Parliament Of
Parliament (of., Fr. Dis Course, Conference. Legislature. From Park R. To Speaks. The Name Of The Legislative Assembly Of Great Britain And Ireland. The Legislative Assemblies Of And Of In Land Previous To The Union With England (171) ) And (:real Brit Ain (1801) Respectively Bore The Name Of Par• ...
Parliamentary Law
Parliamentary Law. The Body Of Rules And Precedents Regulating The Procedure Of Deliberative Assemblies. Certain Rules Of Parlia Mentary Procedure Have Always Been Found Neces Sary For The Accomplishment Of The Purposes For Which Deliberative Assemblies Are Called. Experi Ence Has Shown That Restrictions Must Be Placed On Individual Members ...
Parma
Parma, Before 1s60 A Duchy In Northern Italy, Lying Between Sardinia, Lom Bardy, Modena. And Tuscany. The City Of Parma Was One Of The Colonies Established Along The -emilian Road By The Romans After The Conquest Of Cisalpine Gaul In B.c. 222. It Was Included In The Ostrogothic, Lombard. And ...
Parma_2
Parma. The Capital Of The Province Of Parma. Italy. Situated On Both Sides Of The River Parma, 12 Miles South Of The Po And 75 Miles Southeast Of Milan (slap: Italy, E 3). The Town Is Circular In Form. And Is Surrounded By Walls And Ditches Flanked By Bastions. The ...
Parody
Parody (lat. Front Gk. Rapweia, Parody, From Repo, Para, Beside, Beyond + (av, Song, Ode, Front Izeidetv, Aeidcin, View, Adcin, To Sing). As Understood By The Greeks In Early Times, It .parody Was A Comic Imitation Of An Epic Poem Or Of Some Part Of It. The Rhapsodists, In Reciting ...
Parrakeet
Parrakeet (fr. Perroquct, From Sp. Peri Quito, Diminutive Of Perico, Parrot, From Pedro, Lat. Pctrus, Gk. Ilerpos, Peter, From Tr/rpos, Rock; Also Explained As From It. Parochetto„ Diminutive Of Poroeco, Parish Priest, Jestingly Applied To The Bird). Any Of Many Small Kinds Of Parrots. Pecially The East Indian And Tralian ...
Parrhasius
Parrha'sius (lat., From M.. Bappornoc). One Of The Greatest Painters Of Ancient Greece, The Son Of Eveno•, Himself An Artist. He Was A Native Of Ephesus, But, Like His Elder Contempo Rary Zenxis. Practiced His Profession In Many Places, And Seems To Have Received Athenian Citi Zenship As A Reward ...
Parrot
Parrot (probably From Fr. Pierrot, Diminutive Of Picric, Peter). A Bird Of The Group Psittaci. Which Is Related To The Cuckoos And Plantain-eaters, And Includes Two Families, The Psittacilke And Trichoglossithe, Together Number Ing About 500 Species. Most Of Them Are Natives Of The Tropics, And Especially Of The Australian ...
Parry
Parry, Sir William Edward (1790-1855). A British Arctic Explorer And Naval Officer, Born At Bath. On December 19. 1790. Ile Joined The British Navy As Midshipman In 1806, Rose To The Rank Of Rear-admiral, Was In The Hydrographie Service From 1823 To 1829, And Retired From The Navy In 1852. ...
Parsipal
Parsipal, Piiest4;11. A Festival Music Drama By Richard Wagner. The Outline Of The Music Was Finished In 1879. The Orchestration In 1882. And The First Performance Was Given In Bayreuth, Duly 26, 1882. The Story Based Upon The Arthurian Legend Of Perccyal And The Holy Grail. And Particularly On The ...
Parsis
Parsis, Piir'sz, Or Parsees (pers., Hind. Persian. Lire-worshiper). The Mod, Rim Zoroastrians, Especially In India. Where. In 1901. They Numbered 91,190. Les- Than A Hundred :years After The .\rati Imasion In The Seventh Century, And The Fall Of The Iranian King Dom And Faith, A Considerable Number Of Zoroastrians Left ...
Parsons Cause
Parsons' Cause. The Name Of A Cele Brated Case Decided By The Court Of Hanover County. Va., In December, 1759: Remembered Chiefly Because Of A Speech Made Before The Court By Patrick Henry (q.v.). From The Earliest His Tory Of The Colony The Salaries Of The Clergy In Virginia Had ...
