Blakelock
RALPH ALBERT, an American painter, born in New York City, Oct. 15, 1847; was graduated from the College of the City of New York in 1869; was self-educated in art. His paintings include "Ta-vo-kok-i; or, the Circle Dance of the Kavavite Indians," "Cloverdale, Cal.," "Moonlight," "The Indian Fisherman," "A Landscape," "On the Face of the Quiet Waters," "Cumule," etc. Examples of his work are exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and public galleries in Washington, Worcester, etc. For years his work was unappreciated, so that his mind became affected and he spent some years in an asylum. The National Academy paid him tardy recognition by making him an associate in 1913 and an academician in 1915. He died in 1916.
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Blanc, Louis
Louis (1811-1882), a French socialist. He was born at Madrid. He studied at the University of Paris, and took up the work of an attorney's clerk; but wearying of that life, taught for a time and then turned his attention to journalism. He founded the Revue du Progres in 1839 and devoted his energies to the interests of the workingman. His great work, Organization of Labor, appeared serially in the Revue, and was published in book form in 1840. He attacked the government of Louis Philippe bitterly. He was a member of the provisional government of 1848. He was accused of conspiracy and fled to England, where he wrote a History of the French Revolution in twelve volumes, Letters on England, Questions of Today and Tomorrow. At the downfall of Louis Napoleon in 1870 Blanc returned to Paris. His socialistic admirers elected him to the National Assembly. Louis Blanc had no little influence on the thought of his day. He is quoted frequently. His central doctrine may be stated briefly. Society should cease to be a battlefield, man competing with man. Each should contribute according to his ability and each should be compensated according to his needs.
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Blanc-Mange
in cookery, a name of different preparations of the consistency of a jelly, variously composed of dissolved isinglass, arrow root, maize flour, , etc. with milk and flavoring substances.
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Blanca
a city of Argentina, Buenos Aires, about 450 miles S. W. of the city of that name. It is well built, having good streets and many handsome public public buildings. It is an important railway center and has an excellent harbor. The leading exports are wool and grain. The city is the principal naval base of Argentina. Pop. about 75,000.
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Blanchfleur
Granddaughter of the Duke of Ferrara and heroine of the romance Florice and Blanchefleur, which is probably of Spanish origin. She and Florice, son of the King of Murcia, loved each other from infancy, and she gave him a magical ring. He was banished for his love and Blanchfleur was eventually shipped to Alexandria to be sold as a slave. Florice, however, found her there, partly by aid of the mystic ring, and they were happily united.
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Blanching
or ETIOLATION, a process of culture restored to by gardeners to prevent certain secretions which in ordinary circumstances, take place in the leaves of plants, and to render them more pleasant and wholesome for food. Artificial blanching is managed (1) by earthing up the leaves and succulent stems of plants, such as celery, asparagus, etc. For this purpose celery is planted in trenches, and earth is gradually drawn in round the stems as they advance in growth. (2) By tying together the leaves with strings of matting, as is sometimes done with lettuce, endive, etc. (3) By overlaying, which can be done with tiles, slates, pieces of board, or utensils made for the purpose. The most common is the blanching used profound. He lectured widely on the to exclude the light from seakale, rhubarb, and some other culinary vegetables, in which the green color is to be avoided.
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Blanco
ANTONIO GUZMÁN, a Venezuelan military officer, born in Caracas, Feb. 29, 1828. He became prominent in the Federalist revolts, 1859-1863, and, when his party triumphed, was made first Vice-President in 1863 under Falcon who was deposed in the Revolution of 1868. Blanco led a successful counter revolution in 1870, became President, and retained the office till 1882. In 1893 he was appointed Minister to France, where he resided till his death, July 29, 1899.
CAPE, a remarkable headland on the W. coast of Africa, in 20° 47' N. lat., and 16° 58′ W. long., the extremity of a rocky ridge which prorection, and then, bending southward, forms a commodious harbor called the Great Bay. Cape Blanco was first discovered by the Portuguese in 1441. Cape Blanco (i. e., White Cape) is also the name of several less important headlands in Spain, Greece, America, and the Philippines.
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Blank Verse
verse which is void of rhyme; any kind of verse in which there is not rhyme, blanched or omitted. The verse of the Greeks and Romansat least such of it as has come down to us is without rhyme. The first attempt at blank verse in English appears to have been a translation of the first and fourth books of the "Eneid" by the Earl of Surrey, who was executed in 1547. Its suitability for the drama was at once felt, and it was in general use in dramatic composition before Shakespeare began to write, which is supposed to have been about 1591. It was, however, almost entirely confined to the drama down to the appearance of "Paradise Lost," by Milton, in 1667. Since Milton's time, blank verse has come into use in various kinds of poetry besides the dramatic; but it is principally in the heroic meter of 10 syllables that blank verse is used, and, indeed, by some the term is restricted to that kind of meter.
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Blankenburg
RUDOLPH, an American business man and politician, born in Lippe-Detmold, Germany, in in 1843, ved his education. He where he received came to the United States in 1865, and embarked on a business career, first as an employee and afterward his on account in Philadelphia. There Dwn he became prominent in civic movements, and in 1905 was elected county commissioner by a large majority. He was chosen mayor two years later and served until 1916. He was an extensive traveler and a frequent contributor to periodicals. He died April 12, 1918. BLASCO IBÁÑEZ
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