Chicago
Chicago, Sld-ka'get. Time County-seat Of Cook County, Ill., The Second City In Population And Importance Of The 'united States. And The Railroad Centre And Commercial Metropolis Of The West (map: E 21. It Is Situated On The Southwest Shore Of Lake Michigan, At The Mouths Of The Chicago And Calumet ...
Chichen Itza
Chichen-itza, (maya Well-mouths). The Most Important Of The An Cient Ruined Cities Of Yucatan, Mexico, Situated 18 Miles Southwest Of The Town Of Valladolid. In The Northern Part Of The Peninsula. It Derives Its Compound Name From Its Former Occupants, The Itzfi Tribe Of The Great Mayan Stock, And From ...
Chichester
Chichester, •ltichfcs-ter (as. (issa»ceas Ter, Lat. Cissc• Castrum. Camp Of Cissa). A Muni Cipal Borough And Episcopal City In Sussex. Eng Land, Miles East-northeast Of Portsmouth (map: England, F G). It Is Well Built And Has Wide Streets. The Ancient City Walls Are Not' Utilized As A Public Promenade. The ...
Child Labor
Child Labor. Although Children Have Always Been Used For Employments Accessory To ,those Of Their Parents. It Was The Simpler Re Quirements Of The Factory System Which Made The Child A Cheap And Convenient Form Of Labor. Or The Source Of Support For Lazy Or Unfortunate Adults. The Apprentice .system ...
Child Psychology
Child Psychology, St-kol'o-ji. The Study Of The Mind Of The Child Forms One Depart Ment Of General Psychology. The Existence Of Such A Department Implies That The Mental Processes Of The Child Are, To A Certain Degree, Unique, Or At Least That They Demand A Special Method Of In Vestigation. ...
Chimes
Chimes (from As. Rimbar. Eimbala. From Lat. En/ow/inn, From Gk. K6/43allov, )/,/ Infirm, Cymbal, From X6p..inc, Kymboa, Skt. Kilmbha, Jar). Music Played On A Set Of Bells In A Ehurch Tower, Either By A Performer Or By Mechanism. This Ancient And Interesting Class Of Music Is Believed To Have Originated ...
Chimney
Chimney (fr. Client I 11t,. Cantina T A, Fireplace, From Lat. Ramians, Hearth, From (;k. Kii,(uvos, Bit/11110r, °veil. Furnace). A Vertical Structure Of Stone, Brick, Or Metal, Containing An Internal Passageway Or Flue Through Which The :mike And Waste Gases Of Eombostion Are Carried Off From A Furnace, Fireplace, Stove, ...
Chimney Swift
Chimney-swift. The Small, Sooty, Swal Low-like Bird, Commonly But Mistakenly Called A `swallow,' Which Throngs About Chimneys In All Parts Of North America, And Represents An Almost Cosmopolitan Family. (see Swirr.) It Is Mi Gratory, Spreading Northward Into Labrador And The Fur Countries In Early Summer, And Escap Ing In ...
Chimpanzee
Chimpanzee (guinea ). ..1n Anthropoid Ape (.1athropopithecus Niger) Of Equatorial Africa, Which Has Been Known To Europeans For 500 Years. The Chimpanzee, Though Taller Than An Orang Utan (q.v.). Falls Short Of The Stature Of The Gorilla. And Never Exhibits The Breadth And Mas Siveness Of Frame Shown By An ...
China
China Paoren. This Is The Compact, Roughly Quadrangular Area Forming The Southeastern Third Of The Empire, Extending From The Coast (some 2500 Miles In Length) Westward To The Lofty And Crowded Mountain Ranges That Form The Eastern Border Of The Tibetan I'latean, And Northward To The Southern Border Of Mongolia. ...
Chinch Bug
Chinch-bug (from Sp., Port. Chi»chr, It. Eimice, From Lat. Eimrx, Hug, And Engl. Bug). A Small Blackish Bug (blissus Lcueopterus), With Wing-covers Marked With A 6-shaped Dark Line. It Belongs To The Lygzeithe, One Of The Most Extensive And Injurious Families Of Plant-bugs. Of Which Some 175 Species Belong To ...
Chinese Art
Chinese Art. For The Purpose Of This Inquiry The History Of China May Be Said To Begin With The Dynasty Of The Ilan And The Accession Of Kao-tsou About R.c. 200. Sonic Very Interesting Sculptures On Sandstone. Parts Of Family Tombs, Brought Together Long Afterwards By Native Anti Quarians And ...
