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NASEBY 



scribed under that title, is one of the narcotics 

 most commonly used; others are Indian hemp 

 (hashish), belladonna, hyoscyamus (the leaves 

 of henbane), chloral, cocaine, tobacco, alcohol 

 (in strong doses) and certain drugs derived 

 from coal tar (which see). When a narcotic 

 is given in sufficient quantity to cause sleep 

 or coma, it is called a hypnotic; the term ano- 

 dyne signifies a drug that relieves pain by be- 

 numbing the nerves. It will be seen, therefore, 

 that a narcotic may be both an anodyne and 

 a hypnotic. In a sense the general anesthetics, 

 ether and chloroform, are narcotics, but their 

 effects do not last so long as those of true nar- 

 cotics. 



In medicine narcotic drugs have a place of 

 wide usefulness, but they also have very dan- 

 gerous possibilities. Too large doses may cause 

 not only insensibility, but death. The indis- 

 criminate use of opium and its derivatives to 

 relieve pain has caused in numerous instances 

 the formation of a terrible drug habit. For 

 these reasons no one should ever resort to the 

 use of these drugs except under the direction 

 of a physician who is thoroughly reliable. State, 

 provincial and national governments are now 

 protecting the public by enforcing stringent 

 laws regarding the distribution and use of nar- 

 cotics. 



Subjects. The reader is referred to 

 the following articles in these volumes : 

 Belladonna Hashish 



Chloral Morphine 



Cigarette Opium 



Cocaine Tobacco 



NARRAGANSETT, nairagan'set, a power- 

 ful tribe of Indians who lived in colonial times 

 in what is now Rhode Island, west of Narra- 

 gansett Bay. This tribe, belonging to the 

 Algonquians, numbered several thousand when 



known to New England settlers. They 

 made friends with Roger Williams, but in 1675 

 joined the armies of King Philip, the son of 

 Massasoit. In a great battle in a swamp near 



ston, R. I., nearly one thousand Narra- 

 gansette were killed, and the rest of the tribe 

 were later scattered among Indians of the 

 North and West. The few who survive are not 



blooded Narragansetts. 



NARRAGANSETT BAY, an inlet of the At- 



.r. Ocean ext. mling into the State of Rhode 



Island about twenty -.-nrl it miles. By reason of 



rig and indented *hor<- line it greatly en- 



hances the commercial advantages and trans- 



of the state. Newport, until 



1900 one of the capitals of Rhode Island, and 



America's most famous summer resort, is situ- 

 ated on an island in the bay, five miles from 

 the Atlantic Ocean. Providence, the official 

 capital of the state, is on the western shore of 

 the bay at the head of navigation. At its en- 

 trance, from Sakonnet Point to Point Judith, 

 Narragansett Bay is about eighteen miles wide. 

 Its largest island is Rhode Island; others are 

 Conanicut, Prudence and Hog. 



NARVAEZ, nahrvah'aith, PANFILO DE (1470?- 

 1528), a Spanish soldier and adventurer who is 

 best remembered for his attempt to explore 

 what is now Florida. He was born in Valla- 

 dolid, sailed to America in 1498 and took part 

 in the conquest of Cuba under Velasquez. In 

 1527 he led an independent exploring expedi- 

 tion and reached the west coast of Florida, 

 landing, it is supposed, at Tampa Bay with 

 five ships and about 600 men (April, 1528). He 

 marched inland, but lost half of his men in 

 encounters with the Indians, and when after 

 desperate struggles he reached the coast, he 

 was unable to find his ships. Rude boats were 

 built, in which Narvaez and about 240 sur- 

 vivors embarked for a voyage along the west- 

 ern coast. Driven out to sea in a storm, he 

 and all his men perished, with the exception of 

 four. These finally reached Mexico after wan- 

 dering about for several years. 



NARWHAL, nahr'ival, a large mammal found 

 in the northern seas, of great value to the 

 Eskimo as a source of food, weapons and tools. 

 The narwhal belongs to the family of whales 

 and is frequently called the sea unicorn, be- 

 cause of a long spiral ivory tusk growing out of 

 the left side of the head of the male, which 

 probably constitutes a very effective weapon 

 of attack and defense. In some cases there are 

 two of these tusks, each of which is the out- 

 growth of a tooth in the upper jaw. Otherwise 

 these animals are toothless. The length of tin* 

 narwhal is from twelve to fifteen feet, the tusk 

 being from six to ten feet in length. The body 

 color is dark gray above and white below, with 

 darker patches on the sides. The head is short 

 and rounded and there is no dorsal fin. These 

 animals feed on fish and mollusks. The nar- 

 whal and seal are the mainstay of the Green- 

 Im.ler*, and the rapture of a narwhal is an 

 sting event, as oil is obtained from the 

 blubber, and the skins and ivory are made into 

 tools and other useful articles. 



NASBY, not 'hi, PETROLEUM V. See LOCKE, 

 i>\vn> i; 



NASEBY, nayt'bi, BATTLE or, the English 

 battle* which i nlcd the issue of the first war 