Part Of
Part (of., Fr. Part, From Lat. Pars. Part : Connected With Lat. Parare, To Prepare. Nropoy, Cporon. I Prepared). In Unasie, When :a Piece Of Music Consists Of Several Series Of Sounds Performed Simultaneously. Each Series Is Called A Part. In A Composition A Distinction Is Made Between Real Parts ...
Parthenogenesis
Par'thenogen'esis (neo-lat.. From Gk. Irapolvos, Parthenos, Virgin + -ye,ecris, Genesis, Pro Duction, From 71-yvecroal, Gignesthai, To Become). The Essential Phenomenon Of Sexual Generation Is The Union Of A Male With A Female Cell. Within The Past Half Century, However, Com Paratively Numerous Cases Have Been Discov Ered Where Unfertilized Eggs ...
Parthenon
Par'thenon (lat., Front Ci:. V:,', Front :-.-appevoi., Porth4 Nos. Virgin ? . A Eelebrated Temple Of The Virgin Goddess Athena, On The Acropolis Of Athens. The Highest Triumph Of Greek Doric Architecture, It Was The Work Of The Architect While The Sculptures Are Gen Erally Believed To Have Been Designed ...
Parthia
Par'thia I.:.t., From I:k. Par A Plain. N , Para Waini, , Par. Th Par!l I, Parthians Aleh It Empire Font Led Out Of Part Of The The Old P. ~-inn En Aire. Lying To The -11111.e -t The Sea. The Original Inhabitant- Aire Probabh Of Turanian Stock. Related To ...
Partition
Partition (lat. Partitio, Division, From Partiri, To Divide, From Pars, Part). A Division Of Lands. Tenements, And Hereditaments, Or Of Goods And Chattels, By Or For The Benefit Of Per Sons Who Have An Undivided Common Interest In Them So That Each Becomes The Sole Owner Of One Part Or ...
Partnership
Partnership (\l E. R. Pan,. M Of. Parecner, From All., Part Iomtri Us, Hat Ing A Portion, From Lat. Par/mo. Division). An Un Incorporated Association Of Two Or More Per-vns Who Have Agreed To Combine Their Labor, Property. And Skill. Or Some Of Them, And Who, In Aemrd Ance With ...
Partridge Of
Partridge (of. Perdris, Perdriz, Pertrix, Fr. Perdrix. Il Prrdice, Perniee, From Lat. Perdis, Front Gk. Riptie,s, Partridge). A Popular Name For Various Gallinaceous Birds, Or Other Birds Superficially Like Them. The Precise Applica Tion Of Which Depends Not Only On The Country, But On The Rill Of The Country Where ...
Party Names Of
Party Names (of., Fr. Partic, From Ml. Partita, Party, Part, Lat. Partita, Fem. Sg. Of Partitus, P.p. Of Partiri, To Divide). The Follow Ing Is A Partial List Of The Political Groups Which Have Existed In The United States, Some Of Which, However, Were Never Definitely Organized As Parties. Abowionists.—those ...
Party Wall
Party Wall. A Wall Dividing Adjoining Properties And Owned In Common By The Owners Of The Properties Or So That They Have Common Rights In Its Use And Maintenance. By The Eng Lish Common Law, Where The Wall Is Partly On Both Lots, The Adjoining Proprietors Are Regarded As Tenants ...
Pas De Calais
Pas-de-calais, Pa-de-kll'liv (fr. For Strait Of Dover). A Department In The North Of France, Embracing Most Of The Old Province Of And Part Of Picardy, Bounded On The North By The Department Of Nord And The Strait, Of Dover, And On The West By The Strait Of Dover And The ...
Passaglia
Passaglia, Ph-sii'lyn, Carlo ( 1s12-s7). An Italian Theologian. He Was Born Near Lucca, Became A Jesuit In 1827, And In 1844 Was Ap Pointed Professor Of Canon Law, And Later Of Dog Matic Theology, In The Collegium Romanum. Dur Ing The Temporary Withdrawal Of The Jesuits From Rome In 1848-51, ...
Passau
Passau, Get-. Pron. Pas'sou. An Ancient Town Of Bavaria, Germany, Situated At The Con Fluence Of The Danube, The Inn, And The 11z. On The Austrian Frontier And About 90 Miles North East Of Munich (slap: Germany, E 4). The Town Proper Is Situated On The Rocky Tongue Between The ...
