Beethoven
Beethoven, Bi-to-fen, Ludwig Van, The Greatest Orchestral Composer Of The 19th Century: B. Bonn, 16 Dec. 1770; D. Vienna, 26 March 1827. While Classed Among The German Masters, The Dutch Van In His Name (which Is Not A Sign Of Nobility) Indicates His Descent From A Family In The Netherlands, ...
Beetle
Beetle, An Insect Of The Order Coleoptera. Beetles Are Distinguished From All Other Insects By The Elytra Or Thickened Fore Wings, Which Are Not Actively Used In Flight, The Hind Wings Being Especially Adapted For That Purpose. The Elytra Cover And Encase, Thus Protecting, The Posterior Segments Of The Thorax ...
Befana
Befana, Ba-fena (italian, Befania, 4epiphan?), A Figure, Generally Representing An Old Woman, Which Is Exhibited In Italy On The Day Of Epiphany By Children, Or In Shops, Etc., Where Things For Children Are Sold. It Symbolizes The Ancient Woman Of Palestine Who, Saying She Would See Them On Their Return, ...
Begas
Begas, Reinhold, German Sculptor (son Of Karl Begas And Brother Of Oskar Begas, Qq.v.) : B. Berlin, 16 July 1831;*d. 3 Aug. 1911. It Is Generally Conceded That He Was The Leading German Sculptor Of His Own Period. Beginning His Studies In The Berlin Academy, He Later Studied Under Wichinann ...
Begonia
Begonia, A Genus Of 400 To 500 Species Of Succulent Tropical Herbs Or Under-shrubs Of The Family Begoniacece, Most Abundant In Mex Ico And Central And South America. Since The Introduction Of The First Species (b. Nitida) Into England In 1777 About 200 Species Have Been Utilized By Horticulturists, Who ...
Behavior And Behaviorism
Behavior And Behaviorism. The Term Behavior Was Used First To Describe The Conditions Of Animal Activities, But Because Of The Peculiar Relations That Exist Between The Actions Of Man And Animals It Has Developed Into A Name For One General Explanation Of Or Attitude Toward Human And Animal Actions And ...
Behn
Behn, Ban, Aphra, Or Aphara, English Novelist And Dramatist: B. Wye, Kent. 1640; D. London, 16 April 1689. She Was The Daughter Of John Johnson, A Barber; Went To Surinam, Then An English Possession, When She Was Very Young, And Remained There Some Years, During Which Time She Became Acquainted ...
Beissel
Beissel, Brsel, Johann Conrad, German Mystic: B. Eberbach 1690; D. Ephrata, Pa., 1768. He Learned The Trade Of A Baker, Also Studied Music And Was A Successful Violinist. Later He Studied Theology At Halle, But Having Been Banished In 1720 For His Pietistic Opinions He Emigrated To Pennsylvania, Settling First ...
Bejapur
Bejapur, Be-ja-por' (anciently Vi_java Pura, The Impregnable City), Hindustan, A Town In The Bombay Presidency, Near The Borders Of The Nizam's Dominions, About 245 Miles South East Of Bombay And Near The Right Bank Of An Affluent Of The Krishna. For Many Centuries It Was The Capital Of A Rich ...
Beke
Beke, Bac, Charles Tilstone, English Traveler: B. Stepney, Middlesex, 10 Oct. 1800; D. Bromley, Kent, 31 July 1874. In His 20th Year He Entered On A Business Career And Was Thus Led To Visit Italy. On His Return He Studied Taw At Lincoln's Inn And In 1834 He Followed Up ...
Bela
Bela, Ba',16, The Name Of Four Hungarian Kings Of The Arpad Dynasty. Bela I, Son Of Ladislaf, Competed For The Crown With His Brother Andrew, Whom He Ultimately Defeated, And Mounted The Throne In 1061. He Established A Coinage And Weights And Measures. Bela Ii, Surnamed The Blind, Because His ...
Belasco
Belasco, David, American Dramatist: B. San Francisco, Cal., 25 July 1859. He Was Graduated At Lincoln College In 1875. In 1874 He Made His Stage Debut At The Metropolitan, San Francisco, And For A Time Was Stage Man Ager Of The House And Of Baldwin's Grand Opera. His Success In ...
