. The American educator; completely remodelled and rewritten from original text of the New practical reference library, with new plans and additional material. t is used in the manufacture of paintsand varnishes and as a solvent; but it ischiefly employed as a burning-fluid for il-lumination and as fuel for motors. See Pe-troleum. NARBADA 2474 NARWHAL NARBADA, nur buda. See Nerbudda. NARCISSUS, nar si-ssus, according toGreek mythology, the son of the river godCephissus. He possessed rare beauty, butwas excessively vain. Echo, a nymph wholoved him, pined away to a mere voice, be-cause her love
. The American educator; completely remodelled and rewritten from original text of the New practical reference library, with new plans and additional material. t is used in the manufacture of paintsand varnishes and as a solvent; but it ischiefly employed as a burning-fluid for il-lumination and as fuel for motors. See Pe-troleum. NARBADA 2474 NARWHAL NARBADA, nur buda. See Nerbudda. NARCISSUS, nar si-ssus, according toGreek mythology, the son of the river godCephissus. He possessed rare beauty, butwas excessively vain. Echo, a nymph wholoved him, pined away to a mere voice, be-cause her love for him found no return, andNemesis, determined to punish him for hiscoldness of heart, caused him to drink at acertain fountain, wherein he saw his ownimage, with which he fell violently in this passion he, too, pined away, untilthe gods transfonned him into the flowerwhich still bears his name. NARCISSUS, a genus of bulbous plants,mostly natives of Europe. The plants, be-cause of the beauty of their crisp, lilylikefoliage and the fragrance and delicacy oftheir blossoms—yellow or white—are widelycultivated. The white narcissus is success-. NARCISSUSfuUy cultivated without soil, in a bowl ofwater, the bulbs supported by pebbles, and isamong the most satisfactory of winter houseplants. The yellow daffodils and jonquils,allied species, make their appearance in theopen with the earliest spring flowers. Someof the more hardy members of this familygrow wild in English meadows and hedge-rows. NARCOTIC, a substance which, in smalldoses, diminishes the action of the nervesand brings on .sleep. Most narcotics arestimulating when given in moderate doses;in larger doses they produce sleep, and inpoisonous doses they bring on stupor, con-vulsions and even death. Opium, hemlock,henbane, belladonna, aconite, camphor, digi-talis, tobacco, alcohol and leopards bane arewell-known narcotics, and of late years therehas been introduced a new series, derivedfrom coal tar. These includ
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