Saint Louis
Saint Louis (ante), The Principal City Of Missouri, Capital Of St. Louis Co., On Thew. Bank Of The Mississippi River, About 20 M. Below Its Confluence With The Missouri; Lat. 38° 37' 28' N., Long. 90°15' 16' West. Its Fortunate Situation Has Of Recent Years„ And Especially Since The Development ...
Saint Paul
Saint Paul (ante), A City In Ramsey Co., S.e. Minnesota, Incorporated 1854, Its Name Derived From A Primitive Chapel Dedicated To That Saint By A Jesuit Missionary 1841; Pop. '80, 41,498. It Is 10 In. E. Of Minneapolis, 400 In. From Chicago, A Terminus Of 3 Divisions Of The Chicago, ...
Saint Pauls Cathedral
Saint Paul's Cathedral In London Is Noted From Its Being The Largest And Most Magnificent Protestant Church In The World, And Second Only To St. Peter's In Rome Among The Religious Structures Of Modern Times. The Site Of The Present Witting Was O,-en Pied About 610 By A Christian Church ...
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, The Capital Of The Russian Empire, And Of The Government Of The Same Name, Stands Upon And Around The Lower Branches Of The Neva, And On Time Shores Of The Eastern Extremity Of The Gulf Of Finland, 16 M. E. Of Cronstadt, Its Port. Let. 59' 56' A., ...
Saint Sebastian
Sebastian, Saint, A Very Celebrated Martyr Of The Early Church, Whose Memory Bs Venerated In Both Brn»ehes Of The Church, East As Well As West (although The Scene Of His Martyrdom Was The City Of Rome), And Whose Story Has Formed One Of The Most Popu Lar Themes Of Christian ...
Saint Simon
Saint Simon, Louis De Rouvnot, Due De, Whose Family Claimed To Be Descended From Charlemagne, Was Born In Jan., 1675. After Receiving A Careful Education Under The Superintendence Of His Mother, He Entered The Army In 1693, But Considering His Pro Motion Not Equal To His Deserts, He Resigned His ...
Saint Simon_2
Saint Simon And Saint Simonianism. Claude Henri, Comte De Saint Snrox, A French Social Philosopher, Founder Of The Sect Named After Him, Saint Simonians, Belonged To A Different Branch Of The Same Family As The Preceding. And Was Born At Paris. Oct. 17. 176 ). Although Destined To Become The ...
Saint Thomas
Saint Thomas, One Of The Most Westerly Of The Group Of Virgin Islands, Is In Lat. 18' 20' N., Long. 65' W.; Area (almarutelt De Gotha, 1879), 33 Sq.m.; Pop. About 114,000. It Belongs To Denmark. The Interior Of The Island Is Mountainous, And Not Very Fertile. Since The Eman ...
Saint Vincent
Saint Vincent, A British Island Of The West Indies, Belongs To The Windward Group, And Lies About 28 M. S. Of St. Lucia, And 100 M. W. Of Barbadoes. Lat. 13° 10' N., Long. 61° 5' West. It Is 18/ M. Long, 11 M. Broad, Has An Area Of 131 ...
Sais
Sais, An Ancient Egyptian City, Called In The Hieroglyphs Sa, And Existing At The Time Of The Old Monarchy, Was Situated On The Right Bank Of The Canopic Branch Of The Nile, In 31° 4' N. Lat. It Is At Present Called Sa El Hagar, Or Sa Of The Stone, ...
Saivas
S'aivas Is The Name Of One Of The Three Great Divisions Of Hindu Sects. Sec India. The Word Designates The Votaries Of Siva, And Comprises Different Special Sects, Which Varied In Number At Different Periods Of Media:val Hinduism. To Judge By The Number Of Shrines Dedicated To S Iva In ...
Sakhalin
Sakhalin', Commonly Written Saghalien, Native Name Taraika, A Long And Narrow Island, Runs From N. To S. Close Off The Shores Of Asiatic Russia, In The S.w. Of The Sea Of Ochotsk. It Formerly Belonged Partly To Russia And Partly To Japan, But The Whole Of The Island Now Belongs ...