Belfast
Belfast, Ireland, The Chief Commercial And Manufacturing City Of The Island, A Par Liamentary Borough And The Capital Of The Prov Ince Of Ulster, On The River Lagan At The Head Of Belfast Lough, About 113 Miles By Rail North Of Dublin. It Is The Terminal Station Of The Great ...
Belgium
Belgium (flemish, Belgie; French, Bel Gique; German, Belgien), A Icingdom Of Europe, Bounded North By Holland, Northwest By The North Sea, West And South By France, And East By The Duchy Of Luxemburg, Rhenish Prussia And Dutch Limburg. Its Greatest Length, Northwest To Southeast, Is 165 Miles; Greatest Breadth, North ...
Belgium And The War
Belgium And The War. Whereas The Variously-described °causes* Of Which The War Was The Effect May Long Remain The Sub Ject Of Controversy Among Historians — Accord Ing To The National Viewpoint Of Each, The Man Ner In Which Belgium Was Swept Into The Con Flict Is Comparatively Clear And ...
Belgrade
Belgrade, Serbia, The Capital Of The Kingdom, Situated In The Angle Formed By The Junction Of The Save With The Danube, Over Looked By A Citadel On A Rocky Eminence About 160 Feet High. The Town Has Been Almost En Tirely Transformed In Recent Times And Now Contains A Number ...
Belief
Belief. In A General Sense Belief Is The Assent Of The Understanding To The Truth Of A Proposition, But In A Technical And Theological Sense Has Come To Be Used As A Mental Exercise Somewhat Depending Upon The Volition Of The Individual. The Word Is Used To Mean The Ac ...
Belisarius
Belisarius, Byzantine General: B. About 505; D. 565. To Him The Emperor Justinian Chiefly Owed The Splendor Of His Reign. Belisa Rius First Served In The Bodyguard Of The Em Peror, Soon After Obtained The Chief Command Of An Army Of 25,000 Men Stationed On The Per Sian Frontiers, And ...
Belize
Belize, B6-1ez' (sgmetimes Written Belice Or Balize), British Honduras, The Capital Of The Colony. Lat. 17° 29' N.; Long. 88° 8' W. It Has Been Suggested That The Name Is Derived From The French Balise, A Beacon, But More Probably It Is A Corruption Of Wallace, A Scotch Buccaneer Named ...
Bell
Bell, Andrew, Scottish Educator, Author Of The Mutual Instruction Or °madras" System Of Education: B. Saint Andrews, 27 March 1753; D. Cheltenham, England, 27 Jan. 1832. He Was Educated At The University Of His Native Town, Resided For Seven Years In Virginia As Tutor To A Plasterer's Family, And On ...
Bell
Bell, Alexander Graham, American Scientist, Inventor Of The Telephone: B. Edin Burgh, Scotland, 3 March 1847. He Was A Son Of Alexander M. Bell (q.v.), And Was Taught At Home By His Parents, More Especially By His Mother, Whose Musical Talent He Inherited, And By August Benoit Bertini, A Musical ...
Bell_2
Bell, Charles Frederick Moberly, Eng Lish Journalist, Managing Director Of The Lon Don Times: B. Alexandria, Egypt, 2 April 1847; D. London, 5 April 1911. Started As A Young Man On A Commercial Career In Egypt, In 1865, Aged 18, He Took A Vacation In Walking Along The Entire Length ...
Bell_3
Bell, Henry, Scottish Engineer, The First Successful Applier Of Steam To The Purposes Of Navigation In Europe: B. Torphichen, Linlith Gowshire, 7 April 1767; D. Helensburgh, 14 Nov. 1830. He Practised For Several Years, At Glasgow, The Craft Of A House Carpenter, But In 1808 Removed To Helensburgh, Where He ...
Bell_4
Bell, James Franklin, American Soldier: B. Shelbyville, Ky., 9 Jan. 1856. He Was Gradu Ated From The United States Military Academy 1878; He Was Appointed Additional Second Lieu Tenant, 14 June 1878; Second Lieutenant, 28 June 1878; Transferred To 7th Cavalry, 9 Aug. 1878; First Lieutenant 1890; Major Of Engineers, ...
Bell_5
Bell, John, Scottish Surgeon: B. Edin Burgh, 12 May 1763; D. Rome, 15 April 1820. He Was A Brother Of Sir Charles And George Joseph Bell, And After Completing His Profes Sional Education Traveled For A Short Time In Russia And The North Of Europe, And On His Return Began ...
