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made continually to drop into the cup, the the top of the siphon tube, and then will be almost entirely cup will be filled aptied through the tube; this process is repeated indefinitely. the siphon be concealed within the figure of a man whose outh is just above the top of it, the water will continually e nearly to his lips and then descend.

Tantum Ergo (So GREAT THEREFORE). Fifth and sixth nzas of Thomas Aquinas' hymn Pange Lingua, Eucharistic mn in the R.C. church.

Tanystomata. Tribe of Muscaria, including flies with
ong proboscis with stylet-shaped jaws. The larvæ have
oked jaws inclosed in a sheath. Here belong the blood-
-king, stinging Gadflies.

Taoism. System of philosophy founded upon the teach-
s of a Chinese mystic, Lao-tse or Láu Tsz', ab.600 B.C.;
a native religion. In the former, the search for purity,
Eue and tranquillity of mind was urged as conducive to
orption in the great principle of Táu, or Nature. The
gion, as it exists to-day, has largely borrowed from Bud-
sm. Only its priests are considered as members of this
E. They are permitted to marry, and take charge of the
ples of the state gods of China. A trinity called the
ree Pure Ones, which may be regarded as manifestations
ts founder, hold the first place in the Taoist pantheon.
"aormina. See SICILY.

"apajos. River of central Brazil. It receives the Arinos
the Jaruena, and flows ab.900 m. n.n.e. to the Amazon.
"ape. Steel measure used by surveyors instead of the CHAIN
.). Very accurate measurements of base lines can be made
a tape if the errors due to temperature, stretch and sag
aken into account, as can be done by computation.
"ape-Grass. See EEL-GRASS.

aper-Pointed. See ACUMINATE.

apetum. Epithelial lining of the pollen-sac of flowering

ts.

apeworm. See BOTRIOCEPHALIDE, CESTODA. CYSTICERTENIADÆ, and TENIA SOLIUM. sted by the Pork-measle, Fish-measle, and Beef-measle, Besides these, man is ia saginata or Cysticercus bovis of cattle. of an in. long in its first stage and grows in man to The last 20 ft., with over 1,200 segments, the last 200 of which may ain ripe eggs, that escape by pores at the edge of the m, placed alternately on opposite sides in successive segts. This tapeworm has suckers, but no hooks. Careful inspection and proper cooking are the precautions needed event the development of these parasites.

apioca. STARCH (q.v.) from the root of the Manihot mata and M. utilissima; prepared by pressing the roots er water. It is obtained in granular form by heating the upon plates. It is used as an article of food. The name metimes given to SAGO (q.v.).

apiridæ. Family of Perissodactyla. See TAPIRS. apirodont Dentition, Form of molar teeth belongo the antio-lophodont series, as seen in the upper jaw of apir, rhinoceros, and hyrax. In this the outer tubercular es on the crown are crescentic, compressed longitudinally, e the inner are transverse ridges, extending to the outer apirs. Odd-toed ungulates, resembling swine and liv

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color, girdled with a broad belt of white, which also extends feed on shoots, and are hunted for their hides. The largest is the Indian Tapir, 8 ft. long by over 3 ft. high, of a black The S. American Tapir is uniform grayish black, has an erect back over the rump. Its upper jaw ends in a prehensile snout. mane and short hair, but the young are born (one to each female) marked with white, after ab. 4 months' gestation. The female is the larger, and attains a length of 7 ft. in the high Andes is the Hairy Tapir (ab. 5 ft. long), with hair an inch long, and white markings. In Central America is a still smaller Tapir. The earliest fossil tapirs were no larger than rabbits. Tappa. Bark cloth of the South Pacific Islands, beaten by the natives from the bark of the paper mulberry, prepared made, the art has declined and the present manufacture is inby steeping, by means of wooden mallets. It constituted the chief article of dress among the Polynesians, and was usually ornamented by painted or stamped patterns. Although still

ferior to the ancient fabrics.

