Hilly

Abounding with hills; characterized by eminences; as, a hilly tract of country. Hi'lo, in Minnesota, a village of Big stone co. Hilt, n. [A. S. hilt , gehilt , from healdom , to hold.] That part of anything which is to be held in the hand; the handle or haft, particularly of a sabre. "A sword from hilt to point."-Shaks. Hilt'ed, a. Having a hilt; as, a hilted weapon. Hil'ton, in Iowa , a township of Iowa co. Hilton, in New York , a post-office of Monroe co. Hil'ton Head, in S. Carolina , an island off the S.E. coast of Beaufort dist., at the mouth of Broad River; area , about 40 sq. m. On the N.E. shore there is a mil. itary post. During the civil war, a strong fortification was erected here by the Confederates, called Fort Walker , armed with 20 guns, and garrisoned by a force of 620 This fort was attacked Nov. 5th, 1861, by a Union men. fleet under Com. Dupont, and captured, after a smart action, in which a Confederate flotilla, or "mosquito fleet," under Com. Tatnall, took part. The National lo was reported at 8 killed and 23 wounded, that of the Confederates, 10 killed, and 10 wounded. Hil'ton's, in Tenne ee, a post-village of Sullivan co., on the Holston River, about 100 m. E.N.E. of Knoxville. Hi'lum, or UMBILICUS, n. ( Bot .) The point of attachment of the ovule or the seed to the placenta , if se ile to the funiculus , if stalked. H. I. M. Abbreviation of His, or Her, Imperial Majesty. Him, pron. [A.S. nom. he, dat. him, acc us. hine , him; Lat. eum.) ( Gram .) The objective case of HE, q. v. Him a lay as, (The,) or the HIMALAYA MOUNTAINS. [Sansk. Hima -álay a, abode of snow; anc. Imaus or Emodus An extensive mountain-range of Asia, and the loftiest in the world, bounding Hindostan on the N., and separating it from the table-land of Thibet, which stands 10,000 feet above the sea. This chain is continuous W. with the Hindoo-Coosh, and Behor-Tagh, and E. with the Chinese table-land of Yun-nan; but the term Hima lay a is usually restricted by geographers to that portion or the range lying between the pa ages of the Indus and Brahmapootra; the former being in Lat. 35° N., and Lon. 75° E., and the latter in 28° 15′ N., and Lon. 96° E. The direction of the range, as thus defined, is S. E. from the Indus to the Gunduk, and thence E. to its termination. Its entire length is 1,900 m.; its average breadth 90 m., and the surface which it covers is estimated at 160,000 sq. m. The average height of the H. has been estimated at at 15,700 ft. The principal peaks are: Mount Everest, 29,002 ft.; Kunchinjinga, in Sikkim, 28,178 ft.; W. peak of the same, 27,826 ft.; Dhawalagiri, in Nepaul, 26,862 ft.; Dhawahir, in Kumaon, 25,749 ft. The pa es over the main ridge amount to about 20, a few of which only are practicable for horses, sheep being principally used as beasts of burden over the steep acclivities. The limit of perpetual congelation in this chain is about 12,000 feet above sea-level. The only rock sufficiently extensive to characterize the geological formation of this great chain is gnei , which constitutes the substance of the highest ridges and crests. Granite, schist, clay-slate, and red sandstone are also met with. Fig . 1288.-A VILLAGE IN THE HIM A LAY AS. The chief minerals hitherto found are gold-dust, copper, lead, iron, antimony, manganese, sulphur, alum, and rock-salt. There are no direct traces of volcanoes so far discovered by English explorers, but the numerous thermal springs, and many shocks of earthquake felt by travellers in many parts of the range, indicate it to be the focus of derangements of the earth's crust. The height at which plants and trees flourish on the H. varies on the N. and S. slopes nearly proportionally to the difference in the altitude of the snow-line. On the S. slope grain cultivation is not attempted higher than 10,000 feet; the highest habitation is at 9,000 feet; pines show their best growth at an elevation of 10,300 feet. The bododendron grows up to 12,000 feet, and birches are found as high as 13,000 feet above the sea. On the N. side, villages are found as high as 13,000 feet, grain is cultivated at 13,500 feet, birch-trees rise to 14,000 feet; and vegetation is met with at 17,500 feet. Wheat, barley, and other grains are found on these heights. Straw. berries and currants thrive