Bell_6
Bell, A Hollow Vessel, Which, By Its Vibra Tions When Struck, Gives Forth Sounds; Whence Its Name, From The Old Saxon Word Bellan, To Bawl Or Bellow. It Is An Instrument Of Great Antiquity, Being Spoken Of By Hebrew Writers, As In Exodus Xxviii, Where Golden Bells Are Pre Scribed ...
Bell_7
Bell, Liberty, The Bell In Independence Hall, Philadelphia, That Was Rung To Announce The Adoption Of The Declaration Of Independence By The Continental Congress. The Bell Was Cast In London By Robert Charles And Cost About $500. The Specifications Provided That It Was To Be Made By The Best Workmen, ...
Bell_8
Bell, Song Of The Von Der Glocke'), A Poem Which Is Generally Considered Schiller's Masterpiece. It Was First Published In The Musenalmanach, In 1800. In This Work The Various Operations Attending The Casting Of The Bell Are Made To Symbolize The Whole Course Of Human Life. The Name Given To ...
Bellarmino
Bellarmino, Bel-lar-menii, Or Bel Larmine, Roberto Francesco Romolo, Italian Cardinal And Controversialist: B. Monte Pulciano In Tuscany, 4 Oct. 1542; D. Rome, 17 Sept. 1621. At The Age Of 18 He Entered The College Of Jesuits, Where He Soon Distinguished Himself ; And His Reputation Caused Him To Be Sent ...
Belligerency
Belligerency. In International Law, A State Of Armed Hostility Which Has Been Legally Recognized. This Condition May Exist Between Nations, Between A Nation And A Community Not Within The Family Of Nations, Or Between An Established And Recognized Nation And One Of Its Sections Which May Be Attempting To Throw ...
Belligerent
Belligerent, A Nation Or A Large Sec Tion Of A Nation Engaged In Carrying On War. On The Outbreak Of War Between Sovereign Powers The Rights And Duties Of The Warring Nations In Regard To Each Other And In Regard To Neutral Powers Are Clearly Defined By Inter National Law. ...
Bellingham
Bellingham, .richard, Royal Governor Of Massachusetts: B. About 1592; D. 7 Dec. 1672. He Emigrated To The Colony, Of Which He Was One Of The Original Patentees, In 1634; In 1635 Was Made Deputy-governor; And In 1641 Was Elected Governor In Opposition To Winthrop By A Majority Of Six Votes. ...
Bellingham_2
Bellingham, Wash., City And County Seat Of Whatcom County, On The Eastern Shore Of Bellingham Bay, And On The Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Canadian Pacific And Bell Ingham Bay And British Columbia Railroads, 97 Miles North Of Seattle. The First Settlement Was Made In October 1852 By Capt. Henry Roeder, ...
Bellini
Bellini, Giovanni, Venetian Painter: B. About 1430; D. 1516. He Was The Younger Son Of Jacopo Bellini, An Original Artist Of Great Vigor And Attainments, Who Went To Vari Ous Cities Of Northern And Central Italy And Came In Contact With The Renaissance Influences, New In His Time, Which Were ...
Bellona
Bellona, The Goddess Of War Among The Romans, Daughter Of Phorcys And Ceto. She Was Called By The Greeks Enyo, And Is Often Confounded With Minerva. She Was Anciently Called Duellona, And Was The Sister Of Mars, Or, According To Some, His Daughter Or His Wife. She Prepared His Chariot ...
Bellows
Bellows, Machine For Blowing Fire, So Formed As, By Being Dilated And Contracted, To Inhale Air By An Orifice Which Is Opened And Closed By A Valve, And To Propel It Through A Tube Upon The Fire. The Invention Of Bellows Is Ascribed To Anacharsis The Scythian, Though Probably It ...
Bells Palsy
Bell's Palsy, Named After Sir Charles Bell (q.v.), A Palsy Of The Muscles Of The Face Supplied By The Seventh Or Facial Nerve, And Due To Some Peripheral Lesion, In Distinction To Facial Palsy Of A Central, Or Of A Nuclear Origin. It May Occur On Both Sides Of The ...
