Thou
JACQUES AUGUSTE DE (tö), a French statesman and historian; born in Paris, Oct. 8, 1553. Henry IV. employed him in several important negotiations, and in 1593 made him his principal librarian. In 1595 he succeeded his uncle as chief-justice, and during the regency of Mary de Medici he was one of the directors-general of finance. His greatest literary labor was the composition in Latin of a voluminous "History of his own Times" (Historia sui Temporis), comprising the events from 1545 to 1607, of which the first part was made public in 1604. To this work, which is remarkable for its impartiality, he subjoined interesting "Memoirs" of his own life. He died May 7, 1617. THOUGHT TRANSFERENCE. See TELEPATHY.
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Thought-Reading
A term somewhat loosely applied to various forms of apparent thought-transference, even where the method employed is muscle-reading or actual fraud. It must not be confused with telepathy, for, though both terms are sometimes used synonymously, the latter implies the direct action of one mind on another, independent of the ordinary sense-channels, while no such restrictions are Tii contained in the term "thought-reading." In early times, when outbursts of ecstatic frenzy were ascribed to demoniac possession, we find the ecstatics credited with the power to read thoughts; witches were supposed to be endowed with the same faculty; Paracelsus and the early magnetists recognised its existence. The advent of spiritualism gave to thought-reading a new impetus. It was now the spirits who read the thoughts of the sitters and replied to them with raps and table-turnings. Until quite recently, however, thought-reading was attributed either to occultism or fraud. Not only was the "ethereal vibration" theory unthought of, but the phenomena of hyperæsthesia and "subconscious whispering were very imperfectly understood in their bearing on thought-reading. Yet it is probable that these last offered a satisfactory explanation in many cases, especially when the subject was entranced. Professional thought-readers who performed on public platforms indulged largely in fraud. (See Telepathy .) "
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Thous
in zo-ology, according to Hamilton Smith, a section of Canide, having the form of wolves on a small scale; not more than 18 inches high; structure very light; tail rather short, forming a scanty brush, tip black; fur close, hard; livery mostly chequered, or penciled with black and white, extremities buff; they are not gregarious and do not burrow. From Africa and Southwestern Asia. Some of the species are now classed with Canis and others with Vulpes.
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Thrasher
or Thresher, a thrush-like bird common in the United States . It is related to the mockingbird and the catbird. The best known is the brown thrasher, also called the sandy mockingbird from its color and power of mimicry. The brown thrasher is a fine songster. It frequents shrubbery and underbrush. It is about eleven inches in length with a long tail and short wings. Color, bright reddish above, under parts whitish shaded with cinnamon and marked with chain-like cinnamon streaks. It builds a bulky nest of twigs, leaves, etc., in a bush or occasionally on the ground in which it lays six whitish or greenish eggs profusely speckled with brown. The California thrasher has a long, curved bill and is different in color from the brown thrasher. Other varieties, all found near the Mexican border, are the bow-billed, the Arizona, the St. Lucas, the Yuma, and the Crissal.
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Thread Cells
the name given to certain peculiar cells or cysts, found chiefly in the tissues of Cælenterate animals. They contain fluid, and are provided an internal thr thread-like ment. Under pressure the cell ruptures, and the fluid esthe thread is everted, capes. These cells form a poison apparatus for paralyzing prey.
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Thread Worms
the name for thread-like intestinal worms of the order Nematoda. The Oxyuris vermicularis occurs in great numbers in the rectum of children particularly.
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Threatening
menacing, especially with ulterior designs. By the common law of England to threaten bodily hurt is a civil injury against the person, and pecuniary damages can be recovered for interruption of a man's business through fear of such threats. Any person accusing or threatening to accuse any other person of infamous or other crimes, with the view to extort gain, is guilty of felony. Similar provisions are made against sending or delivering any letter threatening any house, ship, etc., maim cattle; sending or or to wound or delivering any threatening letter demanding any property or valuable. Any person who maliciously sends or delivers, letter threatknowing the contents, any ening to kill or murder any person, or to burn or destroy any coal breaker, house, any rick or barn, or other building, or stack of grain or other agricultural produce, in most States is considered guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction is liable to fine and imprisonment. The English statutes on this subject have been adopted in the United States generally.
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Three Bears, The
The, a popular nursery tale told in many forms. The original printed version is by Robert Southey, but the story is doubtless an old folk-tale. Walrus. the walrus and relatives Sea-bear Sea-lion
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Three Hours' Agony
or THREE HOURS' SERVICE, a devotion practised on Good Friday, from noon till three o'clock, in commemoration of the Passion. It was introduced by Father Messia, S. J., of Lima, about 1730, and reached Rome in 1738. It was introduced into the English Church about 1865, and was rendered legal by the Act of Uniformity Amendment Act (1872), which permits additional services, consisting of any prayers from the Liturgy or Bible, with address or sermon, and hymns. The service consists, in all cases, of hymns, collects, or litanies, and addresses, generally on "the seven words last feature from the cross," ss," though this is sometimes varied by meditations on other details of the Passion. The editor of the "Dictionary of Rel Religion" notes posthat the name of the devotion may sibly occasion a mistake as to the length of our Lord's sufferings. (Mark xv: 25, 34.)
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Three Kings
the name given in the Roman Church to the Magi, who came from the East to adore the Infant Jesus (Matt. ii: 1-12). They are probably callfrom Psalm lxxii: 10, which ed kings verse is used as an antiphon in the office for Epiphany. According to tradition, their names were Gaspar, Melchior, and Balthazar, and on their return to the East they received baptism. The Empress Helena is said to have brought their bones to Constantinople, whence they were removed to Milan, and afterward to Cologne. The Chapel of the Three Kings, built by the Emperor Maximilian (1459-1519), in Cologne Cathedral, is supposed to contain their relics.
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