Malacology
the science which treats of the mollusca, or soft-bodied animals.
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Each of these 13 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.
Malaga Wine
a sweet Spanish wine produced in the province of Malaga. It is one of the "muscatel" wines, and is rich, luscious, and full of body.
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Malarial Fever
a fever produced by MALARIA (q. v.). There are several forms of this disease, all produced by the same poison and all influenced by the same line of treatment, especially by the more marked antiperiodic remedies, particularly quinine. The principal forms of malarial fever are intermittent (commonly called ague, chills and fever, etc.), remittent or bilious, congestive, and a few complicated forms, wrongly designated typho-malarial, hæmorrhagic-malarial, etc., all being only aggravations of the usual form of malarial fever.
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Malatesta
a distinguished Italian family the chief branch of which were lords of Rimini from 1295 to 1526, and celebrated for the active share they took in the stirring events of that period.
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Malatia
a town in the N. W. of the province of Diarbekir in Asia Minor, 8 miles from the Euphrates, and on an important trade route. It was the Melitene of ancient Cappadocia, and was long the headquarters of the Jacobite Christians. Pop. about 30,000.
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Malay Archipelago
INDIAN ARCHIPELAGO, or EASTERN ARCHI- PELAGO, the great group of islands situated to the S. E. of Asia, and washed on the W. by the Indian and E. by the Pacific Ocean; may roughly be said to lie between the meridians of 95° and 135° E., and the parallels of 11° S. and 17° N. Within these limits lie some of the largest and finest islands in the world, as Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Celebes, the Philippines, etc., but New Guinea is not ranked as belonging to the group. The chief of the smaller islands are the Moluccas or Spice Islands, Billiton, Banca, Madura, Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores, Timor. The small islands may be truly called innumerable. The islands are generally fertile and covered with a luxuriant vegetation, and they produce all kinds of tropical products in abundance. Many of them contain volcanoes. As regards their fauna and flora, they may be divided into two main groups, those E. of the Strait of Macassar and the channel between Bali and Lombok having more affinities with Australia, while the others are rather Asiatic in character. The chief native race is the Malayan. A large portion of the archipelago is really or nominally under the sway of Holland, and this portion is frequently called the Dutch East Indies. MALAY PENINSULA. See STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.
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Malayan Bear
Helarctos (Ursus) malayanus, a bear found in the Malayan Archipelago, Borneo, Sumatra, and Java. It is about 4½ feet in length; the fur is black, fading into brown on the nose. The chest bears a crescentic white mark; the Bornean variety has an orangecolored, heart-shaped patch. It usually feeds on grains and fruits, and is very fond of honey. It occasionally indulges in animal food; and attacks man when there is no means of escape.
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Malcolm
the Scotch rulers, as follows: MALCOLM I., of Scotland; reigned from 943 to II. King II. succeeded Kenneth 954. MALCOLM and Strathin 1005. In his reign Lothian the Scottish kingclyde became parts of assassinated at Glams in dom. He was direct male de- 1034. He was the last MacAlpine. MALscendant of Kenneth (Great COLM III., surnamed CANMORE After the Head); born about 1024. father, Duncan, by Macmurder of his from Siward of beth, he sought aid was also Northumbria, and his cause the Confessor. On espoused by Edward Macbeth he was the defeat and death of 1058. In 1068 he crowned at Scone in Atheling, his granted asylum to Edgar (one of whom, mother, and two sisters in 1070), with a Margaret, he married His reign, number of Saxon exiles. mostly taken up with wars which was nevertheless an imwith England, had civilization and portant bearing on the Scotland. MALCOLM IV. consolidation of grandfather, Maiden) succeeded his (the Ma David I., in 1153. He surrendered and Cumberland to Northumberland 1157. Died in Jedburgh in Henry II. in 1165, at the age of 24.
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Malden
a city in Middlesex co., and on the Mass.; on the Malden river railroad; 5 miles N. of Boston and Maine Converse Memorial Boston. It contains , hospital, Hall, Ar Art Gallery and Library plant, waterworks, daily and electric light National banks. weekly newspapers, and center for surround- The city is the trade 300 manufacturing towns. It has about one of the ing establishments, including rubber works in largest boot, shoe, and and sand and emery the United States, card and tassel, last and bootleather factories, etc. Pop. ( 1910) ( 1920) 49,103
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Maldive Islands
a chain of 17 Indian Ocean coral islets (atolls) in the , about 300 miles from the S. E. coast of Hindustan, and 500 miles W. of Ceylon; lon. 72° 48' and lat. 0° 45′ and 7° 6' N., 50,000. 73° 48′ E.; pop., estimated, about They are divided into groups, separated channels, which form safe by narrow for small vessels. They are selharbors the climate dom visited by Europeans, unhealthy. Prodbeing intensely hot and . The isucts, millet, fruit, and poultry a considerable trade with lands carry on each other, and also with Hindustan and is Mali Sumatra. The principal island . the Sultan, who It is the residence of pays an annual tribute to the British Ceylon. government at
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Maldonado
naval station of Uruguay, on the Plata estuary, 60 miles E. . Has fortifications, with of Montevideo buildings, grouped round notable civic large square. Pop. 5,000.
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Male Centers
Conically pointed pins; the opposite of female centers.
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Malesherbes
CHRÉTIEN GUIL- DE (mäl- LAUME DE LAMOIGNON statesman; born in zarb'), a French 1721. He suc- Paris, France, Dec. 6. president of the ceeded his father as which he had the Court of Aids, besides . His faithsuperintendence of the press adherence to Louis XVI. ful service and the French rulexcited the jealousy of . Almost ers, and caused his destruction were extirpated by the his whole family of his persecutors merciless proscription . in Paris, April Malesherbes was beheaded with a 22, 1794, and bore his sufferings virtuous and honspirit worthy of his admitted to the orable life. He was , later to the Academy of Sciences in 1750 Inscription, and in 1775 to Academy of He left several the French Academy. , and on agworks on topics of the time natural history. riculture and
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