on the S. slope, at an altitude of 11,600 feet. The mammal i a of the H. are chiefly confined to ruminating animals, a few varieties only of the horse and cat tribes being found in these regions. The wild horse is seen on the N. side of the range; but the principal tenants of the hilly slopes are the yak, much used as a beast of burden by the Tartars, the ghurl ( Ca per ægragus ), of which the Cashmere and Thibet goats are varieties, the Nepaul stag, the black deer, the chirn, or one-horned antelope, the goral, and the nylghan. Among the birds are the læmmer-geyer ( Gypætus barb a tus ), the common cuckoo, the Impeyan pheasant ( Lopho phorus refulgens), the red-legged crow, and the wood pigeon. Him a lay an, a . ( Geog .) Relating or pertaining to the Himalaya Mountains, Asia. Him an top us, n. [ Gr.him an topo us - him as , a thong, Fig. 1289. - THE BLACK-NECKED STILT. (From Tenney's Manual of Zoology.) and pous , foot.] ( Zool . ) A genus of Grallatorial bird a, family Recurvirostride , distinguished by the great length of their legs; from which circumstance they are sometimes called Stilt -birds. One species is found in this country, the Black-necked Stilt, H. nigricollis (Vieill.), (Fig. 1289.) This bird, called in Europe the Long-legged Plover, is 14 inches long. As its conformation would lead us to conclude, it is a bird whose most congenial habitat is mora es, and the low, flat shores of lakes, rivers, and seas. Like many of the true grallatores, it po e es the power of swimming with the greatest ease and lightne . Few birds exceed it in the powers of flight; its wings far exceed the tail, and it pa es through the air with astonishing rapidity. When on firm ground, it appears as if tottering on long and awkward stilts, but firm ground is not its congenial sphere. Him'era. (Anc. Geog.) A Greek city of northern Sicily, at the mouth of the river Himera, between Panormus and Cephalædium, was founded by a colony from Zancle, B. c. 648. A great battle was fought near the city, between the Cart hag in i ans and the Sicilians, the latter being victorious, B. Cc. 480. Some new colonists, of Doric extraction, arrived here B. c. 476. It was razed to the ground by the Cart hag in i ans, B. C. 408. Many of the inhabitants returned, and founded a new city near the site of H. , B. с. 405. Agathocles was defeated at H. , в. с. 310. Him'rod's, in New York , a post-office of Yates co. Himself, pron. [ Him and seif .) (Gram.) The emphatic and reciprocal form of he and him , used only in the nominative or objective cases; as, he told me so himself, it was himself , . - Po e ing self-command or government; in his true or natural character, temper, or disposition, as distinguished from moral obliquity, derangement, or other factitious influence; as, let him alone, he will come to himself . "Conscience avaunt, Richard's himself again."- Shaks . By himself , alone; without companionship; secluded; solitary; as, he prefers to be by himself . Himyar'ic, Himyarit'ic, a . Relating or pertaining to Himyar, an ancient monarch of Yemen, in Arabia, or to his succe ors, or people; as, the Himyaritic tongue. Himyaritic Inscriptions. ( Archæol .) Inscriptions found in Arabia, exhibiting the primitive type of the oldest form of the language still spoken in Yemen, and the S. of Arabia. These inscriptions have been investigated, since 1830, by Gesenius, Rödiger, Fresnel, and Ewald. Hin, n. [Hob.] A liquid measure among the Hebrews. It was the 6th part of an ephah or bath, equal to about six English quarts. Hinche, ( hansh ,) a town of the island of Hayti, W. Indies, on the Hinche River, an affluent of the Artibonite, about 46 m. S.E. of Cape Haytien. Canada. Hinch'in brook, a village of Beauharnois co., Lower Hinch'in brook Island, lies on the N.W. coast of N. America, in Prince William's Sound. It is barren, desolate, about 30 m. in length from N.E. to S.W., and about 8 m. in mean width. Lat. 60° 24' N., Lon, about 146° 56′ W. Hinckley, a town of England, in Leicestershire, 12 m. S.W. of Leicester, and 102 W.N.W. of London. Manuf. Cotton stockings, thread, and worsted. It is noted for its fine ale. Pop . 8,030. co. Hinckley, in Ohio , a post-township of Medina Hinc'mar, archbishop of Rheims, known as a controversial and learned writer in the 9th century.