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Mandingo – Manichord

Mandingo

bay of Caribbean Sea, on isthmus of Panama. Also called San MANDOLIN Blas, which name is derived from a minor port on the coast of the bay.

Mandrake

a perennial herb. From the rude resemblance of the bifurcated root to the human figure many superstitious notions have gathered about this plant.

Mandrake Apple

the fruit of the mandrake; it is beautiful, fragrant, and in no way poisonous.

Mandvi

the chief seaport of the principality of Cutch, in India, on the N. shore of the Gulf of Cutch, 36 miles S. W. of Bhuj, the capital. It has a good roadstead and a breakwater, but the harbor is choked with sand. Pop. about 25,000.

MANGAN

Manfredonia

a walled seaport of Italy, on the Gulf of Manfredonia, a bay of the Adriatic. Founded by Manfred in 1261 from the ruins of ancient Sipontum, it has an old castle and a cathedral.

Mangan

JAMES CLARENCE, an Irish poet; born in Dublin, Ireland, May 1, 1803. His "German Anthology" was published in two volumes in 1845, a complete edition of his poems in New York MANGANESE in 1870, with a biographical introduction domestic production in 1918 was $8,240,by John Mitchel. He died in Dublin, June 20, 1849.

Manganite

an ore of manganese, consisting of hydrated manganese exide, Mn2O3. H₂O. It occurs as orthorhombic crystals, dark steel-gray in color, with a metallic luster. Manganite is found in Alabama, Georgia, New Mexico, Germany, Scotland, Nova Scotia, etc.

Mange

a disease of the skin occuring in dogs, horses, cattle, etc., and similar to the itch in human beings.

MANGEL WURZEL. See MANGOLD WURZEL.

Manhattan

county-seat in Riley co., Kan., 51 miles W. of Topeka, on the Kansas River, Union Pacific, and Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroads. Seat of State Agricultural College. Commercial center of prosperous farming, stock-raising and fruit district . Commission form of city government. Pop. (1910) 5,722; (1920) 7,989.

Manhattan

one of the boroughs comprising the city of New York. It is the parent settlement, built on the island of Manhattan, and is the richest and most important of the boroughs. It is joined by the borough of the Bronx. See NEW YORK.

Manhattan College

an educational institution in Manhattan borough of New York City; founded in 1853 under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Church; reported at the close of 1919:

Professors and instructors, 20 ; students , 250; president, Rev. Brother Jasper. aus

Manichord

an instrument resembling the spinet and harpsichord. It was originally a monochord (single string), and is referred to by Biraud de Calanson, a poet of Provence. It was played by quills operated by jacks and keys on a key board. It was one of the predecessors of the pianoforte .