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.
Valois
Collier's New Encyclopedia: HOUSE OF, a dynasty which ruled France from 1328 In 1285 Philip III. gave the country of Valois (now in the departments of Oise and Aisne) to his younger son Charles Capet dynasty in 1328 the eldest son of , and on the extinction of the this Charles of Valois ascended the French throne as Philip VI., and founded was followed by the house of Bourbon. the Valois dynasty, which
Aiton's Encyclopedia: val-wa', a ruling family of France from 1328 to 1589. The name of the family was derived from an ancient territory of France lying to the northeast of Paris. The chief member of the family was Francis I. The house of Valois was succeeded by that of Bourbon. See Bourbon
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Vaseline
Aiton's Encyclopedia: Important: Safety Warning This page gives first-aid or emergency advice that predates modern medicine and can make an emergency worse. Do not follow it. In any medical emergency, call emergency services and follow current first-aid guidance. This information has been left in for historical purposes but should not be acted upon. a petroleum product originally of American manufacture. Vaseline is obtained from crude petroleum by a careful system of filtration. As seen through the sides of a vial it looks like a yellowish semi-transparent sirup. Vaseline is insoluble in water, but it mixes with oils readily. It has many uses. It forms an excellent basis for toilet soap, and is used as a lotion. Vaseline never becomes rancid. It is the best known remedy for scalds, burns, and chapped hands, and is better than glycerine for a face that has been exposed to the weather. If used as an ointment, it lessens the danger of pitting from smallpox. Under advice of a physician vaseline may be taken internally for a cold, cough, or irritation of the throat.
Collier's New Encyclopedia: or VASELENE, petroleum jelly, a pale yellow, translucent, semi-solid substance, consisting of a mixture of the hydro-carbons C16H34 and C20 H42, obtained by treating the undistilled portion of petroleum with superheated steam, and filtering while hot through animal charcoal.
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Vassar College
Aiton's Encyclopedia: vas'er kol'lej, a college for women at Poughkeepsie, New York . It was founded in 1861 by Matthew Vassar, a wealthy brewer. In that year he gave trustees appointed by the legislature 200 acres of land and $400,000 in money. At his death in 1868 he left the institution a further sum of $360,000. It was his purpose to establish a school that should accomplish for young women what our colleges are accomplishing for young men. Vassar was the first fully equipped women's college in the United States . The requirements for admission are those that are customary in colleges of rank. Adequate buildings and a library of 50,000 volumes have been acquired. There are about 1,000 students and 75 instructors. See Smith
Collier's New Encyclopedia: an American institution of learning, established by Matthew Vassar in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., in 1861, for the higher education of women. The first donation was $428,000 for buildings and furnishings. This amount was increased by a bequest_of $360,000. Later Matthew Vassar, Jr., gave the institution $130,000 and John Guy Vassar, $444,000. There have since been large donations from other persons. The campus, which contains 210 acres, is 3 miles from the Hudson river, and is GREEK VASE mostly laid out as a park. The reports for 1919 showed: Professors and instructors, 121; students, 1,120. President, H. N. MacCracken, LL. D.
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Verst
Aiton's Encyclopedia: a Russian measure of length. The term is akin to verse, meaning a turn. The verst is the measure of distances. It is equivalent to 3,500 English feet, nearly two-thirds of a mile, and somewhat more than a kilometer.
Collier's New Encyclopedia: a Russian measure of length, equal to 3,500 English feet, or very nearly two-thirds of a mile.
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Vertumnus
Collier's New Encyclopedia: a Roman deity who presided over crops and orchards. He is generally represented as a young man crowned with with flowers, and holding in his right hand fruit, and a horn of plenty in his left. He was the husband of Pomona.
Aiton's Encyclopedia: . See Pomona
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Vicar
Aiton's Encyclopedia: in ecclesiastical history, a substitute or delegate. The pope is called the vicar of Christ on earth. In the Church of England, the vicar is the substitute employed by one who holds a living, that is to say, who enjoys the revenue of a parish, to discharge the duties of a pastor. The rector is entitled to the use of the parsonage and the revenues of the parish, but a vicar labors for such compensation as may be agreed upon.
Collier's New Encyclopedia: in English canon law, the priest of a parish, the predial tithes of which are impropriated or appropriated, that is, belong to a chapter or religious house, or to a layman who receives them and allows the vicar only the smaller tithes or a salary.
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Vichy
Aiton's Encyclopedia: a town in the picturesque valley of Allier, France. Vichy was originally a Roman camp. It is now noted for warm springs, the waters of which have a temperature of from 59 degree. to 106 degree. F. Vichy water is charged with bicarbonate of soda. Vichy is the resort of persons afflicted with gout, rheumatism, diabetes, etc. Large hotels accommodate, it is said, 60,000 guests yearly. The waters are drunk on the spot and are bottled for export. Salt tablets obtained by evaporating the water are sold to the drug trade.
Collier's New Encyclopedia: a town of France, in the department of the Allier; in a valley of the river of that name, about 70 miles S. E. of Paris. It was once a place of strength, and is celebrated for its thermal alkaline springs. The Vichy waters are in much request for disorders of the stomach and bowels, and of the urinary organs, in gout, rheumatism, etc. Much of the water is sent out in bottles. Pop. about 17,500.
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Visigoths
Collier's New Encyclopedia: the Western Goths, who came from Scandinavia, and settled in Mœsia, A. D. 376. They established themselves in Gaul A. D. 412, and, passing into Spain, founded a kingdom there in 414, which was overthrown by the Moors in 712. The names of the kings were: Ataulfus...... to 414) Vitteric.......603-610 415-418 Gundemar.....610-612 Wallia.. Theodores.. 418-? Sisebut. 612-620 Theudis.. 531-548 Recared II..... 620-621 Theudisele.... 048-550 Suintella.. 621-631 Agila (at Meri- Sisenand. ..631-636 636-642 da). 550-554 Tulca.. Atharagild 556-567 Chindasvindê..642-649 649-672 (Toledo his capital) Recesvinde. 672-680 Liuva (at Nar Wamba. bonne).. 567-568 Ervige. › Leovigild.568-586 Egiza. 701-710 Recared..... 586-601 Witiza. Liuva II.601-603 | Roderic. 710-711
Aiton's Encyclopedia: viz'i-goths, the western branch of the Goths. Their great leader was Alaric. They captured Rome in 410 and turned their victorious arms toward France and Spain. They established a Visigothic kingdom in Spain, adopted the Catholic faith, and merged with the native Spaniards into one nation. After lasting three hundred years, their kingdom was overthrown by the Saracens. Later they rallied and took a prominent part in the expulsion of the Moors. The Goths have been absorbed by the dark-haired Spaniards, but many words in current use in Spain to this day are of Visigothic origin. See Goths ; Alaric
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