Each of these 9 subjects appears in only one of the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. None is long enough to carry a page by itself, so they are gathered here by letter. Anything that grows moves out to a page of its own.
Demons who bore men away, killed them, and broke and crushed them having this power over them. We are told that a certain Campester wrote a book wherein it is related how these demons treated their agents, the magicians and sorcerors.
Only in An Encyclopaedia of Occultism
A simple kind of open-hearth furnace, once common in Catalonia, Spain, for producing malleable iron; some few are found there still, as well as in some other parts of Europe and America. In their crudest form they consist of a simple hole in the ground, in which are contained the ignited charcoal and the substances to be heated; the fire being urged by a blast of air blown in through one or more nozzles or tuyeres, from either a rude bellows or a tromp. See TROMP.
Only in The Encyclopedia of Founding
ka-tal'pa, a genus of deciduous trees, found in the northern hemisphere and belonging to the trumpet-creeper family. There are seven or eight species, four of which are hardy in temperate regions. The species best known in the United States flourishes from New England southward. A second species, the showy catalpa, is native from southern Illinois and Indiana to the Gulf. It is cultivated as a park tree as far north as central Minnesota. In southern latitudes it grows to be a tree 100 feet in height. The leaves are broad and heart-shaped at the base. The flowers are tubular, bell-shaped, and two-lipped, with a total spread of about two inches. They are showy and are succeeded by long ornamental pods that hang on during the winter time. The wood is soft and close grained, but it is as durable as that of the walnut and chestnut. Catalpa fence posts are known to have lasted eighty-five years. The wood is light and is worked easily. It does not check in drying. The Indians of the Ohio Valley are said to have preferred a catalpa log to all others for canoe making. Experts in forestry recommend catalpa planting for wood lots. A thrifty young tree is large enough for a fence post at the age of fifteen years, and large enough for a railroad tie at twenty. Several railroad companies are said to be setting out catalpas for the latter purpose. The catalpa may be propagated by seeds and by cuttings.
Only in Aiton's Encyclopedia
the process of facilitating chemical reactions by the introduction of agents which do not themselves enter into the reactions. It was first discovered by Jacob Berzelius and is now employed widely in various industries, of nitrogen fixation as in some processes and in the manufacture of sulphuric acid. In the latter manufacture, platito facilitate num is used as a catalyzer the combining of oxygen and sulphur dioxide. In the Haber process of nitrogen have been emfixation, several catalyzers ployed for the purpose of causing nitrogen and hydrogen to unite in ammonia.
Only in Collier's New Encyclopedia
a W. province of the Argentine Republic, sinking S. E. from the Andes to the salt marshes which separate it from Cordoba. Almost twothirds of its surface is mountain or waterless desert, where the rivers are lost in the sands; but the remainder is very fertile, and yields much wine and corn, besides supporting large herds of cattle. Only copper has been much mined. Area, 36,800 square miles; pop. about 106,000. Catamarca (pop. about 10,000), the capital, lies 82 miles N. E. of Rioja.
Only in Collier's New Encyclopedia
a city on the E. coast of Sicily, the capital of the province of Catania (area, 1,907 square miles; pop. about 850,000), at the foot of Mount Etna. It has been repeatedly visited by tremendous earthquakes, and has been partially laid in ruins by lava from eruptions of Mount Etna; but it has always revived, and has much more the features of a metropolis than Palermo. Most of the edifices have an air of magnificence unknown in other parts of the island. The cathedral, founded by Count Roger in 1094, is a fine building. The manufacture of linen, and articles in lava, amber, etc., constitutes the chief industry. of silk, etc., The ruins of the amphitheater, which was more extensive than the Colosseum at Rome, are still to be seen, as also the remains of the theater, baths, aqueducts, sepulchral chambers , hippodrome, and several temples. The harbor was choked up by the eru eruption of 1669, so that for the larger vessels there is nothing but a roadstead. In spite of this Catania has a considerable trade , and exports wheat, barley, wine, oil, etc. It is the seat of a bishop and of a university, founded in 1445. Pop. about 220,000.
Only in Collier's New Encyclopedia
a city of Italy, capital of the province of the same name, located 8 miles from the Gulf of Squillace. It contains a cathedral, an academy of sciences, a lyceum and three hospitals . Situated on a height, it is cool in summer and a desirable place of residence. There is a considerable trade in wines, wheat, and oils , and the chief manufactures are silk and velvet. Pop. about 40,000.
Only in Collier's New Encyclopedia
a Roman engine of war. Although we use the expressive phrase, "shot from a catapult," we have no exact description at hand. Makers of cuts have conjectured that a powerful bow was drawn by winding up a windlass and let go by slipping some sort of a catch. By this means bolts or arrows were hurled with great force. Large catapults requiring the strength of several men were used in besieging walled cities. This before the invention of cannon. They were capable of throwing a six-foot sixty-pound wooden bolt, to a distance of 400 yards. Small catapults were carried by single soldiers. On the whole the catapult seems to have been built on the principle of a bow and arrow .
Only in Aiton's Encyclopedia
ka-tar', in medicine, an inflammation of the mucous membrane that lines the air passages of the head and throat. The membrane throws off an offensive discharge of matter freely. Catarrh differs from diphtheria in that the surface of the membrane is not destroyed, nor does it become covered with patches of false growth. Like bleeding, catarrh is not a disease; but it is a symptom of some general cause--some general disorder of the mucous membrane. It arises frequently from a severe cold. Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the stomach or other tubular organs may also occur, and is also termed catarrh. See Disease
Only in Aiton's Encyclopedia