Tappan, BENJAMIN, 1773-1857. U. S. Judge for Ohio 1833; U. S. Senator 1839-45.-His brother, ARTHUR, 1786-1865, merchant and philanthropist. founded the Journal of Commerce 1828 and the Emancipator 1833, and was first pres. of the New York and American Antislavery Societies 1833-34.-His brother and biographer, LEWIS, 1788-1873, was associated in these activities, and founded the first mercantile agency in the U. S.

Tappan, HENRY PHILIP. D.D.. LL.D., 1805-1881. Prof. Univ. New York 1832-38; Chancellor Univ. Mich. 1852-63. Doctrine of the Will, 1840-41; Logic, 1844-58.

Tappan, WILLIAM BINGHAM, 1794-1849. American sacred poet.

Tapping. Surgical operation performed when it is necessary to evacuate the collected fluid of some internal organ, as is thrust into the cavity, the trochar withdrawn and the fluid in dropsies of the chest and abdomen. A small bayonet-like instrument covered with a tube, called a trochar and cannula, allowed to run out through the tube. Taprobane. Ancient name of Ceylon. Tap-Root. ward and becomes the largest and most important; generally One which grows nearly vertically downthe primary root, as in the Beet.

shortly after tattoo as a signal to extinguish lights in camp or Taps. Sound of a trumpet or of three taps of a drum given in quarters.

Tar. Thick viscid oleoresin, obtained by distillation of pinetrees and used for coating the planks and cordage of ships. It is produced wherever pitch pine grows, chiefly in S. C., Va. and Ga. Turpentine, pitch and rosin are manufactured in connection. The oily distillate of tar is called oil of tar.

Tarantass. Russian vehicle, consisting of a seatless boatshaped body on wooden bars, carried on four wheels, and drawn by three horses abreast.

Taranto. Town of s. Italy, on the gulf; anciently Tarentum; founded 708 B.C. from Sparta; long rich and powerful; held by Rome from 272 B.C. At the end of the 10th cent

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Tapir (Tapirus indicus).

n Central and S. America and s.e. Asia; 3 toed, but feet bear small fourth toes. They are crepuscular.

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ir being at the posterior end of the body. These anire popularly known as Water-Bears, and require a lowTying microscope to see them. They live on moist moss. digrada (SLOTHS). See BRADYPODIDÆ. re. See VETCH.

re and Tret. Deductions made from gross weight of allowance for the packing.

rentum. See TARANTO.

rget. Mark to aim at in shooting. They are of differ-
inds, as, self-marking, swinging, disappearing, and run-
man target, the latter consisting of a figure running on
-. See SHARPSHOOTER.

argum. Aramaic versions of parts of O. T., credited to
elos, Jonathan ben Uzziel, and others, ab. 100 and later.
arifa. Seaport of s. Spain, 21 m. s. w. of Gibraltar; named
Tarif, leader of Saracens, who landed there 710; taken
a the Moors 1292, by them 1340, and by the French 1812.
- ab. 13,000.

ariff. Classified list of prices, charges, or rates; more cifically, rates of duty on various articles of importation. first U. S. Congress passed a tariff act 1789, laying on ort duties which averaged ab. 8 per cent. These were htly increased 1790 and 1792. The tariff of 1816 imposed ies of ab. 25 per cent on some manufactures. In 1824 a v act was passed, raising the duties on metals and prods of the soil. The "tariff of abominations," so called by its ponents, was passed 1828, laying duties on raw materials. at of 1832 returned nearly to the rates of 1824. Lower iffs were enacted 1846 and 1857. The Morrill tariff, with high protective duties, went into effect 1861: its rates were still higher 1862 and 1864. Some reductions were made 83. The McKinley act was passed 1890, strengthening the rotective system, but removing the duty on sugar. This was cceeded by the Democratic tariff of 1894, which admitted any raw materials free, the most important of which was ool, but laid a duty on sugar: it effected also a slight lowing of the general schedule. The Dingley act, 1897, placed host duties higher than the act of 1894.

Tarif ibn Zeyad, or ABU ZORA. Moslem general, gov. of Cangier and n. Africa. He invaded Spain with 10,000 men, anding at Jabal-Tarik, or Gibraltar, and routed Roderick near Xeres. With Musa he conquered all Spain in less than 3 years, and returned to Damascus 713.

