Maintenance Ow
Maintenance Ow_ Fr. Muintunance, From Mainten Is-, To Maintain, From Lat. ?mimi Lettere, To Hold In The Hand. From Mane. Ahi. Sg. Of Mantis, Hand ± Lettere, To Hold). In Its Legal Sense, An Officious Internieddling By A Person In Litigation In Which He Is Not Concerned Or Finan Cially ...
Maintenon
Maintenon, Man't'-non', Francoise D'av Mune, Marquise De (1635-1719). Second Wife Of Louis Xiv. She Was The Daughter Of Constant And Of .jeanne De Cardilla•. And Grand Daughter Of Theodore Agrippa D'aubign), The Famous Protestant Champion. She Was Born No Vember 27, 1635. In The Prison At Xiort. Where Her Parents ...
Mainz
Mainz, Mints (fr. 1/),yeace). The Largest Town In The Grand Duchy Of Hesse, And One Of The Most Ancient Cities Of Germany, And A Great Fortress Of The Empire (map: Germany, C' 4). It Is Situated On The Left Hapk Of The Rhine At Its Confluenee With The About Eighteen ...
Maize
Maize ( Sp. Ilaitian H Mulls, The Native Name), Or I Ndian Corn (zea Mays). An Annual Grass With Erect Stems And Spreading Leaves; Male Or Staminate Flowers Borne Upon The Summit Of The Stem. Which Is Commonly Designated The Tassel; And The Female Dowers Upon The Ear, Which Rises ...
Majolica
Majol'ica, It. Pron. Ma-y5'16-ka, Or Maio Lica (it., Variant Of Maio•ca, Sp. Mallorca, Majorca, Whence The First Specimens Of The Ware Were Brought). The Highly Decorated Faience (q.v.) Of The Northern Italian Towns Between 1500 And About 1620; As Well As Some South Italian Wares Of Later Date, The Most ...
Malachy
Malachy, Int (1095-114q). An Irish Prelate And Reformer. Ile Was Born Probahly In Armagh. Of The Noble Family Of O'morgair, Educated By A Hermit Named Iornhar. And Ordained Priest In 1119. Lie Made Further Studies At The Famous School Of Lismore, But Re Turned To Armagh To Throw Himself Heartily ...
Malaga
Malaga, Sp. Pron. Maga-gni (ancient Ma Laca). The Capital Of The Province Of Ma Laga. In The Former Kingdom Of Granada, Spain. It Is Situated At The Head Of A Small Bay Of The Medi Terranean Sea. 04 Miles Northeast Of Gibraltar (map: Spain, C 4). It Is Picturesquely Located ...
Malagasy Subregion
Malagasy Subregion. In Zoogeog Raphy. A Subdivision Of The Paleotropieal Or Ethi Opian Region, Embracing Madagascar And The Comoro, Seychelle, :mascarene, And Neighboring Islands. This Insular Subregion Is So Different In Its Fauna From The African Continent, And Has So Much That Is Exclusive, That Some Zoologists Have Placed It ...
Malar
Malar, Mteliir, Or Maelar. One Of The Largest And Most Beautiful Lakes In Sweden, Stretching For Seventy Miles Westward From Stockholm. With A Breadth Of From 2 To 23 Miles (alain Sweden, G 7). Its Waters Arc Nearly On A Level With The Baltic Sea, Into Which They Are Discharged ...
Malay
Malay, Uni.-15' (indian, Or Eastern ) , Ar Chipelago. The Largest System Of Island Groups In The World, Situated Between Southeast Ern Asia And The Australian Continent, The Paeitie From The Indian Ocean. And Extending '20 Degrees North Of The Equator And About Half That. Distance South Of It. Exelusive ...
Malayan Peoples
Malayan Peoples. An Ethnic Term, Diversely Employed By Various Authorities. Some, Who Reject The Claims Of The Malayan Or Brown Race To Rank As A Separate Division Of Mankind, On The Ground That Its Asian Or Mongolian Affini Ties Are Both Too Recent And Too Apparent, Recog Nize A 'malayie ...
