More than one of these 7 encyclopedias carries each of the following subjects — but every one of them treats it in a sentence or two and then moves on. They are gathered here so the different accounts can sit side by side.
Gadsden Purchase
Aiton's Encyclopedia: a tract of land acquired from Mexico by purchase. The treaty was negotiated by James Gadsden. The territory acquired lies within the present boundaries of Arizona and New Mexico . It is about 120 miles wide and extends along the southern bank of the Gila River from the Colorado to the Rio Grande , comprising in all about 45,535 square miles. The treaty was negotiated in 1853. It was ratified in 1854. The United States government paid Mexico $10,000,000. The Southern Pacific Railway traverses the tract from east to west. The sale was one of the causes that led to the downfall of Santa Anna .
Collier's New Encyclopedia: a negotiated Dec. 30, 1853, by James Gads den, by which a tract of 45,000 square miles, now included in the S. part of Arizona and New Mexico, was purchased by the United States from Mexico for the sum of $10,000,000.
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Galatia
1000 Classical Characters: A country of Asia Minor, composed of parts of Phrygia and Cappadocia . Galba, Servius Sulpicius. A Roman who rose to the greatest offices of the state, and exercised his powers with equity till he was seated on the throne, when his virtues disappeared. He was assassinated in the seventy-third year of his age.
Collier's New Encyclopedia: in ancient geography, a country of Asia Minor, lying S. of Paphlagonia, W. of Pontus, and N. E. of Phrygia. It was originally a part of Phrygia, but the Gauls or Celts, having several bodies, coninvaded Asia in quered and settled in this country about B. C. 241, whence the name.
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Ganymede
Collier's New Encyclopedia: in Greek mythology, the cup-bearer of Zeus. According to Homer, he was the son of King Tros and the nymph Callirrhoë; or, according to others, of Laomedon, Ilus, or Erichthonius. The most beautiful of mortals, he attracted the notice of the king of the gods, who determined to make him his cup-bearer in succession to Hebe, and accordingly dispatched his eagle to carry him off to heaven. At a later period he was identified with the divinity who presided over the sources of the Nile. The Greek astronomers likewise placed him among stars, under this place the water bearer") in allusion to his celestial function.
Aiton's Encyclopedia: gan'1-med, in Grecian mythology, a Trojan youth of exceeding beauty. Even the gods envied him. Finally Zeus, in the disguise of an eagle, snatched the lad from the midst of his play-fellows on Mount Ida and carried him off to Olympus. Here he was made cupbearer to the gods in place of Hebe. Ganymede is said to have been the most beautiful boy ever born. His story has been a favorite with painters and sculptors. Many works of ancient art are extant which represent the boy in the talons of the eagle, or sometimes with the eagle standing near him. See Hebe
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Garden City
Collier's New Encyclopedia: a village on Long Island, N. Y.; on the Long Island railroad; 18 miles E. of New York City. It was founded by Alexander T. Stewart as a residential town. It is the seat of the Protestant Episcopal bishop of Long Island, and contains the Cathedral of the Incarnation, which was consecrated in May, 1885, having been erected by his widow as a memorial to Mr. Stewart. Here are also the Cathedral Schools of St. Mary and St. Paul.
Aiton's Encyclopedia: . See Chicago
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Garlic
Aiton's Encyclopedia: a small, bulbous plant closely related to the onion. Garlic is a garden vegetable much used by the people of Southern Europe in soups and other cooking. A "garlic breath" is even more pronounced than that produced by eating onions. The juice of garlic makes a cement for mending glassware. The juice is used as an ointment in case of fever. A wild garlic found in woodland pastures is eaten by cows in the springtime. It ruins the milk. The name is from an old Saxon word, gar, meaning a spear, having reference to the spear-like shape of the leaves. The same syllable appears in garfish. See Onion ; Leek
An Encyclopaedia of Occultism: A species of onion, cultivated throughout Europe, to which is attributed certain occult properties. It is believed by the Greeks and the Turks that the use of this vegetable, or even the mention of its name, is a sure charm against the evil eye," and against vampires (q.v.). New-built houses and the sterns of boats belonging to Greece and Turkey, have long bunches of garlic hanging from them as a preventive against the fatal envy of any ill-disposed person.
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Garnet
Aiton's Encyclopedia: a common mineral, usually occurring as crystals imbedded in rocks. There are several prominent varieties, white, yellow, green, brown, and black, but chiefly red. The precious garnet prized as a gem is transparent and of a deep red. It is composed chiefly of alumina, and owes its beautiful color to a stain of iron. Beautiful garnets are obtained from the Navajo Indian reservation, Ceylon, and Greenland. The red garnet resembles the ruby, but it is a cheaper gem. The garnet was named for the red seed of the pomegranate. The name was formerly spelled granate. See Corundum Epidote. Chrysolite, cut. Pyrope Garnet, Bohemia. Gems and minerals Almandine Garnet, Alaska. Essonite Garnet, cut. Gems and minerals
Collier's New Encyclopedia: an isometric transparent or translucent brittle mineral, with dodecahedral cleavage, sometimes with twin crystals, having an octahedral composition face. It occurs also massive and lamellar . Color, red, brown, yellow, white, or black, with a white streak. There are three leading varieties: (1) Alumina garnet, in which the sesquioxide is mainly alumina; (2) Iron garnet, in which it is chiefly sesquioxide of iron; and (3) Chrome garnet, in which it is principally sesquioxide of chrome. Under these are ranked grossularite, pyrope, almandite, spessartite, andradite, bredbergite, and ouvarovite.
An Encyclopaedia of Occultism: Preserves the health and promotes joy, but in the case of lovers, discord.
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Gasoline
Collier's New Encyclopedia: a light grade of PETRO- LEUM (q. v.). GASPÉ (gäs-pā), a peninsula on the E. of Quebec province, comprising the counties of Gaspé and Bonaventure, and projecting into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, between the estuary of that name on the N. and the Bay of Chaleurs the S.; area 8,000 square miles; Pop. 64,- 000. The greater number of the population are engaged in the important fisheries, which, with the export of lumber, form the staple business of the country. GASPÉ BASIN, where Cartier landed in 1534, is a port of entry in Gaspé Bay, now the seat of extensive fisheries.
Aiton's Encyclopedia: a light liquid obtained from the distillation of crude petroleum. It evaporates readily and is much used for fuel to produce steam or heat. Gasoline engines are used to furnish the motive power for elevators, launches, and automobiles, fan ventilation, and other purposes too numerous to mention. Gasoline is also used for cleansing clothing. See Benzine ; Naphtha
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