BEMENSNYDER 493 EEMITTENT FEVER wonderful freedom, facility, and boldness. Rembrandt was twice married, resided during the greater part of his life at Amsterdam. Among his well-known works are : "The Anatomical Lecture" (1632); "Descent from the Cross" (1633); "St. Thomas" (1634); "Tobias and the Angel" (1638) ; "Portrait of his Mother" (1639); "The Gilder" (1640); "The Night Watch" (1642) considered his masterpiece; "Christ Healing the Sick" (1651); "Burgomaster and Wife" (1657); "The Synodics" (1661); and "The Betrothed Jewess" (1669). He died in Amsterdam and was buried Oct. 8, 1669. BEMENSNYDER, JUNIUS BENJA- MIN, an American clergyman; born in Staunton, Va., Feb. 24, 1843; was graduated at Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg, in 1861, and at its theo- logical seminary in 1865; was ordained in the Lutheran Church in 1865; held a charge in Philadelphia in 1865-1874, and in Savannah, Ga., in 1874-1880. In the latter year he was called to St. James' Lutheran Church in New York. His publications include "Heavenward" (1874); "Doom Eternal"; "Lutheran Literature"; "Work and Personality of Luther"; "Six Days of Creation"; "What the World Owes to Luther" (1917) ; "Lights on the Shadows of Life" (1919). REMENYI, EDOUARD, a Hunga- rian Aaolinist; born in Heves, Hungary, in 1830; received a musical education at the Vienna Conservatory, In 1851, after the Hungarian revolution, he was forced to flee to the United States, but returned to Europe in 1853. In 1854 he visited London, where he was appointed solo violinist to Queen Victoria. In 1860 he obtained his amnesty and returned to Hungary, where he attained to great dis- tinction. In 1865 he went to Paris, achieving there a tremendous success. Thenceforth he made repeated concert tours on the Continent and in England. In 1878 he returned to the United States, where he spent much of his time and gave many concerts. He died in San Francisco, Cal., May 15, 1898. REMEY, GEORGE COLLIER, an American naval officer; born in Burling- ton, la,, Aug, 10, 1841; was graduated at the United States Naval Academy in 1859; served with distinction during the Civil War, and was captured during the assault on Fort Sumter, in 1863, When the war with Spain broke out he was placed in command of the naval base at Key West, Fla. He was promoted rear- admiral in 1898, and in 1900 was given command of the Asiatic Station at Yoko- hama, where he directed the operations Vol. VII — Cvc of the United States naval forces in China, REMIGIUS, the name of three emi- nent French ecclesiastics, the most fa- mous of whom (St, Remigius or St. Remy) was Bishop of Rheims for over 20 years, and in 496 baptized Clovis, King of the Franks and founder of the French monarchy, REMINGTON, FREDERIC, an Amer- ican artist and author; born in Canton, N. Y., Oct. 4, 1861 ; was educated at the Yale Art School, and at the Art Student's League, New York. In early life he be- came a cowboy and stockman on a ranch in Montana. He became an illustrator for magazines, treating of military and Western subjects, and during 1897-1898 of Cuban scenes. Among his best-knowa productions are, "An Impression from the Pony War Dance"; "The Last Lull in the Fight"; "The Last Stand"; "The Advancer, or, The Military Sacrifice"; "The Arrival of the Courier"; "A Buck Jumper," etc. He published "Crooked Trails"; "Frontier Sketches"; and "The Sundown Leflare." In sculpture, Mr. Remington has produced "The Broncho Buster"; "The Wounded Bunkie"; etc. He was conspicuous for his success in "black and white." He died in 1909. REMINGTON, PHILO, an American inventor; born in Litchfield, N. Y., Oct. 31, 1816. He entered the small arms factory of his father, and for 25 years supeinntended the mechanical depart- ment. The perfecting of the Remington breech loading rifles and of the Reming- ton typewriter was largely due to his in- ventive skill. In 1886 he retired, and in 1889 he died. REMITTENT FEVER, one of the va- rieties of fever arising from malaria or marsh poison — one being intermittent fever, or ague. In its milder forms it scarcely differs from severe intermittent fever; while in its more serious form it may approximate closely to yellow fever. The attack may be either sudden or pre- ceded by languor, chilliness, and a ge«- eral feeling of illness. Then comes a cold stage, usually of short duration. This is followed by a hot stage, in which the symptoms are commonly far more intense than those exhibited in the worst forms of ague. Giddiness proceeding to delirium is not uncommon, and is a bad symptom; while in other cases drowsi- ness or lethargy is one of the most marked symptoms. There is often great tenderness or pain in the region of the stomach, and vomiting — the vomited matter frequently containing bile or blood, A remission of these symptoms occurs, in mild cases, in six or seven 32