Bembo
Bembo, Pietro, Italian Scholar And Writ Er : B. Venice, 29 May 1470; D. 18 Jan. 1547. At Ferrara He Completed His Philosophical Studies, And After Visiting Rome Went, In 1506, To The Court Of Urbino, At That Time One Of Those Italian Courts Where The Sciences Stood Highest In ...
Ben Ledi
Ben-ledi. A Scottish Mountain, Lying Northwest Of Callander, Perthshire, Reaching The Height Of 2,875 Feet Above Sea-level. It Is Somewhat Difficult Of Ascent, But Gives A Splen Did View. High Up On It There Is A Small Loch. It Is Mentioned In Scott's 'lady Of The Lake,' Its Name, Ben ...
Benares
Benares (in Sanskrit, Varanasi), Hin Dustan, A Town In Northwest Provinces, In The Division Of The Same Name, On The Left Bank Of The Ganges, From Which It Rises Like An Amphi Theatre, Presenting A Splendid Panorama Of Temples, Mosques, Palaces And Other Buildings, With Their Domes, Minarets, Etc. Fine ...
Benbow
Benbow, John, English Admiral: H. Shrewsbury, England, 1653; D. Jamaica, 4 Nov_ 1702. After Serving For Some Time In The Navy He Entered The Merchant Service, And Fourht So Desperately. Against A Pirate From Sallee, In One Of His Tnps To The Mediterranean, About The Year 1686, As To Beat ...
Bender Abbas
Bender Abbas, Persia, Seaport In The Strait Of Ormuz. It Was Once Of Considerable Commercial Importance But Its Trade Has Di Minished Within Recent Years. The Chief Ex Ports Passing Through This Port Are Fruit, Tobacco, Wool, Carpets And Opium, Amounting To About $2,300,000 A Year. The Population, About 20,000, ...
Benedetto Da Maiano
Benedetto Da Maiano (or Majano) Cla Ma-ya2no (real Name Benedetto Di Lsorrano), Italian Sculptor And Architect: B. Florence 1442; D. There 27 May 1497. He Was The Son Of Leonardo Da Maiano, A Stone Mason And Builder, In Whose Family The Trades And Those Allied To Them Seem To Have ...
Benedict
Benedict, Saint, The Founder Of The First Religious Order In The West: B. Norcia, Italy, 480; D. 21 March 543. While Yet A Youth He Retired To A Cavern Situated In The Desert Of Subiaco, 40 Miles From Rome, And For Three Years Dwelt In A Cavern (afterward Called The ...
Benedict Biscop
Benedict Biscop, An Ecclesiastic: B. Of A Noble Northumbrian Family In 628 Or 629; D. Wearmouth, 12 Jan. 690. He Spent The First Years Of His Life At Court, But At The Age Of 25 He Relinquished This Manner Of Life And Accompanied Wilfrid On A Pilgrimage To Rome In ...
Benedict Xiv
Benedict Xiv, Prospero Lambertini: B. Bologna 1675; D. 3 May 1758. He Applied Himself With Success To The Canon And Civil Law, And Became Advocate To The Consistory At Rome. Afterward He Was Appointed Promotor Fidei, And Wrote A Valuable Work On The 'ceremonies Used In Beatifications' (1734). He Was ...
Benedict Xv
Benedict Xv, Giacomo Della Chiesa: B. Pegli, Near Seaport Of Genoa, 21 Nov. 1854. Made His Early Studies In The Town Gymnasia Of Genoa At The University Of Which He Received The Doctor's Degree In Jurisprudence. He Studied Theology At Rome In The Collegio Capranica And Was Ordained Priest In ...
Benedictines
Benedictines. From The 6th To The 10th Century Almost All The Monks In The West Might Be So Called, Because They Followed The Rule Of Saint Benedict Of Norcia. The Rules Which At That Time The Monasteries In Spain And France Received From Their Bishops, As Well As The Rule ...
Benefice
Benefice, Ben'e-fis (lat. Beneficium), An Ecclesiastical Living, Originally Including Every Species Of Preferment, As Well As Those To Which Dignities And Offices Were Attached, Namely, Bishoprics, Deaconries And Prebends, As The Lesser Sort, Namely, Rectories, Vicarages, Per Petual Curacies And Endowed Chaplaincies ; But In Its Popular Acceptation It Includes ...
