Jelliffe
SMITH ELY, an American neurologist, born in New York City , in 1866. He graduated from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute in 1886 and from the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York , in 1889. He took post graduate courses in Europe in 1903 and was appointed visiting neurologist at the City Hospital, New York. From 1903 to 1907, he was professor of mental diseases at Fordham University. He was also lecturer and professor of medical colleges and hospitals in New York. He became known as one of the leading experts in mental diseases. He paid special attention to psychoanalysis and became an authority on that subject. He was a member of many medical societies. He wrote "Morphology and Histology of Plants" (1899); "Outlines of Pharmacognosy" (1904). He also edited and translated the works of many foreign writers on medical subjects , and contributed many articles on psycho-analysis and other topics to medical magazines.
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Jelly Fish
a name for bell-shaped or disk-like marine Hydrozoa, for the most part active swimmers. One set, known as Acraspeda or Acalephæ, are usually large, a giant specimen of Cyanea, had a bell 7½ feet across, and tentacles 120 feet long. Beset with myriads of stinging cells , these "blubbers" often make bathers more than uncomfortable. The common Aurelia is a well-known representative, while the exceptional Lucernarians have a more or less sedentary life attached to sea-weeds and other objects. Included among the craspedote hydrozoa, are the Trachymedusæ, of which Geryonia is a good great number of type. Finally, medusoid forms, usually small in size, very closely resemble the Trachymedusæ, but differ both from them and from the Acraspeda in being the liberated sexual "persons" of hydroid or zoöphyte colonies. a
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Jellyby
jel'i-bi, Mrs., in Dickens' Bleak House , a woman so absorbed in charitable work and in foreign missions as to neglect her own household. She spends her time in planning and arranging for emigration to Borrioboola-gha while her own children are neglected and unhappy.
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Jemappes
a village in the Belgian province of Hainault. Here the French Republicans under Dumouriez, on Nov. 6, 1792, defeated the Austrians, which victory placed Belgium in the power of the French. The village stands on one of the richest coalfields of Belgium, and manufactures stoneware, glass, and chemicals. Pop. about 15,000. The village was occupied by the Germans in 1914. It was one of the last places recovered by ered by 1918.
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Jemtland
also bounded on the W. by Norway. län or province of very mountainous, and only a small the W. hy Norway. of the land is under cultivation. ous, and only a small are numerous forests and large is under cultivation. The entire area covers 19,712 us forests and large miles. Pop. about 200,000. area covers 19,712 200,000.
also or Östersund, a län or province of
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Jenghis Khan
. See Genghis Khan
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Jenkins, John Edward
John Edward (1838-), an English author. He was born at Bangalore, India. He received his education at McGill University, Canada, and at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a liberal and has written books and pamphlets on political subjects. His works include Lord Bantam, Little Hodge, A Paladin of Fortune, Jobson's Enemies, and the one which made him famous, Ginx's Baby, His Birth and Misfortunes. It is a satire on the management of pauperism in England, including the national poor laws and also the administration of sectarian charitable institutions. It was published in 1871 and exerted a marked influence upon social reforms.
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Jenne
a town of Cent Africa, on the Niger, and on the road a town of Central from Sego to in 1558. ger, and on the r Timbuctoo, from which it is distant about an anatomibucioo, from which 280 miles. It is a place of considerable , zoological 10 miles. It is a pl collections, commercial importance, and in the shops may mmercial importar be seen printed muslins, scarlet volumes, may be seen prin cloth, hardware goods, and other articles On Oct. 14, hoth, hardware goo of British manufacture. Pop. about men) under of British manuf 10,000. here by 10,000. Bonaparte
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Jenner, Edward
Edward (1749-1823), an English physician of Gloucestershire. Young Jenner went up to London and studied medicine with the celebrated anatomist, John Hunter, in whose family he lived for two years. On returning to his native Berkeley he gave his attention to the plague of smallpox permanently prevalent in all parts of the country. Starting with the hint given by the dairymen that those who had taken cowpox by milking cows were not subject to smallpox. Dr. Jenner investigated the matter and formulated a regular plan of giving vaccinia or cowpox as a preventive of the more dangerous pox. He had the courage even to vaccinate his own child. In 1798 he published his method of vaccination. It was ridiculed by the medical profession, but Jenner had friends in good standing. His method was adopted for the British Army, and grants of $150,000 were made him by Parliament. See Vaccination ; Smallpox
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Jennings, Hargrave
Jennings, Hargrave (See Rosicrucians .)
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Jephthah
one Industrial of the tho made a remarkable States and vow before he marched against the Ammonites, that if he proved victorious he would offer to the Lord marched against the commisf he proved victorious to inthe first living thing which should come he Lord the first living to meet him on his return. This and income to meet him on happened to be his only daughter police in happened to be his as special have om he is said to have sacrificed to fulfil his rash vow. , whom he is said to his rash vow. But on the But many learned writers contend that the ters contend that the in China. daughter, instead of being sacrificed, was devoted to perpetual of being sacrificed, was virginity. member of al virginity. Commisthe High
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Jepson
EDGAR, a AR, a British novelist. He was born in London, and was edu- British novelist. cated at 1906 and London, and was edu- American Leamington and Oxford. In 1889-93 he lived ton and Oxford. In in the Barbados but returned to London many the Barbados but including where he has since chiefly lived on where he has since " Report . His first book "Sibyl Falcon," appeared first book "Sibyl in 1895. His other works include: " in the in 1895. His other in the The Passion for Romance"; "Keepers The Passion for Roof the People"; "On the Edge of the many of the People"; "On Empire"; "The Sentimental Warrior" Industrial Empire"; "The Senti- ; "The Dictator's "The Dictator's Daughter"; "The Admirable Tinker"; "The Horned Shepherd"; "Pollyooly"; "Garthoyle Gardens"; "The Night Hawk"; "Esther Lawes."
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