Each of these 10 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.
a species of goatsucker (Chordeiles virginianus), a bird universally known in the United States, 9½ inches in length and 23 in extent of wing. It is a bird of strong and vigorous flight, and its prey consists of beetles and other large insects. The other American species are the "chuck-will's widow" (C. carolinensis) and the "whip-poorwill" (C. vociferus), both of which, like the night hawk, arrive in May, and leave the States in September.
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It was believed by the Sufis that to attain to the coveted state of mystical contemplation, it was necessary to close the gateway of the physical senses, so that the inner or spiritual senses might operate more freely. This injunction was sometimes taken literally, as by the Brahmin Yogis, who carefully closed eyes, ears, nose and mouth, in order to attain to visionary ecstasy. The Mystical Night is thus a shutting out of all external sense-impressions, of hope, fear, consciousness of self, and every human emotion, so that the interior light may be more clearly perceived.
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Florence (1820-), an English philanthropist. She was born in Florence, Italy, of wealthy English parents. Miss Nightingale took a deep interest in suffering humanity, and trained herself in the details of hospital management. During the Crimean War she was sent by the British government with a band of thirty-eight trained nurses to relieve the sick and the wounded on the battlefield. Her work was so eminently successful and called forth so many testimonials of esteem and confidence from grateful soldiers that, on her return, the British public raised $250,000 by subscription and presented it as a recognition of her services. Miss Nightingale used the money to found a training school for nurses. See Lorence; Red Cross Society
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the common name of several plants. The botanical name is Solanum. The ground cherry , potato, and tomato belong to the nightshade family. The common or black nightshade has an erect, angular stem, with spreading leaves and drooping umbels of white flowers. The fruit is a globose black berry. It has been introduced into this country from Europe. It is a common weed in waste places. It has the reputation of being poisonous; yet the berries and leaves are eaten by animals without apparent injury. The leaves are boiled by many people for greens. The drug known as belladonna is extracted from an allied species, called "the deadly nightshade."
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a seaport of Hondo, Japan; on a narrow strip of land at the mouth of the Shinano river; er; opened to foreign trade in 1869. The harbor does not admit of the entrance of vessels of foreign build, and the roadstead is exposed; the foreign trade has therefore remained only nominal. Pop. about 62,000. NIJNI-NOVGOROD ("Lower Novgorod"), a famous commercial city of Russia, and capital of the province of the same name; at the confluence of the Oka with the Volga; 274 miles E. of Moscow. There is an upper city, containing the Kreml and many churches, a lower city, and a suburb. The great fair before the World War brought buyers and sellers from all climes between. Germany and China. For the convenience of those frequenting the fairs, there was an enormous market hall, and 60 blocks of buildings for booths, containing more than 2,500 apartments sepwalls. There were three annual fairs, two of them of minor account. The third, beginning July 15 and continuing into September, was the greatest in the world. During the fair, the normal population was very largely increased. The value of goods sold at one of these fairs often exceeded $100,- 000,000. At these fairs all foreign goods were supplied in smaller quantities, those of Russian production showing an increase. Nijni-Novgorod, founded in 1221, devastated on several occasions by the Tartars; its prosperity dates from 1817, when the great fair was removed to Nijni-Novgorod from Makariev after a great fire. Pop. about 110,000.
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a local anæsthetic, discovered in 1916 by Gordon Edwards of San Francisco, Cal. It consists of a mixture of quinine, hydrochloric acid, and urea, and was largely used during the war by the Allies. It is applied by means of an atomizer in the form of a fine spray.
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in Greek mythology, the goddess of victory (Latin, Victoria). She was rewarded by Zeus with the permission to live in Olympus, for the readiness with which she came to his assistance in the war with the Titans. There was a temple to her on the Acropolis of Athens. She is usually represented with wings, and frequently bearing a palm branch and wreath.
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ARTHUR, a Hungarian musical conductor; born in Hungary in 1855 and educated at the Vienna Conservatory. He conducted for the first time in the Leipsic Theater, doing so without a score. In 1889 he accepted the position as conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, where he remained until his return to Hungary in 1893. He then succeeded Reinecke as the conductor of the Gewandhaus concerts of Leipsic. From 1902 on he appeared nearly every year in London as conductor of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin. His last appearance in the United States was in 1912, when he made a tour as conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra.
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a town of Japan in the prefecture of Tochigi. It is famous as containing the tombs of several of the ancient kings. It is regarded as a holy place and is visited annually by thousands of pilgrims.
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a city of Ohio in Trumbull co., 58 miles S. E. of Cleveland. It is situated on the Mahoning river and on the Erie, the Pennsylvania, and the Baltimore and Ohio railroads. It is an important manufacturing center and produces sheet steel products, automatic presses, boilers, steam and electric cars, foundry and blast furnace products, mine and mill supplies, etc. There is a public library. The city is the birthplace of President McKinley, and a handsome monument has been erected to his memory. Pop. (1910), 8,361; (1920), 13,080.
a city of Michigan in Berrien co., 92 miles E. of Chicago on the St. Joseph river and on the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago, and St. Louis and the Michigan Central railroads. It has extensive manufacturing interests, including paper, furniture, steel products, farm tractors, flour, etc. It has a public library. Pop. (1910) 5,456; (1920) 7,311.
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