. The American educator; completely remodelled and rewritten from original text of the New practical reference library, with new plans and additional material. MASTIFF Mastiffs are good watchdogs, and are alsoprized as pets. See Dog. MASTODON, an extinct genus of ele-phants, the fossil remains of which first oc-cur in the Miocene rocks of the Tertiaryperiod, persist through the Pliocene andPost-Pliocene epochs (see Geology). Ingeneral structure, the mastodons bear a closeresemblance to the existing species of ele-phants. Their chief peculiarities consist inthe form and structure of the teeth a
. The American educator; completely remodelled and rewritten from original text of the New practical reference library, with new plans and additional material. MASTIFF Mastiffs are good watchdogs, and are alsoprized as pets. See Dog. MASTODON, an extinct genus of ele-phants, the fossil remains of which first oc-cur in the Miocene rocks of the Tertiaryperiod, persist through the Pliocene andPost-Pliocene epochs (see Geology). Ingeneral structure, the mastodons bear a closeresemblance to the existing species of ele-phants. Their chief peculiarities consist inthe form and structure of the teeth and inthe curious mammillary processes from. MASTODON which the name is derived. The geograph-ical range of the mastodons included NorthAmerica, Europe and Asia. An Americanspecimen measured eighteen feet in lengthand eleven feet and a half in height. MATABELE, a Zulu race or tribe, in-habiting Matabeleland, a part of the Brit-ish colony of Rhodesia, South Africa, be-tween the Limpopo and the Zambesi, northof the Transvaal. Into this section theyremoved from Natal in 1827, under theleadership of their chief, Moselikatse. Theyare estimated to number about 240,000. Matabeleland came under British influ-ence in 1888. Five years later a native re- MATANZAS 2279 MATERIALISM volt was put down, as was also another in1896. After this there was peace, the na-tives being given a share in the government. MATANZAS, Cuba, a seaport and cap-ital of the province of the same name, onMatanzas Bay, fiftj miles east of has a large, safe harbor, and the townranks in commercial importance nest toHavana. There is steamship connectiondirect
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