Chinese Empire
Chinese Empire (fr. Chine, Med. Lat. China, Ar. Nin, Pers. Chia, Skt. Rine; Gk., For The People, R,irat, Sinai, 7.fjpes, Beres, Lat. Beres; Turk. Khatel. Alongol. Kitat, Whence Engl. Cathay, Russ. Kitai, From The Race, Generally Held To Be Tungusic, Of Kilun, Or Khitan, Who Ruled In The North Of ...
Chinese Empire 658 Chinese
Chinese Empire. 658 Chinese Empire. Provisions Russia Agreed Gradually To Retire From /as Chinois Ehez Eux (paris. 1899) ; Little, I/in In Eighteen Months. Russia's Control Mute China ( London, 1901) ; Wu Ting Fang, Ov,•,. Manchurian Railway, However, Was To Civilization," University Record, Vol. Renrtih Unimpaired. V. (chicago, 1901). ...
Chinese Immigration
Chinese Immigration. This Subject Lirst Assumed Importance In The United States About The Year 1870, Although Legislation Hostile To The Chinese Began In California In 1855. The California Legislature Investigated The Subject In 1862 And The United States Congress Sent A Joint Special Committee To The Pacific Coast In 1876. ...
Chinook
Chinook. A Term Applied By The Early Settlers Of The Northwest Territory And In Me Teorological Literature To A Strong Warm And Dry South Or West Wind Descending The Eastern Slopes Of The Rocky Mountains Into Montana And Wyo Ming, Evaporating Or Melting The Snow And Bring Ing Great Relief ...
Chins
Chins, Kros ((1k. Xtos, Xios, Kios, Turk. Saais Athiseh Sri() In The Genoese- Form). A Turkish Island Seven Miles Oil' The West Coast Of Asia Thnor, And About 50 Miles In A Direct Line West Of Smyrna. Its Length From North To South Is 32 Miles; Its Greatest Breadth Is ...
Chiromancy
Chiromancy, Ki'ro-rnan'si (from Gk. Xelp, Chcir, Hand I.lavrcia, Divination), Or Palmistry. The Art Of Divination Through The Study Of The Palm Of The Hand. The Inter Pretative Science Of The Band In General Is Termed Chirosophy. It Is Divided Into Two Branches—ehirognomy, Which Is Concerned With Studying Man's Tendencies Through ...
Chiton
Chiton. A Group Of Mollusks, The Mail Shells. Constituting An Order (plaeophora) In The Class Amphineura. The Shell Is Composed Of Eight Narrow, Transverse, Calcareous Pieces, Overlapping Each Other In A Row Along The Back, And Strongly Attached To The Mantle. Which Is Remarkably Fleshy And Fibrous. Chitons Have The ...
Chivalry
Chivalry, Shiv'al-ri (fr. Ebcra/cric, Horse Manship, Knighthood, From Chevalier, Horseman, Knight, From Eh•val, Horse, From Lat. •abahus, Horse). In The Middle Ages, The Body Of Cus Toms And Ideals Relating To The Duties And Priv Ileges Of Knighthood. It Owed Its Development At First To Feudal Usages, With Which It ...
Chlopicki
Chlopicki, Jozef (1771-1854). A Polish General And Dictator Of Poland During The Revolution Of 15:30-31. Lie Was Born In Galicia, Entered The Army In 1787, And Fought Gallantly In The War For Independence Under Kos Ciuszko. After The Surrender Of Warsaw To The Russians. No 8, 1794. Chlopicki Went To ...
Chloral
Chloral (from Gk. Xxiop6s, Chl4ros, Green Ish-yellow), A Colorless Oily Liquid Extensively Used In Medicine, In The Form Of Its Hydrate. It Has A Peculiar Irritating Smell, And Boils At 97° C. Its Specific Gravity At 20° C. Is 1.512. It Is Made On A Large Scale By The Pro ...
Chlorine
Chlo'rine (from Ck.x2wpbc,chloros, Green Ish-yellow). A Gaseous Element Discovered By Scheele In 1774. It Was Supposed By Its Dis Coverer To He Hydrochloric Acid Deprived Of Phlogiston, And Was Called By Him Dephlogisti Cated Marine Acid Gas. In 1785 Berthobet Ad \ :wed The View That This Gas Should Be ...
