Candia
Candia, The Capital Of The Island Or Candia, And From Which The Island Derives Its Name, Is Situated On A Beautiful Plain, Watered By The River Ceratus. It Is Supposed, Both By Savary And Sonnini, To Occupy The Site Of The Ancient Ileraclea; But Olivier Rather Refers It To Port ...
Candia
Candia, The Ancient Crete, A Rich And Extensive Island In The Mediterranean Sea, Lies Between 231 And 261 Degrees E. Long., And Forms As It Were A Base To The Grecian Archipelago. Its Length From Its Most Western Coast To Cape Samonium On The Cast Is About Sixty Leagues ; ...
Candle
Candle, Is An Article So Well Known In Domestic Economy, As To Render Any Description Of It Entirely Su Perfluous. The Term Is Obviously Derived From The Latin Candela, And That From Candere, To Burn. Candles Are By No Means A Modern Invention, Though Lamps Seem To Have Been Chiefly ...
Caner
Caner, A Seaport Town Of Candia, Lies On The North Side Of The Island, At The Eastern Extremity Of A Large Bay, And Is Supposed To Occupy The Site Of The Ancient Cydo Nia. Cauca Is Of An Oblong Figure, About Two Miles In Circumference, And Defended By A Strong ...
Canibray
Canibray, The Canzaracum, Or Carnaracurn Nervio Rum, Of The Ancients, A City Of France, And The Principal Place Of A District In The Department Of The North, Is Situ Ated On The Banks Of The Scheldt, By Which It Is Divided Into Two Parts. The City Is Large, Well Built, ...
Canker A
Canker .--a N Extremely Loathsome Disease, Which Very Often Has Its Origin In Frush; At Other Times It Is Produced By Grease: In Fact It May Ori Ginate In Almost Any Neglected Or Maltreated Dis Eased Action, Continuing Long In The Foot. It Is Brought On By The Ichorous And ...
Cannabis Sativa
Cannabis Sativa. Our Own Hemp, And The Oriental Called Bang, Are Highly Narcotic. The Smoke, Frequently Used In Egypt And The Cast, Is Said To Be More Power Ful Than Tobacco. It Appears That The Ancients Had A Practice Of Intoxicating Themselves With Some Such Plants, By Sitting Round Smoking ...
Cannibals
Cannibals, Is An Appellation Given To Those Sa Vages Who Feed On Human Flesh. Much Incredulity Has Been Displayed Concerning The Existence Of Men Who Could Devour Their Own Species, And The Fact Has Been Considered So Abhorrent To The Laws Of Nature, So Offensive To The Deity, And So ...
Canoe
Canoe, The Name Given To The Boats And Vessels Of Savage Tribes. A Particular Account Of The Different Canoes Will Be Found In The Description Of The Different Countries Where They Are Used. (w) Canon-lsw, Is That Body Of Law Which Was At Different Times, And In Different Portions, Promulgated ...
Canterbury
Canterbury, The Durovernum Of The Romans, Is The Capital Of The County Of Kent, And The Archiepis Copal See Of The Primate Of All England. It Is Situated In A Fine Valley, On The Banks Of The River Stour, Which Here Forms Five Or Six Islands, By Dividing Itself Into ...
Canton Of Glaris
Glaris, Canton Of, Is One Of The Swiss Cantons, Ex Tending Ahout 15 Leagues In Length And 7 In Breadth. It Contains Square Geographical Miles, Only Two Of Which Are Arable. This Canton Consists Of A Great Valley, And Three Lateral Vallies, Enclosed On All Sides Except The North East ...
Canute
Canute, King Of Denmark, Surnamed The Great, Was, Upon The Death Of Edmund, Proclaimed King Of England, A. D. 1017, After His Countrymen Had Contend Ed For Possession Of The Country Above Two Hundred Years. As A Pretext For The Exclusion Of Edmund's Family, It Was Affirmed, Hut Without Truth, ...
Caoutchouc
Caoutchouc, A Soft, Dense, Elastic, Vegetable Substance, Well Known Under The Name Of Elastic Gum, And Indian Rubber. It Is Remarkable Not Only For The Above Characters, But Also For Its Wonderful Inflamma Bility; And For Some Very Singular Chemical And Me Chanical Properties. In This Country It Is Commonly ...
