Jastrow
JOSEPH, an psychologist, born in Warsaw, Poland, in 1863. He removed to the United States and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1882. After post graduate studies at Johns Hopkins University, he was appointed professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin in 1883. In 1900 he was president of the American Psychological Association. He published many works on psychology JAURÉS Getæ; Getæ; and some of the best authorities accept the theory that they are descended from Scythian invaders of India in prehistoric times. Some scholars believe them cognate with the gipsies.
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Jatropha
a genus of Euphoribiaceæ, tribe Crotonex. The seeds of J. glandulifera yield an oil highly esteemed as a stimulant application in rheumatism and paralysis. Taken internally, they are violently purgative , irritant, and poisonous. Those of J. multifida are also purgative, emetic, and poisonous. The expressed oil of J. glauca is used in India as an external application in chronic rheumatism and paralysis; the root of J. officinalis is given in Brazil in syphilis.
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Jaunpur
the capital of a district in the Northwest Provinces of India; on the Gumti, here crossed by a bridge (1569-1573) 712 feet in length . The former capital of a Mohammedan kingdom, Jaunpur has several splendid architectural monuments, including Ibrahim's baths (1420), mosques , and ruins of mosques and of the fort. Pop. about JAURÉS, JEAN LEON, and was considered an authority in that branch of learning. His principal writings include "Fact and Fable in Psychology" (1900); (19 ; "The Subconscious" (1906); "Character and Temperament" (1915); "Psychology of Conviction" journalist and Socialist leader, born in (1918). JASTROW, MORRIS, an American educator; born in Europe, Aug. 13, 1861; was graduated at the University of Pennsylvania in 1881 and studied in Europe; accepted chair of Semitic Languages in the University of Pennsylvania; became a high authority on Semitic languages, religion and literature. He is the author of "Religion of the Babylonians and Assyrians " (1898); "A Fragment of the Babylonian Dibbarra Epic" (1891); "The Study of Religion" (1901); two grammatical treatises of "Abu Zakariyya Hayyug "; "Hebrew and Babylonian Traditions " (1914); "The Civilization of Babylonia and Assyria" (1915). He died on June 22, 1921.
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Jaunting Car
a light two-wheeled vehicle peculiar to Ireland. The driver has a perch in front; the seats run lengthwise back to back, but usually with a space between them for baggage. Tourists landing at any of the frequented points in Ireland are besought by the Irish Jehu to take a ride on his jaunting car. The car has, at best a jiggling chaise motion, but it affords a novel ride.
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Jaures
Cartres, Louis le Supérieur sor of, ph Toulouse, whet ho Deputies yours lat rest being Armenians, Russians, gypsies, etc. Jassy was the residence of the Moldavian princes from 1565. Here peace was concluded between Russia and Turkey in 1792. During Ypsilanti's insurrection the town was almost destroyed by the Turkish Janizaries ( 1822). On a height close to the town is the residence of the former woiwodes or governors of Moldavia. Jassy became the seat of the Government in 1916 , after the Germans captured the capital, Bucharest . American
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Java Sea
that portion swollen by that portion of Eastern Sea which lies between the isof the land of Java to the S., Sumatra to hich lies between the rain; only a few of them are navigable. by the S., Sumatra to W., the islands of Banca, Billiton, and the The climate depends on the altitude; it is ca, Billiton, ε rather hot and unhealthy on the coast, but pleasant in the hills. Borneo bes to the E. The width of the sea beto the N., and the island of Celetween island of Ce of the sea The natives belong to the Malay race. Java and Borneo is 250 miles, and it is crossed 250 miles, a The Madurese, in the E. part of the is land, the Sundanese, living in the China, the one by the Straits of Macasby two approved routes to sar, and the other ved routes W. part, and the Javanese of Mace proper differ in physique and by Pitt's Passage. Passage. in language. Most of them are Mohammedans, at least in name, for much of the belief of
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Javary
or YAVARY, a river flow- YAVARY, a river ing into the S. part of the Amazon and forming the Kendang, and, especially in the W. part of part of the Amazon oundary between the island, several parallel shorter boundary between Brazil and Peru. It is Br navigable throughout chains. There are 43 is navigable through most of its course. volcanoes, several of which are still se. active. The rivers are generally small, but become torrents when
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Jaxartes
now called are more civilized than those of the other islands of called SIHUN. SYR-DARIA, a river of Western Asia, SIHUN, or which rises the archipelago. There are 39 Dutch of Western Asi at an altitude of 12,000 feet, 30 miles S. of Protestant and 21 Roman Catholic clergymen titude of 12,000 fee for the whole of the Lake Issik-kul, in the Tian-Shan Mountains Lake Issik-kul, in th . Its total length Antains. Its total lengt is 1500 miles; area of its drainage basin, the Democrats as a surrender of Ameri- 320,000 square miles.
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Jay (Popular name of Garrulus)
the popular name of Garrulus glandarius, a species of Corvidæ, of a vinous red color; the back pale gray; the rump and upper tail coverts white; the tail black or gray, with bluish-gray bars; the wing coverts light gray; the bastard wing or primary coverts barred with black or bright cobalt blue; head with an erectile crest; forehead white, streaked with black. Length about 13 inches. It is a beautiful bird, but attacks peas and other garden crops. It also eats worms, larvæ, and snails. It is often kept as a cage bird. The common blue jay, Cyanocitta cristata, is found over a large portion of North America. The green jay of the United States is Xanthura luxu- The long-tailed blue jays are also osa. arranged under Xanthura, though they have not the yellow tail which the generic name suggests.
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