Chloroforn
Chlo'roforn (from Chlorine + Formy1), Or Trichlorometh Use, Chci,. A Colorless, Heavy Liquid Having A Sweetish, Ethereal Odor And A Sweetish, Burning Taste. It Does Not Mix With Wa Ter, But Dissolves Freely In Alcohol And Ether. Its Specific Gravity At 15° C. Is 1.498, And It Boils At 61° ...
Chlorophyll
Chlor'ophyll (neo-lat. Ehlorophylluni, From Gk. X2erp6c,chloros, Greenish-yellow + 2.ov, , Iihy(lun, Leaf). The Green Coloring Matter Of Ordinary Foliage. This Is Not A Single Pigment, But It Mixture Of At Least Two, One A Green Pig Ment, To Which The Name Is Sometimes Restricted, And A Yellow Pigment, Carotin (q.v.) ...
Chlorophyteie
Chlo'rophyteie (neu-lat. None. Pl., From Gk. Xi.trogr, Chloros, Greenish-yellow + Oixoc, Phykor, Seaweed). One Of Four Great Groups Of Algae, And Commonly Called The Green Alga'. It Comprises A Large And Diverse Assemblage Of Orders And Families, Partly Described In The Arti Cle Abox (q.v.). The Color Of The Cells ...
Chloroplast
Chlo'roplast (from Gk. Xxwocic, Chloros, Greenish-yellow + R Roark, Plastos, Formed From Trxdaacw, Plasscin, To Shape). In Botany, The Protoplasmic Body Found In Green Plants And Dis Tinguished By The Green Pigment Chlorophyll. Chloropla.sts Arc Developed Only In The Cells To Which A Sufficient Amount Of Light Penetrates: Therefore. In ...
Choate
Choate, Rufus (1799-1859). One Of The Most Famous Of .alineriean Lawyers. He Was Born In Ipswich, Mass., On October I, 1799. As A Child He Was Remarkable For Preeo•ity, Beginning To Read While Still Ahnost An Infant. And Being Able Before His Sixth Year To Repeat Large Por Tions Of ...
Choir
Choir, Kwir (older Forms Quire, Quicr, Queer ; Modern Spelling Affected By Fr. Chceur, Lat. Chorus, From Gk. Xopog, Choros, Whence The W Is Derived). Strictly Speaking, The Choir Is The Part Of The Church Occupied By The Singers, Wher Ever That May Be: But At Different Periods In Church ...
Cholera Infantuni
Cholera Infan'tuni (lat., The Cholera Of Children). A Term Used To Designate Choleri Form Diar•inea In Children. The Disease Is Com Paratively Rare And Of Infectious Origin. Strik Ingly Similar To Asiatic Cholera, It Is Caused Mostly By Feeding Impure Milk. Generally The Disease Follows An Ordinary Mild Diarrhoea Of ...
Choral Societies
Choral Societies. Associations Of Ama Teur Singers Formed For The Purpose Of Perform Ing Large Choral Works Are Of Comparatively Re Cent (late. During The Middle Ages, And Down To The End Of The Eighteenth Century, Vocal Works Were Performed Exclusively By Profes Sional Musicians, Who Composed The Regular Church ...
Chorale
Chorale, Kb-r5'16 (med. Lat. Cho•alis, From Lat. Chorus, Gk. Xop6c, Choros, Dance, Chorus). A Melody To Which Hymns Or Psalms Are Sung In Church By The Congregation In Unison. The Catholic Church Service Has From Early Times Contained Chorales, But The Name Is Generally Applied To Those In The Style ...
Chord
Chord. Kind (from Lat. Cho•da, Gk. Xop4, Chordi7., String Of A Musical Instrument). A Com Bination Of Two Or More Musical Tones Of Dif Ferent Pitch, Sounded Simultaneously. In Har Mony, However, A Chord Must Have At Least Three Tones. All Chords, When In Their Original Posi Tions, Are Seen ...
Chordata
Chordata, Krir-da'tet (neo-lat. Nom. Pl., From Lat. Chorda, Chord). The Phylum Of The Animal Kingdom That Embraces All The Verte Brat Ed Animals— Fishes, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, And Mammals, Together With The Pro Chorda, Or Aseidians, And The Adelochorda, Or Llernichorda (see Ba Lanooloss Us ) —1 At Sed Upon ...
