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All-Saints' Bay

in the state of Bahia, coast of Brazil, forms a natural harbor, in which the navies of the whole world might ride at anchor. Its length from N. to S. is 35 miles; its breadth 27. The town of Bahia lies just within it.

All-Saints' Day

a festival insti-

All-Souls' Day

the day on which the Church of Rome commemorates all the faithful deceased. It was first college contains over 70,000 volumes. the Church of Rome commemorates ALL-SOULS' DAY, the day on which and soon afterward came to be adopted by the Church generally. It is held on the 2d of November.

Allspice

a kind of pepper, consist and soon afterward came to be adopted by the Church generally. It is held on cinalis (myrtus pimenta of Linnæus, euthe 2d of November.

Almond-Oil

BITTER ALMOND- OIL, or BENZOIC ALDEHYDE, in chemistry, an oil obtained by pressing almonds. The oil of bitter almonds, at least when impure, is very poisonous. It has, however, been used as a cure in intermittent fever.

Almucantar

ALMUCANTER,

Almacanter

or ALMOCANTAR, a circle drawn parallel to the horizon; generally used in the plural for a series of parallel circles drawn through the several degrees of the meridian. They are the same as what are now called parallels of altitude.

Alopecia

a variety of baldness in which the hair falls off from the beard and eyebrows, as well as the scalp.

Alpena

a city of Michigan, the summer resort. There is a fish hatchery, county-seat of Alpena co. It is on Thunder Bay and on the Detroit and Mackinac railroad. It is situated near numerous lakes, making it a popular public library and parks. The city has

Alpes

BASSES important lumbering interests. There are also fisheries, tanneries, and manufactories of paper, cement, etc. Pop. (1910), 12,706; (1920), 11,101.

Alterative

a kind of medicine which, when given, appears for a time to have little or no effect, but which ultimately changes, or tends to change, a morbid state into one of health.

Altgeld

JOHN PETER, author, lawyer, and judge, born in Germany, in December, 1847. He was Judge of the Superior Court at Chicago in 1886-1901, and Governor of Illinois in 1893. His pardon of the Anarchists caused much controversy. He wrote "Our Penal Ma- Superior Court at Chicago in 1886-1901, tions," and other books. He died in 1902.