Tarlatan. Variety of thin cotton cloth, made in France and Switzerland.

Tarleton, SIR BANASTRE, 1754-1833. English major, in America 1776-81; noted in S. C. and N. C. for daring and ferocity, so that his name was a terror to children; victor in many raids and skirmishes; defeated by Sumter Nov. 20, 1780, and by Morgan at Cowpens Jan. 17, 1781; M.P. 1790-1806 and 1807-12; intimate with the Prince of Wales, and habitual critic of Wellington; Lieut.-gen. 1817, Baronet 1818. Campaigns of 1780-81,

1787.

Tarlton, RICHARD, d. 1588. Famous clown.

Taro. Arenaceous plant, Alocasia macrorhiza, of Polynesia, the tops of which are used as pot herbs, and the roots, which contain considerable starch, as food.

the Senate and oppressed the people; was banished 510, be-
cause of rape of Lucretia by his son, and d. at Cumæ 495 B.C.
Tarragon. Artemisia dracunculus. Shrub of the Com-
posite family, native of Siberia, cultivated in gardens for
flavoring dishes.

Tarragona. Seaport of n.e. Spain, 60 m. w. by s. of Bar-
celona; anciently Tarraco; founded from Carthage; prominent
under Roman rule; taken by the French 1811, by the British
1813. It has some manufactures and a large trade. Pop. ab.
27,300.

Tarocchino. Tarot cards of Bologna; diminutive of tarocchi, any game with tarots. The pack consists of 62 cards, 22 tarots proper, and 40 numerals, the 2, 3, 4, and 5 of each numeral suit being suppressed. This modification of the tarots game was invented at Bologna by Fibbia ab.1420.

Tar River. Rapid river rising in N. C., flowing e.s.e. into
Pamlico Sound. Its estuary for ab. 40 m. is called Pamlico
River. Length 180 m.

Tarshish. Probably Tartessus in Spain; often mentioned
in O. T. as a far distant port.

Tarots. Kind of European playing cards in which the ordinary numeral suits are supplemented by 22 numbered cards with emblematic devices, which are traced to certain old Italian prints known as the Tarocchi of Mantegna, not, apparently, originally for card games. The earliest of European cards, tarots are still played in Italy, France, and parts of Germany. Tarpaulin. Cloth or canvas covered with tar or some other substance to make it waterproof.

Tarsia-Work. Inlaying of geometrical figures in wood, practiced in Italy in the 16th century.

Tarsiidæ. Family of Prosimia (Lemurs), including but
one species, Tarsius.

Lemur of Sumatra, Borneo, etc., with long
Tarsius.
jerboa-like hind legs, due to a long calcaneum. It has suc-
tion pads on the ends of its fingers and toes, and lives like a
tree frog. The tail is long and tufted at the end; its ears and

Tarpeia. Roman maiden, who admitted the Sabines to the fortress on the Capitoline hill, of which her father was governor, on condition that she should receive what they bore on their left arms (meaning their gold bracelets), and was crushed under their shields, which they threw upon her. The Tarpeian rock was named from her.

In

Tarpon. Megalops thrissoides. Large fish reaching a length of 6 ft. and weighing 150 lbs.. found off the Florida coast. spite of its size, it is taken with rod and line, furnishing rare sport, as it is very game and a vigorous leaper.

Tarquinii. See CORNETO.

In Roman legends, king

Tarsius (Tarsius spectrum).

muzzle are short. The color is brownish-yellowish gray. The eyes are remarkably large. It feeds on insects and by night. are developed beyond the others. It is 7 in. long, and shows There are only 2 lower incisors, and the middle upper incisors some close affinities to human structure.

Tarso-Metatarsus. Lower leg of birds, formed by the union of the long metatarsals with the distal row of tarsal bones; usually called the tarsus.

Tarsus. Ancient capital of Cilicia; long the most important city of s.e. Asia Minor; seat of learning and center of commerce; birthplace of St. Paul. Pop. ab.30,000, but much

less in summer.