Chorus
Chorus, Writs (lat.. From Gk. Xopor. Chorus, (lame. Chorus: Connected With X6p-ros, Rhortos, Inclosure. La T. Hort,es. Garden. ()ir. Port. Erop. Ger. Gortrn, Garden, Engl. Yard). Among The Early Greeks, A Festal Dance, Accompanied By Music. Through Its Development In The Attic Theatre, The Word Came To Mean Particularly The ...
Chose
Chose (shoz) In Action ( Fr. Chose, Thing, From Med. Lat. Ro.s.a, Eausa, Thing, Lat. Causa, Cause). In The Law Of England, That Kind Of Property Which Is Founded Not In Possession, But In The Legal Right To Possess. As This Right Ran, In General, Be Vindicated And Made Available ...
Chrestien De Troyes
Chrestien De Troyes, Kr:ay:ix' De Trw:i (e.1145-1191). A French Poet, The Founder Of The Mediaeval Courtly Romance. Lie Was Horn In Troyes, And Was At Taelied To The Court Not Only Of The Count Of Champagne. His Native District, But Also To Those Of The Neighboring Principalities Of Flanders And ...
Christ Church
Christ Church. A College At. Oxford. England, The Magnificent Project Of Cardinal Wolsey, When, As The Minister Of Llenry V111., Lie Was The Most Powerful Man In England Next To The King. The Foundation Was To Be Known As Cardinal College And Was To Have In Connec Tion With It ...
Christ In Art
Christ In Art. The Representations Of Christ Are The Most Important Part Of Christian Iconography (q.v.). In The Early Period Art Did Not Try To Embody God The Father Or The Holy Ghost In Any Human Form—the Former Was Sym Bolized By A Hand Appearing Out Of A Cloud, And ...
Christadelphians
Chris'tadel'phians (from Gk. Xpioni De2.1)0e, Chrktgdeinhos, Having Brotherhood With Christ, Tram Xpon6c, Christos, Christ +me2s56e, Adelphos, Brother), Or Brothers Of Christ. A Religions Sect In The United States, Canada, And Great Britain, Organized By John Thomas. Al. P., An Englishman. Who Came Hither In 1844 And At First Belonged To ...
Christian Art Esiily
Christian Art (esiily). While It Is Easy To Show When And How Christian Art Began, It Is Not Easy To Say When It Ended—if It Has Ended. In The Nomenclature Of Art History, However, The Term Early Christian Art Is Gen Erally Accepted As Describing The Monuments Pro Duced Under ...
Christian Catholic Church
Christian Catholic Church. A Religious Denomination Organized In 18'96 By The Rev. John Alexander Dowie, A Former Minister In Australia. Ile Came To The Pacific Coast Of The United States, And Then To Chicago, Ill., Preaching And Practicing Faith-healing. And Soon Attracted A Large Following. While The Generally Received Principles ...
Christian Science
Christian Science. A Term Given By Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, Of Concord. N. It,. To A Religio-scientific Discovery Which She Declares To Have Been Made By Her In The Year 1866. It Purports To Reveal The Science Of God, And To Declare The Actual Truth About Deity: Also The Science ...
Christiania
Christiania, Krt-ste-ii'n6-\, Or Kristi Ania. The Capital Of Norway, Situated At The Northern End Of Christiania Fiord, In Latitude 59° 55' N. And Longitude 10° 43' E. (map: Norway, D 7). It Occupies About Seven Square Miles. Chris Tiania Is Composed Of The Old, Well-built City Proper, And Of A ...
Christianity
Christianity (from Of. ('resticette, Cres /ica Fct, From Lat. Christionitas, Christianity, From Christianus, Christian). Religion Depends It Two Elements, The Perception 14 Need, And Belief In Some Higher Power Able To Relieve It. :\lan Is Very Early Brought To Feel His Helplessness In Respect To His Own Life And The ...
Christina 1626 89
Christina (1626-89). Queen Of Sweden Front 1632 To 1654. She Was The Daughter Of The Great (;ustavus Adolphus, Anti Was Born De Cember 18. 1626. She Became Queen After The Death Of Her Father In The Battle Of Liitzen, In 1632. Tin 1614 She Reigned Under A Regency Headed By ...
Christmas
Christmas, Kris'mus (me. Crist Mas, Eristesmesse. Ch•ist's Mass). The Day On Which The Nativity Of The Saviour Is Observed. The In Stitution Of This Festival Is Attributed By The Spurious Decretals To Telesphorus, Who Flourished In The Reign Of Antoninus Pius (a.n. 138-161) ; But This Is Unhistorical. It Is ...
