A
A, A, The First Letter In The English Alphabet, As In Those Of All The Modern Indo-european Tongues. The Latin Alpha Bet Also Commences With A, And The Greek With A Similar Letter, Alpha. In Sanscrit The Vowels Are Classified By Grammarians Separately From The Con Sonants. The Vowels Are ...
Aberdeen
Aberdeen, The Chief City And Sea Port In The N. Of Scotland, Lies In The S. E. Angle Of The County At The Mouth And On The N. Side Of The River Dee, 111 'mies N. Of Edinburgh. William The Lion Confirmed Its Privileges In 1179; The English Burned It ...
Abraham
Abraham, Son Of Terah, And Brother Of Nahor And Haran, The Progenitor Of The Hebrew Nation And Of Several Cognate Tribes. In Obedience To A Call Of God, Abraham, With His Father Terah, His Wife Sarah, And His Nephew Lot, Left His Native Ur Of The Chaldees, And Dwelt For ...
Absolute
Absolute, Opposed To Relative; Means That The Thing Is Considered In Itself And Without Reference To Other Things. 1. Absolute Or Non-connotative, Accord Ing To Whately, Is Opposed To Attributive Or Connotative. The Former Does Not Take Note Of An Attribute Connected With The Object, Which The Latter Does. 2. ...
Abyssinia
Abyssinia, A Country Of Eastern Africa, Bounded By The Sudan And Nubia On The W. And N., And By The Italian Territory On The E.; Area, About 350,000 Square Miles; Formerly Called Ethiopia. At Present It Includes The Kingdoms Of Tigre (with Lasta), Amhara, Gajarn, And Shoa, Besides Several Outlying ...
Adam
Adam And Eve, The Names Of The First Pair Of Human Beings In The Account Of The Creation Given In The Book Of Genesis. Adam Is Strictly A Generic Name, Applicable To Both Man And Woman, As Used In The Book Of Genesis, But It Came To Be A Proper ...
Aden
Aden, A Peninsula And Town Belong Ing To Great Britain, On The S. W. Coast Of Arabia. 105 Miles E. Of The Strait Of Rising To 1,776 Feet. It Is Joined To The Mainland By A Narrow, Level, And Sandy Isthmus. The Town Is On The Eastern Shore Of The ...
Adoration Op The Magi
Adora.tion Op The Magi, A Sub Ject Treated By Great Artists, From Lo Renzo Monaco, Representative Of The Florentine School, Early In The 15th Cen Tury, To Rubens, In The 17th Century, Who Painted It 15 Times. Florentine Art, On This Subject, Reached Its Best Expres Sion Through Botticelli. A ...
Adriatic Sea
Adriatic Sea, A Large Arm Of The Mediterranean Sea, Extending, In A N. W. Direction, Between The E. Coast Of Italy And The W. Coast Of The Balkan Penin Sula, Being Terminated To The S. By The Strait Of Otranto, 45 Miles Wide. In The N. It Forms The Gulf ...
Advertising
Advertising, In Its Primary Sense, A Notification. In Some Form It Has Existed From The Earliest Times, Wher Ever Men Were Gathered Into Communities And It Became Necessary For Whatever Reason To Impart Information. In Its Primitive Form It Was Verbal And Carried On By Messengers. The Town Crier Re ...
Aeronautics
Aeronautics, The Science Of Arti Ficial Flying. The First Ventures Into This Field Date Back To 1783. They Were Based Chiefly Upon The Discovery By Cavendish Of Hydrogen Gas, And His Demonstration That It Was Lighter Than Air. Scientists Were Quick To Grasp The Idea That If Containers Of Sufficient ...
Affinity 1
Affinity. (1) Neighborhood; (2) Relationship By Marriage; (3) Union, Connection. In Ordinary Language And Law, Literal.. Ly, The Relationship Contracted By Mar Riage Between A Husband And His Wife's Kindred, Or Between A Wife And Her Hus Band's Kindred. It Is Opposed To Con Sanguinity, Or Natural Relationship By Blood. ...