Sakiintala
Sakiintala Is One Of The Most Pleasing Female Characters Of Hindu Mythology. She Is Mentioned As A Water-nymph In The I Ujurreda (see Veda); She Is The Subject Of A Beautiful Episode Of The Mak Abharata (q.v.), And Is Spoken Of In The Purdn'as; But Her Name Has Become Especially ...
Saktas
S'aktas Is The Name Of One Of The Great Divisions Of Hindu Sects (see India). The Term Is Derived From The Sanskrit Ilakti, Which Means "power, Energy;" But, In Its Special Application, Denotes The Energy Of The Deity, And Particularly That Of The Gods Or The Hindu Triad, Brahma, Vishn'u, ...
Sal Anmoniac
Sal Anmo'niac (known In Chemistry As Iitimmciilorate Of Ammonia) Is An Article Of Considerable Importance In The Materia Medica. It Is Obtained On A Large Scale By Decomposing With Common Salt (chloride Of Sodium) The Sulphate Of Ammonia. Which Is Formed In The Manufacture Of Coal Gas, Or The Carbonate ...
Salaam
Salaam' (selcirit, Arab. = Heb. Shalom, Peace), The General Term Of Salutation Among The Mohammedans. They Are Generally Very Formal Iu Their Social Manners*, Although Their Demeanor And Conversation Are Unrestrained Enough, Both Among Men And Women. Several Of Their Social Usages In This Respect Are Founded Upon Religious Precepts; ...
Saladin
Saladin, The Name Given By Western Writers To Sal/al-ed-inn Yusstw Ten Ay1713, The Sultan Of Egypt And Syria, And The Founder Of The Aynbite Dynasty In Those Countries. As The Great Moslem Hero Of The Third Crusade, And The Beau Ideal Of Moslem Chivalry, He Is One Of The Most ...
Salamander
Salamander, Salamandra, A Genus Of Batrachians, Of The Family To Which Newts (q.v.) Also Belong. The Name Is, Indeed, Sometimes Extended To The Family; Newts Being Called Aquatic Salamanders, And The Name Tentstrial Salamander Being Given To This Genus, The Species Of Which Inhabit Water Only In Their Tadpole State, ...
Salamis
Salamis (modern Name, Lieturz). In Ancient Times Called Also Pityaussa (island Of Pines), An Irregularly-shaped, Mountainous Island Of Greece, Off The Coast Of Attica, And Forming With It The Bay Of Eleusis. Its Area Is About 30 Sq.m., And It Has A Modern Pop Illation Of About The Chief Town ...
Sale Op Goods And
Sale Op Goods And Of Land (ante). The Term Sale, Though Applied In Ordinary Language To Ilse Transfer Of Real Property, Properly Applies Only To The I Ranafer Of Personal Property. As To The Transfer Of Real Estate, See Conveyance And The Titles There Cited. To Mike A Valid Sale ...
Sale Of Goods
Sale Of Goods Is A Contract By Which The Seller, In Consideration Of A Price, Trans Fers The Property In The Goods To The Purchaser. Where The Consideration Is Not Money, But Goods, The Contract Is Called Exchange Or Barter. The Law On The Subject Is Not The Frame In ...
Salem
Salem (ante), Capital Of Essex Co., Mass., On The Eastern Railroad, And For A Long Time Was The Most Populous City In The County. The Harbor, Though Safe And Spacious, Has Not Sufficient Depth Of Water For Large Vessels; The Foreign Commerce, Formerly Large, Has Been Transferred To Boston And ...
Saley Er Islands
Saley Er Islands, Tue, Lie In The Indian Ocean, To The S. Of Celebes. Upward Of Thirty Or The Group Are Small, Hilly, Densely Wooded, And, With Few Exceptions, Unin Habited. Great Saleyer, In 5° 44'-6° 26' S. Lat., And 120° 23'-120° 37' E. Long., Is Up Ward Of 40 ...
Salic Law
Sal'ic Law. The Code Known As The Salic Law Is A Collection Of The Popultir Laws :of The Salle Or Sagan Franks (see Franks) Committed To Writing In Barbarous Latin In The 5th E.. While The People Were Yet Heathens. There Exist Several Texts Of This Code, End Considerable Obs•urity ...
