Grant, JAMES

1743-1835. Scottish e ayist. Origin of So ciety, 1785; Origin and Descent of the Gael, 1814.-His grandson, SIR JAMES ALEXANDER, is a prominent physician in Montreal, knighted 1887. He moved the first Canadian Pacific R. R. bill in the Dominion Parliament. Grant, JAMES, 1822-1887. Scottish novelist. Romance of War , 1846; Both well, 1851; Old and New Edinburgh , 3 vols., 1880-83. Grant, SIR PATRICK, 1804-1895. Commander-in-chief in India 1857: Gov. of Malta 1867-72; General 1870; Gov. of Chelsea Hospital from 1874; Field-marshal. IMG:content-0376.png:[graphic] Grape Cure. Method of treatment of various chronic affections, which consists in the eating of enormous amounts of freshly picked grapes. Usually a light diet is allowed, but often noth- ing but grapes are per- mitted. It is of benefit on account of the laxative and diuretic properties of the fruit, but probably the surroundings of the localities (France, Ger- many, etc.), where this method is followed, are the most potent elements. IMG:content-0377.jpg:[graphic] Grape Shot. Group of nine iron balls, arranged in tiers of three, combined by means of a central bolt, a top and a bottom plate, and two intermediate iron rings; now becoming obsolete from the disappearance of smooth-bore guns. They were fired against troops at close range, and at the masts and rigging of ve els. When first introduced they were quilted into canvas brought him to the foremost place, and he was appointed Com- mander-in-chief. He a umed command in Va. 1864, and by bags and named from their appearance. the following spring reduced the army of Lee and brought the war to an end. His election to the Presidency in 1868 was inevitable. The Republican party relied on him to carry out its measures of reconstruction. He was re-elected for a second term 1873-77, and received a large vote for the nomination for a third term. He made a tour around the world 1877-79, and was everywhere received with enthusiasm. His Personal Memoirs , 1885, largely written during his fatal illne , had an enormous circulation. Grape Sugar. See DEXTROSE. Graphic Arts. Various methods of painting, drawing, and engraving. See AQUA TINT. ENGRAVING (STEEL, STIPPLE, and WOOD)-