Collier's New Encyclopedia

A complete general encyclopedia of 1921 — the world as it was understood just after the Great War, from Aachen to Zwingli, across twelve volumes and six thousand pages.

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Lymph

a term in physiology. The chief difference between chyle and lymph is the more complete state of preparation for the operations of nutrition in lymph, owing to the smaller proportion of solid matter, and the almost total absence of fat; it is comparatively transparent, high in the scale of nutrition, bearing a strong resemblance to blood without the red corpuscles. In botanical physiology, the sap of a plant. furniture; and has an abundant water power furnished by the James river.

The chief industry of Lynchburg is the handling, shipping, and manufacture of tobacco. The city is the seat of Randolph-Mason Woman's College; Virginia Christian College and several institutions; has gas and electric light plants, waterworks, National banks, daily and weekly periodicals. Vast fields of coal, iron ore, and granite are in the neighbor hood. Pop. (1910) 29,494; (1920) 30,070

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