Christology
Christol'ogy ( From Gk. Sptvr6s, ('/iristo.s, Christ + Lco•y(a, Logia, Account, From \f^,€tv, Lcgein, To Say). _1 Technical Term In Theology• Signifying The Doctrine Of The Person Of Christ• Or The Answer To The Question, \\ Hnt Is The Relation Of The Divine And Human In Christ? The Elements Of ...
Christopher Carson
Carson, Christopher (generally Known As 'kit Carson') (1509-681. A Famous American Hunter, Trapper, And Western Scout. He Was Born In Madison County. Icy., But When Only A Year Old Was Taken By His Parents To Howard County, Mo., Where From 1824 To 1s26 He Served As A Saddler's Apprentice. In ...
Christopher Saint
Chris'topher. Saint. A Saint Of The Ro Man Catholic And (;reek Churches, Ile Is Stmposcd To Have Suffered Martyrdom About The Middle Of The Third Century. According To Vulgar Legend, Christopher, Whose Name Was Originally Adokimos (the Ignoble, Base), Was A Native Of Palestine. Syria, Or Lyeia, And A Person ...
Christs Hospital
Christ's Hospital. An English Educa Tional Institution Better Known As The Blue-coat School. It Was Founded On The Site Of The Grey Friars' Monastery. Newgate Street, London, By Edward Vi., In 1553, As A Hospital For Orphans And Foundlings. It Has Been One Of The Largest And Most Important Schools ...
Chromium
Chromium (neo-lat., From Ok. Chnima, El Dot-). A Metallic Element Discovered By Vauquelin In 1797. It Does Not Occur Free, But Is Found In Eombination Chiefly With Iron As Ehromite, Which Is The Principal Ore Of Chro Mium, As Erocoisite, A Lead Chromate, And As Wolchonskoite. A Native Chrome Ochre. ...
Chronicles
Chronicles (deb. Dirrai Bap-gamim, Events Of The Days, Gk. Itana\c:r6aeva, Paralei Pmmena, Omitted. Sc. 1343x1a, Hiwia, Book0. The Name Of Two Of The Hooks Of The Old Testament, Which In The Hebrew Canon Form But One Book, Entitled "book Of Events Of The Times." This Appears To Have Been A ...
Chronograph
Chron'ograph (lat. Chronographus, From Gk. Xpovoypdcpos, Ronogra Phos. From Xp6vos, Chronos, Time -ypdfpetv, Gra Phci P, To Write). A Term Applied To Instruments Measur Ing Very Short Of Time As Well As To In Struments Recording Such Measures. Chrono Graph Watches.or Pocket Chronographs. Will Meas Ure Interval: Of Time Down ...
Chronology
Chronology (fr. Chrwtoloyie, From Lat. Chrono/ogia. From (.;k. Xpovoxoyla, Eh Run O/ogia, From Xp6vos, Chronos, Time + X6-yos, Logos, Ac Count). The Branch Of Science Which Treats Of Time As Measured, Computed. And Recorded. Its Object Is To Establish Some Method Of Defining Time, To Compute The Intervals Between Important ...
Chronoscope
Chron'oscope Chronoscopc. It. Ero Noseopo, From Gk.xp6vor. Chronos, Time -i- °work .ekopus, Watcher, From Akopeic,skopein, To Watch). An Instrument For Measuring Aoeurately Small Intervals Of Time, Used In Psychology, Physiology. And In Many Departnu.nts Of Experimental And Applied Physies. The First Attempt To Measure A Very Small Period Of Time ...
Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum (lat., From C:k. Xoccr Di3ocitov, Chrygon T Hem On, From Xpty761, Ch Rysoq, Gold -f- Di3ocaov, Onawnion„ Flo•er), A Genus Of Plants Belonging Tv The Natural Order Composihe. The Species Are Natives Of Northern Europe, The Canary Islands, East Africa, Aml The Mountain And Boreal Region Of Asia. About ...
Chryseis
Chryseis, Krt-si.'1s. In The Iliad, Asty Nome. The Daughter Of Chryses, Priest Of Apollo At Chryse. She Fell To The Share Of Agamemnon In The Distribution Of Spoils During The Trojan War, And The Ransom Offered By Her Father Was Harshly Refused By Agamemnon. Apollo. To Imn Fsh The Slight ...