Malayan Subregion
Malayan Subregion. In Zoi)geog Raphy, A Faunal District Of The Oriental Region (q.v.), Comprising The Malay Peninsula South Of Tenasserim, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, And All The Archipelago West And North Of Lombok And Celebes, As Far As And Including The Philippines. It Intercalates With The Indian And Chinese Sub Regions ...
Malcolm
Malcolm, Mill'kom. The Name Of Four Kings Of Scotland. Malcolm Macdonald Suc Ceeded To The Throne On The Abdication Of Con Stantine Ii. In 943. The Most Important Event Of His Reign Was The Cession Of Cumbria About 945 By The English Monarch Edmund I. Mal Colm Was Slain About ...
Malebranche
Malebranche, Mftl'briinsht, Nwouts (1638-17l5). A French Philosopher. He Was Born In Paris, Where His Father Was President Of The Chambre Des Comptes. He Was Deformed And Sickly, With A Constitutional Inclination To Solitude. His Early Education Was Conducted At Home. After Studying Theology At The Sorbonne, He Entered The Congregation ...
Malformation
Malformation (from Lat. Mains, Had + Formatio, Formation, From Formare. To Shape, Front Forma, Shape). The Abnormal Process Which Gives Rise To An Organ Or Whole Plant Whose Form Is Strikingly Different From The Ordi Nary; By Metonymy, The Organ Or Plant Itself, Also Called A Monstrosity. The Term Malforma ...
Malherbe
Malherbe, Frangois De (1555 .1628). A French Poet And Critic, Born At Caen. Though Malherbe Himself Wrote Very Little Poetry Of Any Value, He Did Much To Imbue His Contem Poraries With A Critical Sense. Malherbe Came After The Individualism Of The Renaissance Had Spent Its Originality. Intellectual Lassitude Found ...
Malic
Malic (ind'ilk) Acid, An Organic Substance Of Which Three Modifications Are Theo Retically Capable Of Existence. When Actually Obtained, These Three Modifications Are Found To Possess The Same Chemical Properties And To Differ From One Another Only In One Of Their Optical Properties: Viz. The Power Of Rotating The Plane ...
Malice Of
Malice (of., Fr. Malice, From Lat. Militia, Badness, From Malus, Bad). While In The Ordinary Sense Means An Evil Disposition Or State Of Mind Of Mle Person Toward Another, In Law It Denotes A Particular State Of Mind Which Precedes And Causes An Illegal Act. In General, Malice In Law ...
Malicious Mischief
Malicious Mischief. In Its Broadest Sense, Malicious Or Mischievous Physical In Jury To The Rights Of Another Or To Those Of The Public." Whether It Was An Indictable Offense At Etmunon Taw Is Disputed; But It Has Lung Been A Purely Statutory Offense Both In England And In The States. ...
Malicious Prosecution
Malicious Prosecution. The Civil Wrong Or Tort (q.v.) Of Having Prosecuted A Per Son Unsuccessfully, Maliciously, And Without Probable Cause. In A Few Jurisdictions It Has Been Made A Criminal Offense By Statute. It Is The Right Of Every One To Set The Law In Motion For The Punishment Of ...
Mall Mission
Mall Mission. An Undenominational Protestant Organization For Religious Work Among The Laboring People Of France, Where It Is Known As The Mission Populaire Erungaique Dc France. It Was Founded In 1672 By The Rev. R. W. :wad (q.v.) And His Wife, With The Full Sympathy Of The Pastors Of The ...
Mallock
Mal'lock, ‘villiaxt I'm:ell ( 1849— ). An English Theological 'writer On Social Questions. Lie Was Born In Devonshire, And Educated At Bm Hot College, Tlxford, Where He Won The Newdigate Prize Of 1872. With A Poem On The Isthmus Of Suf.:. Lie Was Intended For A Diplomatic Career. But Devoted ...
