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DAVENTRY, town, England, xvn. 556. DAVEY S SAFETY MOTOR, xxn. 516. DAVID, king of Israel, vi. 836; xin.

404; xxi. 253.

, City of (Jerusalem), XI II. 639. , Psalms of, XX. 32 ; in. 638 ; VI.

841.

-, St, patron saint of Wales, vi. 842.

- I., king of Scotland, xxi. 482.

- II., of Scotland, vin. 319; xxi. 489.

-, Jewish pretender, XX. 269.

of Beth Rabban, Syriac writer,

xxil. 844.

of Dinant, French scholastic philo sopher, vi. 844; xxi. 426.

, Christian, leader of Moravian

Brethren, XVI. 812.

, Felicien Cesar, French musical composer, VI. 842. , Francis, Transylvanian bishop,

XXII. 230; XXlll. 725. , Jacques Louis, French painter, VI.

842. , Jean Pierre (David d Angers),

French sculptor, vi. 843; xxi. 564. BAR PAUL, Syriac writer, XXII.

852. COPPERFIELD, Dickens s novel,

vn. 177.

HA-COHEN, Spanish rabbi, VI. 843.

DAVIDISTS, Christian sects, vi. 844. DAVIE, James, inventor of ballot

machine, ill. 291. DAVIES, Edward, on Neo-Druidism, v.

3i8.

, Griffith, on annuities, II. 81.

, Howell, Welsh preacher, XVI. 193.

, Sir John, English poet and states man, vi. 844; xiii. 265. -, John, of Hereford, English poet,

vi. 844.

DAVILA, Gil Gonzalez, explorer, Nica ragua, xvii. 479.

, Henrico Caterino, Italian historian,

vi. 844.

DA VINCI, Leonardo, Italian painter, author, and man of science, XI v. 455 ; xxi. 435; his influence on Raphael, xx. 275; on binocular vision, xxil.

537-

DAVINE, mineral, xvi. 412.

DAVIS, Andrew Jackson, American spiritualist, XXll. 405.

, Edward, buccaneer, IV. 410.

, Jefferson, president, Confederate

States, North America, xxm. 773.

, John, English navigator, vi. 845;

x. 184; xvii. 254; his Arctic explor ations, xix. 317.

- STRAIT WHALE FISHERY, xxiv. 527.

DAVOS, district, Switzerland, XI. 205.

DAVY, Sir Humphrey, English man of science, VI. 845; on electro-chemical science, v. 466; Gay-Lussac s relations with, x. 122.

DAVY LAMP, for mining, vi. 72.

DAW, bird, xiii. 532.

DAWES, W. R., his observatory, England,

xvii. 711.

DAWLEY, town, England, xxi. 848. DAWLISH, town, England, vi. 848. DAWN, morning twilight, xxm. 674. DAWSON, William, on the use of lime

as manure, I. 350.

SALMON, fish, xn. 686.

DAX, town, France, vi. 848; mineral water of, xvi. 433.

DAY, in the calendar, IV. 664; sidereal, II. 765; solar, II. 771; iv. 664; pro posal of a universal, xxm. 392,

394- , Alfred, English writer on harmony,

XVII. 100.

-, Benjamin Franklin, American

journalist, xvii. 434.

, Francis, founder of Madras city,

xv. 189.

, John, English dramatist, VI. 848.

, Thomas, English tale writer, VII.

655.

BOOK, in book-keeping, iv. 46.

OF THE FOSSE, massacre (807), Toledo, Spain, xxil. 310.

OF THE SPURS, battle at Courtrai,

Flanders (1302), vi. 521; ix. 544. DAYS, of the week, u. 740; iv. 664;

xxi. 125. DAYTON, town, Ohio, U.S.A., vi. 848;

xvn. 737. DAZA (Maximinus), Roman emperor, xv.

645. D AzEGLiO, Massimo, Italian writer and

statesman, in. 167; Xiii. 487, 489. DEACON, Office of, in the church, vn. i;

in primitive church, vill. 484; Xix.

674 ; in Presbyterian churches, xix.

677.

DEACONESS, vn. i. DEACONESSES HOMES, at Kaiserswerth,

Germany, ix. 307.

DEAD, Resurrection of the, VIII. 535. DEAD-HOUSES, v. 331. DEA DIA, Roman goddess, n. 671. DEADLY NIGHTSHADE, plant, in. 543. DEADLY SINS, The seven, vin. 592. DEAD MARCH IN SAUL, Handel s, XL

435-

DEAD-RECKONING, in navigation, xvn. 264.

DEAD SEA, Palestine, vn. i; xiv. 217; xvin. 17!, 173.

DEADWOOD, mining settlement, Wyo ming, U.S.A., xxm. 797.

DEAF AND DUMB, or Deaf-Mutes, vn. 3; schools for, 11. 722; Amman s method of training, I. 739; Abbe de 1 Epee s, labours on behalf of, VIII. 457.

DEAF AND DUMB MAN S TUTOR, by Dalgarno, vi. 776.

DEAFNESS, vn. 594.

DEAK, Franz, Hungarian statesman, vn. 12; xii. 374.

DEAL, town, England, vn. 13; xiv.

39-

DEAN, ecclesiastical dignitary, vn. 13; v. 228.

DEANE, Sir Anthony, English ship builder, xvn. 283.

DEAN S ISLANDS, South Pacific, xxm. 602.

DEARBORN OBSERVATORY, Chicago, U.S.A., xvii. 715.

DEARG, Loughs, Ireland, xin. 217.

DEATH, Causes of, xvn. 686; of Entero- zoa as compared with Protozoa, XIX. 837; ceremonies connected with, IX. 824; xxm. 470; myths of, xvn. 158; Sisyphus myth, XXIL 102.

ADDER, xxn. 198.

DUTIES, xxm. 88.

DEATH-RATE, Average, in different countries, XIX. 517.

DEATHS, Registration of, xx. 343.

, by suicide, xxn. 629.

DEAUVILLE, town, France, xxm. 589.

DEBASEMENT OF COINAGE, xvi. 726; xvii. 653.

DE BEAUMARCHAIS, Pierre A. C., French dramatist, III. 467.

DEBEN, river, Suffolk, England, xxn. 621.

DE BENNEVILLE, George, American Universalist, xx in. 831.

DEBENTURE, vn. 15.

DE BLAINVILLE, H. M. D., on birds, xvin. 20.

DEBONNAIRE, Le, Louis (Louis the Pious, q.v.), emperor, xv. 15.

DEB RAJA, ruler of Bhutan, India, in. 632.

DEBRA TABOR, town, Abyssinia, i. 64.

DEBRECZYN, or Debretzn, town, Hun gary, vn. 15; university of, XXIII. 852.

DE BROSSES, Charles, on mythology, xvn. 137.

DEBT, Law of, vn. 15. See also Bank ruptcy, in. 341. , National, xvn. 243.

DEBTOR AND CREDITOR, xvin. 440; in Roman law, XX. 685.

DEBTS, Attachment of, in. 51. , Preferred, XIX. 764.

DECALOGUE, vn. 15; xin. 399.

DECAMERON, Boccaccio s work, in. 845; xin. 504.

DECAMPS, Alexander Gabriel, French painter, vn. 17.

DE CANDOLLE, Augustin Pyramus, Swiss botanist, vn. 18; his classifica tion of plants, IV. 80; xvi. 838.

DECANUS, French and Lombard magi strate, vn. 14; xv. 217.

DECAPODA, suborder of Mollusca, xvi. 669.

DECAPOLIS, district, Palestine, vn. 18; xvin. 177.