Chrysippus
Chrysippus, Kri-sip'pris (lat., From Gk. Xplicrerros) (c.280-207 B.c.). An Eminent Stoic Philosopher Of Soli In Cilieta. Ile Came To Athens When Still A Youth, And Eagerly De Voted Himself To Philosophieal Pursuits. His Principal Master W.is Cleanthes, The Successor Of Zeno, Although He Is Said To Have Also Studied Under ...
Chrysost Om
Chrysost Om, Kris'os- T Gin K S't Tan (front Gk. Xpecroccroaos, Chrysostonios, Golden Mouthed, From Xpue6s, Ebrysos, Gold + .stonm, Month; So Named Front The Splendor Of His Eloquence). •onn, Saint (e.345-407). (inc Of The Greatest Fathers Of The Early ('birch. I Le Born In Ant In .n. 3•5 Or ...
Chu Hi
Chu-hi, Elnizilw (1l30-1.200). The Motlerr Apostle Of Confucianism In Its Philosophical Form, Whose Writings Are The Recognized Standard Of Orthodoxy And The Creed Of Educated Men In Ch Ina. Lie Has Been Officially Approved By Sue Cessive Imperial Dynasties, And Even Canonized. His Father Was A Government Officer. And He ...
Church Discipline
Church Discipline. The Means Em Ployed By The Christian Church, Besides The Ministration Of Word And Sacraments, To Secure On The Part Of Its Office-beare•s And Members A Faithful Adherence To Their Profession And A Corresponding Blamelessness Of Life. It Rests Upon The Authority Of Christ, And At The Same ...
Church History
Church History. The History Of The Christian Religion And Church. Or Of The World Under Its Relations To Ecclesiastical Organization. The Earliest Writers Of Church History Were. In General. Mere Annalists Or Chroniclers, Following The Order Of The Time: But The Modern Philo Sophic Treatment Of History Has Led To ...
Church Rates
Church Rates. In England, A Tax Or Assessment Laid On The Parishioners And Occu Piers Of Land Within A Parish, By A Majority Of Their Own Body In Vestry Assembled, For The Pur Pose Of Upholding And Repairing The Fabric Of The Church And The Belfry, The Hells, Seats. And ...
Church As
Church (as. Circc, Ger. Kirche. From Gk. Reptak6v, Kyriakon, Church, From Talinor, Kyrios, Lord ) The Word Has The Same Double Meaning As Its Greco-latin Equivalent, Ecclesia: It Signifies Both The Ecclesiastical Body Of Believers And The Building For Worship. Bru.ding. There Were At First, Among The Christians, No Separate ...
Church Of God
Church Of God. A Religious Denomina Tion In The United States, Sometimes Called Winebrennerians, Whose Doctrines Agree Gen Erally With Those Of The Baptists. It Orig Inated In A Revival Which Took Place Under Tne Preaching Of The Rev. John Winebrenner. A German Reformed Pastor, At Harrisburg. Pa., And Other ...
Churchill
Churchill. Lord Randolph Henry Spen Cer. Usually Called Lord Randolph Churchill (1849-951. An English Conservative Statesman. The Third Son Of The Seventh Duke Of Marl Borough. He Was Born At Blenheim Palace. Feb Ruary 13. 1s49. Ile Was Educated At Eton, And Merton College, Oxford. And Entered Parliament In 1874 ...
Churn
Churn (.1„5. (writ', Icel. Kirna, Dam Kj(erne, Churn, Dialectic Ger. Kern. Nleel. Avarna, Cream). A Machine For Agitating Milk Or Cream, For The Production Of Butter. The Principle Of The Operation Is Considered In The Article On Burreit-makinn (q.v.). Mere Stirring Of The Cream, It Continued Long Enough, Will Bring ...
Chyle
Chyle, (from Neo-lat. Rhylus, From Gk. Xv?vis, Eh Dos, Juice, From Xciv, Chrin, To Pour). One Of The Products Of The Transformation Of Food In The Alimentary Canal. On Remaining For Some Time In The Stomach, Food Is P•tially Dis Solved, Forming A Thick, Grayish, Turbid Liquid Called Chyme. The ...
Cibber
Cibber, Colley (1671-1757). An English Actor And Dramatist, Born In London. In 1682 He Was Sent To The Free School At Grantham. In Lincolnshire. Five Years Thereafter He Returned To London, And In 1685 Was A Volunteer In The Forces Raised By The Earl Of .devonshire In Sup Port Of ...