Passion Flower
Passion-flower Pu.,n1//,,rd . Gttins Of Fifty Known Species Of Mostly Climbing Plants Of The Natural Order The Which Are Almost Cxelusise•dy Natives Of The It, Ri I Parts Of An Erica. I Are Alteru•ite. Simple. Van Mr-lv Lobed Leaves. From The Axil- Of ,yhith Ten Drib Are Produced. The Flowers ...
Passover
Passover (translation Of Heb. Pesuell, A Passing Over, From Pasach, To Pass Over). The First Of The Three Chief Festivals Prescribed By The Pentateuehal Codes (ex. Xii.; Lev. Xxiii. 4-s; Num. Ix. 1-14; Xxviii. 16-25; Dent. Xvi. 1-8). Its Celebration Begins On The Evening Of The Four Teenth Day Of ...
Passport
Passport (fr. Passeport, From Pass, R, To Pass Port, Lat. Port Us, Port, Harbor). A Written Instrument Issued By The Authority Of A Government For The Identification And Of Its Citizens When Traveling Abroad. It Is First A Certificate Of The Citizenship Of The Bearer, And, Second, A Formal Permit ...
Pastel
Pastel (fr. Pastel, From Lat. Pastillus, Little Roll, Lozenge, Diminutive Of Panis, Loaf. Bread). Colored Crayon. (see Crayon.) Also, By Abbreviation, The Process Of Drawing In Color By Means Of Such Crayon. The Substance Is Gen Erally Sold In Small Cylinders. The Paper Used Is Not Very Smooth. The Drawing ...
Pasteur
Pasteur, Pits'ter', Louis (1822-95). A Celebrated French Scientist, Born At Dole. He Early Devoted Himself To The Study Of Chemistry And Took His Doctor's Degree In 1847. In 1848 He Became Professor Of Physical Science At Dijon, And In The Following Year Accepted _the Professor Ship Of Chemistry At Strasshnrg. ...
Pastorels Of
Pastorels (of. Pastorel, Fr. Pastoral, From Lat. Pastorals, Relating To A Shepherd). A Name Given To Certain Disorderly Bands Which Appeared In France During The Thirteenth And Fourteenth Centuries. They Were Recruited From The Lower Orders Of Society, Including Many Shep Herds, Whence The Name. In The Year 1251 A ...
Pasturage Pasture
Pasture, Pasturage. The Word Pas Ture Signifies In Its Widest Sense Land For The Grazing Of Domestic Animals; In Its Limited Sense, The Inclosed Lot Or Meadow Found On Near Ly Every Farm In Which The Stock Feeds On The Growing Herbage. The Word Pasturage Also Has Two Different Meanings, ...
Patella
Patella ( Lat.. Small Pan Or Dish, Kneepan, Patella). Or Knee-cap. A Sesamoid Bone. Devel Oped In The Common Tendon Of The Rest Us, Rest Us 61'1(111,1s, And Cast Us Int R Mu Us Great Extensor Muscles Of The Leg. It Is Of Rounded. Somewhat Form, The Broad End Being ...
Patent
Patent, And Patent Law (from Lat. Patens. Lying Open, Patent, Pros. Part. Of Pat, R?-, To Lie Open: Originally In The Phrase Lit I, To. Pa Tildes, Letter Patent. Open Letter). A Patent, In The Most General Sense, Is A Letter Patent (q.v.). But The Term Is Mostly Used In ...
Patent Office
Patent Office. A Government Depart Ment Or Bureau Established By Act Of Congress In 1836, With A Commissioner At Its Head Charged With Performing, All Duties Relative To The Grant Ing Of Patents. In 1849 The Patent Was Transferred To The Newly Created Interior De Partment, Where It Has Since ...
Pater
Pater. Pit'ti".r. Walter Horatio (1839-94 ?. An English Essayist. Born At Shadwell, In The East Of London, August 4. 1839. He Was Educated At King's School, Canterbury, And At Queen's College, Oxford, Graduating B.a. In 1562. In 1864 He Was Elected Fellow Of Brasenose College. Except For His Visits To ...
Paternoster Row
Paternoster Row. A Noted Loondon Street, Long The Focus Of The Publishing And Book Trade Of The City. Its Name Is Derived From The Makers Of Rosaries And Prayer.books, Who Formerly Made It Their Headquarters. Parerson. All Important Manufacturing City, The Eounty-seat Of Passaic County, N. J., 16 Miles Northwest ...
