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Each of these 14 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.

Polytechnic Institute

an eduin Brookcational non-sectarian institute lyn, N. Y.; founded in 1854; reported at and inthe close of 1919: Professors structors, 45; students, 981; president- F. W. Atkinson, Ph. D.

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Polytechnic School

an educainstruction tional establishment in which is given in many arts and sciences, more pracespecially with reference to their tical application. The first polytechnic a decree of the school was established by French Convention, on Feb. 13, 1794, and Nuwas of great service to the country. exist in merous schools of this class now all parts of the United States, among them the Brooklyn Polytechnic, Drexel Institute in Philadelphia, etc.

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Polythalamia

a group of Protozoa occupying compound chambered cells of microscopic size.

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Polytheism

the worship of many gods. It is not necessarily the same as may be adored with- 1 idolatry, for gods out any image of them being made. In Sir John Lubbock's classification of religious beliefs, fetishism and totemism in the are polytheistic; the next stage ascending order, anthropomorphism, may or may not be so. Though some of the Greek and Roman philosophers may have risen above polytheism to conceive the unity of God, the masses of the people were polytheistic, as is the case with the ethnic nations today, though in some cases, as in that of India, pantheism underlies polytheism, and some apparent polytheists really believe all nature to be one God. POMACEÆ, Linnæus, 37th natural order, including Punica Pyeus, Ribes; also appleworts, an order of perigynous exogens, alliance Rosales. Trees or shrubs, with alternate, stipulate leaves; flowers solitary, or in terminal cymes, white or pink. Found in the temperate parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Known genera 16, species 200. (Lindley.)

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Polytrix

This is almost the only example of an inauspicious stone. It caused the hair to fall off the head of anyone who had it about his person.

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Polyxena

Daughter of Priam and Hecuba , who was beloved by Achilles . When the Greeks, on their voyage home, were still lingering on the coast of Thrace, the shade of Achilles appeared to them, demanding that Polyxena should be sacrificed to him. Neoptolemus accordingly slew her on the tomb of his father.

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Pomade

perfumed or fragrant ointment or composition for dressing the hair; pomatum.

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Pomegranate Tree

Punica granatum, once believed to be the type of a distinct order. A tree 15 to 25 feet high, a native of W. Asia and N. Africa. It forms woods in Persia. A decoction of the bark is a powerful anthelmintic, but not so good as fern root; the flowers are tonic and astringent; the bark of the fruit is used in leucorrhea, chronic dysentery, etc., and the acrid juice in bilious fevers. The plant is sometimes used for hedges. Its bark is of use in tanning.

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Pomerania

a province of Prussia, bounded by the Baltic, Mecklenburg, Brandenburg, and West Prussia; area, 11,630 square miles; pop. about 1,800,- 000. The chief islands along the coast are Rügen, Usedom, and Wollin. The interior is flat and, in parts, marshy. The principal rivers are the Oder, Persante, and Stolpe. The soil is generally sandy and indifferent, but there are rich alluvial tracts, producing a quantity of grain. Flax, hemp, and tobacco are also cultivated. The forests are of large extent. There are few minerals. Manufactures include woolen and other fabrics. A considerable general and tran- The center of sit trade is carried on. trade is Stettin, which ranks as one of the chief commercial cities of Prussia. Pomerania appears to have been originally inhabited by Goths, Vandals, and Slavs. The present inhabitants are of Saxon stock. The first mention of it in history is in 1140. It long remained an independent duchy, and in 1637, on the extinction of the ducal family, it was annexed to Sweden. On the death of Charles XII. it was ceded to the electoral house of Brandenburg, with the exception of a part which subsequently was also obtained by Prussia.

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Pomerene

ATLEE, United States Senator from Ohio, born in 1863 in Ohio, he graduated from Princeton in the class of '84. After completing a law course at the Cincinnati Law School he was admitted to the bar in 1886 and began the practice of law at Canton, ton, Ohio. In 1897 he was elected prosecuting attorney of Stark co. on the Democratic ticket and in 1910 was chosen lieutenantgovernor of Ohio. The following spring he was chosen United States Senator and re-elected in 1917.

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Ponce

second largest city in the thickly populated island of Porto Rico. It is in the middle of the south coast, has no harbor, but only an open roadstead, and is connected with San Juan, directly opposite on the north coast, by a military highway, a splendid result of old-fashioned Spanish engineering. Pop. (1920) 41,561. It was the principal commercial city of the island before the conquest by America, being the ordinary ort of call for Spanish ships. In 1918 the island suffered from two earthquakes that made 600 families homeless.

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Pond Lily

. See Water Lily

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Pongee

pon-je,' a soft, unbleached, washable silk woven in China. The name is a corruption of a Chinese word signifying home-woven. It is made usually from the silk of wild silkworms. The finer pongees are often bleached, dyed, and printed after importation and sold under the name of China silks. Pongee is cool, soft, and more easily washed and ironed than any other textile. It is an ideal summer fabric. An American made pongee is now on the market which is as satisfactory as the imported fabric. It is frequently woven with an admixture of linen, which adds firmness and body without detracting from the beauty of the texture.

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Poniatowski

JOSEPH, PRINCE, a Polish general; born in Warsaw, Poland, in 1763, and when young entered the Austrian service, but when the Poles rose against Russia he quitted it, and joining his countrymen, fought with them under Kosciusko. On the defeat of this general, Poniatowski sought refuge in Vienna, till the French entered Warsaw in 1806, when he was ap appointed to the command of the Polish army which was to co-operate with the French against Russia. In 1812 Napoleon gave him the command of the 5th Corps of the Grand Army, which consisted almost entirely of Poles. In the subsequent battles he distinguished himself. batt Napoleon estimated his services so highly, that he created him a Marshal of France. PONT-À-MOUSSON After the French defeat at Leipsic Poniatowski escaping with others, was drowned while attempting to cross the River Elster, Oct. 13, 1813.

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