Cape
Cape To Nv Sa The Capital Of The Cape Of Good Hope, And The Only Place In The Colony That Deserves The Name Or A Town, Stands On A Sloping Plain At The South-west Corner Of Table Bay, And Is Surrounded, Except Towards The Sea, By Black And Dreary Mountains. ...
Cape Of Good Hope
Cape Of Good Hope, An Extensive European Settle Ment On The Southern Extremity Of The African Continent, Lies Between 29° 55', And 34° 47' S. Lat., And Between 17° 36', And 28° 17' E. Long. It Is Bounded On The West And South By The Ocean, On The East By ...
Capias
Capias, In The Law Of England, Is A Writ Or Process, Of Which There Are Several Kinds. Capias Ad Rekpondendum, Is A Writ Sued Out Before Judgment, Where An Original• Is Taken Out, &c. To Take The Defendant, Who Had Neglected To Appear In The Previous Process, And Make Him ...
Capillary Attii Act Ion
Capillary Attii Act Ion, From (villas, "a Hair," Is Properly That Force By Which Water, Or Any Other Fluid, Is Raised Above Its Level In Glass Tubes, Whose Diameter Does Not Exceed That Of A Hair. It Is Now Employed In A More Gelieral Sense, To Denote That Force With ...
Cappadocia
Cappadocia Was, In Ancient Times, A Province Of Lydia In Asia, Extending From Mount Taurus To The Euxine Sca ; But Was Divided First By The Persians, And Afterwards By The Macedonians, Into Two Dynasties. The Northei:n Division, Which, From Its Situation, Received The Appellation Of Cappadocia Ad Pontum, Was ...
Capri
Capri, Formerly Ca Rite4.:, Is An Island Of The Medi Terranean, Situated On The South Side Of The Bay Of Naples, And Separated By A Narrow Channel From Calm Cam Panella (the Promontorium Atheneum, Or Minerva', Of The Ancients), The Extremity Of The Tongue Of Laud Which Forms The Southern ...
Caprimulgus
Caprimulgus, Lin. &c. Goatsucrer. Bill Slightly Curved, Very Small, Subulate, And Depressed At The Base; Mouth Extremely Wide, And Furnished With A Glutinous Humour For The Retention Of Insects, With A Se Ries Of Bristles At The Sides ; Ears Rely Large ; Tongue Point Ed And Entire; Nostrils Basal, ...
Caracalla
Caracalla, The Appellation By Which Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, A Roman Emperor, Is Generally Known, Though It Was Given To Him As A Mark Of Reproach, On Account Of His Silly Fondness For A Gaulish Robe Called By That Name, Which He Himself Usually Wore, And Which He Distributed Gratuitously Among ...
Caraccas
Caraccas Ax Extensive District In The Eastern Part Of Terra Firma, In South America, Comprehending The Province Of Vene Zuela In The Centre, The Government Of Maracaibo On The West, Guiana On The South, The Government Of Cumana On The East, And The Island Of Margaretta On The North-east. This ...
Caracci
Caracci, Le Doyle°, The Cousin-german Of Anni Bale And Agostino, Was Born At Bologna In 1555, And Died In 1619. Ile Studied Tinder Prospero Fontana ; But It Was By Comemplating The Works Of Titian, Tintoretto, And Pao.o Veronese At Venice, And Of Parmigiano And Corregio A.t Parma, That He ...
Caravan
Caravan, From The Arabic Caerawan, And The Per Sian Kervan, A Trader, Is The Name Given To A Company Of Merchants Or Pilgrims, Who Travel Through The De Serts In A Body, In Order To Be Secure Against The Attacks Of The Arabs And Robbers With Which They Arc Infested. ...
Carcaijossi Anossi
Anossi, Carcaijossi, Or Androheizaha, A Pro Vince In The South-east Extremity Of The Island Of Mada Gascar, Where Fort Dauphin Is Situated. It Lies Be Tween 23° 10', And 26° S. Lat., And Is Divided From .the Country Of The Ampatres By A Great River Called Man Dreze, Or Mandrerei. ...
Carcassone
Carcassone, Anciently Carcaso, The Capital Of The Department Of The A Ode, Is Situated Upon The Canal Of Lam;tiectoc, And Also Upon The River Aude, Which Di Vides The Town Into Two Parts, Called The Upper And The Lower Town, Both Of Which Are Surrounded With A Wall. The Upper ...