five .new England States In America, Extends From Lat. 42° 57' To 47° 32' N., And From Long. 66° 52' To 71° 6' W., Being 303 M. From N. To S., And 212, From E. To W., With An Area Of 85,000 Sq.m., Or ...
Maine
Maine (ante). The Northmen Discovered The Coast, As Is Now Generally Conceded, As Early As 990, Visitino- It Occasionally Until The Middle Of The 14th C., But Founded No Settlement Upon It. From 1350 To 1498, The Time Of Cabot's Second Expedition, There Is No Evidence That Tbe Coast Was ...
Maine De Biran
Maine De Biran, Francois Pierre Gonthier, 1766-1624; B. France; Was Attached To The Body-guard Of Louis Xvi., And In The Latter Part Of 1789 Was Involved In Some Of The Disturbances In Paris, But Was Not Concerned In The Revolution Which Followed. Under The First Empire He Was Appointed To ...
Maintenon
Maintenon, Fumccoise D'aunicricl, Marquise De, Was The Daughter Of Constant D'aubigne And Of Jeanne De Cardillac, And Granddaughter Of Theodore Agrippa D'aubigne, Well-known Fel. His Writin7s, His Attachment To Protestantism, And His Ener Getic Eliaracter. Francoise Was Born Nov. 27, 1635, Iv The Prison At Niort, Where Her Father Was ...
Mainz Matence
Mainz Matence, Ancient Moguntiacum), The Most Strongly Fortified City In The Ger Xnal Empire, Is Situated In 50° N. Lat., And 8° 10' E. Long., In One Of The Most Fertile Of The Wine-bearing Districts Of Germany, Having For Its Site A Gentle Slope On The Left Bank Of The ...
Maitland
Maitland, The Name Of A Scottish Family, Celebrated Both In The Literary And Polit Ical History Of Their Country. The First Who Acquired Distinction Was Sir Richard Maitland Of Lethington, Son Of William Maitland Of Lethington And Thirlstane, Who Fell At Flodden, And Of Martha, Daughter Of George, Lord Seaton. ...
Maitland_2
Maitland, Wri.mam, Better Known As "secretary Lethington," Was The Eldest Son Of Sir Richard Maitland Of Lethington, And Was Born About 1525. Like His Fattier, Lie Was Educated Both At St. Andrews And On The Continent, And Quickly Displayed Great Aptitude, For A Political Career. He Became A Convert To ...
Maitland_3
Maitland, Joart, Duke Of Lauderdale. Grandson Of John, First Lord Thirlstane, Brother Of The Famous Secretary Lethington, And Son Of John, First Earl Of Lauderdale, And Of Isabel, Daughter Of Alexander Seaton, Earl Of Dunfermline And Chancellor Of Scotland, Was B. At The Ancient Family Scat Of Lethington, May 24, ...
Maize
Maize, Zea, A Genus Of Grasses, Having Moncecious Flowers; The Male Flowers Form Ing A Loose Panicle At The Top Of The Cultn; The Female Flowers In Axillary Spikes, Inclosed In Large Tough Spathes, From Which Only The Extremely Long Styles—in The Common Spe Cies 6 To 8 In. Long—hang. ...
Majesty
Majesty, A Title Of Honor Now Usually Bestowed On Sovereigns. Among The Romans Majestas Was Used To Signify The Power And Dignity Of The People; And The Senatorial, Consular, Or Dictatorial Majesty Was Spoken Of, In Consequence Of These Functionaries Deriv Ing Their Power From The People. After The Overthrow ...
Malabar
Malabar (ante), A Country Lying On The Western Coast Of India, And Extending From Cape Comorin To The River Chandragiri In 12° 30' N. Lat. The British Province Of 3ialabar Is A Portion Of This Tract Between 10° And 13° N. Lat., Bounded N. By The Province Of Canara; S. ...
Malacostraca
Malacostraca (gr. M,alakos Soft, Ostraken, Shell), Aristotle's Name For Crusts ,cinns. The Malacostraca Are Now Classified As A Sub-class Of Crustacea, Which Comprises Two Divisions, Edriophthalmata, And Podophthalmata. In The First Division The Eyes Are Sessile, And The Body Not Generally Protected By A Carapace. It Comprises Two Orders, Amphiopoda ...
