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Proserpine – Prussian Blue

Proserpine

in mythology, daughter of Ceres and Jupiter, of extreme innocence and beauty, and who, while gathering flowers in the lovely vale of Tempe, was carried off by the god of the infernal regions, Pluto. The prayers and intercessions of her mother ultimately prevailed on Pluto to permit her to spend half of each year on earth.

Proskurov

a town in Podolia, Russia, near the confluence of Ploskaya and the Bug, on the railway from Odessa to Lemberg. Its manufactures include sugar, flour, tobacco, oil and pottery, while market gardening is extensive in district. Buildings are mostly of wood, with Orthodox Cathedral. Jews, who number half of the population, carry on export trade. Pop. about 45,000.

Prosody

that part of grammar which treats of the quantities of syllables, of accent, and of the laws of versification.

Prostate Gland

the largest of all the organs connected with the male generative system. PROSTITUTION. In law, the common lewdness of a woman for gain. The act of permitting a common and indiscriminate sexual intercourse for hire.

Prostyle

in architecture, a temple which has a portico in one front, sisting of insulated columns with their entablatures and fastigium. Also a portico in which the columns stand out quite free from the walls of the building to which it is attached.

Proto-Notary

a member of the College of Proto-notaries Apostolic in the papal curia, whose duties are to register pontifical acts, make and keep the records of beatifications, etc.

Protractor

a mathematical invariously shaped, and may be circular, semicircular, or rectangular.

French publicist; born in Besançon, PROUDHON, PIERRE JOSEPH, a France, July 15, 1809. He was em-

Prout

SAMUEL, an English waterthrough Devon and Cornwall, his drawings in the latter county being made for nature, and sketched with Haydon don, in 1815 was elected to the Watercolor Society. He died Feb. 9, 1852. through Devon and Cornwall, his drawan

Prune

the of Prunus tilled from them.

Prunella

a smooth, dark-colored, woolen stuff, used as lasting, for making stuff, used as lasting, for m the uppers of shoes and gaiters, and for gowns. Also spelled prunello.

Prussia

the largest and most power-

Prussian Blue

a cyanide of iron (Fe7Cy1s) possessed of a deep-blue color, and much used as a pigment. It is also used in medicine.