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* FEHLING'S SOLUTION. 5 1 1 examination and he is called upon I" determine the amount of dextrose present in it, nil he has to do is to determine carefully the volume of Feb ling's solution that may be completely decolor- ised by the given mixt ure. Ordinary cane-sugar has ii" direct action on Fehling's solution. By fermentation, however, or by the action of dilute acids, it may be 'inverted,' i.e. split up into simpler varieties of sugar; and then, of i rse, it becomes capable of reducing Fehling's solution. The latter may i scquently be employed in determining quan- titatively all the varieties of sugar, both the simple saccharoses, and the more complex di- aaccharoses. See Carbohydrates. FEHMGEBJCHTE, fam'ge-rlR/te. See Vehm- GERICHTE. FEHMIC (fa'mik) COURTS. Sec Vehm- OERICIITE. FEIA, fa'ya. . A lake of Brazil, in the Province of Rio de Janeiro, about twelve miles south of Campos, a short distance from the coast. It covers an area of about 190 square miles, but is very shallow; its waters teem with fish. It is con- nected by a canal with the Atlantic on the east, and is in water communication with the Parahyba River on the north. FEIJO, or FEIJOO, fu-zho', Diogo Antonio (1784-1843). A Brazilian statesman. He was born at Sao Paulo, took holy orders in 1807, and was a priest in Parahyba, Campinas, and Itu. In 1822 he was appointed Deputy to the Cortes at Lisbon, but resigned from that body with four other Brazilian Deputies upon the declaration of Brazilian independence. As Deputy and repre- sentative of the Liberal Party (1826-33) he pre- sented the bills proposing the reform of the municipalities and advocating the abolition of clerical celibacy. On July 4, 1831, he was ap- pointed Minister of Justice, and served until July 20, 1832. He was regent during the minor- ity of Pedro II., from October 12, 1835, to Sep- tember 18, 1837, during which time his liberal policy was bitterly attacked by the Conserva- tives. Because of this opposition he finally re- signed. FEILDING, feld'ing. Robert {Beau Feilding) (c.1651-1712). An English courtier. He com- manded a regiment under James II., was a mem- ber of the Irish Parliament of 1689, was par- doned by William III. in 1696, but upon his re- turn to England passed a season in Newgate jail. He was convicted of bigamy in 1706. Swift, in Mean and Great Figures (Works, 1814), has intense scorn for him, and Steele described him in two Tatter papers (Nos. 50, 51, August 4 and 6, 1709) as 'Orlando the Fair.' FEINT, fant (Fr. feint?, sham, from feindre, to feign, from Lat. fingere, to fashion, Gk. 6iy- yivav, thinganein, to touch. Goth, deigan, to knead. Skt. dih, to smear). A military strategic device, designed usually to deceive an enemy, or to cover a real design or purpose. See Attack; Tactics, Military ; Demonstration : Battle ; Strategy. FEIS-CEOIL, fash'k'-yol' (Ir., assembly for music, from feis, assembly, and ceoil, gen. sg. of ccol, music). An Irish musical society founded at Dublin in 1897 for the advancement of music, and for the purpose of giving a stimulus to mu- sical studies in that country. It ha.s an annual session at which prizes aggregating £800 are dis- FELANITX. tributed among tl uccessful competitors. There ompi'tilions for bands, choirs, vocal and instrumental soloists and original compo tions. Ii i- specially designed to encourage na tive talent, and is a very successful institution. FEISI, fi'se. or FEIYASI, m i. Ins ii:n Mubarak (1547-95). A celebrated [ndo-Pei ian poet and scholar. He was born in Agra, was deeply learned in many subjects, and received an appointment as Court poet to the Emperor Akbar. He wrote many lyrics, somi epii commentary on the Koran, and translations of the Wahabharata and LiHvati. In Professor Max .Midler's Introduction to the Science of /.'■ ligion (1870, last ed. 1882) there are a number of metrical paraphrases of the poems of Feisi. FEITH, fit. Riii.txvis (1753-1824). A Dutch poet, dramatist, and romancer, of melanchi humor, in singular contrast to his social and literary good fortune. He was horn at. Zwolle, where, after graduation at Leyden (1770), he became burgomaster in 1780, and published in 1783 Julia, the Dutch W erther, steeped in roman- tic gloom. This he followed by tragedies, Thirsa (1784), and The Patriots (1785), and another Werther novel, Constantia (1785), which made him the most popular poet of Holland, but pro- voked bitter criticism for their morbid senti- mentality. After six years' silence he published a third tragedy, Lady Jane Grey (1791). and a portentous churchyard poem in four cantos,- The Grave (1792). Other tragedies and a didactic poem in six cantos on Old Age (1802), with five volumes of miscellaneous poems (1796-1814), and Poems for Public Worship (1804), complete his works, of which an edition (13 vols.) ap- peared in 1825. Though now neglected, he is interesting as the Dutch representative of the mood that in Germany produced Novalis (q.v. ). FEJER, fe'yar, Gyorgy ( 1766-1851 ). An Hun- garian scholar. He was born at Keszthely i Zala I and became professor, and afterwards librarian, at the University of Budapest, where he devoted the greater part of his life to the preparation of the Codex Diploma ticus Hungarice (45 vols., 1829- 44), which did much to place Hungarian history upon a documentary basis. FEJERVARY DE KOMXOS-KERESZTES, fe'yar-va-rl de kom'losh-ker'es-tesh, Geza, Baron (1833 — ). An Hungarian general, born at Josef- stadt. In recognition of his services at Solferino he was ennobled, and in 1865 was appointed major, and aide-de-camp to the Emperor. Soon afterwards he became secretary in the Ministry of National Defense, and in 1S*4 was advanced to the rank of lieutenant-general. In the same year he succeeded Raday as Minister of National De- fense of Hungary. In this position he succeeded in greatly elevating the standard of the Hun- garian militia, FELANITX, fa'la-nech' (ancient Canati). A town on the island of Majorca ( q.v. ), in the Prov- ince of Baleares, Spain (Map: Spain, G 3). It is situated in a valley surrounded by mountains, and is well built, with a number of squares, one of which has a fountain. The municipal building and the parish Church of San Miguel are among the more prctent ions structures. On a neighboring hill is :m old Moorish castle with subterranean vaults. Felanitx has some trade in agricultural products and wine, and manufactures liquors, potterv.