Malakans
Malakans, A Religious Sect In The Russo-greek Church. The Name In Russian Is Molocani, I.e., Milk-eaters, Who Contrary To The Rule Of The Eastern Church Take Milk. On Fast-days. The Term Malakan Is A Term Of Reproach. They Prefer To Be Called Gospel Men. A Prussian Prisoner Of War Settled ...
Malatesta
Malatesta, The Name Of An Italian Family Settled In The Romagna. The Family Is Said To Have Been Founded By A Count Carpegna De' Billi, Whose Violence Got Him The Name Of Mala Testa, I. E. " Bad Head." Their Principal Branch Was The Ruling Family Of Rimini, Of Which ...
Malays
Malays (properly, Malaws, A Malay Word, The Derivation Of Which Has Not Yet Been Satisfactorily Ascertained) Is The Name Given, In A Restricted Sense, To The Inhabitants Of The Malay Peninsula, But In Its Wider Acceptation, To A Great Branch Of The Human Family, Dwelling Not Only In The Peninsula ...
Malays
Malays (ant,e) (mal. /ajo, Javan. Arang Mcelayu, Traveling Men, Emigrants), A Branch Of The Mongoloid Race Which Gives Name To A Large Linguistic Family, The Malayo-polynesian. Stretching From Easter Island To Madagascar, And From New Zealand To The Northern Sandwich Islands, It Covers About 13,000 By 5,000 Miles. From The ...
Malcolm
Malcolm, The Name Of Four Kings Of Scotland. 3ialcohn Macdonald Succeeded To The Throne On The Abdication Of Constantine Macaodli In 944 A.d. The Most Huportant Event Of His Reign Was The Cession Of Cumbria, In 94-6, By The English Monarch Edmund I. Malcolm Was Slain While Engaged In Quelling ...
Malcolm_2
Malcolm, Sir Jorn, G.c.b., A British Statesman And Historian, Was B. At Burnfoot, Parish Of Westerkirk, Dumfriesshire, May 2, 1769, And At The Age Of 14 Went To India As A Cadet In The 'madras Army. About 1790 He Commenced To Devote His Leisure Hours To The Study Of The ...
Malicious Prosecution
Malicious Prosecution, A Prosecution, Either Criminal Or Civil, By Regular Process Of Law, Unwarranted By The Proved Facts, And Instituted Without Probable Cause. As The Person Against Whom Such Prosecution Has Been Brought Has Been Arrested Or Imprisoned If It Were By Criminal Suit, And Has Been Put To Expense ...
Malignant Diseases
Malignant Diseases, A Name Applied To Those Affections Of The Animal System Characterized By A Disposition To The Formation Of Products Which Have The Power Of Propagation At The Expense Of The Normal Tissues, Or Which So Poison The Blood That It Soon Becomes Unfit To Maintain Life. Some Of ...
Malmaison
Malmaison, Le, A Village 7 M. W. Of Paris, With Many Historical Souvenirs. The Name Is Derived From The Fact That It Was A Favorite Resort Of Robbers In The 9th C., Whose Depredations In The Neighborhood Gave Their Place Of Sortie The Name Mala Mauseo. In The 13th C. ...
Malta
Malta, An Island And British Possession In The Mediterranean, 17 M. Long By About 9 Broad, With An Area Of About 115 Sq.tn.: It Is Of Carbonaceous Limestone, Of The Tertiary Aqueous Formation, And Occupies A Very Central Positiou In The Mediterranean Sea, Being Distant Some 54 M. From The ...
Mamlours Mameliikes
Mam'eliikes, Mamlours, Or Meiniloons, An Arabic Word Signifying Slaves, The Name Given In Egypt To The Slaves Of The Boys, Brought From The Caucasus, And Who Formed Their Armed Force. When Genghis Khan Desolated Great Part Of Asia In The 13th C., And Carried Away A Multitude Of The Inhabitants ...
