Nash, (Richard:) Commonly called _Beau Nash, or King of Bath, a celebrated leader of the fashions in England. He was born at Swansea, in South-Wales, October 8th, 1674, and died in the city of Bath, (England,) February 3d, 1761.
Natural History: The history of animals, plants, and minerals.
Natural Philosophy: The science which treats of the powers of nature, the properties of natural bodies, and their action one upon another. It is sometimes called physics.
New-milch cow: A cow which has recently calved.
Newton, (Sir Isaac:) An eminent English philosopher and mathematician, who was born on Christmas day, 1642, and died March. 20th, 1727. He was much distinguished for his very important discoveries in Optics and other branches of Natural Philosophy. See the first volume of Pursuit of Knowledge under Difficulties, forming the fourteenth volume of The School Library, larger series.
Night-Soil: Human excrement, so-called because usually removed from privies by night.
Non-bearers: Plants which bear no flowers nor fruit.
Northern States: Those of the United States situated in the northern and eastern part of the country.
Ordinary: See Physician in ordinary.
Oil of Vitriol: (sulphuric acid, or vitriolic acid,) an acid composed of oxygen and sulphur.