These 12 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as Seneca Indians, Seneca River, Senecio.
a tribe of North American Indians belonging to the Iroquois, and formerly occupying western New York and a portion of northwestern Pennsylvania. They were once powerful; and their most famous chief was Sagoyere watha, or "Red Jacket." They mostly side in New York State still, numbering between 3,000 and 4,000.
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a river of New York State; flows E. from the N. end of Seneca Lake to the N. end of Lake Cayuga, then turns N. and is joined on the left by the outlet of Lake Canandaigua, then turns again E., and receives in succession the drainage of the other parallel "finger lakes" to the E. (Owasco, Skaneateles, and Onondaga), then turns N. W., taking the name of Oswego river, and enters Lake Ontario at Oswego. Length (including the Oswego) nearly 100 miles.
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the groundsel, a genus of plants, order Asteraceæ, remarkable as being probably the most extensive in point of species in the whole vegetable kingdom. They are spread over all parts of the globe, fully 1,000 different kinds being known to botanists. The groundsel (Senecio vulgaris) and the ragwort (S. Jacobæa), afford a good idea of the appearance of the European species, the most noteworthy of which is, perhaps, the well-known S. cineraria, better known in gardens as Cineraria maritima, extensively used for planting in flower beds for the sake of contrast with scarlet and other colors, its beautiful foliage being clothed with short white down. The golden senecio, S. aureus, an American species found in all the states, in meadows, woods, etc., is a handsome plant, with golden-yellow flowers.
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ALOYS, the inventor of lithography; born in Prague, Bohemia, Nov. 6, 1771; died in Munich, Bavaria, Feb. 26, 1834. See LITHOGRAPHY.
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a river of western Africa, which rises in the interior not far from some of the Niger sources, and after a course of some 1,000 miles falls into the Atlantic near lat. 16° N. It is navigable for flat-bottomed boats, for about 740 miles from its mouth; as far as the cataracts of Félou, and for steamers (during certain months) about 650 miles.
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a region of western Africa. It extends from the Atlantic to the upper valley of the Niger. The name is a compound of Senegal and Gambia, the chief rivers. The region is one of abundant rainfall and equatorial vegetation, of gigantic trees and massive forests, resembling in these respects the valley of the Amazon. The baobab, cocoa-palm, pomegranate, and sycamore abound. In the more open parts of the country there are herds of antelopes, gazelles, and giraffes. The rivers swarm with crocodiles. The hippopotamus is seen occasionally. There are still a few elephants. On the border next the Sahara the ostrich, the rock partridge, and the quail are seen. The bulk of the population is negro. This region was formerly drawn upon heavily by the slave traders, hence the expression "woolly Senegambian." The coast has been partitioned by France, England, and other countries. See Libya; Africa ; Congo ; Niger 2026 Editor's Note: This page uses language about race that was commonplace when the book was published and is offensive by today's standards. The text has been left exactly as it was printed, rather than cut or softened, so that the historical record — including how ordinary such language once was — is preserved. (Ed: BR 2026-07-22)
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in the Middle Ages, an officer in the house of princes and high dignitaries, who had the superintendence of feasts and domestic ceremonies; a steward. In some instances he had the dispensing of justice.
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NICHOLAS, NICHO an American surgeon; born in Buchs, Switzerland, Oct. 31, 1844; removed with his parents to Ashford, Wis., in 1853; was graduated at the Chicago Medical College in 1868; followed his profession in Fond du Lac, Wis., in 1869-1874, and removed to Milwaukee, Wis., in 1874. In 1885 became a professor in the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Chicago; Professor of the Principles of Surgery and Surgical Pathology in Rush Medical College in 1888, and removed to Chicago in 1891. He was made surgeon-general of Wisconsin before his removal, and served in the field during the Spanish-American War. His publications include "Experimental Surgery"; "Surgical Bacteriology"; "Intestinal Surgery"; "Pathology and Surgical Treatment of Tumors"; "Tuberculosis of Bones and Joints"; "Tuberculosis of the Genito-Urinary Organs"; "Medico-Surgical Aspects of the American-Spanish War"; etc. He died Jan. 2, 1908.
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a drug consisting of the dried leaflets of several kinds of cassia. One species, a pea-like herb, with yellow flowers and sensitive leaflets, grows wild in the United States . It is known to botanists under the name of cassia marilandica. The common name is partridge pea. American children touch the leaflets to see them close up like a sensitive plant . The drug, senna, is obtained, however, chiefly from an African species. It is exported from Alexandria. This is the leaf used to make senna tea, taken for medicinal purposes. See Sensitive Plant
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in botany, various species of cassia. The leaf of C. elongata constitutes Tinnevelly senna. Other Indian species furnishing the drug are C. Obovata, C. Lanceolata, and C. absus. Alexandrian or Nubian senna is the leaf of C. lanceolata and C. obovata. It is often adulterated, accidentally or intentionally, with the bladder senna (Colutea arborescens), as other kinds sometimes are with Solenostemma argel, which is bitter and irritating. Tripoli senna is from C. æthiopica; and that of Chile from Myoschilos oblongus. A confection, a compound mixture, a tincture, and a syrup of senna are employed in pharmacy.
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ordinarily speaking, the five modes by which outside impressions or information reach the brain. See Eye ; Ear ; Taste ; Brain , etc. The famous town of Mansoul had five gates in at which to come, out at which to go, and these were made likewise answerable to the walls, to wit, impregnable, and such as could never be opened nor forced but by the will and leave of those within. The names of the gates were these,--Ear-gate, Eye-gate, Mouth-gate, Nose-gate, and Feel-gate.--John Bunyan.
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One who is in any degree susceptible to the influence of spiritual beings. A medium is occasionally, and, according to some authorities, more correctly, termed a sensitive.
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