Pepin
THE SHORT, a King of France, the first of the Carlovingian kings. He was at first mayor of the palace under Childeric III.; but in 752 he dethroned that monarch and confined him in a monastery. Having requested and obtained the sanction of the Pope, Pepin was constituted king. He assisted Pope Stephen III. against the Longobards, defeated the Saxons, Bavarians, and other German nations, and united Aquitaine to his crown. After a reign of 16 years, he died in St. Denis, in 768. His son Charlemagne succeeded him as King of the Franks.
grandson of Charlemagne, and son of Louis le Debonnaire, became King of Aquitaine in 817. He died in 838 or 839.
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Pepsin
an azotized ferment, related to the proteids, and contained in gastric juice. It possesses the power, in conjunction with hydrochloric acid, of dissolving the insoluble proteids and converting them into peptones. Pepsin is prepared from the stomach of the pig or calf on a commercial scale.
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Peptone
the products of the action of pepsin, or acid gastric juice on albuminous substances. They are only found in the stomach and small intestines, are highly diffusible, readily soluble in water, and are not coagulated with boiling.
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Pequot
FORT, an old Indian fort on Pequot Hill, about 8 miles N. E. of New London, Conn.
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Pequots
or PEQUODS, a tribe of American Indians, a branch of the Mohicans, were warlike and powerful in the country round the Thames river when Connecticut was first settled, and made treaties with the Dutch and English. Hostilities, however, broke out in 1637; and the tribe was cut to pieces and scattered; yet a few descendants may be found at Green Bay, Wis. PERÆA, a term applied to many districts beyond a river or sea; most frequently to great part of Palestine beyond the Jordan.
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Perak
a Malay state on the W. side of the peninsula of Malacca, under protection Great Britain since 1874; estimated area, 7,800 square miles. The interior ranges up to 8,000 feet. The soil is fertile, and for the most part cov ered with luxuriant vegetation. Elephants, leopards, huge snakes, and deer swarm in the forests of the interior. The soil produces rice, sugar, tobacco, coffee, tea, vanilla, and spices. But the principal production of the state is tin. Lead also exists in great quantity. The Kinta capital are is the Kwala principal Kansar tin. mining Taiping towns and. his was There are over 70 miles of Pop. ( 1911) 494,057. railway.
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Percale
a fine, closely woven cambric. It is usually ornamented with printed patterns. It is used for women's and children's summer dresses and for men's shirts. Percale is in appearance akin to calico, but is a superior fabric. See Calico ; Printing
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Perception
the reception of knowledge through the senses, and the faculty by which knowledge is so received and communication maintained between the subject tion differs and the from external conception world,. in Percep- dealing head IV with things that have an actual, not also merely a possible existence; and from consciousness, in that it is concerned with objects external to the mind of the percipient. It is, in brief, the taking cognizance of impressions received by the senses.
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Perching
in the manufacture of textiles, the operation of examining woolen fabrics for imperfections. This work is done when the web is taken from the loom. The length of cloth is stretched in a frame and the percher examines it inch by inch, using a magnifying glass for the better grades of cloth. All knots and burs are carefully removed. If any holes are found they are neatly darned. The latter process is called burling.
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Perchloric Acid
(CIHO4) a colorless liquid obtained by distilling potassium perchlorate with sulphuric acid. When brought in contact with organic substances, it explodes with great violence.
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Percussion
a method of physical examination, performed by gently striking some part of the body-especially the chest or the abdomen-with the fingers or an instrument, to ascertain its healthy or diseased condition. Also in music, an ingenious contrivance whereby a hammer strikes the tongue of a reed and sets it (in motion simultaneously with the admission of air from the wind chest, thus securing the rapid speech of the reed. It is commonly used in cabinet organs, but has also been applied to the largest reeds of a church organ .
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Percy Anecdotes
a collection of extraordinary popularity, published in monthly parts (1820-1823) by "Sholto and Reuben Percy, Brothers of the Benedictine Monastery of Mount Benger." Their real names were Thomas Byerley (died 1826), first editor of the "Mirror," and Joseph Clinton Robertson (died 1852), projector and editor of the "Mechanics Magazine"; the work owed its name to the Percy coffee house in Rathbone Place, their usual place of meeting during its progress. An edition was prepared by John Timbs (1868), and another enlarged edition in 1887. obtain sula in the
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Percy, Thomas
Thomas (1729-1811), an English poet and bishop. He was born at Bridgenorth, and was educated at Oxford. He became Bishop of Dromore, Ireland, in 1782. His most important literary work was the edition of Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, published in 1765. This is a collection of old ballads, many of which had existed up to this time only in manuscript and others printed on loose sheets. The work of Bishop Percy was done carefully and systematically. Some of the ballads and fragments he retouched or filled out, but always with taste and judgment. He discovered that the oldest among these ballads were traceable readily to the region of border warfare between England and Scotland. The influence of Bishop Percy's collection can hardly be overestimated, awakening as it did an enthusiasm for the natural and vigorous in literature as opposed to the artificial. It gave direction also to the genius of several illustrious writers, among them, Sir Walter Scott, who is believed to have obtained from these ballads the inspiration and sentiment that led to his great poems and novels. The first time I could scrape a few shillings together--which were not common occurrences with me--I bought unto myself a copy of these beloved volumes: nor do I believe I ever read a book half so frequently, or with half the enthusiasm.--Scott, in Lockhart's Life.
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