Pathology
Pathology ( From Gk. R(10os, Pathos, Disease + Xoyla, -login, Account, From Xl-yew, Legein, To Say). The Study Of Disease As A Prov Ince Of Scientific Knowledge; Pathological Physi Ology. Disease Is Well Defined As 'the Expression Of The Sum Of Abnormal Cell Activities' (schmans). Such Activity Disturbs The Regular ...
Patria Potestas
Patria Potestas (lat., Paternal Power). The Power Of The Father Over His Chil Dren Iu Early Roman Law Was Similar To That Which Existed Among Other Aryan Peoples At The Same Stage Of Social Development. (see Parent And Cutto.) What Was Peculiar In Later Roman Law Was The Extent To ...
Patriarch
Patriarch (lat. Pat Riareka, Pafriarelies, From Gk. Trarpaip,m, Patriarch, Chief Of A Tribe, From Ireerahr, Patria. Lineage, From Trarim, Patr7. Father Apyriv, Arrhein, To Rule). The Name Given N -, To Ten Personage In The Diluvian Period Of Biblical History. Who Are, How Ever. Supposed By Many Modern Scholars To ...
Patriarchate I
Patriarchate. (i) The Rule Or Juris Diction Of A Father. (2) Any Social Group, As A Family, A Clan, Or A Tribe, Living Under The Rule Of A Father Or Eldest Male Member Of The Group. The Term Stands For An Important Stage In The Development Of Human Society. And ...
Patrician
Patrician (fr. Patririen. From Lat. Pa Tricius, Of The Or Dignity Of The Fathers. From Pater, Gk. 7a7iip, Pater, Skt. Pitar. Father; Connected With Goth. Fadar, Ohg. Fatar, Ger. Cater, As. Feeder, Eng. Father). A Name Given To The Members Of The Original Roman Gentes, Of Whom The Populus Romanus ...
Patriotic Societies 11l
Patriotic Societies (11l. Patrioticus, From Gk. Rarpewroolc, Patriotihos, Relating To Descent Or To A Fellow-countryman, From Pairiois, Fellow-countryman, From Rarpia, Patria, Race, Country, From 7ariip, Pater, Father). Societies Having As Their Objects The Preserva Tion Of The Records Of Important Events In His Tory, And Especially Of The Wars In ...
Patrol
Patrol (from Fr. Patrouiller, To Patrol, Dab Ble In The Water. Paw, Of. Patrouiller, Patouillcr, Patoiller, To Paddle Through Water, From Patte, Pate, Paw). In The United States Army, Patrols Are Classified Under The Following Heads: Offi Cers; Reconnoitring, Visiting, Covering, Or Flank Ing And Connecting Patrols. Patrols Organized For ...
Patron Of
Patron (of.. Fr. Pntron. From Lat. Palro Tills, Protector, From Father). _kilning The Romans, Originally The Appellation Of A Citizen Who Had Dependents. Called Clients, Attached To Him. Before The Time Of The Laws Of The Twelve Tables, The Most Frequent Use Of The Term Pa Tronus Was In Opposition ...
Patronage
Patronage (lat. Porowdiennt. Homage Due A Patron, From Lat. Patronns, Protector), Ecclesiastical. The Right Of Presenting A Properly Qualitied Person To A Vacant Ecclesiasti Cal Position. Such A Right Is Under Mane Cir Ounstances A Species Of Property That May Be Enforced In The Proper Courts Of Law. The Patron ...
Patroons
Patroons' (dutch Patroon, Protector, Pa Tron, From Lat. Patronus, Protector). The Name Applied To A Special Class Of Settlers In The New Netherlands. In 1629, In Order To Facilitate Emigration To America, The Dutch West India Company Granted Certain 'freedoms And Exemp Tions' To Such Of Their Number As, Within ...
Paul
Paul. The Name Of Five Popes. Paul I., Pope 757-767, The Brother Of Stephen Ii., Whom He Succeeded. He Was The Candidate Of The Frankish Party. And As Pope Maintained Close Relations With Pepin I., Whose Help He Needed Both Against The Lombards And Against The Greek Emperor, Who Had ...
Paul
Paul. The Apostle Of Jesus Christ Who Was Specially Commissioned To Work Among The Gen Tiles. The Sources From Which We Secure Our Knowledge Of His Life And Work Are His Own Epistles And The Book Of Acts. From These It Is Clear That The Condition Of The Church When ...
