Van Wert

Van Wert, a N. W. county of Ohio, bordering on Indiana, drained by the St. Mary's and tributaries of the Auglaize river; area, 390 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 15,823. The surface is level and mostly covered with a heavy growth of valuable timber. The soil is a rich loam resting on a substratum of blue marl. The Miami canal passes along the E. border of the county, which is intersected by the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne, and Chicago railroad. The chief productions in 1870 were 146,719 bushels of wheat, 25,768 of rye, 162,280 of Indian corn, 90,379 of oats, 35,617 of potatoes, 57,781 lbs. of wool, 270,789 of butter, and 14,799 tons of hay. There were 4,364 horses, 4,340 milch cows, 5,202 other cattle, 19,780 sheep, and 12,945 swine; 2 flour mills, 1 iron foundery, 3 tanneries, 18 saw mills, 1 machine shop, and 2 woollen mills. Capital, Van Wert.

Van Zandt

Van Zandt, a N. E. county of Texas, bounded N. E. by the Sabine river, and drained by affluents of the Sabine, Neches, and Trinity; area, 875 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 6,494, of whom 682 were colored. The surface is undulating and the soil fertile. About one third is prairie, and the rest timbered. The chief productions in 1870 were 194,879 bushels of Indian corn, 29,935 of sweet potatoes, 4,088 lbs. of wool, and 2,926 bales of cotton. There were 2,422 horses, 15,179 cattle, 2,406 sheep, and 17,300 swine. Capital, Canton.

Vanayl De Yongh

See Saint-Elme.

Vanayl De Yongh #1

See Saint-Elme.

Vandalia

Vandalia, a town and the capital of Fayette co., Illinois, on the W. bank of the Kaskaskia river, at the intersection of the Illinois Central and the St. Louis, Vandalia, Terre Haute, and Indianapolis railroads, 65 m. S. E. of Springfield; pop. in 1870, 1,771; in 1875, about 2,100. It is situated in a good fruit and stock region, and has excellent facilities for manufacturing. It contains a woollen mill, plough and carriage factories, a planing mill and furniture factory, two national banks, two public schools, two weekly newspapers, and five churches. Vandalia was the state capital from 1818 to 1836.

Vannes (Anc. Civitas Venetorum)

Vannes (Anc. Civitas Venetorum), a town of France, capital of the department of Morbihan, near the lagoon of Morbihan, on the S. coast of Brittany, 61 m. N. W. of Nantes; pop. in 1872, 14,690. ' It is the seat of a bishop, and has a massive cathedral, a theatre, a school of navigation, a communal college, two ecclesiastical seminaries, and manufactories of woollens, cottons, linens, lace, and leather. The port only admits small vessels, but the coasting trade is considerable.

Varangians

See Northmen, vol. xii., 498.

Varinas

See Barinas.

Varioloid

Varioloid, a mild form of smallpox, sometimes occurring in persons previously vaccinated or inoculated, and the virus of which will produce smallpox in those not thus protected. (See Smallpox, and Vaccination).

Vas (Ger. Eisenburg)

Vas (Ger. Eisenburg), a county of Hungary, in the Trans-Danubian circle, bordering on Lower Austria, Styria, and the counties of Oedenburg, Yeszprém, and Zala; area, 1,944 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 331,602, chiefly Magyars and Germans, and about three fourths Catholics. It is traversed in the west and south by spurs of the Alps. The principal river is the Raab. The chief products are grain, wine, and fruit. Vas is called after the village of Yasvar, once a free town and a strong fortress under Matthias Corvinus. The capital is Szombathely (anc. Sabaria; Ger. Steinamanger); another important town is Guns.