Each of these 10 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.
The dwelling place of the daivers (q.v.) a species of Hindoo genii. Besides the daivers, who number three hundred and thirty millions, there dwell in the Daiver- Logum those heroes and prophets who are not yet fit for the paradise of Shiva or of Vishnu.
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a preparation of sodium hypochlorite, containing boric acid. It is prepared by treating a solution of chlorinated lime with sodium carbonate, permitting the precipitated calcium carbonate to settle, syphoning off the clear liquor and neutralizing with boric acid. The resulting liquid is used as an antiseptic and came into prominence during the World War, when it was employed in the French military hospitals for irrigating wounds. The preparation was discovered by Berthollet in 1788, but was not commonly used until it was reintroduced by Doctor D. H. Dakin of New York, while he was serving as bacteriologist in France. The antiseptic action of the solution is one of oxidation, brought about either by the decomposition of the hypochlorite with indirectly formation of oxygen, or through the formation of chloroamide groups. DAKOTA. See NORTH DAKOTA; SOUTH DAKOTA.
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A druid who figures in the medieval Irish legend of Conary Mor (q.v.).
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or DALARNE, a tract in Sweden. The name, meaning "valleyland," is kept alive in the minds of the inhabitants by the noble struggles which the Dalecarlians, its inhabitants, made to establish and maintain the independence of the country.
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CYRUS EDWIN, an Amer- , Utah ican sculptor, born in Springville , in the public in 1861. He was educated schools and studied art in Paris. In 1888 he received the gold medal of the in New York. American Art Association This was followed by many medals and was instructor prizes at exhibitions. He in sculpture at the Massachusetts State Boston. His works Normal Art School in are found in nearly every important art collection in the United States. He was an associate of the National Academy arand a member of many societies of tists and sculptors.
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CHARLES, a tenor; born at Nancy in 1871, he early violin began receiving instruction on the and entered the conservatory at Nancy with a view of becoming a violinist. This course he abandoned after he had broken his arm; he next took up the horn. He orchestra, began his career in the Colonne of and from 1888 to 1894 was a member latter the Lamoureux orchestra. In the year he became a teacher of the horn at be- Lyons, and there one of the masters gan training his voice. In 1899 he made his début at Rouen as a tenor, and in 1906 Oscar Hammerstein engaged him as one of the leading tenors for the Manhattan Opera House Company of New tenor York. In 1914 he became leading of the Chicago Opera Company. DALMY. See DAIREN.
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JOHN, an English chemist; born in Eaglesfield, Sept. 6, 1766. After teaching for 12 years at Kendal, in 1793 his reputation as a mathematician won for him the chair of mathematics at the New College, Manchester. Here he continued to reside (though the college was removed in 1799), publishing from year to year valuable essays and papers on scientific subjects, while he also lectured in London, and visited Paris. In 1808 he announced ("New System of Chemical Philosophy") his atomic theory of chemical action, the discovery of which spread his fame over Europe. Various academic and other honors were bestowed upon him, and in 1833 he received a pension. He died July 27, 1844.
a city in and the countyseat of Whitfield co., Ga.; on the Southern and the Western and Atlantic railroads; 100 miles N. W. of Atlanta. It is a winter and summer health resort, and has canning factories, cotton compresses, flour mills, foundries and machine shops, public schools, weekly newspapers, a National bank, etc. It was a place of strategic importance and was nearly destroyed during the Civil War. Pop. (1910) 5,324; (1920) 5,222.
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(JOHN) AUGUSTIN, an American dramatist and theatrical manager; born in Plymouth, N. C., C., C July 20, 1838. Included in his original plays are: "Divorce," "Pique," "Horizon," "Under the Gaslight," and a story called "Peg Woffington, a Tribute to the Actress and the Woman." At various times during his career he managed some of the most popular and successful actors and actresses in the United States, including Fanny Davenport, Clara Morris, Ada Rehan, etc. He died in Paris, June 7, 1899.
ARNOLD, an American actor, born in Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1875. He attained considerable prominence by his productions and interpretations of George in 1903 Bernard Shaw's plays, appearing in 1903 in "Candida," in 1904 in "Mrs. Warren's Profession," and "You Never Can Tell," in 1906 in "Arms and the Man" and the "Man of Destiny." In the season of 1911 he played at the Criterion Theatre, London, and in 1913-1914 played in "General John Regan" in New York.
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or DAMÃO, a fortified post and district in India, belonging to Portugal since 1558, the Gulf of Cambay, 100 miles N. of being used as exchanges or market Bombay. The climate is generally healthy, the soil moist and fertile. The chief products are cereals, rice, tobacco, and wheat, and there are also important Addeep-sea fisheries and salt works. ministratively the district belongs to GOA (q. v.). Area, 170 square miles; Pop. about 75,000.
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a territory in the W. of south Africa, between Namaqualand and Ovampoland proper, extending from the Atlantic to about 19° 45′ E. lon. Behind the waterless coast region (100 miles) rises a mountain district, with peaks over 8,500 feet above the sea; and farther inland stretch wide prairies. The mountains are rich in minerals, especially copper; vegetation is confined to their valleys, and to the prairie region, which in the N. enjoys a fine rainfall. The produce of the interior consists of ivory, feathers, skins, etc. The Damaras, properly Herero, a Bantu stem, number about 80,- 000, of whom 50,000 live in the mountain district; they are nomads, and own large flocks and herds. The Hawkoin, or Hill Damaras, in the N. E., however, who are a much lower type, now speak Hottentot. The only harbor in this part of the coast is Walfish Bay, which belongs to Great Britain. The rest of Damaraland forms part of the former German colony, GERMAN SOUTHWEST AFRICA (q. v.). In 1884 the desert region along the coast was made a German protectorate. celebrated city,
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