Mallophaga
Malloph'aga (neo-lat. Nom. Pl., From Gk. 1107,4, Mallos, Wool -l Phagein, To Eat). An Order Of Wingless Parasitic Insects, Commonly Called 'hint Lice' Or 'biting Lice.' Fhe Latter Name Is Preferable, Since They Occur Upon Mammals As Well As Upon Birds, And Are Dis Tinguished From The True Lice Of ...
Malmo
Malmo, Mill'me. A Seaport Of Sweden. The Capital Of The Lila Of Malmans, And The Third Largest City In The Country. It Is Situated On The Sound, Opposite Copenhagen. With Which It Is Connected By Ferry (map: Sweden. E 9). The Old Part Of The City Is Entirely Surrounded By ...
Malpighi
Malpighi, Mal-wo, :marcell° ( 1628-94). A Celebrated Italian Anatomist, Born At Creval Cuore. Near Bologna. He Studied Medicine At Bolog,nt Under Siassari And Mariano. Took His Doctor's Degree In 1653, And Was Appointed Pro Fessor At Bologna By The Senate Three Years Later. Shortly After This He Went To Pisa. ...
Malpractice
Malpractice. In Forensic Medicine, Had Professional Treatment, As Of Disease, Pregmancy, Or Bodily Injury, From Reprehensible Iffnorance, Carelessness, Or With Criminal Intent. Offer Ing His Services To The Public, The Doctor Or Sur Geon Impliediy Contracts That He Possesses And Will Employ Reasonable Skill And Learning. Will Exercise Reasonable Care, ...
Malta
Malta, Malqa. An Island In The Mediter Ranean Sea, Belonging To England, Situated In Latitude 35° 53' North And Longitude 14° 31' Cast, Between Tripoli And Sicily (map: Italy, J 12). It Is The Principal Island Of The Maltese Group. Which Includes The Neigh Boring Islands Of Gozo, Comino, And ...
Mamelukes
Mam'elukes (from Fr. ?name/irk, Mama Lue, From Ar. Wand Fik, Purchased Slave, From Malaka, To •possess). A Dynasty Of Egyptian Sultans Who Ruled From 1250 To 1517. The Mune Was Originally Applied To The Turkish Slaves Who Were Brought In Large Numbers Into Egypt And Came To Constitute The Main ...
Mammitis
Mammi'tis (neo. Lat., From Lat. Mamma, Breast ), Mastitis, Arget, Or L Nflammation Of The Udder. The Cattle Disease Ordinarily Known As Garget Is Common In Well-nourished Cows Which Are Heavily Fed At The Time Of Calv Ing. It Is Especially Frequent In Heavy Milkers. In Such Cows A Slight ...
Mammoth
Mammoth (from Russ. Mamant Fi, Mam Moth, From Tatar Mamma, Earth: So Called Be Cause The Yakuts And Tungusians Believed That The Mammoth Burrowed Like A Mole, Since Its Remains Were Discovered Under Ground). The Woolly Elephant (elephas Primigenius), The Best-known And One Of The Most Recently Extinct Of Fossil ...
Mammoth Cave
Mammoth Cave. The Largest Known Cavern In The World, Situated In Etimonson Coun Ty. Ky., Near (:reen River, 125 Miles South West Of 'lexington. The :mammoth Cave—dis In Isim By It Hunter Named Hutchins— Consists Really Of A Series Of Caverns That Have Been Explored For A Distance Of Many ...
Mamo
Mamo, Minno (hawaiian Name). A Peculiar Creeper-like Bird Of The Sandwich Islands (dre Penis Pacifica), The Only Representative Of The Family Drepanithe, And Now Extinct. Its Destruc Tion Was Brought About Early In The Nineteenth Century, "for The Sake Of Its Rich Yellow Feathers Used In Former Days To Decorate ...
Man Eater Shark
Man-eater Shark. A Shark Which Is Known Or Believed To Devour Men: Speeificallv, The Great 'white' Or 'blue' Shark (carrharodon Carrharias. Or Rondricti) Of The Family Lam This Is One Of The Largest Of The Sharks, Reaching A Length Of 30 Or 40 Feet. It' Frequents All Temperate And Tropical ...
