IZCOHUATL. mental and material improvement of his own btatc and |>oople. IZDUBAR'. See Gilgamesh. IZMAILOFF, ez'ma-e'lAf, Alexander Efimo- MTCii ( l"7!1-18:il ). A Russian poet and writer of fables, born in Moscow, lie was educated at the School of Mines, and shortly after was appointed Governor at Archangel, then at Tver. He is chiefly known by the hundred and twenty odd fables in which he portrays Russian character- istics. A collection of them was published in 1814; he also contributed to periodical litera- ture and wrote romances such as liiednaia Matcha (1801). The seventh edition of his poems appeared in 1849, and his complete works were issued ir. 1849. IZBAIIi, iz'ra-il. See Azbael. 66 IZUCAJL IZTACCIHUATL, f-stak's^-wil't'I. A lofty mountain in .Mexico, situated just north of Popo- catepetl, 40 miles southeast of the City of Mexico. It is of volcanic origin, but has no crater. It is oblong in shape, and its summit is covered with perpetual snow; its profile resembles a woman lying wrapped in a white shroud, whence its name, which means 'White Lady.' Its height is about 17,000 feet. On a clear day, from the valley of Mexico, it is a most impressive and inspiring sight. IZTJCAR, ^■sOo'kiir. A city and district of Puebla, Mexico, situated 3^ miles southwest of the city of Puebla. at the base of Popocatepetl (Map: Mexico. K 8). It is in the midst of a rich sugar region, and has railway communica- tion with Puebla. Population, about 12,000.