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, An Inland Country Of Asia, Bounded On The W. By Persia, On The S. By British Baluchistan, On The E. By Territory Under British Influence (de Termined 1893-1895), And On The N. By Russian Central Asia. Its Area Is About 250,000 Square Miles, Or About Twice The Size Of ...
Africa
Africa, The Name Given To The Tinent Lying S. Of The Mediterranean; Probably Derived From The Punic Gall., A Colony, With Reference To Thage, A Phcenician Colony. Excepting Asia, Africa Is The Largest Grand Division Of The World, Being Three Times As Large As Europe, And Containing One-fifth Of Tho ...
Agave
Agave, An Extensive Genus Of Plants Belonging To The Natural Order Conaryl Ltdacex. The Species Have Large, Fleshy Leaves, With Teeth Ending In Spinous Points. From The Center Of A Circle Of These Leaves There Rises, As The Plant Ap Proaches Maturity, A Tall Scape Of Flowers. The Idea That ...
Agriculture
Agriculture, The Art Of Cultivat Ing The Ground, Whether By Pasturage, By Tillage, Or By Gardening. In Many Countries The Process Of Human Economi Cal And Social Development Has Been From The Savage State To Hunting And Fish Ing, From These To The Pastoral State, From It Again To Agriculture, ...
Aintab
Aintab, A Town In Syria In The Vil Ayet Of Aleppo. Prior To The Treaty Of Peace With Turkey In 1920, The Town Belonged To Turkey. It Has Military Importance And Is Provided With Strong Fortifications. Before The War It Had An Important Trade In Leather And Cotton. Pop. About ...
Air Brake
Air-brake, A Mechanical Device For Regulating The Speed Of Railroad Trains And For Stopping Them. In The Course Of Its Development, The Air-brake Has Been Known In Three Different Forms—the Straight Air-brake, The Automatic Air Brake And The Quick-action Automatic Air-brake, Each In Its Turn Fulfilling The Requirements Of Its ...
Akbar
Akbar (ak'bar) [i. E., "the Great," His Proper Name Being Jelal-el-din-mo Hammed], Mogul Emperor Of India, The Greatest Asiatic Monarch Of Modern Times. His Father, Humayun, Was De Prived Of The Throne By Usurpers, And Had To Retire For Refuge Into Persia; And It Was On The Way Thither, In ...
Alabama
Alabama, A State In The South Cen Tral Division Of The North American Union; Bounded By Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, And The Gulf Of Mexico; Gross Area, 52,250 Square Miles; Admitted Into The Union, Dec. 14, 1819; Seceded, Jan. 11, 1861; Readmitted, June 25, 1868; Number Of Counties, 67. Pop. ...
Alaska
Alaska, A Territory In The Western Division Of The North American Union, Comprising The Extreme Northwestern Part Of The American Continent; Bounded By The Arctic And Pacific Oceans, Bering Sea, British Columbia, And The North West Territories Of Canada ; Gross Area, As Far As Determined, 581,107 Square Miles; Purchased ...
Albania
Albania, The Name Given To A Region Between The Adriatic Sea, Greece, Mace Donia, And Montenegro. Upper Or North Ern Albania Formed Part Of The Illyria Of The Romans; Lower Or Southern Al Bania Corresponds To Ancient Epirus. It Comprises The Vilayets Of Scutari And Janina And Parts Of Monastir ...
Albany
Albany, The Capital Of The State Of New York And The County-seat Of Albany Co. It Is Situated On The West Bank Of The Hudson River, About 145 Miles N. Of New York City. It Is At The Head Of The Navigation Of The Hudson River And Is The Terminus ...