Salicylic Acid And Salicylates
Salicylic Acid And Salicylates. Salicylic, Or Ortho-oxybenzoic Acid, Occurs In A Free State In The Flowers Of Meadow-sweet (virea Ni»utriu) And As A Methylic Ether In Oil Of Wintergreen (gaultheria Procumbens), From Which It. May Be Obtained By Distillation With Potash. See Gaultiieria And Wintergreen, Oil Of. The Resulting Salicylate ...
Salivary Glands
Salivary Glands. Under This Name We Designate Three Pairs Of Glands—the Parotid, The Til.hinixilla•y, And The Sublin Dial Each Gland Having An Efferent Duct, Which Conveys The Glaninktr Secretions Into The Mouth, Where, When Mixed With The Mucus Secreted By The Follicles Of The Mucous Membrane Lining The Mouth, They ...
Salmasiiis
Salmasiiis, Cl.kmuus, The Latinized Name Of A Celebrated French Scholar, Claude De Sauniaise, Who Was At Semar, April 15, 1588. His Father, Benigne De Sauinaise, A Man Of Superior Erudition, Was His First Teacher. At The Age Of Ten, Young Salmasius Translated Piudar, And Composed Greek And Latin Verses. He ...
Salmon
) Salmon, Salmo, A Genus.of Fishes Of The Family Salmonida (q.v.), Which, As Charac Terized By Cuvier, Has Teeth On The Vomer, Both Palatine Bones, And All The Maxillary Bones; And Includes Numerous Species More Recently Divided By Valenciennes Into Three Genera, Salmo, Prio, And Salar: The First Characterized By ...
Salmon Of North Western America
Salmon Of North-western America. The Rivers Of North-western America Abound In Salmon And Trout To A Degree Not Exceeded, And Perhaps Not Equaled, In Any Other Part Of The World. Since The Arable Salmon Was Written, A Very Interesting Account Of The Most Important Species Has Been Given By Mr. ...
Salmonide
Salmonide, A Very Large And Important Family Of Malacopterous Fishes, Of The Sub Order Abdominales (having The Ventral Fins On The Abdomen And Behind The Pectorals), Nearly Allied To Clupeidie (the Herring Kindly), But At Once Distinguished By The Second Dorsal Fin. Which They All Have, And Which Is Merely ...
Salsette
Salsette (native -.lame Stidtti), An Island On The W. Coast Of British India. In The Presidency Of Bombay, Lies Immediately N. Of Bombay, With Which It Is Connected Long Peninsula, Ond By An Artificial Embankment Called Zion's Causeway. It Is 18 In. Long, And Ii M. In Extreme Breadth. Pop. ...
Salt
Salt. See Soimmr. Common Salt Is Either Procured In The Solid Crystalline State Called Rock-salt (q.v.), As A Natural Brine From Wells Or Springs, Or By The Evaporation Of Sea-water. In The First Ease, It Is Obtained By Mining, Often At Great Depths, As At North Wich In Cheshire; At ...
Salvage
Salvage (from Lat. Salrare, To Save) Is The Payment Due By The Owner Of A Ship Or .argo To Persons Who May Have Been Instrumental In Saving It From Extraordinary Danger —from The Sea, Fire, Or An Enemy. The Propriety Of This Allowance, As An Incentive To The Saving Of ...
Salvage_2
Salvage (ante), In Maritime Law, The Compensation Which Persons Are Entitled To Receive, Who In The Absence Of Any Obligation Making It Their Legal Duty, Voluntarily Save A Ship Or Her Cargo From Loss By Peril Of The Sea, Which May Be Called Civil Salvage; Or Recover Them After Capture, ...
Salzburg
Salzburg (anc. Juvavia), Perhaps The Most Charmingly Situated Town In Germany, Is The Capital Of The Austrian Crown-land Of The Same Name, And Stands On Both Banks, But Chiefly On The Left Bank, Of The Salza, 190 M. W.s. W. Of Vienna By Railway. Here The River, Banked On Both ...