Tarsus. 1. Group of seven bones, forming the ankle joint, articulating with the leg above and the foot below. 2. Čartilage of the eyelid, usually called the tarsal cartilage. Hence the inflammation at the edge of the eyelids is frequently called tarsal ophthalmia.

Tartaglia, NICCOLO FONTANA, 1500-1557. Teacher of mathematics in Venice; real author of the solution of cubic equaNova Scienza, 1537; Arithtions known as Cardan's Method. Works, 1606. Tartans. Scotch plaid of various patterns, made either of metic, 1556; On Number, 1560. cotton, silk, or worsted, or a combination of two of these. Tartar. See CREAM OF TARTAR.

Tartar Emetic.

C.H,O,KSьO. White salt, somewhat soluble in water; prepared by boiling a solution of cream of tartar in water with oxide of antimony. It is a tartrate of potassium and antimony. It is used in textile coloring, and in pharmacy: gr. reduces the pulse; larger doses act as an oak bark, is an antidote. emetic; 10 grs. act as a poison. Tannic acid, as in tea or

Dibasic acid,

C,H, (OH)2.(COOH),. Tartaric Acid. known in four modifications. That found in fruits, in the juice of the grape, etc.. from which it is prepared, is the dextrotartaric acid which rotates polarized light to the right. Laevo tartaric acid rotates polarized light to the left. Paratartaric

acid, racemi and is optic is not a mi crystalline and used in OF TARTAR. Tartars, including the key, in the

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Tartrazine pound formed by upon dihydroxy yellow powder, Tartuffe. I ligion as a mean: moting self-indu of a comedy by I Taschereau

1871; Cardinal 1 came Judge of th of the Dominion Taschereau

nalist and librari lière and Corneill Tashkend. Russia, on the Sa

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TARTARS-TASTE

id, racemic acid, is a mixture of the laevo and dextro acids
d is optically inactive. The meso acid is also inactive, but
not a mixture. The common or dextrotartaric acid is a
ystalline solid, melting at 135° C.; prepared from tartar,
d used in the preparation of fruit syrups.
- TARTAR.

See CREAM

Tartars, or TATARS. Division of the Ural-Altaic Turanians, cluding those who invaded s. Russia, the Caucasus, and Tury, in the 13th century, and also the remnants of related

Des of Siberia and w. central Asia. Cossacks, Kirghiz, and ks are included. The name Tatar is derived from a more terly tribe, which drove the others w., but it has been errously extended to include also such tribes as the Chinese -tars and the inhabitants of Tartary. The Tatar branch = been admixed on all sides with other Turanian tribes, ns, Samoyeds, Kalmuks, Mongolians, Magyars, etc. nomadic, except the Osmanli or Turks proper. All mber a million or more in Russia, and as many in the Cauus. Nearly all are Mohammedans, but with pagan and They pal customs retained.

Tartarus. In Mythology, abyss far below Hades; in later ts, Hades.

Cartary. Part of Turkestan; name loosely and variously -lied, mainly to e. or central Asia.

Cartary, CHANNEL OF. N. arm of Japan Sea, between halien and s.e. Siberia.

artini, GUISEPPE, 1692-1770. Italian violinist, composer theoretician. His sonata, The Devil's Trill, has held its ce in the repertory of most violinists. He composed it er the inspiration of a dream in which he heard the devil ay with consummate skill a sonata of such exquisite beauty urpassed the boldest flight of imagination."

"artrazine. CieH12N,O,,S,Na,. Sodium salt of the comnd formed by the action of phenylhydrazine sulphonic acid ndihydroxy-tartaric acid (COOH.C(OH),.C(OH.),COOH); ow powder, which dyes wool yellow.

artuffe. Religious hypocrite and impostor who uses reon as a means of gaining money, covering deceit, and proing self-indulgences. So named from the chief character comedy by Molière.

aschereau, ELZÉAR ALEXANDRE, b.1820. Abp. of Quebec ; Cardinal 1886.-His relative, HENRI ELZEAR, b. 1836, bee Judge of the Supreme Court of Quebec 1871, and of that he Dominion 1876. Criminal Law for Canada, 1874-88. aschereau, JULES ANTOINE, 1801-1874. Parisian jourst and librarian; editor of Molière, 1823; biographer of Moand Corneille, 1825-29.

