These 7 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as Caserta, Cash, Cashel.
a town of Italy; capital of the province of the same name; on a plain 20 miles N. N. E. of Naples by rail. It is chiefly remarkable on account of its magnificent palace, one of the finest in Europe, which was founded by Charles III. in 1752. Pop. about 32,000.
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a foreigner's name for the copper coin of China. These coins are thinner and smaller than our cent and are provided with a large square hole in the center by means of which they are tied up in bunches like beads on a string. A single cash is worth rather less than a tenth of a cent. The small value of the coin is in keeping with prevalent wages and with the small parcels in which articles of food are sold at retail in China. See Coin
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a town in Tipperary county, Ireland, about 49 miles N. E. of Cork; noted as containing the most interesting ruins in Ireland. These consist of a cathedral, founded in 1169; a stoneroofed chapel, built in 1127; Hore Abbey, founded in 1260; the palace of the Munster Kings; and a round tower, 90 feet in height and 56 feet in circumference. They are built on the summit of the slope which the town occupies, and called collectively "Rock of Cashel." Here was held the great synod, in 1172, when the Irish priests first acknowledged the authority of the English Church and State. Cashel is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese. Pop., about 3,000. CASHMERE. See KASHMIR.
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ka-shoo', a small, spreading, tropical tree. It is native to the West Indies . The cashew is an excellent example of a tropical plant put to many uses of which people in a north temperate climate have little knowledge, and in which they cannot be expected to take a special interest. The cashew nut is a kidneyshaped bean an inch in length. It has a pleasant, oily taste, and is used as an article of food, either raw or roasted. A sweet oil, pressed from the kernels, is used like olive oil for cooking. The fruit stalk, corresponding to the stem of a cherry, is swollen and fleshy like a pear in shape, and is eaten as a cashew apple. A kind of wine is made from its juice. The roasted nuts are used to flavor cocoa in the manufacture of chocolate. The acrid vapor which escapes in roasting is likely to cause erysipelas. A gum similar to gum arabic exudes from the bark of the tree.
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the northernmost principality of India. It lies directly west of the Himalaya Mountains, and includes the upper windings of the Indus River . The Vale of Cashmere, which gives its name to the province, is a beautiful valley celebrated in oriental literature, but better known in modern times as the home of the goat from whose wool, or hair, the famous Cashmere shawl is made. The whole principality has a population of 3,000,000. The Vale of Cashmere has an area of 4,000 square miles. It is surrounded by beautiful scenery and snow-capped peaks, whose splendor and sublimity are said to be beyond description. The valley is about 5,000 feet above the sea. It is well watered, and is blessed with an abundance, which, together with its natural beauty, makes it the "Paradise of India." Forests, fields and rice plantations, rich orchards and vineyards, mulberry trees raised for the production of silkworms, violets, roses and jasmines are abundant on every hand. About one-third of the inhabitants are Hindus; the rest are Mohammedans. The province is not, however, very prosperous. Its few manufactures, especially that of the Cashmere shawl, are declining. The towns are dirty and the inhabitants unprogressive. Some improvements, it is asserted, have been introduced by the British government. A railway has been extended into the province from the south. Improved methods of agriculture are also in process of introduction.
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a variety of the common goat found in the mountainous regions of Tibet and the Indian principality of Cashmere. Its natural food consists of twigs, buds, and heather. The farther up the mountains, the finer and softer the wool, and the deeper its color. The latter varies from an ochre, well up the mountains, to pure white, far down in the valleys. A thick body of fine, curly wool lies next the skin, beneath long outside hairs. A full grown goat yields about one-half pound of fine wool. It is worth from $9 to $12 a pound. The wool of from six to ten goats is required for a Cashmere shawl , according to its weight. Genuine Cashmere shawls made from the wool of the Cashmere goat in the Vale of Cashmere are rare. In America genuine Cashmeres are worth from $70 to $1,500. The hair is spun and dyed by women. The shawls are woven on rude hand looms, but are fine, and involve such intricate patterns that the time of two or three weavers is required for a year to produce a single shawl. A careful investigation would show that these shawls are woven in strips which are sewed together with great skill. Several thousand hand looms are in operation; but a large amount of wool is imported from other districts, so that a large part of the actual output of the Vale of Cashmere is far from genuine. See Rug ; Shawl
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the largest lake in the world, not fresh water. It lies on the borderland between Europe and Asia. Its greatest length from north to south is 730 miles; its greatest width, 270 miles; its area, about 170,000 square miles, nearly twice that of the American Great Lakes combined. The surface is 85 feet below that of the ocean. The water is less salt than that of the ocean, but is yellow in color, and exceedingly bitter. It is, of course, without an outlet, but has a number of tributaries, including the Volga, the largest river in Europe. Rapid evaporation prevents the water from rising. There are valuable fisheries, including those of carp, perch, trout, and especially sturgeon. Porpoises, seals, and tortoises are taken on the northern coast. A fleet of fishing and merchant ships finds shelter in the various harbors. Baku, at the western end, is celebrated for petroleum oil; Astrakhan, on the Volga near its mouth, is the principal Caspian port. Portions of the sea are very deep, possibly over 3,000 feet, but numerous shallows prevent the employment of vessels having draft to exceed ten feet. See Asia ; Volga ; Astrakhan ; Baku
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