Albert I
Albert I., King Of The Belgians, Born April 8, 1875, Son Of Prince Phi Lippe De Saxe-coburg And Gotha And Of Flanders, Who Died Nov. 1, 1905. At The Death Of His Uncle, Leopold Ii., Dec. 17, 1909, Albert Ascended The Throne. His Character Has Proved To Be In Complete ...
Alchemy
Alchemy, A Study Of Nature With Three Special Objects: (1) That Of Ob Taining An Alkahest Or Universal Solvent. (2) That Of Acquiring The Ability To Trans Mute All Metals Into Gold Or Silver, Es Pecially The Former. (3) That Of Ob Taining An Elixir Vitae, Or Universal Medi Cine, ...
Alcibiades
Alcibiades, Son Of Clinias And Dei Nomache, Was Born In Athens About 450 B. C. He Lost His Father In The Battle Of Coronea (447), So Was Brought Up In The House Of His Kinsman Pericles. His Friend Socrates Was Unable To Re Strain His Love Of Luxury And Dissipation, ...
Alcohol
Alcohol, A Colorless, Inflammable Liquid, Of Agreeable Odor, And Burning Taste, Termed Also Spirit Of Wine, And Ethylic Or Vinic Alcohol. In Organic Chemistry, Alcohol Is The Name Given To A Class Of Compounds Dif Fering From Hydrocarbons In The Substi Tution Of One Or More Hydrogen Atoms By The ...
Alexander I
Alexander I.,, Emperor Of Russia Was Born Dec. 23, 1777. In 1801 He Suc Ceeded His Father, The Murdered Emperor Paul. Many Reforms Were At Once In Itiated As To Education, Serfdom, Press Censorship. In 1805, Joining The Coali Tion Against Napoleon, He Was Present At The Battle Of Austerlitz, ...
Alexander Ii
Alexander Ii., Emperor Of Russia (1855-1881), Was Born April 29, 1818. He Was Carefully Educated By His Father, Nicholas. At 16 He Was Declared Of Age, Made Commandant Of The Lancers Of The Guard, Hetman Of The Cossacks, First Aide De-camp Of The Emperor, And Subjected Daily To A Life ...
Alexander The Great
Alexander The Great, Son Of Philip Of Macedon And Olympias, Daugh Ter Of Neoptolemus Of Epirus, Was Born At Pella, 356 B. C. His Mind Was Formed Chiefly By Aristotle. Alexander Was 16 Years Of Age When His Father Marched Against Byzantium, And Left The Govern Ment In His Hands ...
Alexandria
Alexandria, A City Of Egypt, Founded By Alexander The Great In 331 B. C. Before The City, In The Mediter Ranean, Lay An Island, Up On The N. E. Point Of Which Stood The Famous Light House, The Pharos, Built In The Time Of Ptolemy I., In The 3d Century ...
Algeria
Algeria, One Of The Barbary States Of North Africa, Belonging To France, Extending From 20° W. To 10° E. Longi Tude. Area, 184,474 Square Miles. It Is Divided Into The Three Departments Of Oran, Constantine, And Algiers. It Is Regarded As Part Of France, But Has A Civil Governor-general And ...
Alhambra
Alhambra, The Famous Palace Of The Moorish Kings Of Granada, Situated On A Hill N. Of The Town Of Granada. Pavements And Walls Are Covered With Colored Tiles; And In Its Center Is The Fountain Of The Lions, An Alabaster Basin Supported By 12 Lions Of White Marble, Out Of ...
Alloy
Alloy, A Compound Or Mixture Of Two Or More Metals. When Mercury Is Mixed With Another Metal, The Compound Is Termed An Amalgam. Alloys Are Di Vided Into Three Groups: (1) Those Formed By The Metals Lead, Tin, Zinc, And Cadmium, Which Impart To Their Alloys Their Own Physical Properties ...
Alluvium
Alluvium, The Act Or Process Of Washing Away Soil, Gravel, Rocks, Etc., And Depositing The Debris In Other Places; Also, The Materials Thus Deposited. In Geology The Form Of The Word Is Alluvium, Or, Rarely, Alluvion. Alluvium Is Especially Employed To Designate The Transported Matter Laid Down By Fresh Water ...