Cicada
Cicada. One Of The Cicadithe. A Family Of Homopterous Bugs, Composed. For The Most Part, Of Large Insects, Very Few Measuring Less Than One Inch Across The Opened Wings, While Many Are As Large As Seven Inches. The Fore Wings Are Usually Transparent, But In Some Forms Are Highly Pigmented, ...
Cicero
Cic'ero, Uarcr5 T•i.mus (106-43 Me.). The Greatest Orator .4 Rome. And One Of The Most Illustrious Of Her Statesmen And Men Of Letters, Born At _krpintim -january 3, Me. Dni. Ile Belonged To An Ancient Family. Of The Eples Trian Order, And Was Possessed Of Considerable Influence In His Native ...
Ciconi
Ciconi, Teortvino ( Ia24 (131. An Italian Tl Born In San Daniele (friaul). Lie Studied In Padua. And In 1848 Participated Ill The Insurrection In Tuscany, Venice, And Rome. Subsequently He Became Known As A Journalist And Poet. His Comedy Le Pecorel Le Snia Reit E (1557) Was His First ...
Cider
Cider (from Of. Cidcre, From Lat. Sicera, From Gk. Crimpa, Siker°, From Het). Shaar, Strong Drink. From Shithar. To Be Intoxicated). The Fermented Juice Of Apple,. Which Is Extensively Prepared In Gloucestershire And In Other Parts Of England, In Ireland, In The Northern Dis T•icts Of France, And In North ...
Cimabue
Cimabue, Che'ma-bivitt. Giovanni ( C.1240 C.1302). The First Great Painter Of The Revival In Italy. Lie Was Born In Florence And Belonged To A Noble Family, Hut Of His Studies Nothing Definite Is Known. Vasari Believes That He Learned Painting Of Some Byzantine Artists Established In Florence. While He Certainly ...
Cimbri
Cim'bri. An Aneient Warlike Tribe. Which, With The Telltales (q.v.), Were The First Germans That Forced Their Way Into The 110man Territory. N‘e Hear Of Them First In 'lc. 113, When They Moved South Through The German Forests. Joined With Other Northern Tribes, And Wandered Through Noricum And 11lyricum. The ...
Cinchona
Cinchona, Sin-kffnit Ineo-lat.„ Prop. Chin Chore. From The Countess Del Chinchon, Wife Of The Vieeroy Of Peril). An Important Genus Of Trees Of The Order Rubiacem. They Yield The Bark, So Mulch Valued In Medicine, Known As Peruvian Bark, Jesuits' Bark. China Bark, Gni= Quinquina, Cinchona Bark. Etc.. From Which ...
Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Shesin-unt The Capital Of Hamilton County, Ohio: Second City In The State, And Tenth In The United States In Population, On The Right Bank Of The Ohio River, In Latitude 30° 6' 30" N. And Longitude S4° 26' W. (map: Ohio, A 7). It Lies 116 Miles Southwest Of ...
Cincinnati_2
Cincinnati, Society Of Tue. An Heredi Tary Patriotic Society, Organized On May 13, I753, By The American And Foreign Officers Of The Continental Army, Assembled In Their Can Tonment On The Hudson River, Hear Fishkill, N. Y. The Original Meeting Was Held In The Verplanck House. Then The Headquarters Of ...
Cincinnati_3
Cincinnati, T:xwersity Or. An Educa Tional Institution Situated In Cincinnati, Ohio. The University Was Founded On Bequests Made By Charles Mcmieken In 185s. And By Grants Made Subsequently By The City Of Cincinnati. By Mr. Memicken's Will Somewhat Over $1.000, O00 Was Given The City To Found A College; Hut ...
Cinnamon
Cinnamon. The Dried Hark Of Several Species Of Cinnamoinum, Belonging To The Natural Order La•inea% The Leading Species, Rinna Monlum Zcylanieum, Indigenous To Ceylon, Where It May Be Found Growing At An Altitude Of 3000 Feet Above Sea-level, Has Developed Seven Or Eight Well-marked Varieties, Some Of Which Are Ranked ...
Cino Da Pistoja
Cino Da Pistoja, Ehe'no Dal Pes-wya Originally G Citton El No Sin I Baldi ) 1270 1336). An Italian Jurist And Poet, Horn At Pis Toja. He Began The Study Of Law There, And Then Went To Bologna. Where His Masters Were Lam Berto Di Ilamponi And Franciscus Ac•ursins. On ...