DEVIL. 181 DEVIL- WORSHIPERS. Lore (London, 1878) ; Lecanu, Bistoirc de Satan, sa chilli; son citlte, ses manifestations, ses ocuvrcs (Paris, 18C1); Sam'uuga, Der Teufel (Munich, ISIO) ; and see Desioxologv; Witcu- CK.FT; .XGEL, etc. DEVIL, T.vsM.vMA.x, or De'Il-Devil. See L).syi RE. DEVIL, The. Once a tavern near Temple Bar, in Fleet 8treet, London, the former place of uioeting of tlie .Apollo Club (ij.v.). Child's Bank now stands on its site. DEVILFISH. A name applied to various largo marine creatures of terrifying or grotesque appearance. ( 1 ) Any of various large cephalo- pods. See Kraken ; OcTOPLS; Sqiill. (2) The oigantic ray {Manta birostris). See R.Y. (3) The angler (Lophius), and its relatives. See A.NGi.ER. DEVIL-IN-A-MIST. See Xigella. DEVIL IS AN ASS, The. A comedy by Jon- son ilGliii. tlu' avowed object of which was to substantiate the thesis laid down by the title. DEVILLE, dc-vel'. See SaixteClaire De- VII.I.E. DEVILLE, .Tean Achille (17891875). A French scholar, born in Paris. He became director of the museum in Rouen. He wrote works on local history and archfpologj', such as an Hisloirc du Chateau-Oaillard (1829), and Tomheaux de la cathediale de Rouen (1838), as well as an Essai sur I'exil d'Oiide (1859), and an Bistoirc de I'art de la verrerie dans Vai.tiquite (1S74) — the last-named volume, fine- ly embellished with numerous plates, being his best. DEVIL OF ED'MONTON, The. See IIerky Devil of Edmonton", Thf. DEVIL'S ADVOCATE. See Advoc.tus DiAnnii. DEVIL'S-APRON. The large brown algae, usually called 'kelps.' in the order Laminariales. See Pn.EOPHTCE.E : Alg.*:. DEVIL'S BIBLE, The. The name given to a manuscript Bible taken to Stockholm after the Thirty Years' War. It is beautifully written on 300 asses' skins, and the legend makes it the work of a monk condemned to death, who by selling himself to Satan was enabled to save his life by meeting the condition that he should copy the whole Bible on asses' skins in one night. DEVIL'S-BIT. See ScAMOfS. DEVIL'S BRIDGE (translation of Oer. Teufelshriicl;e) . A curious bridge formerly in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland, over which the road to Italy crossed the Reuss at n. point where there are often violent gusts of wind (Map: Switzerland. 2). Built in Hie Middle .ges. it was partially destroyed by the French in 1790, in whioli year it was the scene of fierce conflicts between them and the allied Anstrians and Russians. The remains of the bridge were carried away by a flood in 1888. 'The Hole of Uri' is the name given to the funnel near by, through which the road passes. The new bridge was built close to the old site in 1S30. and a monument to the Russian jreneral, Puvarnff. was erected in 1890 in a niche above. DEVIL'S CLAW. A hea%y split hook at- tached to a cliain or hawser and used for working the chain cable in mooring, unmooring, clearing hawse, etc. The points of the hook pass on each side of one link and grip the next one at right angles to it. The chain or haw.ser is secured to a bitt, ring-bolt, capstan, windlass, or the like. DEVIL'S CLUB. See Arai.ia. DEVIL'S COACH-HORSE or Cow. A rove- beelle [(i(i)iii(s olciis) common in Lircat Britain, which has the habit of carrying its tail curved up in a noticeable way. Sec Rove- Beetle. DEVIL'S DARNING-NEEDLE. See Drag- ON-FLY. DEVIL'S DOZEN. See Baker's Dozen. DEVIL'S DYKE. (1) A prehistoric earth- work in Cambridgeshire, England, built as a bar- rier between the .Mercians and tlie East . glians. (2) . natural formation near Brighton, said by a legend to represent the frustrated attempt of the Devil to let in the waters of the sea in order to inundate the country, which had been rescued from Pagnnisin. DEVrL'S-FINGER. A British name for (1) abeleninite: (2i a starfish. DEVILS ISLAND. A small barren island off the coast of French Guiana. South America, about 30 miles northwest of Cayenne (Map: Guiana," French, G 2). It became famous chiefly through the confinement there of Capt. Alfred Dreyfus (q.v.). A short distance from Devil's Island are situated the two small French pen.nl islands of Saint-Joseph and He Royale. which formerly constituted, together with Devil's Island, the group known as lies du Diable. but which later received the name lies du Salut. DEVIL'S PARLIAMENT (translation of the Lat. Parliament iim Diaholieuni) . The name given to an English Parliament convened and packed by Henry W.. which met at Coventry in 1459, and unjustlv attainted the Duke of York and his nillieronts of high treason. DEVIL'S RIDING-HORSE. See Pirate- Bli.. DEVIL'S THOUGHTS, or DEVIL'S WALK, The. . short doggerel of fourteen stan- zas, written in collaboration by Southcy and Coleridge (1799), republished in Coleridge's Hihiflline Leares (1817), and in Southe.v's poems with additional verses referring to Porson, to whom the poem was at one time attributed. *• DEVIL'S WALL. The popular name for the Pfahlgraben. the old Roman wall between Eng- land and Scotland, because of its strength. DEVIL UPON TWO STICKS, The. (1) An English adaptation by Footo of l.e Sage's Le Diable lioitcns. It was first presented May 30. 1708, the author himself plaving the principal part. (2) .
imitation of the same original,
by William Coombe (1790). DEVIL-WORSHIPERS. Specifically, a sect called Veziclis. living in .siatic Turkey and -Armcni:!, and claiming several hundred thousand adherents. Their religion is a survival of (and partial reversion to) primitive worship of the evil mysteries, the essential feature of all sav- age and barbaric beliefs, though the chief object of their devotion is borrowed from the Old Testament and the Koran. They have several priestly orders, and practice circumcision and baptism.