Manakin Of
Manakin (of. Manequin, Fr. Mannequin, From Match Manneken, Diminutive Of Man, Man). The Name Manakin (or 'manikin') Is Ap Plied To A Large Group Of Small Tropical Ameri Can Birds Difficult To Define. In Its Narrowest Sense The Term Is Confined To The Few Species Of The Genus Manacus, Which ...
Manasseh
Manasseh. King Of .tudah. Son Of Heze Kiah And Father Of Anion. He Began To Reign C.692 C.c., At The Age Of Twelve. His Reign Is Said To Have Extended Over Fifty-five Years (ii. Kings Xxi. I: If. Chron. Xxxiii. 1), But This Figure May He Somewhat Too High, As ...
Manatee
Man'atee' (sp. Manati, From Haitian Manati, Big Beaver). An American Sea-cow Of The Genus Manatus. Now Nearly Extinct On The Coast Of The United States, But Still To Be Found In The West Indies. Eastern Central America, And Tropical South America. Manatees Are Large, Seal-like Animals, Sometimes 10 Feet Long ...
Manchester
Manchester. The Largest City Of New Hampshire, And One Of The Eounty-seats Of Hills Horn County. 18 Miles South Of The State Capital, Concord, And 57 Miles West-northwest Of Boston, Mass., On The Merrimae River, At The Confluence Of The Piscataquog, And On The Boston And Maine Railroad (nap: Nov ...
Manchester
Manchester, Mareelffis-ter. A City, Civic County, Municipal And Parliamentary Borough, And Inland Port Of Lancashire, England, The Great Centre Of The Cotton Manufacture, On The 'mei]. 32 Miles East-northeast Of Liverpool, And 188 Miles North-northwest Of London (map: Eng Land. D 3). The Principal Public Buildings Are The Gothic Town ...
Mancini
Mancini, Infin-e1•m% The Name Of Five Sisters, Nieces Of Cardinal Slazarin, Who Played A Brilliant Part At The French Court During The Early Reign Of Louis Xiv. They Were Born In Rome And Spent Their Childhood In That City, But Between 1647 And 1653 Were Summoned To Paris By Mazarin, ...
Manco Inca
Manco In'ca ( ?-1544). The Last Peruvian Ruler To Oppose Successfully The Spanish Invasion Of His Country. He Was The Son Of Huayna Capac (q.v.) And Succeeded To The Native Headship After The Murders Of His Brothers, Huascar And Ata Hualpa (1533), And Tried To Make Friendly Terms With The ...
Mandamus
Mandamus (lat., We Command). A Writ Or Command Of A Court Of Competent Jurisdiction In The Name Of The State, Directed To An Inferior Court, An Officer, Corporation, Or Individual, Re Quiring It Or Him To Perform A Public Duty As Re Quired By Law. Historically The Writ Of Manda ...
Mandan
Mandan. A Noted And Interesting Tribe Of Siouan Stock (q.v.), Now Settled On Fort Ber Thold Reservation, At The Junction Of The Little Missouri With The Missouri River, North Dakota, In Alliance With The Arikara (ree) And Minita Ree (hidatsa Or Gros Ventre, Q.v.). They Former Ly Lived Much Farther ...
Mandieans
Mandie'ans (from Mandaic Manda, Knowl Edge), Also Called Nasoreans, And, Less Cor Rectly. Saint John's Christians. A Religious Sect Which Has Flourished In Babylonia Very Pos Sibly Since The Beginning Of The Christian Era. At The Present Time The Adherents Of This Faith Live In The Marshy Lands Near Basra. ...
Manet
Manet, Ma'na', Edouard ( 1833-83). A French Genre And Portrait Painter, The Founder Of The Impressionist School. He Was Born At Paris, Of A Family Of Magistrates, Who Desired Him To Follow The Same Career. After Completing His Studies At The College Rollin, At Paris, Be Was Sent To Rio ...
