Lippincott
Sara Jane Clarke, an American writer. She was born at Pompey, New York , September 23, 1823. In 1855, she married L. K. Lippincott of Philadelphia. She was for many years the editor of "The Little Pilgrim," a juvenile paper. She was well known as a lecturer on antislavery and other reforms. She wrote for young people over the signature of "Grace Greenwood." Among her books best known by young readers are Merrie England, Recollections of My Childhood, and Stories and Legends of Travel.
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Lippincott, Joshua Ballinger
Joshua Ballinger (1816-1886), the leading bookseller and publisher of Philadelphia. He was a native of New Jersey . In 1831 he established himself in the book trade in Philadelphia. In 1836 he founded the house of J. B. Lippincott and Company. Lippincott's Magazine was established in 1868.
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Lippitt
HENRY FREDERICK, an American public official; born in Provionly dence, R. I., ., in 1856. He graduated from Brown University in 1878. He at once entered the cotton manufacturing business and became general manager of The Manville Co. He was also director in many other banks and corporations. From 1911 to 1917 he was United States Senator from Rhode Island.
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Liquid Air
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Liquid Fuel
Liquid fuel, as petroleum, is used in a furnace specially constructed for the purpose. The oil is forced into the fire-box along with air or steam. Some have an injection placed above the fire-door, through which the liquid hydrocarbon is introduced. A cock regulates the supply, and at the mouth of the orifice superheated steam is associated with the petroleum at a temperature of 600 deg. F. The hot ashes on the grate-bars receive the combined spray, and ignition takes place. See FUEL; PETROLEUM. Litharge is the fused oxide of lead. See RED-LEAD.
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Lissa (Island of Dalmatia)
an island of Dalmatia, in the Adriatic Sea, 32 miles S. W. of Spalato; area, 40 square miles; is mountainous, grows good wine and olive oil; pop. about 9,000. Fishing is the chief occupation. The island was held by Great Britain from 1810 to 1815. Off it the Italian fleet was defeated by the Austrians under Tegethoff on July 20, 1866. The Italian admiral, Persano, was next year Vol. V-Cyc-FF expelled from the service. Lissa was bombarded and captured by an Anglo- French fleet during the Great War.
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Lissa (Town of Prussia miles S by W)
a town of Prussia, 40 miles S. by W. of Posen; was during the 16th and 17th centuries the headquarters of the Bohemian Brethren in Poland; here were their most celebrated school, a seminary, a printing office, and their archives. The town grew up round a colony of that sect, to whom the Leszczynski family afforded an asylum early in the 16th century. It was burned by the Poles in 1656, and again by the Russians in 1707. Pop. about 17,000.
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Lister
LORD JOSEPH, an English surgeon; born April 5, 1827. He was graduated at London University in arts (1847) and medicine (1852), and became Were a Fellow of the Royal College of Surpate in 1 Agoult, w geons, England, in 1852, and of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, in 1855. Daniel S He was successively assistant surgeon ght on surgery, Edinburgh; and lecturer Regius Professor of Surgery, Glasgow; Professor of Clinical Surgery, Edinburgh; Professor of Clinical Surgery, King's College Hospital, London (1877); and was made surgeon extraordinary to the queen. In addition to important obthe coagulation of the servations on blood, the early stages of inflammation, and other matters, his great work is known as the antiseptic system of sur- Lister was awarded many foreign gery. honors, and received the medal of the Royal Society in 1880, the prize of the Academy of Paris in 1881. He was made a baronet in 1883 and a peer in 1897. Died at Walmer, England, Feb. 10, 1912.
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Lister, Joseph
Joseph (1827-), an eminent English surgeon. He was born at Upton and was educated at London University. He was made a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. He held various lectureships and chairs in surgery at Glasgow, Edinburgh, and King's college, London. He was made a baronet in 1883 and a peer in 1897. Sir Joseph Lister is one of the great names in surgical science. He took a leading part in the inauguration of the new science of antiseptic surgery. He taught that in surgery pus is neither laudable, necessary, nor permissible. See Surgery 2026 Editor's Note: Lister's antiseptic revolution made modern surgery possible within living memory of this entry — he still had two years to live, honored as few scientists ever were; Listerine had already borrowed the name. See Lister . (Ed: BR 2026-06-16)
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Litanies of the Sabbath
On Wednesdays and Saturdays, if the accounts speak truly, it was the custom to sing at the witches' Sabbath the following Litanies :- Lucifer , Beelzebub, Leviathan, have pity on us. Baal, prince of the seraphim; Baalberith , prince of the cherubim; Astaroth, prince of the thrones; Rosier, prince of denominations; Carreau, prince of the powers; Belial, prince of the vertues; Perrier, prince of the principalities; Oliver, prince of the arch angels; Junier, prince of the angels; Sarcueil, Fume-bouche, Pierre-le-Feu, Carniveau, Terrier, Contellier, Candelier, Behemoth, Oilette, Belphegor , Sabathan, Garandier, Dolers, Pierre-Fort, Axaphat, Prisier, Kakos, Lucesme, pray for us. It must be remarked that Satan is evoked in these litanies only in company with a crowd of others.
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Litany
lit'a-ny, a solemn prayer of supplication, a responsive prayer used as a part of a service. In one sense of the word, any set prayer, as the Lord's Prayer, when used in a service, is a litany. Litanies form an important part of the services in the Greek, the English, and the Roman Catholic churches. The chief litanies of the last named are three, the Litany of the Saints, the Litany of the Blessed Virgin, and the Litany of the Most Holy Name of Jesus. See Liturgy
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Litchfield (City in Montgomery)
a city in Montgomery the Illinois Cenco., III.; on the Cleveland, Cincinnati, ailroads: 60 miles Chicago and St. Louis, the Illinois Cenin a region rich tral, and several other railroads: 60 miles And oil; and has S. W. of Decatur. It is in a region rich hinery, railroad in coal, natural gas, and oil; and has nd tour. There manufactories of machinery, railroad nigh school, St. cars, brick and tile, and flour. There rworts, electric are a public library, high school, St. ne State banke, Francis Hospital, waterworks, electric hly periodicals. light plants, National and State banks, ) 6,215. daily, weekly, and monthly periodicals. Pop. (1910) 5,971; (1920) 6,215. DENIO, an New York in
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