ashkend. Capital of Russian Turkestan; city of Asiatic sia, on the Saralka, a branch of the Sir Daria; independent 1810, then held by Khokand till 1867. It has a large trade some manufactures. Pop. ab.125,000.

asimeter. Instrument invented by Edison which dechanges of temperature by the variation of a current lectricity passing through a disk of soft carbon, fixed ween metallic supports and exposed to varying pressure uced by temperature changes.

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Tasmania. Formerly Van Dieman's Land; island s. of Australia, separated from it by Bass Strait, and belonging to Gt. Britain; discovered 1642; settled from Sydney 1803; penal colony 1804-53. Its extreme dimensions are in each direction ab.200 m., and its area 26,215 sq. m. table-land, averaging 3,000 ft. in height, with mts. 4,000 to Most of the island is a 5,000 ft. high in w. part. The products are chiefly agricultural. Gold, silver, copper, tin and coal are mined. Capital, Hobart Town, on the s. shore. Pop. ab. 155,000.

Tasmanian Devil (DASYURUS URSINUS). Bear-like marsupial of Tasmania, ab. the size of a badger. It has a bushy tail, black coat with narrow white throat band, and two small shoulder spots; is nocturnal, carnivorous and untamable. The dentition is 11+

Tasmanians. The aborigines of this island in 1800 numbered ab. 7,000, but through wars were rapidly reduced: the last pure blooded native died 1876. They were related to the aborigines of Australia but contained admixture of Negrito blood. In civilization they ranked lower than the Australians, but they were timorous and chaste. Their only manufactures were weapons of bone, wood, and stone, the latter not equal to those made by Neolithic man. little over 5 ft. The average height was a

Tasman Sea. Sea between New Zealand and the islands to the n.w. on the one hand and Australia and Tasmania on the other.

Tasso, TORQUATO, 1544-1595. Italian poet, ranking next to Dante. His fame rests on Jerusalem Delivered, 1581, tr. by E. Fairfax 1600, and in much less degree on his pastoral drama, Aminta, 1573, and a youthful epic, Rinaldo. 1562. He lived at the court of Ferrara 1572-77, but became the victim of morbid delusions, and was confined in a madhouse 1579-86. His last production, Gerusalemme Conquistata, 1593, was unworthy of his genius. Death prevented his being crowned by the Pope.

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His works were collected in 33 vols. 1821-32.-His father, BER-
time.

1615-22.
Tassoni, ALESSANDRO, 1565-1635. Italian poet, essayist,
and political writer. Pensieri, 1608-20; Secchia rapita,

Taste, SENSATIONS OF. Changes of consciousness aroused classification of tastes is, sweet, bitter, sour, salt, and possibly by stimulation of certain specific end organs, situated in the mucous membrane of the tongue and soft palate. The usual alkaline and metallic, though the latter two are not so well defined as the other four and may be only modifications of them. The physical condition of taste is that the substance to be tasted be soluble in the fluids of the mouth. The end organs of taste are small modified nerve endings, known as taste-buds, situated on small papillæ, and directly connected with the special nerves

TATE-TAY

only confused with smell. The so-called flavor of most substances is largely smell and not taste.

te, NAHUM, 1652-1715. Irish dramatist, poet laureate 1692; r, with N. Brady, of the New Version of the Psalms, 1696, sed in the Ch. of England and in America. This, with pplement of a few hymns, 1703, contains his best work. teno Gozo, b. 1841. Gov. of Osaka 1880-90; Japanese ter to the U. S. 1890-94.

tham, WILLIAM, 1752-1819. Va. author. Inland Canals, Tobacco, 1800.

tian, ab.115-ab. 180. Christian apologist, b. in Assyria; ole of Justin Martyr. His Ad Græcos was written in and probably at Rome; his Diatessaron, probably in c, was the first attempt at a harmony of the Gospels, and much used in Syria. His other works are lost. After he became a Gnostic and returned to the East.

atius, ACHILLES. Alexandrian Greek romancer, probably century. Leucippe and Cleitophon.

atler. Tri-weekly founded and conducted 1709-11 by Sir teele, to which he contributed essays. atnall, JOSIAH, 1762–1803.

