Dasyprocta
a genus of mammals, the typical one of the family Dasyproctidæ, or in some classifications a genus of Cavidæ. It contains the agoutis.
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Single-source entries: D (13)
These 13 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as Dasyprocta, Dasyure, Date Plum.
Dasyure
the brush-tailed opossums, a genus of marsupial animals, sub-order Sarcophaga. They are natives of Australia. The name is derived from the tails being hairy, in which they differ from the opossums of America.
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Date Plum
the name given to several species of Diospyros, a genus of trees of the ebony family. The European date plum is the D. lotus, a lowgrowing tree, native of the S. of Europe. It produces a small fruit, the supposed lotus of the ancients. The American date plum, or persimmon (D. virginiana), attains a height of 50 or 60 feet; the the fruit is nearly round, about an inch in diameter, is very aus austere, but edible after being frosted. The Chinese date plum (D. kaki) is cultivated for the sake of its fruit, which is about the size of a small apple, and is made into a preserve.
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Datholite
a monoclinic mineral, of colors, varying from white to olivegreen. It is of a vitreous luster, and translucent. Specific gravity, 2.8-3; hardness, 5-5.5. It is found in various localities in North America, Scotland, Sweden, etc. Composition: Silica, 36.08- DATISCACEÆ 38.51; boric acid, 19.34-22.40; lime, 34.68-35-67; water, 4.60-8.63.
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Datiscacee
datiscads, an order of diclinous exogens, alliance Cucurbitales. The species are either branched herbs or trees of some size. Lindley enumerated three genera, and estimated the known species at four. They are scattered over North America, Asia, and the S. E. of Europe.
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Datura
a genus of ibe Datureæ. solanaceæ, tribe The calyx and corolla are infundibulate, the latter much the larger of the two, both fivelobed; capsule four-celled. D. stramonium is the thorn apple, better known in this country as the Jamestown weed, the name arising from a poisoning among the Virginian settlers by its use. It is found on dung-hills, in waste places, etc. When taken internally it is a powerful narcotic; medically it is used in mania, convulsions, epilepsy, ticdoloureux, etc. When smoked it palliates the symptoms in asthma. D. tatula and metel are similarly used. The seeds of these two latter species are said to have been used to produce the frenzied ravings of the priests in the Delphic and some other temples. The Peruvians use for the and they also manufacture from it an beverage. D'AUBIGNÉ (dō-ben-yä) THÉO-
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Daubigny
CHARLES FRANÇOIS (dō-bēn-yē'), a French landscape painter and etcher; born in Paris, in 1817; studied under his father, who was a miniature painter, Paul Delaroche, and others; and from 1838 exhibited in the Salon, though his full recognition only came after he was 50. He devoted himself to close and sympathetic study from nature, working much on the Seine in a houseboat. In 1853 he gained a firstclass medal with his "Pool of Gylien." In 1857 he produced his "Springtime"; in 1861, "The Banks of the Oise"; in 1872; "Windmills at Dordrecht"; and in 1877, "Rising Moon." His "Sluices in the Valley of Optevos" (1855) and his "Vintage" (1863) are in the Luxembourg Gallery. He is also known as a book-illustrator and as a vigorous etcher. He died in Paris, Feb. 19, 1878.
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Daudet
Alphonse, al-fons do-da (1840-1897), a French novelist. He was born at Nimes, and educated at the Lyons Lycee. He went to Paris and began to write verse when about seventeen years of age. His work met with some degree of success and he continued to write, contributing both prose and poetry to various periodicals. From 1862 to 1872 he produced a number of dramas which were only moderately successful. He produced during the remainder of his life many novels and humorous writings. Among those most popular in America are Jack, Kings in Exile, Letters from My Mill, Tartarin of Tarascon, a good humored satire directed toward the author's compatriots, and Tartarin on the Alps.
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Daudet (ALPHONSE d d a French novelist)
ALPHONSE (dō-dā'), a French novelist; born in Nîmes, May 13, 1840. He sought fortune in Paris in 1857; two booklets of poems were failures; two plays "The Last Idol" (1862) and "The White Daisy" (1865) had more success. His charming little stories, "The Little Thing" (1868); "Letters from My Mill" (1869); "Monday Tales" (1873), established his reputation; and his next novel "Fromont Jr. and Risler Sr." (1874)-was trans- ALPHONSE DAUDET lated into all the European languages. Not less celebrated are: "The Nabob" (1878); "Kings in Exile" (1880); "Numa Roumestan" (1882); "Sappho" (1884). He struck a humorous vein in the "Tartarin" series: "Prodigious Adventures of Tartarin"; "Tartarin in the Alps"; "Port Tarascon." He wrote two volumes of reminiscences. "Thirty Years of Paris" (1888), and "Recollections of a Man of Letters" (1889). He died in Paris, Dec. 16, 1897.
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Daudet (ERNEST a French novelist)
ERNEST, a French novelist; brother of Alphonse Daudet; born in Nîmes, May 31, 1837. His most notable novels are: "The Venus of Gordes"; "The Bloom of Sin"; "Martha." He is author of an autobiographical sketch, "My Brother and Myself" (1882); and has writen some historical sketches, as a " History of the Royalist Conspiracies in the South During the Revolution"; " History of the Emigration." "The Tragedies and Comedies of History" (1912).
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Daudet (LEON a French author in born)
LEON, a French author, in born 1867 and was educated at the Lycée Louis le Grand. He studied medicine for ten years, and in 1894 took up literature, since writing many novels and articles, these last chiefly in the "Figaro," "Gaulois," "Soleil" "Le Libre Parole." In 1908 he founded with some friends the royalist journal, "l'Action Française." He is a member of the Académie Goncourt. His works include: "Hœrès"; "Les Idées en marche"; "Le Voyage de Shakspeare"; "Suzanne"; "L'Avant guerre"; "Hors du Joug Allemand"; "Le Cœur et l'absence."
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Daugherty
HARRY M., during 1922 was made the object of bitter assaults in the House of Representatives, leading to a movement for his impeachment, but the charges against him were dismissed by the House Jan. 25, 1923.
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Daughters of the American Revolution
a patriotic society. The society was organized in the city of Washington, D. C., October 11, 1890. The headquarters are in Washington. Its present membership (1910) is reported by the secretary-general to be 60,250. One thousand state chapters exist in forty-five states and territories and the District of Columbia , presided over by regents. Chapter regents have been appointed for England, Cuba, and the Philippines. Any woman may be eligible for membership who is of the age of eighteen years, and who is descended from an ancestor who, "with unfailing loyalty, rendered material aid to the cause of independence as a recognized patriot, as soldier or sailor, or as a civil officer in one of the several colonies or states, or of the United Colonies or States," provided that the applicant shall be acceptable to the society. Every application for membership must be indorsed by at least one member of the national society, and is then submitted to the registrars-general, who report on the question of eligibility to the board of management, and upon its approval the applicant is enrolled as a member.
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