Mammoth Cave
Mammoth Cave (ante), Though The Largest, Is But One Of A Very Large Series Of Caves, Lying Beneath Extensive Districts Of Both Tennessee And Kentucky. It Was Dis Covered 1809, And Has Always Been Private Property. The Principal Stream, Echo River, Is Nearly Three-quarters Of A Mile In Length And ...
Mancfni
Mancfni, A Roman Faraily, Beginning Historically In The 14th C. With The Name Of Tietro Omni-santi, Surnamed Mancini Dei Luci. Cardinal Francesco Maria Mancini, -who Married A Sister Of Cardinal Mazarin In 1634, Is The Next Distinguished Member. His Daughters, Noted For Their Beauty And Their Intrigues, Are Spoken Of ...
Manchester
Manchester (sax. Mameestre), A. City, Municipal And Parliamentary Borough Of Lancashire, And The Great Center Of The Cotton Manufacture Of The N.w. Of England, Stands On The Irwell, 32 M. An.e. Of Liverpool, And 188 M. N.n.w. Of London By Railway. On The W. Side Of The Irwell Is The ...
Mandalay
Mandalay (ante), Situated On A Bend Of The Irrawaddy River, About 17 M. Above The Ancient Capital Of Amarapoora, Became The Capital Of Burmah By Command Of The King In 1833. It Is 400 M. N. Of Rangoon, The Great Sea-port Of All Burmah, And Is Reached By Way Of ...
Mandarin
Mandarin', A General Term Applied To Chinese Officers Of Every Grade By Foreigners. It Is Derived From The Portuguese Mandar, To Command; The Chinese Equivalent Is Ktcan. There Are Nine Ranks, Each Distinguished By A Different-colored Ball Or Button Placed On The Apex Of The Cap, By A Peculiar Emblazonry ...
Mandrake
Mandrake, Mandragora, A Genus Of Plants Of The Natural Order Solanacece, Nearly Allied To Belladonna (q.v.). Two Species Are Described By Some Botanists, The Autumnal Mandrake (m. Antamnalis), Which Flowers In Autumn, And Has Lanceolate Leaves And Ovate Berries; And The Vernal Mandrake (h. Vernalis), Which Flowers In Spring. And ...
Manetho
Man'etho, A Celebrated Egyptian Historian, Native Of Sebennytus, And Of The Sacer Dotal Order, Flourished In The Reign Of Ptolemy. According To Some, He Was Priest Of Diospolis Or Heliopolis; Others Contend That He Was High-priest Of Alexandria. His Name Has Been Interpreted "beloved Of Thoth;" In The Song Of ...
Manfred
Manfred, King Of Naples And Sicily, A Rare Example Of Heroic Fortitude And Disin Terestedness, Was A Natural Son Of The Emperor Frederick Ii. By Blanca, The Daughter Of Count Bonifacius Lanzia, And Was B. About 1231. On His Father's Death, In 1250, He Received The Principality Of Tarentum, And ...
Manganese
Man'ganese (symb. Mn, Equiv. 27.6; New System, 55—spec. Gray. 8) Is One Of The Heavy Metals Of Which Iron May Be Taken As The Representative. It Is Of A Grayish White Color, Presents A Metallic Brilliancy, Is Capable Of A High Degree Of Polish, Is So Hard As To Scratch ...
Mango Fish
Mango Fish, Polynemus Parculiseus, A Fish Which Inhabits The Bay Of Bengal, And Ascends The Ganges And Other Rivers To A Considerable Distance. It Is Accounted One Of The Most Delicious Fishes Of India, But Is Particularly Esteemed When Salted And Pre Pared In A Peculiar Manner, When It Bears ...
Mani
Mani, Manes, Manicn.p.us (entitled Zendik, Sadducee), The Founder Of The Heretical Sect Of The Maniehans (q.v.), Who Lived In The 3d C., A.d. Little Is Known With Regard To His Early History, And The Accounts Transmitted Throne" Two Distinct Sources—the Western Or Greek, And The Eastern—are Legendary And Contradictory On ...
