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Mr. Bryan Edwards obferves, that the advantage pof- 
‘ felled by a few of thefe people, of being able to read and 
write, is a circumftance on which the Mandingo negroes 
in the Weft-Indie's pride themfelves greatly among the 
reft of the fiaves, over whom they confider themfelves as 
poffefilnga decided Superiority; and in truth, fays Mr. E. 
they difplay fuch gentlenefs of difpofition and demeanour 
as would feem to be the refult of early education and dis¬ 
cipline, were it not that, generally Speaking, they are more 
prone to theft than any of the African tribes. It has 
been fuppofed that this propensity, among other vices, is 
natural to a ftate of flavery, which degrades and corrupts 
the human mind in a deplorable manner; but why the 
Mandingoes ftiould have become more vicious in this re- 
fpedt than the reft of the natives of Africa, in the fame 
condition of life, is a queftion not eafily refolved. Ed¬ 
wards's Hijl. of the Weft Indies, vol. ii. 
MANDIO'LY, an ifland in the Eaftern Indian Sea, of 
a Semicircular form, about no miles in circumference, 
Separated from the weft coaft of Gilolo by the Straits of 
Patientia. It belongs to the Sultan of Bachian. The 
equinoctial line croffes the ifland nearly in the centre. 
Lon. 124.. E. 
MAND'LING, a pafs in the mountains of Bavaria : 
four miles north-eaft of Radftadt. 
MAN'DOE, a fmall ifland in the German Ocean, near 
the coaft of SleSwick : ten miles weft-fouth-weft of Ripen. 
Lat. 55.10. N. Ion. 8. 32. E. 
MANDO'LA, a town of Italy, in the marquifate of 
Ancona: twenty miles South-weft of Fermo, and thirty 
north-eaft of Spoleto. 
MAN'DOLA, or Mandoli'ne,/. A fmall mufical in¬ 
strument, in form of a violin, with four Strings, and a 
fretted neck, played with a quill in the right hand inftead 
of a bow. About thirty years ago there was a Neapolitan 
here, of the name of Francefe, who played admirably on 
this diminutive tinkling inftrument, which had very little 
tone or variety of expreflion ; yet, by his tafte, fancy, and 
-enthufiafm, Francefe entertained lovers and nice judges of 
mufic during Several hours, without tiring them with its 
monotony, or rather total want of tone. 
MANDO'RE, f. A Small lute, or guitar, with four 
firings, tuned fourths and fifths, Sometimes thrummed 
■with the finger, and Sometimes played with a quill, like 
the mandoline. 
MAN'DRA, a town of Ruflia, in the government of 
Irkutfk: Seventy-fix miles north-eaft of Kirenflc. 
MANDRAG'ORA,/. [Latin.] The mandrake: 
Not poppy, nor mandragora. 
Nor all the drowfy Syrups of the world, 
Shall ever med’cine thee to that Sweet ileep. Shakefpeare. 
MAN'DRAKE, f. See Atropa. —The flower of the 
.mandrake coniifts of one leaf in the fhape of a bell, and is 
divided at the top into Several parts ; the root is Said to 
bear a refemblance to the human form. The reports of 
tying a dog to this plant, in order to root it up, and pre- 
venAhe certain death of the perfon who dares to attempt 
Such a deed, and of the groans emitted by it when the vio¬ 
lence is offered, are equally fabulous. Miller. —Among 
other virtues, mandrake has been falfely celebrated for ren¬ 
dering barren women fruitful; it has a Soporific quality, 
and the ancients ufed it when they wanted a narcotic of 
the molt powerful kind. Hill's Materia Medica. 
Would curfes kill, as doth the mandrake's groan, 
1 would invent as bitter Searching terms, 
As curft, as harfli, and horrible to hear. Shakefpeare. 
MAN'DRE, a town of France, in the department of 
the MeuSe: twelve miles South-weft of Vaucouleurs. 
MAN'DRE SOUS VA'IRE, a town of France, in the 
department of the Vofges: fourteen miles South-weft of 
Mirecourt, and ten north of La Marche. 
MAN'DREL, f. A kind of wooden pulley, making a 
member of the turner’s lathe. See the article Turning. 
