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.
The hand of a dead man, in which a lighted candle has been placed. It was formerly believed in Ireland and Mexico to be an instrument of magic. If the candle and its gruesome candlestick be taken into a house the sleeping inmates will be prevented from waking, and the candle itself will remain invisible. To be truly efficacious, however, both hand and candle must be prepared in a special manner.
Only in An Encyclopaedia of Occultism
A wooden platform provided with lifting-handles at both ends. Such wheelless barrows are extremely useful for carrying light loads, as cores, castings, etc., by two men.
Only in The Encyclopedia of Founding
A pair of jaws regulated by two hand-screws, used principally by wood-workers, but a very handy contrivance for binding work in the foundry, such as core-boxes, strips of pattern, etc.
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a game of ball, played without any instrument for striking, the bare hand only being used. The game is indigenous to Ireland, but has been transplanted to America, where are the most expert players. Two or four men can play, one or two on a side. As far as is known the game of handball came to the United States about 1840.
Only in Collier's New Encyclopedia
George Friedrich (1685-1759), a noted musician. Handel was born at Halle in Saxony. His father wanted him to be a doctor, but he disliked to study and used to steal away to the garret to play on an unused spinet. When he was eight years old his father overheard him playing on the chapel organ, and was so pleased that he decided to give him a musical education. Handel studied for a time in Italy. In 1710 he became chapel master to George, Elector of Hanover. Later, when the elector became George I of England, he took Handel with him to London. Here Handel was a great favorite in court circles. He is popularly considered the greatest cathedral organist the world has produced. His compositions were majestic and solemn, but marked by extreme simplicity. Among his oratorios are Israel in Egypt, Saul, The Messiah, and Samson. Handel lies buried in Westminster Abbey . So far as English art goes, Handel's compositions rank in music with Shakespeare's plays in literature.
Only in Aiton's Encyclopedia
There are instances in occult history where the hand only of a spirit has become visible to the human eye. During the reign of James I. a vision of this kind came to a certain clerk who was engaged in writing a will which was to disinherit a son. It took the form of a fine white hand, which appeared between the candle and the parchment, casting a shadow on the latter. It came three times, till the clerk, becoming alarmed, threw down his pen and refused to finish the work. In the Book of Daniel it is related: "In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of the king's palace: and the king (Belshazzar) saw the part of the hand that wrote." There are also many instances of writing being done without human hands, and a Mr. Wolf, of Ohio, states that he has shaken hands with spirits, as "substantially" as one man shakes hands with another. After a certain vision, it is recorded that Daniel was touched by a hand, which set him upon his knees and upon the palms of his hands.
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a city of California, the It is the county-seat of Kings co. Southern Pacific and the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railroads. It is the center of an mportant agricultural and oilproducing region, ing region, and its industries include fru fruit-canning factories. It has a public library and two sanitariums. Pop. (1910) 4,829; (1920) 5,888.
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hang'chow, a Chinese city. It is situated at the head of an estuary, fifty miles from the East China Sea. It is the southern terminus of the great Chinese canal. It lies about 100 miles by water southwest of Shanghai. The city is built in the form of an oblong. It is surrounded by strong walls about eight miles in length. For a Chinese city, the streets are remarkably clean. The business sections are attractive. The manufacturing interests are large. A seventh of the population is said to be employed in reeling and weaving silk. The city is noted for its silks, cotton cloth, tapestry, ivory carvings, lacquered ware, fans, and screens. The population is estimated at 700,000. A considerable part of the population lives in houseboats. Although the head of the estuary is four miles wide at this point, it is crowded with ships and junks of all descriptions. Foreigners of all nations are at liberty to trade.
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capital of the Chinese province of Chêkiang, and since the Japanese treaty of Shimonoseki (1895), a treaty port, at the mouth of the Tsientang in the Bay of Hangchau, 110 miles S. W. of Shanghai. The city, one of the great commercial, religious, and literary centers of China, has clean, well-paved streets and many magnificent temples, is a principal seat of the silk manufacture, of gold and silver work, and is noted for the beauty of its surroundings. From a remote period, many spots in the environs have been the resort of pilgrims; and here several thousands of candidates assemble every year for the public examinations. It was formerly a naval port. The river is subject to a dangerthe ous bore or eager. Previous to Tâiping rebellion, the city had about 2,000,000 inhabitants; but it was then (1861) laid in ruins by the rebels. Pop. about 600,000 of whom about 100,000 are engaged in silk-making. HANGING GARDENS. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were anciently reckoned among the wonders of the world. Their construction is variously ascribed to Queen Semiramis and to Nebuchadnezzar. Diodorus and Strabo have given descriptions of them. They are said to have formed a square, with an area of nearly four acres, and rose in terraces, supported on masonry arches, to a height of 75 feet. They were irrigated from a reservoir built at the top, to which water was lifted from the Euphrates by a screw.
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