Abortion

the separation and expulsion of the contents of the uterus, occurring prior to the end of the third month of pregnancy. Premature labour is in rare cases artificially induced by accoucheurs where the life of the mother or the foetus is at stake. The crime of administering any medicine or drug, or using surgical implement, with the intent of procuring miscarriage, in both England and Scotland, is a crime at common law punishable by penal servitude or imprisonment. In the United States it is a felony and punishable by fine and imprisonment. Aboukir, 2 Coast village in Egypt, 13 miles N.E. of Alexandria, gives its name to the spacious bay stretching E., where Nelson won his famous victory over the French fleet under Brueys in 179, and where Abercromby’s expedition landed in 1801. About, Epmonp Franco is VALENTIN, a French novelist, journalist, and dramatist, born at Dieuze (Meurthe), 1828; distinguished himself as a student at the Lycée Charlemagne, the Ecole Normale, and the French School at Athens. His first important work, La Gréce Contempo raine (1855), attracted immediate notice; and was followed by a romance in the Rerue des Deum Mondes, entitled Zvlla, which brought upon its author a not wholly unmerited charge of ee In 1856 he tried his hand on the drama; but hi 16 play proverl “de tractors ever, that Five ttoi Maitre freshnesa power sympathy. attained guise. of more by cu ion, actions in attended sarde, bat driven of joined took and ultimately like XTXme acting died as on ap against named who migrated half-sister Haran Canaan. Ishmael mame was and Bee (Gen. Abracadabra. ( 12) ey URI (@Guillery), produced at the Théatre-Frangais, an utter failure. Under the pseudonym Quévilly,” be replied vigorously to his dein the columns of the Figaro. It was, how as a writer of feuilletons for the Moniteur he made good his claim to literary distinction. brilliant novels-—Les Mariages de Paris, Le dea Montagnes, Germaine, Les Echa es de Pierre, and Trente et Quarante, revealed a of style, a delicacy of humour, and a of description, that at once enlisted public In L' Homme @ Toreille ca ée, which great celebrity, he appeared under a new Art-criticism at this period received much his attention. A visit to Rome resulted in a serious work, La Question Homaine, which, ita anti-papal tendencies, provoked warm disthe author keeping up the irritation by a of articles (* Lettres d'un bun jeune Homme”) the Opinion Nation ale. Some little succe La Hisctte, ou lea Millions de la Mana dramatic trifle played at the Gymnase; in 1862 a more ambitious effort, Gaétana, was off the stage of the Odéon by a combination hostile forces. M. About in the meantime had the staff of the Constitutionnel. In 1870 he a somewhat prominent. part in public affairs, was special correspondent of the Suir. He accepted the Republic with something enthusiasin. He founded and conducted the Sitele, wv moderately democratic journal, also as corrospondent of the Athen@um, He in I8Sh, Abracadabra, 2 cons traction of letters placed tn the figure adjoining. This figare was copied ABRACADABRA ANHRACADARR AKBRACADARB ABRACADA ABRACAD ABRACA ABRAC ABTA ABR A wb A to a seroll and hung reund the neck as amulet, and was supposed to be a preventive fever and other discases, Abraham (Heb. father of a multitude), first Abram, was the son of Terah, a Shemite, dwelt first at Ur, in Chaldwa, and afterwards to Haran. Abram married Sarai, his or niece. At the age of 75 he left with Lot, his nephew, and travelled towards He took Hagar as a second wife, and was born. Twenty-four years later his was changed to Abraham, and circumcision instituted. Samh then gave birth to Isaac, Hagar with her son was cast forth. The triarch lived to the age of 175, and was buried two elder sons in the sepulchre of Sarah Xxv.). Absce .