Almanac
Almanac, An Annual Compilation, Based On The Calendar, Embracing Infor Mation Pertinent To The Various Days Of The Year, The Seasons, Etc., With Astro Nomical Calculations And Miscellaneous In Telligence. Before The Invention Of Print Ing There Was No Satisfactory Method Of Distributing To The Public Systematically Arranged Information About ...
Alphabet
Alphabet, So Called From Alpha And Beta, The First Two Greek Letters, Is The Name Given To A Set Of Graphic Signs, Called Letters, Denoting Elementary Sounds, By The Combination Of Which Words Can Be Visibly Represented. Near Ly 200 Alphabets, Ancient And Modern, Are Known, Of Which About 50 ...
Alps
Alps, The Highest And Most Extensive System Of Mountains In Europe, Included Between Lat. 44° And 48° N., And Long. 5° And 18° E., Covering The Greater Part Of Northern Italy, Several Departments Of France, Nearly The Whole Of Switzer Land, And A Large Part Of Austria. The Culminating Peak ...
Alsace Lorraine
Alsace-lorraine (al-sas-16-ran') A Naturally Rich And Historically Inter Esting Region, With Fertile Soil And Ac Tive Industries. It Was Ceded By France To Germany In 1871, And Awarded To France By The Treaty Of Versailles, 1919. Its Utmost Length From N. To S. Is 123 Miles; Its Breadth Varies Between ...
Altar
Altar, An Erection Made For The Offering Of Sacrifices For Memorial Pur Poses, Or For Some Other Object. An Altar Designed For Sacrifice Is Mentioned In Scripture As Early As The Time Of Noah (genesis Viii: 20). At Sinai Directions Were Given That Altars Should Be Of Earth Or Of ...
Aluminum
Aluminum, A Metal Discovered By Wailer In 1827, As A Gray Powder, But In 1847 In The Form Of Small, Glittering Metallic Globules. In 1854, H. St. Clair Deville Isolated Aluminum Into A State Of Almost Perfect Purity. He Found That Aluminum Could Be Prepared In A Com Pact Form ...
Amadis
Amadis, A Much Used Name In The Chivalric Poetry Of The Middle Ages. Of The Numerous Romances That May Be Grouped Under It, That Which Narrates The Adventures Of Amadis Of Gaul Is At Once The Most Ancient And The Best. Cas Tilian And Portuguese Versions Of The 13th And ...
Amazon
Amazon, A River Of South America, The Largest In The World, Formed By A Great Number Of Sources Which Rise In The Andes; The Two Head Branches Being The Tunguragua Or Maranon And The Ucayale, Both Rising In Peru, The Former From Lake Lauricocha, In Lat. 10° 29' S., The ...
Ambassador
Ambassador, A Diplomatic Officer Of The Highest Rank, Sent By A Sover Eign Or Nation To Another Power To Treat On Affairs Of State, Representing Not Only The Affairs, But Also The Person, Of His Sovereign Or Executive And Entitled To Al Most Equal Respect. Anciently Ambas Sadors Were Sent ...
America
America, The Grand Land Division Of The Western Hemisphere Of The World, Comprising North, Central, And South America, The West Indies And Other Adja Cent Islands. Although The Indigenous Inhabitants Of The Greater Part Of America Display No Family Connection With The Other Races Of The Earth, The Eskimos Of ...
Americanization
Americanization. This Term Was Brought Into General Use During The Organization Of "americanization Day" Celebrations In A Number Of Cities For July 4, 1915. It Properly Refers To The "science Of Race Assimilation"—the Proc Ess Of Making An American People Out Of The Vast Army Of Immigrants Who Have Come ...