U. S. Senator 1796-99; Gov.

a. 1800.-His son, JOSIAH, U.S.N. and C.S. N., 1795-1871, me Captain 1850, and as Commodore C.S.N. defended the ers of Va. 1861-62 and of Ga. 1863-65.

Archattam, HENRY, D.D., LL.D., F.R.S., 1788-1868. con of Bedford 1844; author of a Coptic grammar and con 1828-35: editor of Coptic versions of Job and the phets 1847-52.

Tattersall's. Horse-market in London, chiefly for racers; nded 1766 by Richard Tattersall, 1724-1795. Plover-like birds Tattlers (TELL-TALES, SANDPIPERS, etc.). h slender, straight, stiff, sharp bills and long legs. Yellow anks has yellow legs; the Solitary Tattler has blackish ones; Semipalmated Tattler has its toes webbed at the base. Tattoo. Sound of the trumpet or the music of the fife a drum at the close of the evening: a signal to the troops attend roll-call preparatory to going to bed in camp or rrison.

Tattooing. This widespread primitive custom appears to ve originated in the desire to fix permanently the various vices painted upon the human skin as family and tribal desnations, and for ceremonial and religious purposes. It now ists especially among the natives of the Pacific Islands and . Asia, in S. America, and in n. Africa. Among the black

Japanese Tattooing.

skinned races it is replaced by scarification. The implements for it consist of a needle or chisel of bone or iron, which is often forced under the skin with a small hammer, and ink

Tauchnitz, KARL CHRISTOPH TRAUGOTT, 1761-1836. Printer at Leipzig 1796; publisher of superior editions of Greek and Latin classics from 1809; introducer of stereotyping 1816; succeeded by his son, KARL C. P., 1798-1884.-His nephew, CHRISTIAN BERNHARD, BARON, 1816-1895, founded 1837 a yet more famous house in Leipzig, and from 1831 pub. ab. 3,000 English books. He was ennobled 1860, and made a Saxon Peer 1877.

Tauler, JOHANNES, ab.1300-1361. German mystic, Dominican monk, and famous preacher. His sermons were pub. 1498; 25 were tr. 1857.

Taunay, ALFREDO D'ESCRAGNOLLE, b. 1843. Brazilian nov-
elist, poet and critic; of French ancestry; Senator 1886.
Taunton. City and capital of Bristol co., Mass., on T.
Its industries consist largely in
River, 34 m. s. of Boston.

iron and steel manufactures. Pop., 1890, 25,448.
Taurecs. See CENTETIDE.
Taurine. NH,.C,H,.HSO,.

Amidoethylsulphonic acid; mpt. 240° C.; white crystalline compound, soluble in hot water; found in combination in considerable quantities in the bile, kidneys, etc., of oxen and other animals; made by treating chlorethylsulphonic acid with ammonia.

Taurus. See ZODIAC.

Taurus Mts. Range of e. Asia Minor, extending from the frontier of Transcaucasia s. w. to the Mediterranean. Greatest height ab. 10,000 ft.

Tausig, KARL, 1841-1871. Polish-German pianist and composer, pupil of Liszt; unsurpassed as a technician. Taussig, FRANK WILLIAM, b.1859. Prof. Harvard 1887. Tariff Hist. U. S., 1888; Silver Situation, 1892.

Tautog. See LABRIDE.

Tautphous, BARONESS JEMIMA VON, 1808-1893. English novelist of Irish birth (b. Montgomery), resident in Bavaria. The Initials, 1850; Cyrilla, 1853; Quits, 1857; At Odds, 1863. Tavern. Public house where both food and drink are sold. See HOTEL.

Tavernier, JACQUES, ab.1625-1673. French buccaneer, executed at Havana.