Salzkammergut
Salzkammergut, Called Also The Austrian Switzerland, One Of The Most Picturesque Districts Of Europe, Forms The S.w. Angle Of The Crown-land Of Austria Oh Der Buns, Between The Crown-lands Of Salzburg On The W. And Styria On The East. Area, 249 Sq.m.; Population, 18,000 Of Whom 6,500 Are Protestants. The ...
Samarcand
. Samarcand' Was In The 14th C. The Capital Of The Great Tartar Empire Of Timur. It Has Since Replanted The Center Of Mohammedan Learning In Central Asia. It Was Till 1868 The Second City Of The Khanate Of Bokhara, And Since That Period Annexed To The Dominions Of The ...
Samaria
Samaria (heb. Shonterdn, Obeid. Shamrayin, Septuagint, Samareia,, Semeron, Etc.), Anciently A City Of Palestine, The Chief Seat Of The Eplaraimitic Baal-worship, And From The Seventh Year Of Omri's Reign, The Capital Of The Kingdom Of Israel. It Was Beauti Fully Situated On A Hill About 6 M. N.w. Of Shechem, ...
Samaritan Language And Literature
Samaritan Language And Literature. I. The Language Is Made Up Of The Aramaic And The Hebrew, And Sometimes Uses Forms Of Both In Close Connection. The Alphabet Contains 22 Letters, Arranged In The Hebrew Order, Resembling In Form The Ancient Hebrew And Phenician, And Pronounced Like The Hebrew, Except That ...
Samaritan Pentateuch
Samaritan Pentateuch, A Recension Of The Commonly Received Hebrew Text Of The Mosaic Law, In Use With The Samaritans, And Their Only Canonical Book Of The Ohl Testament.. Some Vague Allusions In Some Of The Church Fathers (origen. Jerome, Euse Bins), And One' Or Two More Distinct, Lint Less Generally ...
Samitide
Sam:i:tide, The Dynasty Which Succeeded That Of The Arsacidre On The -throne Of Persia (q.v.). Derived Its Name From Sassan, The Grandfather Of The Newly Elected Mon Arch Aadtsutn. The Reign Of The Sassanidac Is Remarkable In The History Of Persia, Not For The Extent Of Their Sway, Or The ...
Samos
Sa'mos (mod. Gr. Turk. &stun Adam), An Island In The "egean Sea, Is Situated About A M. Off The Coast Of Asia Minor, In The Bay Of Scalanova, About 45 M. S.s.w. Of Smyrna. Its Length Is 30 Ru. ; Its Mean Breadth About 8 Miles. A Range Of Mountains, ...
Samson
Samson (heb. Shimshon, Compare Shemegt, Sun), The Son Of Manoah, Of The Tribe Of Dan, For 20 Years " Judge" Over The South-western Tribes Of Israel—perhaps Only Of Dan. It Would Appear, However, As If This Title Had Only Been Bestowed Upon Him £1,4 A Kind Of Reward For His ...
Samuel
Samuel (heb. Shemuel, Heard By Or Asked From God), The Last Shofet Or Judge Of Israel, The "first Of Prophets," The Founder Of The Schools Of Prophets And Of The Mon Archy In Israel. He Was The Son Of Elkanah And Hannah, A Woman Of No Ordinary Gifts, And Almost ...
Samuel_2
Samuel (simmuel), Books Of, Originally Formed One Work, But Were By The Tax. And Vulg. (followed By The Recent Hebrew Editions Since Bomberg) And The Authorized Version, 'divided Into Two Books, The First Closing With The Death Of Saul. The Name They Bear Is Derived From Samuel, As The Principal ...
San Francisco
San Francisco, The Principal Sea-port On The Western Coasts Of North America, And The Chief City Of California, U. S. Stands On The W. Shore Of San Francisco Bay. 6 In. S. Of The Golden Gate, The Outlet Leading W., And Connecting The Bay With The Pacific Ocean. Lat. 37° ...
San Francisco_2
San ]francisco (ante), The Capital Of San Francisco Co., Cal., And The Most Important City On The Pacific Coast Of North America, Situated In Lat.. 37° 47' 35" Rt., Long. 122° 24' 15" W., At The N. End Of A Peninsula 20 M. Long And (at This Point) 6 M. ...