Paul 1v
Paul 1v., Pope 1555-59, Giovanni Pietro Caraffa. He Was Born At Naples In 1476. In 1494 Lie Entered The Service Of The Curia, And In 1507 Was Appointed Bishop Of Chieti, In Which See He Labored Most Earnestly For The Reforma Tion Of Abuses, And For The Revival Of Religion ...
Paul I
Paul I., Petnovrrcu (175-1-1801). Emperor Of Russia From 1796 To 1501. He Was The Son Of Peter Iii. And The Great. He Under Went A Vigorous Training At The Hands Of His Mother, And This Served To Harden And Warp A Nature Wide], Was By No Means Devoid Of Gener ...
Paulding
Paul'ding, Thrum (1797-1878). An American Naval Officer. Be Was Born In New York City, Entered The United States Navy As A Midshipman Iu 1811, Participated In The Battle Of Lake Champlain (september 11, 1814), Receiving A Vote Of Thanks And A Sword From Congress For His Services, Served Under C'ommodore ...
Paulding_2
Paulding, Jaates Kirke (17791860). An American Author. Horn In Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, N. Y. After A Scanty Educa Tion, He Went To New York, Where. With William Irving, His Brother-in-law, And With Washing Ton Irving, He Collaborated In Salmagundi (1807), The Second Series Of The Same (1819) Be Ing ...
Paulicians
Paulicians. An Oriental Christian Sect, Which Flourished In The Eighth And Ninth Centuries, Although Survivors Are Found Much Later. It Ha; Generally Been Represented As An Offshoot Of The Maniehmans (see Manich.vism 1. Hut Recent Investigations Make It Probable That It Is Of In Dependent Origin. In A Work Entitled ...
Paulsen
Paulsen, Poul'sen, Friedrich (1846— ), A German Philosopher Of The Neo-kantian School. He Was Horn In Langenhorn, Schleswig, And Studied At Erlangen And At Berlin, Where He Became Docent In 1875, And In 1878 Professor Of Philosophy And Pedagogy, And Where His Lectures Were Among The Most Widely Attended In ...
Paulus Diaconus
Paulus Diac'onus (lat., Paul The Dea Con) (c.720-e.s00). The Best Historian Of The Lombards. Lie Was Descended From A Noble Family, Which Had Settled In Friuli. He Received An Excellent Education Either At Pavia Or Friuli, And Was At The Former City While King Ratchis (744-49) Ruled There, And Became ...
Pauncefote
Pauncefote, Pans'fut. Lord Jur_jan(1828 1902.) A British Diplomat, Born In Munich, Germany, Of English Parents. He Was Educated At Marlborough College, In Paris, And In Geneva, And Was Called To The Bar In 1852. Three Years Afterwards He Became Private Secretary To Sir William Molesworth, British Colonial Minister, And On ...
Pauperism
Pauperism (from La T. Pa Epee, Poor). The Eondition Of Those Who Are Partly Or Wholly Dependent Upon Private Charity Or Public Aid For Support. Technically, In Law, A Pauper Is A Per Son Supported By The Public Authorities, At The Expense Of Taxpayers. In Its Broadest Meaning The Term ...
Pausanias
Pausa'nias (lat., From Gk. Tfaeowv;ac) ( ?-c.469 N.c.). A Son Of Cleombrotus, And Regent Of Sparta As Guardian Of His Cousin, Plistarchus, The Son Of Leonidas. He Commanded The Greeks In The Battle Of Platam, B.c. 479, In Which The Persian Army Under Ma Rdonius Was Overwhelmed, And Eleven Days ...
Pausanias_2
Pausanias. A Greek Traveler And Geog Rapher, Author Of `eadjoe Ileptimiatc, Hellados Periegesis, Or Guide-book To Greece. Of His Early Life Little Is Known. He Was Probably A Native Of Lydia In Asia Minor, And Was Certainly At Work On His Book As Late As A.d. 175. Though The Earlier ...
Pavement Of
Pavement (of. Pavement, Priment. Fr. Parement, From Lat. Parimentum. Pavement, Beaten Floor, From Pa Vire, To Heat, Gk. 7aierv, Paiein, To Beat, Skt. Ph, Thunderbolt). This Term, In Its Broader Sense, Includes Any Firm, Hard Covering For Areas Subjected To The Wear And Tear Of Human Feet, Or Of Hoofs ...