Tavernier, JEAN BAPTISTE, 1605-1689. French traveler in Asia. Six Voyages, 1676, repub. in 7 vols. 1810; Travels in India, tr. 1890. His specialty was precious stones. Leader of the Reformation in

Tavsen, HANS, 1494-1561. Denmark; Bp. of Ribe 1542.

Tawing and Tanning. See LEATHER.

Tax. Public burden imposed generally on the inhabitants of a community, for governmental purposes; to be distinguished from an assessment for local improvements. It is not a lien on property unless made so by statute. The methods of imposing and collecting, including the sale of personal and real property for delinquent taxes, are regulated by statute.

Taxeopoda. Order of placental Mammals, forming a connecting link between the Bunotheria and the true Ungulates (Diplarthra). The toes are hoofed: the two series of bones in the carpus and tarsus are placed so that each member of the proximal row articulates with but one member of the distal row (a primitive arrangement). The suborders are Condylarthra, Taxodontia, and Hyracoidea.

Taxidermy. Art of preparing and arranging the skins of animals intended for preservation in such a manner as to represent their natural appearance. The skin after its removal is rubbed with some preservative, as arsenious acid alone or mixed with alum, and a framework, with wires running to the different extremities of the body, is inserted. Cotton is then placed around the framework, and wires to fill the skin give the required shape. Butterflies and other insects are kept in close drawers in which camphor or petroleum is placed to preserve them and keep off moths.

Taxis. When any prolapsed organ, e.g., the bowel in a hernia, is replaced by manipulation without the aid of instruments, the operation is known as taxis.

Taxonomy. Systematic arrangement (classification) of living beings. Its object is to make the general distribution their production. of animals and plants conformable to the order of nature in

Tax Sale. Sale of property of a delinquent taxpayer, made by authority of law, as a means of collecting or enforcing an Power to make such sales is statutory.

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Tattooing is disapproved by civilized races, and in Japan, unpaid tax.
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Tay Bridge. Built 1871, consisting of 85 spans with a cal length of 10,320 ft. On the stormy night of Dec. 28, 1879, spans fell into the river, and with them a passenger train ntaining 72 persons, all of whom perished. The cause of the

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ism. 1851; and other books. His son, ISAAC, LL.D.. b.1829, Canon of York 1885, has pub. Words and Places, 1864; Taylor Family of Ongar, 1867; Greeks and Goths, 1879; The Alphabet, 1883; Origin of the Aryans, 1890.

Taylor. ISIDORE SEVERIN JUSTIN, BARON, 1789-1879. French writer of books of travel; Senator 1869.

Taylor, JAMES HUDSON, b.1832. English missionary in China 1853-60 and since 1866; founder of the Inland Mission 1865.

Taylor, JEREMY, D.D., 1613-1667. Bp. of Down and Connor 1660; most brilliant of Anglican writers; called by Emerson the Shakespeare of divines." His Liberty of Prophesying, 1647, is a powerful argument against persecution. More popu

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re was the insufficient bracing of the structure against the on of wind. A new bridge was completed 1887, in length 30 ft, costing $3,200,000.

aygetus. Mt. range of s. Greece, extending ab. 70 m. s. ape Matapan.

ayler, JOHN JAMES, 1798-1869. Prof. New Coll.. Manches1840, and its head 1853. Religious Life of England, 1845; hand Duty, 1851; Fourth Gospel, 1867; Letters, 1872. aylor, ALFRED. U.S.N., 1810-1891. Captain 1862, ComOre 1866, Rear-admiral 1872.

aylor, ALFRED SWAINE, M.D.. F.R.S., 1806-1880. Prof. s Hospital, London; ed. Medical Gazette. Medical Jurisence, 1843-65; Poisons, 1848.

