GANGRENE

mortification of appreciable part of the body; due to devitalization or disease; dry or moist, latter accompanied by putrefaction, high fever, and blood poisoning. district, Madras Presidency, Brit. India, extending along Bay of Bengal; mountainous, interspersed with fertile plains and valleys; chief rivers, Rushikulya Vamsadhara, and Languliya; produces grain and rice; capital, Berhampur. Area, 8372 sq. miles. Pop. 2,010,000. founder of the Kishi school; famous as a wee painter of tigers.