(Encyclopedia) Palma SorianoPalma Sorianopälˈmä sōryäˈnō [key], city (1981 pop. 55,851), Santiago de Cuba prov., SE Cuba, in the Cauto River valley. It is a road and rail hub and the commercial and…
(Encyclopedia) internal medicine, branch of medicine concerned with nonsurgical remedies for diseases of the internal organs. While the internist is trained to diagnose and treat all pathologies of…
(Encyclopedia) hearts, card game played by three to six players with an ordinary deck. All the cards are dealt to the players. After a card is led, each hand must follow suit if possible. The object…
(Encyclopedia) beef, flesh of cattle prepared for food. It has become one of the chief products of the meatpacking industry and is sold either chilled, frozen, or cured. The leading beef consumers,…
(Encyclopedia) Orphic Mysteries or Orphism, religious cult of ancient Greece, prominent in the 6th cent. b.c. According to legend Orpheus founded these mysteries and was the author of the sacred…
HUOT, Joseph Oliva, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Laconia, Belknap County, N.H., August 11, 1917; educated at Sacred Heart Parochial School and Laconia High School; supervisor…
