Aksakof, (Alexandre)
A Russian statesman, whose name stands high in the spiritualistic annals of his country. his country . Born in 1832, he was educated at the Imperial Lyceum of St. Petersburg, and afterwards became Councillor of State to the Emperor of Russia . He made his first acquaintance with spiritualism through the writings of Swedenborg , some of which he afterwards translated. Later, he studied , he studied the works of other spiritualistic writers. He was instrumental in bringing many mediums to Russia, and identified himself with Horne, Slade, and other well-known mediums, and later with Eusapia Palladino. Mainly at the instance of M. Aksakof, a Russian Scientific Committee was apwas appointed in 1877 to enquire into spiritualism, but its enquiry was conducted in a very half-hearted manner. M. Aksakof was for many years compelled to publish his psychic works and journals in Germany and other countries, on account of the prohibition of the Russian Government. (See Russia .)
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Aksu
a town of Chinese Turkestan, at the southern base of the Thian-shan mountains, formerly the capital of a separate khanate. In 1867 it became a part of the state of Eastern Turkestan, under Yakub Beg, but was conquered again by China in 1877. It is celebrated for its manufactures of cotton cloth and saddlery, and is much resorted to by caravans, as an entrepôt of commerce between Russia, Tartary, and China. Pop. about 25,000.
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Aktaeon
ak-te'on, in Greek legend, a son of King Cadmus. See Diana
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Akyab
a town of Burma, the chief seaport of Aracan, is situated on the eastern side of the island of Akyab, at the mouth of the Kuladan river, 190 miles S. E. of Calcutta. In 1826 it was chosen for the chief station of the province, and now is a great rice port. It is well built, with broad and regular streets. Savage Island, with a lighthouse, shelters the harbor. Pop. about 40,000.
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Al
Part of inscription on a pantacle which forms a frontis . piece to the grimoire doctrine. Along with other inscripother inscriptions, it denotes the name of God.
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Alabama
a river in the State of Alabama, formed by the confluence of the Coosa and Tallapoosa above Montgomery, and uniting with Tombigbee to form the Mobile river; tortuous in its course; 312 miles long, navigable its entire length for small vessels, and for 60 miles of its lower course for vessels
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Alabama City
a city of Alabama It is on the Louisville Nashville, the Alabama Great the Nashville, the Chattathe nooga and St. Louis, and the Southern It is the center of an imagricultural region producing the chief varieties of grain. Coal is the vicinity. The city has a and a steel foundry. Pop. (1910) 4,313; (1920) 5,432. series of
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Alabaster Cement
Melt alum and dip the fractured faces into it; then put them together as quickly as possible. Remove the exuding mass with a knife.
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Alabaster Cement
1. Finely powdered plaster of Paris made into a paste with water. 2. Melt rosin, or equal parts of yellow rosin and beeswax, then stir in half as much finely powdered plaster of Paris. The first is used to join and to fit together pieces of Alabaster or marble, or to mend broken plaster figures. The second is to join alabaster, marble, and other similar substances that will bear heating.
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Alagoas
a maritime state of the republic of Brazil, bounded on the N. and W. by Pernambuco. The country is mountainous in the N. W., and low, marshy and unhealthy on the coast. The chief productions are the sugar-cane, cotton plant, manioc or cassava, ipecacuanha, maize, rice, etc., and also timber and dye-woods. Pop. (1917) 946,617. The town of Alagoas, once the capital, pop. about 50,000. The present capital is the port of Maceio.
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Alajuela
a city of of Costa Rica, Central America, 23 miles W. N. W. of Cartago. The same name is used for a state. Pop. (1917) state, 109,- 063; city, 6,481.
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Alalcomenae
An ancient town of Boeotia , east of Coronea, with a temple of Athena (Minerva), who is said to have been born in the town, and who was hence called Alalcomeneis.
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Alamanni
or ALEMANNI, LUIGI (äl-ä-mä'në), an Italian poet and diplc matist, born in Florence, on Oct. 25, 1495. In 1522 he took part in a conspiracy against Cardinal Giulio de Medici, and after its discovery, fled to France, where he found protection with François I. In 1527 he reappeared in Florence, endeavored to obtain the protection of the emperor for the republic, but was compelled to flee the city. The Medici, on their return in 1532, declared him a rebel. He went back to France, where he served as ambassador for François I. to Henry II. He wrote "La Cultivazione” (1533), a book about agriculture. He also wrote love songs, epigrams, satires, comedies, translations, and various other things. He died April 18, 1556.
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Alameda
coextensive city and township in Alameda co., Cal.; on San Bay Francisco and the Southern Pacific railway; 11 miles E. S. E. of San Francisco. It is the seat of the College of Notre Dame (Roman Catholic); a popular summer resort, and the place of residence of many San Francisco business men. It has a State bank, electric light and street railway plants, the largest borax works in the world, extensive potteries, oil refineries, and ship-building yards. Pop. (1910) 23,383; (1920) 28,- 806.
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Alaria
a genus of sea-weeds belonging to the order fucaceæ, or sea-wracks, and the tribe luminaridæ. One species, alaria esculenta, called by the Scotch balderlocks, is used for food in Ireland, Scotland, Iceland, Denmark, and the Faroë Isles.
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Alaricus
A famous king of the Goths who plundered Rome in the reign of Honorius . He was greatly respected for his valor, and during his reign he kept the Roman empire in continual alarm. He died after a reign of twelve years, A. D. 410. He was buried in the bed of a river which had been turned from its course for the reception of his corpse, in order that it might be said that no one should tread on the earth where he reposed. The circumstance is thus alluded to by one of our own poets: "But ye the mountain stream shall turn, And lay its secret channel bare, And hollow, for your sovereign's urn, A resting-place for ever there; "Then bid its everlasting springs Flow back upon the king of kings; And never be the secret said Until the deep give up its dead."
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