Pavia
Pavia, Pir-ve% The Capital Of The Province Of Pavia, Italy, Situated On The Left Bank Of The Ticino, Two Miles Above Its Confluence With The Po, 18 Miles South Of Milan, With Which It Is Con Nected Both By River And Canal (map: Italy, D 2 ) . An Ancient ...
Pawnbroking
Pawnbroking (from Pawn, Ohg. Plant, Ger. I'fand, Pledge, From Of. Pan. Pawn. Pledge; Usually Considered Identical With Of., Fr. Pan, Piece Of A Garment; More Probably From Of. Pawn Sp. Apandar, To Plunder, Apanar, To Take Away + Broking; Connected With As. Brucan, Ohg. Bruhhen. Ger. Brauchen, To Use, Need, ...
Pawnee
Pawnee, Pa-n?('. The Most Important Tribe Of The Caddoan Stock (q.v.) Of North American Indians. They Formerly Claimed A Large Terri Tory Upon The Platte River. In What Is Now Nebraska. Ranging From The Niobrara On The North To The Arkansas On The South. And Occa Sionally Extending Their Forays ...
Pawtucket
Pawtuck'et. An Important Manufactur Ing City In Providence County, R. 1., 4 Miles North Of Providence, On Both Sides Of The Paw Tucket Rive•, At The Head Of Navigation, And On The New York, New Haven And Hartford Rail Road (slap: Rhode Island, C 2). Pawtucket Covers An Area Of ...
Pay And Allowances
Pay And Allowances. A Military Term Used To Denote The Rate Of Pay And Allow Ances Granted To Officers And Enlisted Men Of The Military And Naval Services Of The United States. Allowances To Officers And Enlisted Men Are Made On A Basis Of Requirement And Rank; And May Be ...
Payment
Payment. In Law, The Satisfaction Or Dis Charge Of A Legal Obligation By The Delivery Of Money, Or Something Which The Creditor Accepts In Lieu Of Money. Payment Is, Therefore, Em Ployed In A More Limited Sense Than Performance, Which Implies The Fulfillment Of Any Legal Obliga Tion, As Carrying ...
Paz Soldan
Paz' Soldan, Piis $361-dille, Mariano Fe Lire (1821-86). A Peruvian Historian And Geog Rapher. He Was Born In Arequipa, Studied Law There And At Lima. And Practiced In Both Cities. He Held High Judicial Offices In Lima, And Was Sent To The United States In 1853 To Report On Penal ...
Pea Insects
Pea Insects. The Pea In Europe Is At Tacked By Seven Species Of Weevils, By The Lary Of Seven Species Of Moths, And By Two Species Of Flies. In The United States There Are Probably Twenty Species Of Insects Which Are Especially In Jurious To This Crop. The Pea-weevil (bruchus ...
Peabody Educational Fund
Peabody Educational Fund. A Fund Founded In 1867 By George Peabody (q.v.) For The Purpose Of Promoting "intellectual, Moral, And Industrial Education In The Most Destitute Portion Of The Southern States." The Gift Of Foundation Consisted Of Securities To The Value Of $2,100,000, Of Which $1,100,000 Were In Mis Sissippi ...
Peabody Normal College
Peabody Normal College. A Co Educational Training School In Nashville, Tenn., Founded In 1575 Through A Benefaction Of $1.000, 000 By George Peabody. Planned To Foster The Cause Of Intellectual Development In The South. Dr. Barnas Sears, President Of Brown Univer Sity, Became The Agent For Putting The Plan Into ...
Peace Of
Peace (of. Pais, Paiz, Fr. Pair, From Lat. Pax, Peace; Connected With Ponycre, Gk. 7.-or6 Vat, P'gnynai, To Fasten, Skt. Pftha, Bond, And Perhaps With Goth., 011g.'fulain, As. Fan, Ger. Fangen, To Seize. Takes. In Law, In A General Sense, The Internal Good Order Of A Community That Is Violated ...
Peach Diseases
Peach Diseases. Among The Most Serious Fungous Troubles Of The Peach Are The Black Spot And The Brown Or Fruit Rot. The Black Spot (01a Dosporium Carpoghilumt) Causes Dusky Brown Or Black Spots On The Side Of The Fruit. These Spots Are Individually Seldom More Than Inch In Di Ameter, ...
