Palo Alto
the name of a plain in southern Texas, 8 miles from Browns- PALOLO ville, where the first battle of the Mexi- a rotary movement, is usually dragged can War was fought, May 8, 1846. Gen.
Zachary Taylor was in command of the United States troops of 2,300 men, while the Mexicans, under General Arista, had about 3,500. The battle was fought principally with artillery and the Mexicans were defeated.
PALOLO (Palolo viridis), an edible annelid, allied to the lug worm, extremely abundant at certain seasons in the sea above and near the coral reefs which surround many of the Polynesian Islands. The body is cylindrical, slightly tapering at both ends, divided into nearly equal joints, each joint with a small tuft of gills on each side. In thickness the palolo resembles a very fine straw; in length it varies from 9 to 18 inches.
These annelids made their appearance in great multitudes, apparently rising out of the coral reefs. They are eagerly sought after by the islanders. They often occur in such numbers that they may be grasped by handfuls. After sunrise the creatures break into pieces and the shoals are not seen till the next period; the two stated periods being in October and again in November.