Manetho
Man'etho (lat., From Gk. Mcii,e96v, Mane Then). The Most Important Of All Classical Writ Ers Who Have Treated The History Of Ancient Egypt. He Is Said To Have Been A Native Of Sebennytus In The Delta, A High Priest (of Heli Opolis Or Sebennytus). And Scribe Of The Temples Of ...
Manfred
Man'fred E.1232-66). King Of Naples And Sicily From 1258 To 1266. He Was A Natural Son Of The Emperor Frederick H. On His Father's (loath, In 1250.he Received The Principality Of Ta Rr:1111m, And In The Absence Of His Half-brother, Conrad Iv., Acted As Regent In Italy. After Con Rad's ...
Manganese
Manganese (neo-lat. Manganesium, An Arbitrary Variant Of Magnesium, Magnesium). A Metallic Element First Isolated By Gahn In 1774. It Is Generally Accepted That Pliny Was Ac Quainted With Pyrolusite, Or Manganese Dioxide, And Assuming It To Be A Variety Of Magnetic Iron Ore, Which Was Called Lapis Magnesius, He Called ...
Manganic And Permanganic Acids
Manganic And Permanganic Acids, And Lithi0„ Respectively. Two Important Acid Compounds Of Manganese. The Former Is Unknown In The Free State, But Is Well Known Iu The Form Of Certain Of Its Salts, Termed Manganntla. The Most Important Of These A Re The Manganates Of Potassium And Barium Potassium Manganate ...
Mange Of
Mange (of. Mangeue, Mangue, Manjue, Nicnjue, Itch, Voracity, Food. From Lat. Mandu Rare, To Chew, Devour). A Disease Of Horses, Dogs, And Cattle, Similar To Scab In Sheep, And Itch Or Acariasis In The Human Subject, Resulting From The Attacks Of Minute Mites, Which Burrow In The Skin, Especially If ...
Mangel Wurzel
Mangel-wurzel, Man'g'l-wfir'z'l (ger., Beet-root), Or Field Beet. A General Name For The Varieties Of The Common Beet (beta Vulgaris), Now Extensively Grown In Temperate Climates, Especially In Europe. For The Feeding Of Cattle, Sheep, And Swine. Formerly Only Garden Varieties Of The Beet Were Grown. But During The Last Cen ...
Mango
Mango, Iniin'g6 (from Malay Maiiggii. Tamil ?mink. Mango-fruit), Mangifera. A Geniis Of About 23 Species Of Evergreen Trees Of The Natural Order Anaeardinee:e. Natives Of India And The Malay Peninsula. The Common Mango (hal/pi Fcra Indica) Is A Spreading Tree Of Rapid Which Attains A Height Of 40 Feet Or ...
Manhattan Island
Manhattan Island. An Island At The Head Of New York Bay, Forming The Borough Of Manhattan In New York City, And Containing The Commercial And Financial Nucleus Of The Metropolis, Together With Its Main Residence Portion. It Is Situated Between The Hudson Or North River And The East Diver; Spuyten ...
Mani
Mani, Also Called Manes And Mani Cif.eus (c.216-277). A Persian Sage, Founder Of A Religious And Philosophical System, Which Spread Widely And Lived Long. Especially In Its Western Forms. The Most Valuable Accounts Of Mani's Life Are Found In Mohammedan Histories. He Was Horn Near Ctesiphon, In Mesopotamia, Where Be ...
Mania
Mania (lat., Madness). A Form Of Insanity Characterized By Exaltation Of Emotional State And Hyper-excitation Of Cerebral And Nerve Func Tion. The Manner Of One Suffering From Mania Is Indicative Of Active Fancy, Acute Perception, Extravagant Ideation, Rapidity Of Thought, And Great Exaggeration In Action. There Is A Loss Of ...
Manichieism
Man'ichieism. A Speculative Religious System Of Western Asia. Founded By Mani (q.v.) In The Third Century Of Our Era. The Ideas Upon Which It Was Based Probably Originated In Baby Lonia, But It Assimilated Others Of Persian (zoro Astrian) And Christian Origin, And Perhaps Some From Buddhism, Although This Has ...