Amiens
Amiens (am-yan'), An Old French City, The Capital Once Of Picardy, And Now Of The Department Of Somme, On The Many-channelled Navigable Somme, 81 Miles N. Of Paris By Rail. The Cathe Dral Of Notre Dame Is A Masterpiece Of Gothic Architecture. Begun In 1220, It Is 452 Feet Long, ...
Ammunition
Ammunition, A Term Applied To The Ordnance Stores Used In The Firing Of Guns Of Every Sort And Caliber. The Term Includes Gunpowder, Projectiles, Primers, And Accessories. The Term "fixed Ammunition" Is Applied To The Condition When Powder, Projectile, Or Primer Are Combined In The Single Piece, So As To ...
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ("dam" Or "dike Of The Amstel"), The Capital Of The Netherlands, Is Situated At The Influx Of The Amstel To The Ij Or Y (pronounced Eye), An Arm (now Mostly Drained) Of The Zuyder Zee, 44% Miles N. N. E. Of Rotterdam By Rail. It Is Divided By The ...
Anabaptists
Anabaptists, Members Of A Well Known Sect, Which Largely Figured In The Ecclesiastical And Civil History Of The 16th Century. It Began To Attract Notice Within Four Years Of The Ever-memorable 31st Of October, 1517, On Which Luther Affixed His "theses" To The Gate Of The Castle Church Of Wittenberg. ...
Analysis
Analysis, In Ordinary Language, The Act Of Analyzing; The State Of Being An Alyzed; The Result Of Such Investigation. The Separation Of Anything Physical, Mental, Or A Mere Conception Into Its Constitutent Elements. It Is Also Applied To A Syllabus, Conspectus, Or Exhibition Of The Heads Of A Discourse; A ...
Anarchism
Anarchism, A Tendency Founded Upon Anarchy In Human Society. By Anarchy Is Not To Be Understood The Word In Its Exaggerated Sense Of Chaos And Dis Order, But Literally A State Of Society In Which Authority Does Not Exist; That Is, A Society With The Greatest Imaginable Independence Of The ...
Anatomy
Anatomy (greek, "a Cutting Up Or Dissecting"), The Science Of The Form And Structure Of Organized Bodies; It Is Prac Tically Acquired By Separation Of The Parts Of A Body, So As To Show Their Dis Tinct Formation, And Their Relations To One Another. It Is, Therefore, A Branch Of ...
Ancona
Ancona, Capital Of A Province In Italy, Is Situated On A Promontory Of The Adriatic Coast, 127 Miles S. E. Of Ravenna By Rail. The Seat Of A Bishop. Pop. About 70,000. It Is Still The Most Important Seaport On The Adriatic Between Venice And Brin Disi. The Manufactures Are ...
Andalusia
Andalusia, A Large And Fertile Region Occupying The S. Of Spain. Its Shores Are Washed Both By The Mediter Ranean And The Atlantic. The Name Is A Form Of Vandalitia Or Vandalusia, From The Vandals, Who Overran It In The 5th Century. When It Was A Phoenician Trade Emporium, It ...
Andamans
Andamans, A Group Of Thickly Wooded Islands Toward The E. Side Of The Bay Of Bengal, About 680 Miles S. Of The Hoeglily Mouth Of The Ganges, Be Tween 10° And 14° Of N. Latitude, And 92° And 94° Of E. Longitude. They Con Sist Of The Great And Little ...
Andes
Andes (an'clez), Or, As They Are Called In Spanish South America, Cordilleras (ridges) De Los Andes, Or Simply Cordil Leras, A Range Of Mountains Stretching Along The Whole Of The W. Coast Of South America, From Cape Horn To The Isthmus Of Panama And The Caribbean Sea. In Absolute Length ...
Angelo Michael Angelo Buonarroti
Angelo (michael Angelo Buonarroti), The Most Distinguished Sculptor, Painter, And Architect Of His Time And Of The Modern World, Was Born On March 6, 1475. His Father, Ludovico Di Leonardo Buonarroti Simoni, Was A Poor Gentleman Of Florence. When The Sculptor Was Born, His Father Was Podesta, Or Mayor, Of ...