Benefit Of Clergy
Benefit Of Clergy, In English Criminal Law, The Privilegium Clericale, Exemp Tion Of The Clergy From Penalties Imposed By Law For Certain Crimes. It Was For Many. Cen Turies An Important Element In The Admitustra Tion Of Criminal Law And Still Is A Curious And Instructive Part Of The History ...
Beneke
Beneke, Ba'n6-ke, Friedrich Eduard, German Philosopher And Psychologist: B. Ber Lin, 17 Feb. 1798; Disappeared 1 March 1854; Found Drowned In A Canal At Charlottenburg, 4 June 1856. After Serving As A Volunteer In The Campaign Of 1815, He Studied Theology And Philosophy At Halle And Berlin, Giving Special Attention ...
Benevento
Benevento, Italy, A Province With An Area Of 680 Square Miles, And An Archiepiscopal City. The Surface Of The Province Is Hilly But The Soil Fertile In Corn, Fruit And Pasture. Game Is Very Abundant, And Cattle, Grain, Wine, Oranges And Dead Game Are Exported. Benevento Was Originally Called Maleventum, ...
Benfey
Benfey, Ben'fi, Theodor, German Orientalist And Comparative Philologist: B. Of Jewish Parents, Norlen, Hanover, 28 Jan. 1809; D. 26 June 1881. He Studied In Gottingen, Munich, Frankfort And Heidelberg, Devoting Himself Especially To Classical And Comparative Philology. In 1862 He Was Appointed To The Chair Of Sanskrit And Comparative Philology ...
Bengal
Bengal, B&igiel, Johann Albrecht, Ger Man Theologian And Philologist: B. Winnenden, Wiirtemberg, 24 June 1687; D. Alpirsbach, 2 Nov. 1752. He Studied At Stuttgart And Tiibin Gen, And Became Citrate Of Metzingen. In 1708 He Was Appointed Tutor In Theology At Tubin Gen. Among Other High Offices Filled By Him ...
Bengal
Bengal, India (hind. Ban Gala, Skt. Vangalam, From Vanga), A Province Of India, Administered By A Governor And Re Constituted In 1905 And In 1912 From The For Mer Bengal Presidency And Province, Which Included Under Its Administration The Native States Of Bihar, Orissa And Chota Nagpur. As Reconstructed The ...
Beni
Beni, A River Of South America, Formed By The Junction Of Several Streams Flowing Eastward From The Andes In About 18° South. Its Course Is North And Northeast Through Bo Livia; And On The Border Of Brazil It Unites With The Mamore To Form The Madeira, By Which Its Waters ...
Benin
Benin, Be-nite, Africa, A Negro Country Or Kingdom, On The Bight Of Benin, Gulf Of Guinea, Extending Along The Coast On Both Sides Of The Benin River, And To Some Distance In Land, But The Limits Are Not Accurately Known. The Capital Is Benin, A Town Which At One Time ...
Beniowsky
Beniowsky, Bapne-6ff'skl, Moritz Au Gust Von, Hungarian Adventurer: B. Verbova, Hungary, 1741; D. 23 May 1786. The Son Of An Austnan General, He Served As Lieutenant In The Seven Years' War And In The Polish War Against Russia. In 1769 He Fell Into The Hands Of The Russians, Who Exiled ...
Bennett
Bennett (enoch), Arnold, English Author: B. Hanley, Staffordshire, 27 May 1867. He Was Educated At Newcastle Middle School, First Took Up Law As His Profession, Which He Abandoned To Take Up Journalism, Becoming Assistant Editor Of Woman In 1893, And Editor In 1896. He Gave Up Journalism In 1900 To ...
Bennett_2
Bennett, James Gordon, American Journalist: B. New Mill, Keith, Scotland, 1 Sept. 1795; D. New York, 1 June 1872. He Was Of French Extraction. He Entered A Catholic Seminary At Aberdeen With A View To Entering The Priesthood And After A Three Years' Course Emigrated To. America, Arriving At Halifax, ...
Benson
Benson, Arthur Christopher, English Man Of Letters (son Of Edward White Benson And Brother Of Edward Frederic, Qq.v.): B. 24 April 1862. He Was Educated At Eton And King's College, Cambridge, Was A Master At Eton 1885-1903, And Is Now President, Fellow And Lecturer Of Magdalene College, Cambridge. He Has ...