Manin
Manin, Ma-nrm', Daniele 150-1-57). An Italian Patriot. He Was Horn In Venice. Slay 13, 1804, Studied At The University Of Padua. And Was Admitted To The Doctorate Of Laws At The Age Of Nineteen, And After That Practiced At The Bar. Of Which His Father, Pietro Slanin. Was An Eminent ...
Manipur
Manipur, Mivne-p5or'. A Native State Of Northeastern India, Situated Between Assam And Burma, And Called By The Burmese Cas Say Or Kathie (map: Burma. B 1). Its Area Is Estimated At S300 Square Miles. It Consists Chiefly Of A Deep Valley Amid The Surrounding Mountains. The Industries Are Purely Agricul ...
Manis
Manis (neo-lat., Assumed Sing. Of Lat. Manes, Ghosts; So Called From The Animal's Noc Turnal Habits). The Ordinary And Generic Name Of The Scaled Anteaters Or Pangolins Of The Old World Edentate Family Manithe. Seven Species Are Recognized, All Inhabiting The Tropical Parts Of Asia Or Of Africa. In General ...
Manufacture Of Malt
Manufacture Of Malt Liquors. The Early History Of This Industry In The United Stites Is Described As Follows In The Twelfth Census: "in Colonial Times As Well As In The Early Decades Of The Nation's History. The Consumption Of Malt Liquors Was Relatively Small And Increased Slowly. The Wide Distribution ...
Manufactures
Manufactures. Mancfaettnrmg Is Of Much Importance, 74,800 Wage-earners, Or 10.8 Per Cent. Of The Population, Being Engaged In This Line In 1900. The Percentage Of The Population Thus Occupied Has Increased Continuously In The Last Vessels Of The Nation. At Bath. The Principal Shipbuilding Centre, The Construction Of Steel Vessels ...
Manufacturing Processes
Manufacturing Processes. The Hides Of Commerce Are Brought To The Tanneries In Four Different Forms: Either They Are Simply Or 'fresh' Hides, Direct From The Slaughter-houses. Or. In Case They Have Been Shipped From A Long Distance, They Are Wet-salted. Dry-salted, Or Simply Dried. The Preliminary Process Of Preparing The ...
Marie Elisabeth Lebrun
Lebrun, Marie 'elisabeth Vinte 11755-1842). A French Portrait Painter. She Was Born In Paris. April 16, 1755. When Fifteen Years Of Age She Had Established Herself As A Por Trait. Painter. In 1775 She Was Elected Member Of The Academy Of Saint Luke. At Rome. And In 17s:i A Mends.r ...
Mattiiew Gregory 1775 1818 Lewis
Lewis, Mattiiew Gregory (1775-1818 ) . An English Romancer, Nicknamed 'monk' Lewis. He Was Born In London, July 9, 1775. His Father Owned Valuable Estates In Jamaica. Lewis Was Seat To Westminster School And Thence To Christ Church, Oxford. In 1792 He Went To Weimar, Where Lie Saw Goethe And ...
Mcadam
Mcadam, Donn Lonuon (1756 Is36). A Famous Highway Engineer Of Scotland, Who Originated The Method Of Macadamizing Roads. Ile Was Horn At Ayr, Scotland, September 21, 1756. But Passed His Youth In New York. Ilis Interest In Road Construction Was Aroused While Serving As A Road Trustee In Ayrshire. After ...
Meriwetiier 1774 1809 Lewis
Lewis, Meriwetiier (1774-1809). An Ameri Can Explorer, Born Near Charlottesville. Va. He Came Of A Well-known Virginian Family, And In Herited From His Father A Comfortable Estate, Hut At The Time Of The Whisky Rebellion In 1794 Gave Up Farming To Join The Forces Which The Government Sent Into Western ...
Mesa
:mesa Inn I Mi'n Obeid -allah Al-kortobi ( 1135-1204). A Great Jewish Scholar And Philoso Pher. Ile Was Born At Cordova, March 30, 1135. Little Is Known Of His Early Life. Ife Received His First Instruction From His Father. Himself A Learned Man, And Later Devoted Himself To The Study ...
