Meconic Acid
in chemistry, C7H4O7.
One of the constituents of opium discovof the constituents of opium discovered by ered by Sertürner in 1805. It is prepared THE MEDAL OF HONOR, UNITED STATES ARMY trow. The division of the entire duchy between the grand-duchies of Strelitz and Schwerin was effected Mar. 8, 1701. In D THE MEDAL OF HONOR, UNITED STATES NAVY 1815 the dukes assumed the title of grand-duke. In November, 1918, Meck- -Strelitz was proclaimed a republic.
THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS, UNITED STATES ARMY from the alcoholic extract of opium by with baric chloride and decomposing the baric meconate with sulphuric acid. It crystallizes in colorless, mica-like plates or prisms, containing three molecules of water, with difficulty readily in hot water and alcohol. soluble in cold water and ether, but more Awarded for bravery on the battle field.
MEDAL OF HONOR (United States).
Instituted in 1862 and authorized by MEDAL OF HONOR LEGION Congress. In 1905 a new Medal of Honor, a five-pointed star in rose-gold, was adopted. In the center is a head of Minerva in relief, surrounded by a band, inscribed "United States of America."
A laurel wreath of green enamel surrounds the star with a bar above, inscribed "Valor," surmounted by an eagle. The decoration hangs from a wateredsilk blue ribbon emblazoned with 13 white stars. The reverse of the medal is left plain for the recipient's name, which is preceded by "The Congress to-" Until this decoration was insti- THE GREAT WAR FOR CIVILIZATION FRANCES CREAT ITALY BRITAIN SERBIA BELGIUM JAPAN BRAZIL MONTENEGRO IN PORTUGAL RUSSIA RUMANIA GREECE CHINA MEDEA was revived in Europe at the period of the Renaissance. In France it has risen to great perfection, and the series of national medals, beginning under Louis XI., illustrates almost every great event in French history. The fashion spread to England where the battle medals form an excellent series. In Italy princes and popes on ascending the throne commemorated the event by striking medals bearing their portraits, and in the papal series particularly the greatest artists Italy has produced did the work of engraving. The art has had an increasing THE VICTORY MEDAL, UNITED STATES tuted, the United States had no military decoration equivalent to the Victoria Cross of Great Britain. In 1917 Congress authorized the issue of a new Medal of Honor, differing slightly in design and to be awarded to members of the army and navy for valor in the World War.
MEDAL OF HONOR LEGION (United States). A patriotic society consisting of officers and enlisted men who have been awarded the Medal of Honor. As organized in 1890, only those who fought in the Civil War were admitted to membership, but afterward the privilege was extended to all who had received the medal regardless of the war in which it was won.