MAN 
MANDU', a town of Hindooftan, in MySore: ten miles 
north-eaft of Seringapatam. 
MANDU'BLyi in botany. See Glycine. 
To MAN'DUCATE, v. a. [_manduco, Lat.] To chew 5 
to eat. 
MAN'DUCATING, /. The aft of chewing. 
MANDUCA'TION, f. Eating.— Manducation is the 
action of the lower jaw in chewing the food; and pre¬ 
paring it in the mouth before it is received into the ito- 
mach. Quincy. 
MANDU'CUS, f. [Latin.] A hideous figure; a perfon 
dreflfed up in a molt frightful manner; a hobgoblin. 
MANDUEL', a town of France, in the department of 
the Gard : fix miles ealt of Nifmes. 
MANDUN', a town of Hindooftan, in Guzerat: thirty 
miles fouth-eaft of Janagur. 
MANDU'RIA, an ancient town of Naples, in Calabria 
Citra. During the Second Punic war, it was taken and 
plundered by Fabius ; from which time it gradually fell 
to decay; and, when rebuilt at a Small diftance from the 
ancient Site, it was called Cafale Nuovo, and retained this 
name till about the year 1790, when the inhabitants peti¬ 
tioned the king to reftore the ancient one of Manduria. 
It contains about 4000 inhabitants. In 1783 it Suffered 
terribly by an earthquake. It is fix miles north-eaft of 
Caflano, and twenty-four South of Turfi. 
MANE', a Seaport on weft coaft of Madagafcar, at the 
mouth of the river Manfiatre. Lat. 33. 35. S. 
MA'NE, f. \jnacne, Dut.] The hair which hangs down 
on the neck of horfes or other animals.—Dametas was 
tolled from the Saddle to the wane of the horfe, and thence 
to the ground. Sidney. 
The weak wanton Cupid 
Shall from your neck unloofe his am’rous fold; 
And, like a dew-drop from the lion’s mane, 
Be (hook to air. Shahejp. Troil. and Crejftda. 
The adjuftment of the manes of horfes was an objedt of 
particular attention among the Armenians, and others 
who valued themfelves on their breed of thefe animals. 
Some, as we learn from Vegetius, ufed to cut them clear 
off, a practice which he condemns, becaufe it rendered the 
horfe unfightly and deformed. Others clipped them. So 
as to make them refemble an arch or bow, called by us a 
“ hog’s mane.” Others again Separated the mane into 
notches, like the battlements of a tower; while Some cut 
it dole, but only on one fide, leaving the hair long and 
flowing on the other, which was very graceful and be¬ 
coming ; the fide on which the mane was turned and re- 
pofed being always to the right. To this Virgil alludes, 
when he diredls the mane to be laid on the right Ihoulder : 
Denfa juba, et dextro jaclata rtcumbil in armo. This method 
was practifed by the Perfians as well as the Armenians ; 
and appears, by the above citation, to have been in ule 
with the Romans, as well as that of (hearing the manes of 
their manni, or nags ; whence Propertius Says, his miftrefs 
Cynthia was carried in her litter by (horn horfes: Et mea 
detonfis adveEla ejl Cynthia mannis. Varro likewife diredts 
the mane to be turned to the right fide. They alfo tied 
it in knots, or plaited it, as the word implicata (lib. iv. c. 7.) 
aptly exprefles. No particular reafon is afligned for al¬ 
ways turning the mane on the right fide ; it might be 
owing, perhaps, to the cuftom of mounting on the right, 
which was frequently, but not always, the pradlice; and 
in that cafe the mane, hanging on the fide from which 
the horfeman got up, offered itfelf to his hand to afftft him 
in the adlion; yet we always mount on the left, though 
we always turn the mane to the fight. The Armenians, 
as well as the Parthians, had another method of trimming 
their horfes, by which they made them as it were double¬ 
maned ; for the hair being cut away in the middle, the 
mane was divided, and, falling down, clothed each fide of 
the neck ; a falhion Sometimes ufed at prefent, but gene¬ 
rally among coach-horfes. 
MA'NE- 