Metallurgy
Metallurgy. For Metallurgical Purposes The Chief Ore Of Lead Is Galena. Next Come The Carbonate And The Sulphate, The Former Of Which Is Rarely Smelted By Itself And The Latter Very Exceptionally Treated Alone. The Following De Scription, Therefore. Refers Entirely To The Reduc Tion Of Galena. There Are Three ...
Method Of Expansion
:method Of Expansion. It Was Noted By Many Investigators Early In The Nineteenth Century, If Not Before. That When A Gas Under High Pres Sure Is Allowed To Expand Into The Open Air. Or To Escape Through A Small Opening, It Experiences A Drop In Temperature; And The Laws Concerning ...
Metiiod Of Least Squares
Least Squares, Metiiod Of. An Applica Tion Of The Theory Of Probabilities (q.v.) To The Deduction Of The Most Probable Value From A Number Of Observations. Each Of Which Is Liable To Certain Aecidental Errors. The Methods By Which This Is Done May Be Understood From A Single Example. Let ...
Mikii Lomonosoff
Lomonosoff, Mikii Sir. Va Silyevi•ch ( 1711-651. A Russian Poet, And Scientist. He Was The Son Of A Well-to Do Fisherman Of Denisovka. Near Archangel. In 1729 He Ran Away To Moscow. Where Lie Entered A Classical School In 1731 ; In 1736 He Was Sent To The Academie Gymnasium ...
Mineral Resources
Mineral Resources. The Only Minerals Of Importance In The State Are Rock And Petroleum. The Former Occurs In Rich Deposits On Petite Anse Island, In The Parish Of Iberia. In The Marshes Of The Coast. The Product Is Wholly Mined Rock Salt Of Fine Quality. The Output In 1895 Was ...
Mineral Resources And Mining
Mineral Resources And Mining. The Fact That The Surface Is Largely Made Up Of The Bases Of Worn-down Old Mountains Explains At Once The Nature Of The Mineral Resources Of Maine. Granite Rock Outcrops All Along The Coast And For Many Miles Inland. The Fiords Are Incised In It, Making ...
Modern Novement
Modern Novement. It Was The Chief Duty Of The Old Librarian To Get And Keep Books. Their Use Was A Subordinate Consideration. The Library Was A Storehouse. But The Modern Library Is Less A Reservoir Than A Fountain. Its Librarian Is An Active. Aggressive Factor In Popular Education. Lie Recognizes ...
Museums And Libraries
Museums And Libraries. London Is Especially Rich In Museums. They Are Among The Finest In The World; And Sonic Of Them, Devoted To Spe Cialties, Are Particularly Notable. Perhaps The Most Famous Of Modern Collections Are Those Of The British Museum (q.v.), A Vast Edifice Filled With Countless Treasures Of ...
Nathaniel 1758 1837 Macon
Macon, Nathaniel (1758-1837). An Ameri Can Political Leader. He Was Horn In Warren County. N. C.. Of Huguenot Parentage, And Was Educated At The College Of New Jersey (prince Ton). When The Revolutionary War Broke Out, Lie Left College And Enlisted As A Volunteer. He Was Present At The Capture ...
Nathaniel 1818 61 Lyon
Lyon, Nathaniel (1818-61). An American Soldier. Prominent In The Contest Between The Unionists And Secessionists In Missouri Immedi Ately Preceding And In The Early Part Of The Civil War. He Was Horn In Ashford, Conn.. Graduated At \vest Point In 1s41, Served As Second Lieuten Ant In The Florida War ...
Nathaniel Lee
Lee, Nathaniel (e.1653-92). An English Dramatic. Poet. Ile Graduated At Trinity College, Cambridge, In 1668, And Was Then For A Time An Actor. But Soon Retired And Devoted Himself To The Writing Of Tragedies. Ile First Attracted At Tention In 11377, By His Rival Queens, In Which Oceurred The Well-known ...
