HELYOT. 749 in Paris; entered the Franciscan convent of the strict observance, 1083; devoted himself to the exhaustive study of tlic monastic Orders and con- gregations, and produced the masterpiece, which has been the source wlicnce innumerable writers have drawn, Histoire des ordrcs monastigues religieux et militaires et des congrfyations secu- liircs de Vun ct Vaulre sexc, qui ont ctv ctablies jusqu'a present (8 vols., 1714-10) : an enlarged edition in four volumes by Jligne. Eitcyclopedie thiologiquc, appeared in Paris, 1858-59. HEM'ANS, Feucia Dorothea (Browne) (1793-1835). An English poet, born in Liver- pool. Her early taste for poetry was so far en- couraged that she was permitted to publish a volume of juvenile verse in 1808. This was fol- lowed with another volume in 1812, in which year she married Captain Hemans, an Irish gen- tleman, who had served in Spain. In 1818, after the birth of five sons, she separated from him. She spent the rest of her life in North Wales, in Lancashire, and in Dublin, where she died. Among her works are: The Forest Sanctuary (1825), in the second edition of which, pub- lished in 1829, first appeared "Casabianca :" A'cc- ords of M'omcn (1828) ; Songs of the Affections (1830); Hipiiiis for Childhood; National Lyrics and Songs for Music; and Scenes and Hymns of Life (1834). She also wrote three dull plays, and contributed to the magazines. A volume of Poetical Kemains appeared after her death, and a complete edition of her works, with a memoir by her sister, in seven volumes, in 1839. Mrs. Hemans, without great daring or force, is sweet, natural, and pleasing; but too fluent, she wrote too much and too hastily. Her lyrics are her best productions, her more ambitious poems be- ing very insipid. Still, she was a woman of talent, and some of her little pieces, such as "The Graves of a Household," "The Treasures of the Deep," and "The Homes of England," are admirable in pathos and sentiment. Consult: Chorlej', Memorials of Felicia D. Hemans (London, 1836) ; Poetical Works, with memoir, ed. by W. M. Rossetti (ib., 1873); and Espi- nasse, Lancashire Worthies (ib., 1874). HEM'ATITE (Lat. hwmatites. from Gk. alliaThris, haimatitis, blood-like, irom al/ia, haima, blood), or Specular Iron. An iron sesquiox- ide that crystallizes in the hexagonal system. The spectacular varieties are crj'stallized and have a metallic lustre, whence their name. Hem- atite also occurs in fibrous varieties, which have a sub-metallic or metallic lustre, and are brown- ish-red to black in color; while the earthy varie- ties, known as red ochre and argillaceous hema- tite, are red to brownish-black in color. It is a valuable ore of iron, containing when pure 70 per cent, of that metal, and is widely distributed throughout the world. In North America, de- posits of great thickness are found in the Lake Superior region, which includes the famous de- posits of the Gogebic, ilarquette, ilenominee, Mesabi, and Vermilion ranges, where the output in 1899 reached a total of 17,802,95.5' long tons. Deposits at Pilot Knob and Iron Mountain in Missouri were formerly famous, but have not been extensively worked in recent years. See Iron. HEM'EL HEMP'STEAD. A market-town and municipal borough in Hertfordshire. Eng- land, 23 miles northwest of London (Map: Eng- HEMIGALE. land, F 5). Its industries comprise boat-making, paper-making, straw-plaiting, iron-foundries, tan- neries, and breweries. Its incorpcjration dates from 1898, and niucli activity is being shown in public works and imjirovcments. The town owns fine town hall buildings and a corn exchange and markets. Population, in 1801, 9700; in 1901. 11,300. HEM-EBALOTIA. A disorder of vision in conse(|uence of which objects cannot be seen well in ordinary dayliglit. Distant vision is only pos- sible by strong artificial light or in twilight. See SioiiT, Dej-ect.s uf. HEMEROBAP'TISTS (from Gk. ii/ifpopajr. TuTT-^t, hrmerobaptisles, from ■fifiipa,hinirra, day + /JaTTTia-T-^s, haplisti-s, baptist, from ^aTrrlfeii', hai)ti::eiH, to baptize). A sect of Jews men- tioned by Eusebius (Hist. Ecel. iv. 22) on the authority of Hegesippus, by Epiphanius {Ewr. 17), and Justin Martyr in the Dialogue with Tryphon. Their distinguishing feature seems to have been the daily ablution. Nothing further is known of them except that the Clemen- tine Homilies speak of John the Baptist as a member of the sect. Some have thought that the term was not properly the name of a sect, but a derisive epithet applied to certain of the Phari- sees and others who were particularly scrupuhnis about the ritual washings. The name is also applied to the Manda>ans or Christians of Saint John. See M.^nd.eans. HEM'EROCAL'LIS. See Day-Lilt. HEM'ESSEN, HEMISHEM, or HEM'SEN, Jan van (c.1500-15GO) . A Dutch iiainter, born at Hemi.xhem, near Antwerp. His real name was .Jan Sanders. He was a pupil of Ilendrik van Cleve, became dean of the Antwerp Guild (1548), and in 1551 went to Haarlem, where probably he lived for the remainder of his life. He was an imitator of Quentin Massys, and is noticeably for having remained steadfast to the Dutch tradi- tions when the influence of Italian art was domi- nant. His works include some portraits. His daughter, Cathartnw, married a Dutch musician, and entered the service of the Queen of Hungary, v.'ith whom she went to Spain. There is a pic- ture by her, dated 1552, in the National Gallery, London. HEM'IANOP'SIA. See Hemiopia. HEMICHORDA, hem'I-kor'da. Same as Adelochorda (q.v.). See Balanoolossus. HEM'ICRA'NIA (Lat., from Gk. ri^iKpavla, hcmikrania, pain on one side of the head, from V-1 hemi-, half + Kpavlov, kranion, skull). A headache affecting one side of the head. See Headache : ilioRAiNE. HEM'ICYCLE, The. A painting by Paul Delaroche (1835) on the wall of the amphitheatre at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris. Seventy-five figures, 23 feet in height, represent the artists, and symbolize the art of all periods. Phidias, letinus, and Apellcs are in the centre of the group. HEMIGALE. he-mig'a-l* (Neo-Lat, from Gk. ■qfu-, hcini-, half + 7aX^, gale, weasel). An East Indian weasel-like civet {Hemigalra Hard- icickii), about the size of an ichneumon, and grayish-brown, with six or seven dark wide stripes across the back. It feeds on eggs and small animals.
