Ghee
or GHI (gē), a kind of butter in use among the Hindus; made from the milk of the buffalo or the cow. The milk is boiled for an hour or so, and cooled, after which a little curdled milk is added. Next morning the curdled Publishers' Photo Service A GEYSER IN ERUPTION Enc. Vol. 4-p. 308 E. M. Newman FORMATION AT MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK Publishers' Photo Service A GROUP OF THE FAMOUS HOT SPRINGS IN NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND Photo, Brown & Dawson CONE OF CASTLE GEYSER, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK Courtesy of the National Park Service LOOKING INTO THE BATHTUB GEYSER, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK Underwood & Underwood INTERIOR OF WINDOW-GLASS AND PLATE-GLASS FACTORY Ewing Galloway GLASS BLOWING Photo from Collier's Weekly GREENLAND. A GREAT ICE CAVERN AT NEW DENMARK HAVEN GHENT mass is churned for half an hour; some hot water is then added, and the churning continued for another half hour, when the butter forms. When, after a few days, it becomes rancid, it is boiled till all the water is expelled, and a little more curdled milk added, with some salt or betel leaves, after which it is put into pots. It is a favorite article of consumption among rich Hindus.
GHENT (French, Gand; Flemish, Gend or Gent), a town in Belgium, capital of the province of East Flanders, at the confluence of the Lys with the Scheldt. It is upward of 6 miles in circumference, and is divided by canals into a number of islands connected with each other by bridges. Except in some of the older parts, it is well built, and has a number of fine promenades and many notable buildings. Among the latter are the cathedral of St. Bavon, dating from the 13th century; the church of St.
Nicholas, the oldest in Ghent; the church of St. Michael, with a celebrated Crucifixion by Van Dyke; the university, a handsome modern structure, with a library of about 100,000 volumes and 700 manuscripts; the City Hall, the belfry, a lofty square tower surmounted by a gilded dragon, and containing chimes of 44 bells; and Les Béguinages, extensive nunneries founded in the 13th century, the principal occupation of whose members is lace-making. Ghent has long been celebrated as a manufacturing town, especially for its cotton and linen goods and lace. Other industries of importance are sugar-refining, hosiery, el thread, ribbons, instruments in steel, carriages, paper, hats, delftware, and tobacco. There are also machine works, engine factories, roperies, tanneries, breweries, and distilleries. The trade is very important. Ghent was mentioned as a town in the 7th century. In the 9th century Baldwin, the first Count of Flanders, built a fortress here against the Normans. Under the counts of Flanders Ghent continued to increase.
Two great revolts took place under the leadership of the Van Arteveldes (1338 and 1369) against Burgundy, and again in the 16th century against against Charles V., and the citizens of Ghent, besides losing their privileges, had to pay for the erection of a citadel intended to keep them in bondage. In 1794 the Netherlands fell under the power of France, and Ghent became the capital of the department of Escaut (Scheldt). In 1814 it became, along with Flanders, part of the Netherlands, till the separation of Belgium and Holland. In 1914 the Germans occupied Ghent. Pop. (1919) 165,- 655. See WORLD WAR.
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