Viterbo
a town of Italy, province of Rome; 42½ miles N. W. of the city the egg yolk resembles milk in its ian forest, and is surrounded by fortifications erected by the Lombards. Of its 17 churches, the chief are the cathedral of St. Lorenzo, founded in the 12th century, and the much-venerated church of St. Rosa, containing the mummy of a saint. In the former, an Englishman, Pope Hadrian IV., made the Emperor Friedrich I. hold his stirrup in token of homage. Other interesting buildings are the bishop's palace, the Palazzo Publico, with a museum, and the Palazzo Vescovile, where between 1261 and 1281 six papal elections took place. Viterbo used to be called "the city of beautiful founpapal elections took place. Viterbo used tains and beautiful maidens." Of the former the finest are can be extracted also from the seeds. lon and Cochin China. Its ashes are The plant is anodyne, diuretic and emlargely used as an alkali in dyeing. A pillow stuffed with the leaves is said to relieve headache, and a vapor bath pre- pared with them is employed in Mysore pretty blue flowers, found in India, Ceypretty blue flowers, found in India, Ceypillow stuffed with the leaves is said to relieve headache, and a vapor bath prepared with them is employed in Mysore are astringent; its fruit is eaten by the in fever, catarrh, and rheumatism. The Burmese. bark and roots of V. leucoxylon, a large deciduous tree from India and Burma, Burmese. the province of Alava; 76 miles N. E. of Burgos. The chief buildings are VITORIA, a town of Spain; capital of of Burgos. The chief buildings are four parish churches, a palace of deputies, an academy of music, theater and prison. The manufactures comprise paper, cabinet work, carriages, earthenware, etc. Here, on June 21, 1813, Wellington defeated the French under King about 35,000.
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