Peach Insects
Peach Insects. The Principal Enemy Of The Peach In The United States Is The Peach-tree Borer, Which Is The Larva Of A Sesiid Moth (.ege Ria Eatitiosa). The Moth, Which Has Partly Trans Parent Wings And Closely Resembles A Wasp, Is Day Flier. It Appears In The Northern United States ...
Peach Of
Peach (of, Pesche, Fr. It. Pcsea, Persica, From Lat. Persieton, From Gk. Trepaacov, Persileon, Peach, Neu. Sg. Of Tireaneie, Persikos, Persian, From Ilepaie, Perris, 'opers. Parse, Per Sia: So Called Because The First Peaches Known To The Greeks Came From Persia). A Deciduous Orchard Fruit Believed To Have Originated In ...
Peacock
Peacock (from Pea, As. Paira, From Lat. Paro, Peacock, Connected With Gk. Ran, Taos, Pers., Ar. Taieus. Taus, Peacock + Cock, As. Eoc, Bret. Kok, Alb. Cocos, Skt. Kukkuta, Cock, Onoma Topoetic In Origin), Or Peafowl. A Kind Of Pheasant Of Which Only Two Species Are Known, Natives Of The ...
Peanut
Peanut (arachis Hypogrea). An Annual Plant Of The Order Leguminosx, Also Called Groundnut. Earthitut. Ground-pea, Goober, And Pin Dar In Various Localities. It Grows From One To Two Feet High With Thick, Greenish, Hairy Stems And Spreading Branches. After The 'lower Has Fallen The Peduncle Bends Downward And Pushes Into ...
Peanuts As Food
Peanuts As Food. Of The 4.000.000 Bushels Of Peanuts Raised Yearly In The United States. 3,000. 000 Bushels Are Used As Roasted Peanuts. :many Nuts Are Used In The Manufacture Of Confectionery And Peanut Butter. The Latter Is Prepared By Grinding The Nut And Generally Mixing It With A Little ...
Pear Insects
Pear Insects. The Insects Attacking The Pear Are Identical In Many Instances With Those Which Attack The Apples, The Apple-borers, The San Jose Scale. The Oyster-shell Bark-louse. And The Codling Moth All Being Found To Attack The Pear. The Pear-tree Psylla (psyila Pyri) Is Con Fined To The Pear. And ...
Pearl
Pearl (from Ml. Perula, Perulus, Perla, Pearl, Probably Variants Of Pirula, Diminutive Of Lat. Pinta', Pear). A Morbid Product Formed From The Pearly Nacre Of The Interior Of The Pearl Mussel (11eleagrina Margaritifcra) And Other Bivalves. It Is Often Clue To The Irritation Caused By The Presence Of A Grain ...
Pearl Fisheries
Pearl Fisheries. The Average Annual Value Of The Pearl Fishery Of Northern Australia Is $296,000, The Industry Having Been Founded At Thursday Island. It Appears That The Profits Of The Fishery Are Made Out Of The Pearl Shell Only, Because So Many Pearls, And Often Very Valuable Ones, Are Stolen ...
Pecan
Pecan (probably From The North American Indian Name), Hicaria Pecan. The Common Name Of An American Forest Tree 75 To 170 Feet High, And Its Fruit—a Nut. ( For The Botany Of The Pecan And Its Forestry Value, See 11ic•xottr.) The Tree Is Native To River Bottoms Front Iowa And ...
Peccary
Peccary (probably From The South Ameri Can Indian Name). A Small Wild Hog Of The Warmer Parts Of America, Two Species Of Which, Of The Genus Dicotyles, Represent The Swine 1sublw) In The New World, Or. In The View Of Some. Constitute A Separate Family Dicotylid:e. They Differ From Typical ...
Pectoriloquy
Pec'toril'oquy (from Lat. Peetas, Breast + Kopi, To Speak). The Term Applied To A Distinct Transmission Of Articulate Voiee-sonnds When The Car Or Stethoscope Of The Listener Is Placed Upon The Chest Wall. This Phenomenon Was Discovered And Named By L:ennee (q.v.). In The Normal Chest The Voice Sound Is ...
Pedagogy
Pedagogy, Prsyaugn'ji, Or Pedagogics From Pa Idagogia, Training Of Children. From 7,-ag(apdy6c, Pa Ida Tigos, Trainer Of Children, From 7aig, Pais, Child + A- I(d)or, A Fnigog, Leader, From Im)etv, Agein, To Lead). The Science Of Culmination: A Body Of Facts And Principles Bear Ing On The Aims And Method: ...