San Jose
San Jose; The Seat Of Justice Of Santa Clara Co., Cal., Ou The Southern Pacific Railroad, And The Terminus Of The San Jose Branch Of The Central Pacific; On The Gamin-. Loupe River, 48 In. S.e. Of San Francisco Bay; Pop. 'si), 12,56. The City Is Situated On A Plateau ...
San Salvador
San Salvador, The Smallest, Though The Second In Point Of Population, Of The Cen Tral A Tiler:it:in Republics (see A:di:1ma), Consists Of A Strip Of Territory Stretching Along Between Honduras And The Pacific, And Bounded On Tire Iv. By Guatemala. And On The E. By Fonseca Bay, Which Separates It ...
San San Domingo Domingo
San Domingo (domingo, San, Ante). The Annexation Of San Domingo To The United States Has Been A Favorite Project Among Certain Political Leaders And With Dem Ocratic Administrations Since 1845, When Negotiations To This End Were Begun, And An American Commissioner Sent To Explore The Island. Under President Pierce, Rapt. ...
San Sebastian
San Sebastian, A Rising Sea-port City In The N. Of Spain. Capital Of The Basque Prov • Ince Of Geipescon, 381 In. N.11.0. Of Madrid By The North Of Spain Railway. It Is Built -on A Peninsula, At The Southern Base Of A Conical Hill, Called Mont Orgullo, 400 Ft. ...
Sanaa
Sanaa', The Principal District In Yemen Or Arabia Felix, Corresponding To The Ancient Saba, Or Sheba, The Hind Of The Sabcans (q.v.). Its Extent Is Very Undefined, But It May Be Taken To Include The Country Round The Capital Bearing The Same Name, To A Distance Of Half A Day's ...
Sanchuniathon
Sanchunia'thon (saxciionlatnon, Souniaithox), The Supposed Author Of A Phenician History Of Plienicia And Egypt, Called Phoinikika. He Is Supposed To Have Been A Native Of Berytus; And The Accounts Which Speak Of Him As Born At Sidon Or Tyre Probably Take These Cities In Their Wider Sense For Phenicia Itself. ...
Sancroft
Sancroft, Dr. William, An English Archbishop, Historically Notable As The Most Dis Tinguished Dignitary Among The Nag Jurors (q.v.), Was B. At Fresingfield In Suffolk, Jan. 30,1616. Educated At The Grammar School Of Bury St. Edmunds, And At Emanuel College, Cambridge. Sancroft Was Reckoned A First-rate Scholar By His Contemporaries, ...
Sanctuary
Sanctuary, A Consecrated Place Which Gives Protection To A Criminal Taking Refuge There; Or The Privilege Of Taking Refuge Iu Such A Consecrated Place. Among The Jews There Were Cities Of Refuge To Which The Slayer Might Flee Who Killed A Man Una Wares, And Something Analogous To A Right ...
Sand Blast
Sand-blast (ante), A Method Of Engraving, Cutting, And Boring Glass, Stone, Metal, Or Other Hard Substances,, By The Percussive Force Of A Rapid Stream Of Sharp Sand Driven Against Them By Artificial Means. The Process Was Invented By Gen. Benj. C. B. Tilgh Man, Of Philadelphia, Who Took Out A ...
Sandhurst
Sandhurst, Royal. Military College. In 1802 It Was Determined To Institute A College For The Training Of Military Officers, In Which Professional Education Should Be Grafted On The Groundwork Of General Instruction. The College Was Opened At Great •lslarlow; But, In 1812, It Was Transferred To. A Handsome Stone Building ...
Sandpiper
Sandpiper, The Common English Name Of A Numerous Group Of Birds, Generally Referred To The Family Scolopactdm, All Formerly Included In The Genus Trinfia, But Some Now Constituting The Genera Tetanus, Pelidna, Actitis, Etc., Of Orniihologists. In Diame Ters And Habits They Are All Very Similar. They Are Not Of ...
Sandwich Islands
Sandwich Islands (ante), So Named By Clot. Cook, But That Name Is Not Found In The Constitution And Laws Of The Islands. They Are There Called The Hawaiian Islands. Which Is The Name Used By The People. Their Distance From Panama Is 4,800 In., From San Francisco 2,100 M., And ...