Niccolo Macchiavelli
Macchiavelli, Niccolo. A Florentine Writer On Political Theory. See Machiavelli. Mcclei/lan, George Brinton (1826-85). A Distinguished Soldier In The American Civil War. He Was Born In Philadelphia, December 3, 1526. He Attended The University Of Pennsyl Vania For Two Years; And Graduated At \vest Point In 1846. He Distinguished Himself ...
Nobtality Tables
Nobtality Tables. The Discussion Of The Gen Eral Subject Of Mortality Tables Will Be Found In The Article On Vital Statistics. Wc Shall Note Only A Few Tables Which Have Been In General Use Among Life-insu•ance Companies. The Early Policies Were For Short Periods, And Rates Were Based Rather On ...
Non Forfeiture Laws
Non-forfeiture Laws. Down To The Middle Of The Last Century A Policy-holder Who Allowed His Policy To Lapse Forfeited Both Surplus And Reserve. At That Time Most Of The Insurance Was Term Or Straight Life Insuranee, And The Question Of Re Serve Was Comparatively Unimportant. And Not At All Understood ...
Of Tile City
Of Tile City. There Is No Point Of Vantage In London Where The Whole City May He Seen Even On The Clearest Day. The View From The Top Of The Fire Monument, In The Centre Of The City, Still Reveals The Roofs Of Numberless Houses On The Horizon. London Has ...
Olig
Olig. Lahhi, Mehl, Physician, From Mr, Medicine; The Worm Is So Called From Its Medic Inal Use). The Application Of Leeches For The Purpose Of Abstracting Blood. This Method Of Blood-letting Is Employed In Medicine In Place Of Cupping Or Venesection In The Case Of Local Inflammation Or Acute Congestion. ...
On Tile Continent Of
On Tile Continent Of Europe Since Mss. The Year Ms Has Become Recognized Rather Ar Bitrarily As The Beginning Of European University Instruction. It Is Taken As The Year Of The Found Ing Of The University Of Bologna, Because It Marks, As Nearly As Practicable, The Commence Ment Of The ...
Or Angoni Mangoni
Mangoni, Or Angoni. Zulu Intruders Into The Nyassa Region. British South Central Africa. They Number About 230,000 And Are Descendants Of A Zulu Tribe Which Migrated From Zululand And Crossed The Zambezi About 1825, Founding A Kingdom Southeast Of Lake Tanganyika. Thence They Migrated West Of Lake Nyassa, Where They ...
Or Anthrax Malignant Pustule
Malignant Pustule, Or Anthrax; Wool-tiorters' Disease; Cherbon: Aiilzbrand. An Infectious Disease Produced By A Rod-like Bacillus, The Bacillus Anthracig. It Begins With An Acute Local Inflammation. General Infection May Result. It Is A Very Serious And Generally Fatal Affection. Ilerbivnrous Animals Are Cially Susceptible; Less So The Omnivora, And Least ...
Or Calcium Oxide Lime
Lime, Or Calcium Oxide, Cao. A Well-known Compound Of Calcium And Oxygen,- Produced By Heating Some Form Of Calcium Carbonate Or Cal Cium Aitrate. Being All Energetic Base, Lime Readily Combines With Acids, Even Carbonic Acid, And Hence Is Not Found Free Anywhere In Nature. The Forms Of Calcium Carbonate ...
Or Congregation Of Lazarists
Laz'arists, Or Congregation Of •iie Lltsstox. An Order Of Missionary Priests In The Roman Catholic Church, Founded By Saint Vin Cent De Paul. Being For A Time In The Country, He Found Great Need For Religious Instruction To Exist Among The Peasants, And Gathered Several Priests Around Him To Forward ...
Or A Stria Below
Lower Austria, Or A ("stria Below The En Ns. An Archduchy And Crownland Of Austria, Occupying The Eastern Part Of The Original Arch Duchy Of Austria—the Nucleus Of The Austro Hunga Via N Monarchy ( Nap A Ust Ria 1 Unga , D I. It Is Hounded By Bohemia :ind ...