Manicheans
Maniche'ans, A Religious Sect, Founded By 3iani (q.v.), Which, Although It Utterly Disclaimed Being Denominated Christian, Yet Was Reckoned Arnong The Heretical Bodies Of The Church. It Was Intended To Blend The Chief Dogmas Of Parsism, Or Rather Magism, As Reformed By Zoroaster, With A Certain Number Of Buddhistic Views, ...
Manila
Manila, The Capital Of The Philippine Islands (q.v.), And Residence Of The Spanish Viceroy, Or Governor Of The Philippine Archipelago, Is Situated In The Island Of Luzon, On The Banks Of The River Pasig, And At The Embouchure Of That River In The Bay Of 3ianila. It Is Divided By ...
Manitfactures
Manitfactures (froin Latin Manus, A Hand, And Facto, I Make). Bearing The. Significance Which It Gained With Its Derivation, This Word Describes The First Structures, Processes, And Compositions Designed By The Mind Of Man, And Executed By His Hand Labor, With More Accuracy Than It Does The Accomplishment Of The ...
Manitoba
'manitoba (ante). A Considerable Portion Of This Province Is Prairie-land, Diversi Fied By Patches Of Elm, Ash, Oak, Poplar, And Maple. The Soil Is A Rich Black Mold, Producing From 20 To 25 Bushels Of Wheat To The Acre, The Grain Ripening In 110 Days. It Produces Also Oats, Barley, ...
Manna Grass
Manna Grass, Glyceria Fluitans, Or Poa Fluitans, A Grass Plentiful In Marshes, Ditches,. And By The Sides Of Stagnant Pools In Britain, And Most Parts Of Europe; Found Also In Asia, North America, And New Holland. It Is Also Known As Flote Fescue, Floating Sweet Meadow Grass, Etc. It Varies ...
Manning The Navy
Manning The Navy. Until A Recent Date Sailors Only Engaged Themselves For The Terrn A Certain Vessel Should Be In Commission, Which There Was A Tacit Understanding Would Be About Five Years. When The Captain Hoisted His Pendant, The Men Came Down And Volunteered, Or The Crimps In Some Manner ...
Manometer
Ma.nom'eter (ante). The Various Forms Of Manometer May Be Classified Under Three Heads: 1, The Open-air Manometer, On The Principle Of The Barometer; 2, The Con 'fined-air Manometer, On The Principle Of Mariotte's Instrument (q.v.); And 3, The Metallic Spring Manometer. A Shnple Open-air Manometer Consists Of A Glass Tube, ...
Mansfield
Mansfield, Ivillrior Murray, Earl Of, Lord-chief-justice Of The Kinff's Bench, Was The Fourth Son Of Andrew, Viscount Stormont, And Was Born At Perth,'mar. 2. 1704. He Studied At Christ-church, Oxford, Took The Degree Of M.a. In 1730, And Was Called To The Bar In 1731. He Soon Acquired An Extensive ...
Mantchtria
Mantchtria, A Territory In Eastern Asia, Under The Dominion Of The Chinese Empire, Extending Between Lat. 42° And 53° N., And Bounded, According To Its Present Limits, By The Amur On The N.; By The Usuri And The Sungacha On The E., Separating It From The Russian Maritime Territory- Of ...
Mantita
Mantita (ital. Mantoya), An Ancient City Of Lombardy, And Formerly Capital Of A ,duchy Of Same Name, But Now Belonging To The Kingdom Of Italy, Is Situated In Lat. 45° 9' 34" N., Long. 10° 48' 1" E. Its Pop. (1871) Of 26,687 Comprises A Number Of Jews, Whose Commercial ...
Manure
Manure, This Is A Term Applied To A Great Variety Of Substances, Mineral As Well 213 Organic, Which Have Been Used For The Purpose Of Increasing The Produce Of Those Plants. That Man Selects For Cultivation. Lime, And The Ashes Of Vegetables, Have Been Applied O The Land To Increase ...
Maoris
Maoris (pronounced Mou'ris, A Word Meaning Indigenous) Is The Name Given To Them Selves By The Inhabitants Of New Zealand, And That By Which They Are Now Usually Designated By Ethnologists. The Maoris, In Common With The Natives Generally- Of Poly Nesia, Belong To The Malay Race Or Family Of ...