Proxy
the agency of another who acts as a substitute for his principal; agency of a substitute. The person who is substituted or deputed to act for another. A writing by which one person authorizes another to vote in his pla place. In English law, every peer, spiritual or temporal, can constitute another lord of Parliament, of the same order with himself, his proxy, to vote for him in his absence; but proxies cannot be used when the house is in committee, nor in any judicial cause.
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Prud'hon
PIERRE, a French painter ; born in Cluny, France, April 4, 1758; studied art at Dijon and in Rome, where he came under the influence of Correggio and of Leonardo . He latterly settled in Paris, where he became famous by his "Truth descending from Heaven," "Psyche carried off by Zephyr," "Crime pursued by Justice and Divine Ven geance," etc. He died in Paris, Feb. 16, 1823. domestic, especialled fruither varieties called St. Catherine and green gage. They contain sugar, etc., so that brandy can be disa large proportion of
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Prudden
THEOPHIL MITCH- ELL, an American bacteriologist; born in Middlebury, Conn., July 7, 1849. He was Professor of Pathology in the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York. His works include: "Handbook Treaty of Versailles, Prussia lost certain of Pathological Anatomy and Histology" (1885), with F. Delafield; "Story of the Bacteria" (1889); " Dust and its Dangers” (1891); " Water and Ice" (1891); "An Elder Brother to the Cliff Dweller" (1897); " Under the Spell of the Grand Cañon" (1898); "On the Great American Plateau" ( 1907).
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Prune
the of Prunus tilled from them. making
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Prunella
a smooth, dark-colored, woolen stuff, used as lasting, for m the uppers of shoes and gaiters, and for clergymen's gowns. Also spelled prunello.
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Pruning
the act of lopping or cutting off what is superfluous; specifically, the act of lopping or cutting off superfluous branches or shoots of trees, etc., with a view to strengthening those that are left, or to bringing the tree or plant to a particular form. In falconry, that which is cast off by a bird when it prunes its feathers; refuse, leavings. argest and most power-
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Prussian Blue
a cyanide of iron (Fe7Cy1s) possessed of a deep-blue color, and much used as a pigment. It is also used in medicine.
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Prussian Brown
a color obtained by adding a solution of the yellow prussulphate siate of potash to a solution of of copper, which throws down a precipitate of deep brown. This, when washed and dried, is equal to madder, and pos- . sesses greater permanency
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Prussic Acid
a name given to hydrocyanic acid because it was first obtained from Prussian blue.
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Pruth
a left-hand affluent of the Danube, rising in the S. E. of Austrian Galicia, on the N. E. side of the Carand flowing E. past pathian Mountains, Kolomea and Czernowitz; from the point at which it leaves Austrian territory to its embouchure in the Danube at Reni, 13 miles below Galatz, it forms the boundary between Russian Bessarabia and Rumania. Length about 520 miles, navigable from near Jassy, 168 miles. It was the scene of many military operations between the Russian and Austro- German armies in the World War (1914-1918).
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Przasnysz
a town in Russia, 59 miles N. E. of Plock, with a population, in 1900, of 9,245, of importance only on account of the heavy fighting which took place between the Russian and Teutonic forces during 1915 and later. The town was taken by the Germans in February, 1915, retaken by the Russians a few weeks later, in March, and again captured by the Germans, in July, 1915. These conflicts, constituting a series of battles of the first magnitude, have accordingly taken their name from the town, and are known as the Battles of Przasnysz.
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Przemysl
a fortified city of the vine. the former Austrian crownland of Galicia, laureate now Poland, on the river San, 54 miles W. of Lemberg, important as a railroad center and on account of its trade in flour, naphtha, chemicals, wood, grain, leather, and linen, 1910 of 54,869. The with name a population of the city in cluded St. became familiar through its prominence in the dispatches during the early hold was period of the war on the yward eastern front, 1914-1916. In the fall of 1914 the Rus- use, sians drove the Austrians along the Ga- provost lician front back into the Carpathians, leaving the Austrian forces in the city besieged by the Russian forces. In October, 1914, the Russians were obliged to retire temporarily, leaving the investment broken for some three weeks, and during this period more troops, provisions and war materials were rushed into the garrison. With the return of the Russians the siege was continued, lasting until March 22, 1915, when the city formally surrendered to the Russian commander, causing one of the sensations of that period of the war. The prisoners taken included 9 generals, 93 superior officers, 2,500 minor commissioned officers, and 170,000 rank and file. The city was retaken by the Austrians in June, 1916.
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Psalmist
a writer or composer of psalms; a title applied especially to the authors of the Scriptural psalms, and specifically, with the definite article prefixed, to D to David. Psalmists, in Church history, were singers in the early church whose duty it was to lead the people. and The Roman Catholic Church still retains this order as the leaders of music. singing psalms. The composition of
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Psalmody
the art and practice of psalm tunes and the performance of psalmody appears to have been practiced and encouraged in Germany, France, and the Low Countries before it was introduced into Great Britain. In France psalmody was popularized at the Reformation by Clement Marot and Claude Goudimel, the former of whom translated the Psalms of David in verse, while the latter set them to music. Psalm singing was introduced by the Reformers; but Calvin discouraged any but simple melody, while Luther practiced and favored part harmony, as did also John Knox in his psalter. The first English version of the Psalms of David, which appeared soon after that of the French, was made in the reign of Henry VIII., by Thomas Sternhold, groom of the robes to that monarch, and John Hopkins, a schoolmaster, assisted by William Whittyngham, an English di- It was afterward superseded by version of Nahum Tate, , and Dr. Nicholas Brady. The the poet first important compilation of psalm tunes for four voices was published in 1621 by Thomas Ravenscroft, and in- David's such well - known tunes as Bangor, Norwich, York, etc. Sternfirst and Hopkins Scotland ' version, and of the was Psalms aftersuperseded by the version now founded on that of in Francis Rous, of Eton, a member of Cromwell's government.
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