Benson_2
Benson, William Shepherd, American Admiral: B. Macon, Ga., 25 Sept. 1855. He Was Graduated From The United States Naval Academy In 1877; Rose To Lieutenant In 1893; Lieut.-commander In 1909; Captain, 1909, And Rear-admiral 11 May 1915. On The Last-men Tioned Date He Was Named By Secretary Daniels As Chief ...
Bent
Bent, William W., American Fur Trader And Pioneer: B. Marietta, Ohio, 1809; D. Near Las Animas, Colo., 19 May 1869. He Became A Trader And Trapper On The Upper Missouri And, In 1826, With His Brothers, Charles, Robert And George, Helped To Organize And Establish The Business Of Bent, St. ...
Bentham
Bentham, Jeremy, English Jurist And Publicist: B. London, 15 Feb. 1748; D. London, 6 June 183z After An Early Education At West Minster School He Went To Oxford In His 13th Year, Taking His Bachelor's Degree At 15, And His Master's Degree At 18. He Studied English Law, But Never ...
Bentinck
Bentinck, Lord William Charles Cav Endish, English Soldier And Statesman (second Son Of The 3d Duke Of Portland); B 14 Sept. 1774; D. Paris, 17 Juhe 1839. He Entered The Army At An Early Ar, And Served In The Duke Of York's Campaign In Flanders, And Also In Italy With ...
Bentley
Bentley, Richard, English Divine, Clas Sical Scholar, And Polemicist: B. Oulton, Near Wakefield, Yorkshire, 27 Jan. 1662; D. Cam Bridge, 14 July 1742. His Father Is Said To Have Been A Blacksmith. To His Mother, A Woman Of Strong Natural Abilities, He Was Indebted For The Rudiments Of His Education, ...
Benton
Benton, Thomas Hart, American States Man: B. Orange County, N. C., 14 March 1782; D. 10 April 1858. He Was The Greatest Of That Most Valuable And Scarcely Appreciated Class, The Border State Leaders, Whose Sympathies Were With The South, And Who Had No Feeling Against Slavery, Yet At The ...
Benue
Benue, Ben'we, Or Binue, A River Of West Africa, The Chief Tributary Of The Niger. It Rises In The Bub'n Jidda Hills On The Cast Of Adamawa, Flows For A Short Distance North West Then West To Bassama, After Which Its Course Is Generally Southwest To Its Junction With The ...
Benzene
Benzene, An Aromatic Hydrocarbon Dis Covered By Faraday In 1825 And Called By Him "bicarburet Of Hydrogen') It Has The Chemical Formula C2h2, And Is The Fundamental Substance From Which The Extensive Series Of "aromatic Compounds" Is Obtained. In 1845, Hofmann Proved Its Existence In Coal Tar And That Substance ...
Benzoic Acid
Benzoic Acid, An Organic Acid, Be Longing In The Aromatic Series And Having The Formula Calia.cooh. It Occurs In Benzoin Gum And In Certain Other Resins And Balsams. It May Be Obtained Also From The Hippuric Acid That Occurs In The Urine Of The Horse And Other Herbivorous Animals By ...
Beowulf
Beowulf, Heti-will F, Anglo-saxon Epic, Of Great Importance As One Of The Earliest Extant Pieces Of Literature In The English Lan Guage, As A Source Of Information In Regard To Early Manners, Customs And Traditions, And As An Heroic Poem Of Great Dignity And Beauty. The Unique Manuscript, Now In ...
Beppu
Beppu, Bip'poo, Japan, A Bathing Place And Seaport On The Islaud Of Kiushiu, Famed For Its Hot Allcaline Baths. It Is Seven Miles By Rail From Oita. There Is A Sanatorium For Consump Tive Railway Employees. Beppu Is Also A Port Of Call For Steamers. Beftane, Formerly A Turicish Town ...
Berar
Berar, Ba-rar', India, Former Commis Sionership In The Deccan, South And West Of The Central Provinces And North Of Hyder Abad, Touching Bombay Territory On The West; With An Area Of 17,766 Square Miles. It Con Sists Chiefly Of A Fertile Plain Bordered On The North And South By Low ...
Berbers
Berbers, The Name Of A People Spread Over Nearly The Whole Of Northern Africa. From Their Name The Appellation Barbary Is Derived. They Are Considered The Most An Cient Inhabitants Of The Country. Their Dif Ferent Tribes Are Scattered Over The Whole Space Intervening Between The Shores Of The Atlantic ...