. Collier's new encyclopedia : a loose-leaf and self-revising reference work ... with 515 illustrations and ninety-six maps. ssance and Scouting(1890); Vedette (1890); CavalryInstruction (1895); The Downfall ofPrempeh (1896) ; The Matabele Cam-paign (1896) ; Scouting for Boys(1908); My Adventures as a Spy(1915); etc. BADENWEILER (baden-vller), awatering place in the republic of Baden,near Miilheim. Its mineral springs arenow rated among the indififerent waters, BADGE BAEYER and it is of interest chiefly for the ruinsof Roman baths that were discovered in1847. The foundation of the town is re-f
. Collier's new encyclopedia : a loose-leaf and self-revising reference work ... with 515 illustrations and ninety-six maps. ssance and Scouting(1890); Vedette (1890); CavalryInstruction (1895); The Downfall ofPrempeh (1896) ; The Matabele Cam-paign (1896) ; Scouting for Boys(1908); My Adventures as a Spy(1915); etc. BADENWEILER (baden-vller), awatering place in the republic of Baden,near Miilheim. Its mineral springs arenow rated among the indififerent waters, BADGE BAEYER and it is of interest chiefly for the ruinsof Roman baths that were discovered in1847. The foundation of the town is re-ferred to the time of Hadrian, and theremains of the vapor baths, of whichthere are excellent specimens, are sup-posed to be of the same period. BADGE, a distinctive device, emblem,mark, honorary decoration, or specialcognizance, used originally to identify aknight or distinguish his followers. BADGER, a plantigrade, carnivorousmammal, allied both to the bears and tothe weasels, of a clumsy make, with shortthick legs, and long claws on the fore-feet. The common badger {meles vul-garis) is as large as a middle-sized dog,. BADGER but much lower on the legs, with a flat-ter and broader body, very thick, toughhide, and long, coarse hair. It inhabitsthe N. of Europe and Asia, burrows, isindolent and sleepy, feeds by night onvegetables, small quadrupeds, etc. Itsflesh may be eaten, and its hair is usedfor artists brushes in painting. TheAmerican badger belongs to a separategenus. BADGER DOG, a long-bodied, short-legged dog, with rather large pendulousears, usually short-haired, black, andwith yellow extremities; often called byits German name, dachshund. BADGHIS (badgis), a region N. ofHerat, Afghanistan, comprising thecountry between the Murghab and theHarirud rivers, as far N. as the edge ofthe desert. It lies just to the S. of theboundary line between Afghanistan andthe Russian territories, as defined in 1887. BADINGUET (bad-an-ga), the nameof the person in whose garments Napo-leon
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