APPLETON'S

NEW PRACTICAL

CYCLOPEDIA

APPLETON'S
NEW PRACTICAL
CYCLOPEDIA

A NEW WORK OF REFERENCE

BASED UPON THE BEST AUTHORITIES, AND SYSTEMATICALLY
ARRANGED FOR USE IN HOME AND SCHOOL

EDITED BY

MARCUS BENJAMIN, PH.D., Sc.D., F.C.S.

EDITOR OF THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM
WASHINGTON, D. C.