MARAJO. 38 MABASH. ing them (Map: Brazil, II 4). It is 165 miles long from cast to west ami 120 miles wide. Its siirlate is very low and Hat; the nurlliern part i-()nsi>ts of immense swamps, while the western part is covered with forests, consisting largely of rubber trees. There are several large lakes in the interior, and in the wet season the greater part of the island is Hooded. In the dry .season it all'ords excellent glazing. The population is scanty, consisting largely of hunters and rubber- gatherers visiting the island during the dry season. The principal settlement is Saure, on the eastern coast. MABAL, ma'riil'. A large species of deer il'iiiii.s iiiiiiiih of the Caspian provinces of Per- sia, which is closely related to the lOumpcan red deer in structure and habits, and pcrlia])s is only a variety of that species. Its antlers always terminate in more than two tines. Consult Lyd- dckd. /».'/• „/■ .1// I.iiiids (London, 1898). MAEAMABOS - SZIGET. A town of Hungary. Sec I..ii.m.kos-Sziget. MAB'ANATH'A. An expression found in the New Testament near the close of Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians (xvi. 22 — "If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be anath- ema, niaranatha"! . The term, not being Greek, but Aramaic, has occasioned much discussion. Interpreters ignorant of .Vramaic. or in localities where there was no old trailition as to its meaning, considered it a threat of some sort. But ancient Eastern tradition and modern scholar- ship explain it as made up of two .Aramaic words, »i(?r(/)i or iniiraiiii ("Lord' or "Our Lord') and (itha or thU, 'come' (or 'has come,' if atlu'i be the form). It is therefore to be understood as a fervent prayer or exclamation, 'Lord (or Our Lord), Come!' A |)arallcl is found in Rev. xxii. 20 ("Even so, come, I.,ord .Jesus"). Mara- natha is also found in the Didachv (see Teach- ing OF THE TwKLVE Ai'OSTi.ES) apparently with the same sense, at the end of a thanksgiving prayer in connection with the Eucharist. The expressicm doubtless came into vogue very early in Palestinian circles in connection with the ex- |i('ctation of the speedy return of .Icsus. and prob- ably as a part of the celebration of the aga])a' or love feasts. Consult: Thayer in the Hastings Dirliiiiiarif of Ihr Uihli- : Schmidt, in the .lournal of lliblitiil lAlcriiturr, vol. xiil. ( 18114) ; Dalman, (Irammatik dc.i jiidisch-paliistinischeii Aranmisch (1-eipzig. 18941. MARANHA, ma-rii'nya, MIBANHA, or MABIANA. A lierce cannibal tribe of .ra- wakan slock (i|.v.), ranging from tbc .lutahy Kiver on the south, across the Amazon and Putu- mayo, to the Yapurrt on the nortli, in Western Brazil and the adjacent parts of Colomliia and Peru. They wear wooden labrets and ear pen- dants, with nose i>endunts of shell. bi( ilo not tattoo. The boring of a child's lips is celebrated by a feast. When a boy is twelve years old four gashes are cut near his mouth by his father, and he must then fast five days. At a later period the boys whip themselves as a test of manhood. In fighting expeditions each man carries a small bag of salt as an antidote against poisoned arrows. MABANHAO, miiri'i ny.aiN'. or MARAN- HAM. . northern State of Brazil, bounded by tlie Allanlic Ocean on the nortli. the State of I'iaiiliv on the east, and bv (iovaz and Parft on the west (Map: Brazil, H 4). Its area is 177,520 square miles. The surface is only slightly ele- vated and traversed by a number of rivers. The coast land is generally low and subject to iuunda- lions. The whole State is well wooded and the climate is excessively hot, but on the whole not unhealthful. The chief rivers are the Parana- hyba, which marks the eastern boundary of the State, Itapicurfi, Guajahii, Mearim, and Pindare. The soil is largely fertile and produces sugar, colfce, cacao, cotton, rice, corn, and many kinds of southern and tropical fruits. Stock-raising is increasing in importance, as the natural condi- tions of the region are very favoral)li> for the development of that industry. The ;igrieultural development of the Stsite is greatly handicapped by the scarcity of population, and cll'orts are being made to establish agricultural colonies for the natives as well as to attract foreign set- tlers by liberal grants of land. The chief ex- ports are sugar, coffee, cotton, rice, ruliber, to- bacco, cattle, hides and skins. The population of Maranhao in IStiO was 4.30.8.54. A I:ir;;e portion of the inhabitants are whites of Portuguese de- scent, but there arc also a consideralile number of negroes ;Hid mulattoes and about 20.000 In- dians. The capital is ilaranhiio. MABANHAO, or Sao Luiz de .MaranhSo. The capital of the State of Maranhao, Brazil. It is situated on an island in the Bay of Sao JIarcos, between the mouths of the Jlearim and Itapi- curu rivers, 280 miles. southeast of Pan! (Map: Brazil, J 4). The ground is low, but hilly, and though the climate is very warm, the location is not unhealthful. The town is well built and clean, and has handsome public buildings, a the- atre, a hospital, a cathedral, and a fine bishoji's palace. The commerce is declining and the orig- inally good harbor is gradually filling with sand. A I'nitcd States consular agent is stationed here. Population, with the surrounding district, about 38.000. The town was founded bv the French in 1012. MABANO DI NAPOLI, marii'no df nii'- jp'i h^ . town in (lie Province of Naples, Italy, situated about five miles northwest of Naples (Map: Italy, D 10). It lies in a fertile region and produces wine, grain, and fruit. Po[iulation, in 1001, 10.317. MABANON, ma'ra-nyOn'. A name some- times api)lied to the upper course of the Amazon (q.v. I . MABASCHINO, ma'rii-ske'nA (It., from ma- fdsca, sort of clierry). A liqueur distilled from the fermented juice of the marasea cherry and flavored with its pits. The marasea cherry is a small black fruit, so named, it is said, from its bitterness. ^larasehino is chiefly made in Zara, Dalmatia. See LiQUErR. MABASH^ nuVriisli'. The capital of the sanjak of I lie same name in the Vilayet of Aleppo, .sialic Turkey, situated at tlie foot of Mount Taurus, about 00 miles north northeast of its port, .Mexandretta (Map: Turkey in .sia. f; 4). It is a well-built city with fine bazaars and a considerable trade in Kurd carpets and embroid- eries. Besides mosqiies and Jfohaminedan schools there are a number of Christian ehurclies, a odiege and schools attached to the American mission, and a .Tesuit establishment. In the vi- cinity of the town are found traces of Poman