Angle
Angle, The Point Where Two Lines Meet, Or The Meeting Of Two Lines In A Point. Technically, The Inclination Of Two Lines To One Another. Angles May Be Ranked Under Two Leading Divisions, Plane And Solid Angles. A Plane Angle Is The Inclination Of Two Lines To One An Other ...
Angling
Angling, The Art Of Catching Fish With A Hook, Or Angle (anglo-saxon Ongel), Baited With Worms, Small Fish, Flies, Etc. We Find Occasional Allusions To This Pursuit Among The Greek And Latin Classical Writers. The Oldest Work On The Subject In English Is The "trea Tyse Of Fysshinge With An ...
Anglo Japanese Treaty
Anglo-japanese Treaty, An Agreement Entered Into By England And Japan, Jan. 30, 1902. Its Primary Object Was The Safeguarding Of The Interests Of Both Nations In China And Korea. The Unquestioned Military Primacy Of Japan In Asia, Together With Her Close Prox Imity To China And Korea, Combined With British ...
Anglo Persian Treaty
Anglo-persian Treaty, An Agreement Entered Into Aug. 9, 1919, At Teheran, Capital Of Persia, Between Great Britain And Persia In Regard To The Fu Ture Relation Of The Two Countries. The Text Of The Documents Was Published In England On Aug. 16. There Were Two Main Features Of The Instrument: ...
Aniesthesia
Aniesthesia (greek, "lack Of Sen Sation"), A Term Used To Express A Loss Of Sensibility To External Impressions, Which May Involve A Part Of The Whole Surface Of The Body. It May Occur Nat Urally As The Result Of Disease, Or May Be Produced Artificially By The Administra Tion Of ...
Animal
Animal, An Organized And Sentient Living Being. Life In The Earlier Periods Of Natural History Was Attributed Almost Exclusively To Animals. With The Prog Ress Of Science, However, It Was Extended To Plants. In The Case Of The Higher Ani Mals And Plants There Is No Difficulty In Assigning The ...
Ansonia
Ansonia, A City In New Haven Co., Conn.; On The Naugatuck River And The New York, New Haven And Hartford Railroad; 10 Miles W. Of New Haven. It Is Widely Noted For Its Extensive Manu Factures Of Clocks, And Brass, Copper, And Woolen Goods; And Has Several Banks, Young Men's ...
Antarctic Ocean
Antarctic Ocean, The Ocean Situ Ated About, Or Within, The Antarctic Cir Cle. The Great Southern Ocean Is That Part Of The Ocean Which Surrounds The World In One Continuous Band Between Thy Latitude Of 40° S. And The Antarctic Circle. This Band Is Only Partially Inter Rupted By The ...
Anti Saloon League
Anti-saloon League, An Organi Zation Whose Activities Were Undoubtedly The Chief Factor In The Promotion Of Na Tion-wide Prohibition Under A Constitu Tional Amendment And The Volstead Act Which Went Into Effect Jan. 16, 1920. The First Step Was The Formation Of The Anti Saloon League Of Ohio, Chiefly Through ...
Antimony
Antimony, In Chemistry, A Triad Metallic Element, But In Some Less Staple Compounds It Appears To Be Pentad. Sym Bol, Sb.; Atomic Weight, 122; Sp. Gr., 6.8; Melting Point, 450°. It Can Be Distilled, But Takes Fire When Strongly Heated In The Air, Forming Sb203. Antimony Is A Bright Bluish-white, ...
Antinomianism
Antinomianism (greek, Anti, "against," And Nomas, "law"), The Doc Trine Or Opinion That Christians Are Freed From Obligation To Keep The Law Of God. It Is Generally Regarded, By Advocates Of The Doctrine Of Justification By Faith, As A Monstrous Abuse And Perversion Of That Doctrine, Upon Which It Usually ...
