These 12 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as Enteritis, Envelope, Enver Pasha.
inflammation of the small intestines, marked by diarrhœa, pain, aggravated on pressure, quick and strong pulse, with increased tempe temperature. It is very apt to become chronic, chiefly from obstruction to the hepatic circulation, especially by escape of blood from the portal vein.
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en'vel-op, a paper pocket used chiefly for inclosing a letter. It is sealed usually by means of a flap or folded portion, faced at its edge with mucilage. As late as 1845 letters were folded so as to leave an unwritten portion outside for the stamp and address. They were sealed with wax. Envelopes did not come into general use earlier than the middle of the nineteenth century. At first they were made by hand, and were comparatively expensive. Since the invention of special machinery an entire ream of paper is cut into suitable pieces by a single motion of a sharp edged die. The mucilage is applied, the folding is done, and the envelopes are packed, all by machinery. It is estimated that a single machine, well managed, will turn out 50,000 envelopes in a single day. The total consumption of envelopes in the United States is between three and four billion a year. The stamped envelopes sold by the government are made under contract in but one or two factories, where they are guarded with the utmost care. The government furnishes not less than half a billion stamped envelopes annually.
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a Turkish soldier and politician. He was the chief and most influential leader in the Committee of Union and Progress, and with its advent into power through the revolution which overthrew Abdul Hamid, he began to take a prominent part in the political life of the Turkish nation. Immediately after the success of the Young Turk party he was sent to Berlin as the military attaché of the Turkish Embassy, and it is believed that it was through him personally that the understanding between Turkey and Germany was developed which led the Turks to throw their lot in with the Central Empires during the World War shortly after hostilities began. Enver Pasha was the most able assistant of General Liman von Sanders in the reorganization of the Turkish Army. After the collapse of the Turkish Government, in 1918, he fled to Germany. In January, 1920, he was reported to be back in Asiatic Turkey, where he raised the flag of revolt against the Government established by the Allies in Constantinople. Believing that he had the moral support of the whole Mohammedan world, especially in India, he demanded a revision of that clause of the Paris Treaty which proposed the partition of Turkey, his followers being known as the Nationalists. See TURKEY.
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in geology, a term applied to the lower division of the ÉPÉE Tertiary strata. The Eocene beds are arranged in two groups, termed the Lower and Upper Eocene; the strata formerly called Upper Eocene being now known as Oligocene. They consist of marls, limestones, clays, and sandstones, and are found in the Isle of Wight and in the S. E. of England, and N. W. of France, in central Europe, western Asia, northern Africa, and the Atlantic coast of North America. ENVER PASHA
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in Roman mythology, god of the winds.
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in Greek mythology, the goddess of the dawn. She was the daughter of Hyperion. Eos corresponds to the Roman Aurora. See Aurora
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Son of Zeus ( Jupiter ) and Io, born on the river Nile, after the long wanderings of his mother. He became king of Egypt, and built Memphis.
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in astronomy, a table giving the position of a heavenly body from day to day, so that observers may know where to find it. The name is also applied to an astronomical almanac containing a collection of such tables.
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COUNCILS OF, two ecclesiastical assemblies held at Ephesus. The first was the third ecumenical council, summoned by Emperor Theodosius II., in 431, to settle a complicated controversy, involving among other Bishop of Constantinople. The second was the so-called "robber synod," con- ÉPERNAY, capital of an arrondis-vened by Theodosius (449), to consider again the case of Nestorius. In the proceedings of this council no opposition to the will of the president, Dioscurus, Bishop of Alexandria, was allowed; the bishops were overawed by monks, soldiers, and brawny servants, and were compelled to sign blank papers, to be filled up as the leaders chose. These lawless methods, as well as the violent measures carried through by their aid, hastened a crisis in the Eastern Church, and greatly furthered the advancing power of the Bishop of Rome, by compelling an appeal to him against oppression and wrong.
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a famous city of Asia Minor, now in ruins, about 38 miles S. S. E. of Smyrna. It was the ancient capital of Ionia, and had one of the seven Christian Churches founded by the apostles. Its temple, dedicated to Diana, was considered one of the seven wonders of the world. Its dimensions were 425 feet long and 200 broad. The roof was supported supported by 127 columns, 60 feet high, which had been placed there by by as many kings. Of these, 36 were carved in the most beautiful manner, one of which was the work of the famous Scopas. This celebrated building was not completed till 220 years after its foundation. Ctesephon was its principal architect. The riches which were in the temple were immense, and the goddess who presided over it was worshiped with the most awful solemnity. It was burnt on the night that Alexander was born, but soon after it rose from its ruins with greater splendor and magnificence.
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the younger son of Joseph, and the founder of one of the 12 tribes of Israel. When the Israelites left Egypt the Ephraimites numbered 40,500, and their possessions in the very center of Palestine included most of what was afterward called Samaria.
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The chief comic poet among the Dorians, born in the island of Cos, about B. C. 540. Epicharmus gave to comedy a new form, and introduced a regular plot. His language was elegant, and his productions abounded in philosophical and moral maxims. 2026 Editor's Note: Epicharmus is credited with originating the Doric or Sicilian comedic form, introducing regular plots to the genre. His son Metrodorus of Cos later wrote a treatise on his father's works, citing the authority of both Epicharmus and Pythagoras to argue that Doric was the original dialect of the Orphic hymns. (Ed: BR 2026-07-03)
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