aylor, BAYARD, 1825-1878. American traveler, poet, jourt, and novelist; Minister to Germany 1877. Beginning Ximena, 1844, and Views Afoot, 1846, he produced many mes of travel and of verse, and four novels, Hannah ston, 1863; John Godfrey's Fortunes, 1864; Kennett, 1866; Joseph and his Friend, 1870. His chief ambition was poetand his chief success the translation of Faust, 1870-71. Masque of the Gods, 1872, and The Echo Club, 1876, though opular, are more memorable than his longer poems. The re of St. John, 1866, Lars, 1873, and The Prophet, 1874.wife, MARIE (HANSEN), b. 1829, edited and tr. into German al of his works, and with H. E. Scudder wrote his Life,

ylor, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, LL.D., 1819-1887. American
alist, lecturer, and poet. Theophilus Trent, 1887.
ylor, BROOK, F.R.S., 1685-1731. English mathematician.
dus Incrementorum Directa et Inversa, 1715; Linear Per-
ve, 1719.

ylor, DAN, 1738-1816. English preacher, founder and
of the General Baptist New Connection 1770.

ylor, EDWARD THOMPSON ("FATHER TAYLOR"). 1793-1871. missionary to sailors in Boston; noted for wit, eloquence, ficiency.

ylor, GEORGE, 1716-1781. Iron-master near Easton, Pa.; te to Congress 1776-77; signer of the Declaration of Indence.

ylor, HANNIS, b. 1852. U. S. Minister to Spain 1893. Orid Growth of English Constitution, 1892.

ylor, SIR HENRY, D.C.L., 1800-1886. English poet, dramand essayist; clerk in the Colonial Office 1824-72; knighted Philip van Artevelde, 1834, is his best play. The States1836; Notes, 1847-49; Autobiography, 1885; Correspond888. Works, 5 vols., 1878.

ylor, ISAAC, 1759-1829. Independent minister at Ongar sex from 1811; author of some 20 vols.-His daughter, 1783-1824, wrote Contributions of Q. Q., 1826, and with ster ANN (MRS. GILBERT), 1782-1866, the long popular al Poems, 1805, and Hymns for Infant Minds, 1809.brother, ISAAC, LL.D., 1787-1865, pub. Natural History husiasm, 1829, and of Fana

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Jeremy Taylor.

Living and Dying. 1650-51.
lar were his Great Exemplar (Life of Christ), 1649, and Holy
Grove, 1655. Ductor Dubitantium, 1660, is an immense book
His few hymns are in Golden
on casuistry. His works were collected in 15 vols. 1820-22.
Taylor, JOHN, 1580-1654.
works were collected 1630 and repub. 1868-78.
English "water" poet. His
Taylor, JOHN, LL.D., 1703-1766. Canon of St. Paul's 1757;
editor of Lysias, 1739, and other Greek orators.

English hymnist.

Taylor, JOHN, 1750-1826. Taylor, JOHN, 1808-1887. Mormon apostle 1838; long missionary in Europe; Brigham Young's successor as pres. 1877; indicted for polygamy 1885, and thenceforth in hiding.

Taylor, JOHN LOUIS, 1769-1829. Judge N. C. Superior Court 1798; Chief-justice from 1808; reviser of N. C. statutes 1817. Cases, 1802; Reports, 1818; Executors, 1825.

Speaker 1820-21 and 1825-27.-His nephew, JOHN ORVILLE, Taylor, JOHN W., 1784-1854. M.C. from N. Y. 1813-33; 1807-1890, was prof. Univ. New York 1837-52, and a writer on education.

Taylor, MARY CECILIA (MRS. W. O. EWEN), 1827-1866. American actress.

Taylor, NATHANIEL WILLIAM, D.D., 1786-1858. Prof. Yale from 1822; author of the "New Haven theology," a mitigated form of Calvinism, which exerted great influence and caused much commotion in New England. Works, 4 vols., 1858-59.

India 1826-66; author of Confessions of a Thug, 1839; Tara, Taylor, PHILIP MEADOWs, 1808-1876. English officer, in 1863; Secta, 1873; and other romances. Cromlechs. Cairns.

etc., 1853; Hist. India, 1870; Story of my Life, 1877.

Taylor, RICHARD COWLING, 1789-1851. English geologist, Fuel, 1841; Statistics of Coal, 1848. in the U. S. from 1830; surveyor of Pa. coal fields. Fossil

Taylor, ROWLAND, LL.D.. d 1555 Monts

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