Antipope
Antipope, A Pontiff Elected In Oppo Sition To One Canonically Chosen. The First Antipopes Were Felix, During The Pontificate Of Liberius (352-366) ; Ursi Nus, Against Damascus (366-384) ; And Laurentius, Against Symmachus (498 514). During The Middle Ages Several Emperors Of Germany Set Up Popes Against Those Whom The ...
Apatite
Apatite, A Translucent But Seldom Transparent Mineral. It Passes Through Various Shades Of Color, From White To Yellow, Green, Blue, And Occasionally Red. It Is Now Largely Utilized As A Source Of Artificial Phosphate Manures. Ape, A Common Name Of A Number Of Quadrumanous Animals Inhabiting The Old World (asia ...
Aperture
Aperture, In Anatomy, Zoology, Botany, Etc.: (a) The Aperture Of A Univalve Shell Is The Opening Or Mouth. In Mollusks Which Feed On Vegetable Matter It Is Entire; While In Those Which Are Animal Feeders It Has A Notch Or Canal. In Some Families It Has An Oper Culum Or ...
Aphis
Aphis (a'fis), A Genus Of Insects, The Typical One Of The Family Aphidu. It Contains Those Soft Pulpy Little Animals, Winged Or Wingless, And With Long Anten Na;, Which Are Seen Beneath The Leaves, Or In Curled-up Leaves, Or In The Axils Of Many Plants, Or Even On The Roots ...
Aphrodite
Aphrodite (af-ro-drte), One Of The Chief Divinities Of The Greeks, The Goddess Of Love And Beauty, So Called Be Cause She Was Sprung From The Foam Aphiros Of The Sea. She Was The Wife Of Hephaestus, But She Loved Besides, Among Gods, Ares And Dionysus, And Among Mortals, Anchises And ...
Apocrypha
Apocrypha (a-pok'rif-a), In The Early Christian Church, (1) Books Pub Lished Anonymously; (2) Those Suitable For Private Rather Than Public Reading; (3) Those Written By An Apostle Or Other Inspired Author, But Not Regarded As Part Of Scripture; (4) The Works Of Heretics. In English Now, The Following 14 Books: ...
Apollo
Apollo, Son Of Zeus (jupiter) And Leto (latona), Who Being Persecuted By The Jealousy Of Hera (juno), After Tedi Ous Wanderings And Nine Days' Labor Was Delivered To Him And His Twin Sister, Artemis (diana), On The Island Of Delos. Skilled In The Use Of The Bow, He Slew The ...
Apostle
Apostle, One Who Is Sent Off Or Away From; One Sent On Some Important Mis Sion; A Messenger; A Missionary. The Name Given, In The Christian Church, To The 12 Men Whom Jesus Selected From His Disciples As The Best Instructed In His Doctrines, And The Fittest Instru Ments For ...
Appeal
Appeal, An Application For The Trans Fer Of A Cause Or Suit From An Inferior To A Superior Court Or Judge. It Differs From A Writ Of Error In Two Respects: (1) That An Appeal May Be Brought On Any Interlocutory Matter, But A Writ Of Error Only On A ...
Appendicitis
Appendicitis, A Disease Caused By Inflammation, Suppuration, And Conse Quent Gangrene In The Tissue Of The Ver Miform Appendix, Usually Due To Insuffi Cient Circulation Of Blood In The Part Itself. The Interior Of The Appendix Is Big Enough To Admit Only A Medium Sized Darning Needle. The Interior Caliber ...
Apprenticeship
Apprenticeship, In Law, A Con Tract By Which A Person Who Understands Some Art, Trade, Or Business, And Called Master, Undertakes To Teach The Same To Another Person, Commonly A Minor, Am" Called The Apprentice, Who, On His Part, Is Bound To Serve The Master, During A Definite Period Of ...