Sandwich Islands
Sandwich Islands, Forming The Kingdom Of Hawaii, Are A Rich, Beautiful, And Interesting Chain, Eight In Number, Exclusive Of One Or Two Small Islets The Chain Tuns From S. E. To N.w., And Lies In The Middle Of The Pacific Ocean, In Lat. 19° To 22° N., Long. 155° To ...
Sangir Islands
Sangir Islands Lie To The N. Of Celebes, In 2° To 4° N. Lat.. Are Upwards Of 50 In Number, Of Various Sizes, And Nearly All Inhabited. Pop. 30,000. The Three Largest Islands, Great Saugir, Sjiauw, And Tagolandang, With Those Which Surround Each, Form As It Were Separate Groups. 'in ...
Sanhedrim
Sanhedrim (gr. Synedrion), The Supreme National Tribunal Of The Jews. Established At The Time Of The Maccabees, Probably Under John Hyrcan. It Consisted Of 71 Members, And Was Presided Over By The Nasi (prince), At Whose Side Stood The Ab-beth-din (father Of The Tribunal). Its Members Belonged To The Different ...
Sanitary Science
Sanitary Science, Known Also Under The Names Of Preventive Medicine, State Medicine, Hygiene, And Public Health, Has Been Variously Defined By Different Writers.* Dr. Mapother's Is Perhaps As Good A Definition As Any. In The First Of His Lectures On Public Health He Describes This Science As "an Application Of ...
Sanskrit Literature
Sanskrit Literature. The Most Natural, And, At The Same Tiros, The Most Scicn Title Dist I Itaition Of Snliskill Literature Would Be That According To The Dates At Which Its Writ In.'s Were Composed. The Actual Condition Of Sanskrit Philology, However, Renders Such A Course Impossible; For, With The Exception ...
Santa Anna
Santa Anna, Don Antonio Lopez De, Ex-president Of Mexico, Was Born In Jalapa, In 1798. While A Mere Youth He Entered The Spanish Army, And Became Lieut.col. In 1821. When Mexico Determined To Throw Off The Spanish Yoke, Santa Anna Greatly Distinguished Himself At The Head Of The Mexican Troops. ...
Santander
Santander, An Important And Thriving Sea-port Of Spain, In The Modern Province Of The Same Name, Stands On A Magnificent Bay, An Inlet Of The Bay Of Biscay, About Equally Distant From Oviedo On The W., And San Sebastian On The East. The Bay On Which The Town Is Placed ...
Santiago De Chili
Santiago De Chili, Capital Of The Republic Of Chili, And Of A Province Of The Same Name, An Archbishop's See, And The Seat Of The Supreme Government, Stands At The Western Base Of The Andes, 1800 Ft. Above Sea-level, And 90 M. E.s,e. Of Valparaiso. It Was Founded In 1541 ...
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo, A City Of Brazil, Capital Of The Province Of The Same Name, Stands On An Uneven Elevation Between Two Small Streams, Tributaries Of The Tiete, 220 M. Of Rio De Janeiro. There Is An Academy Of Laws, Attended By About 500 Legal Students. Ti General Appearance Of The ...
Sapajo
Sapajo (ante), The Name Of A Group Of South American Monkeys Including The Ordinary Sapajoes (atetes, Q.v.) And Other Sapajoes, As The Weeper Or Rebus (q.v.). See Also Semmt Ante. All The Sapajoes Are Exceedingly Active, But The Fore-hands Are Not As Well Developed As In The Old-world Monkeys. The ...
Saponification
Saponification. See Oils And Fats, And Soap-malang. Sa.70/7i/m Is A Vegetable Principle Contained In Various Plants, Including The Soponaria Of/icinalis, Or Soap-wort, The Polygala Seaega, Several Varieties Of Lychnis, The Fruit Of The Horse-chestnut, Etc. It Is Readily Extracted From The Root Of Soap-wort By Means Of Boiling Alcohol, Which, ...
Sapphire
Sapphire, A Gem Excelled In Value By Ho Precious Stone Except Diamond, And Regarded As A Va R Et Y Of Corlintlum (q.v.), Highly Transparent And Brilliant. It Is•some Times Colorless, And The Colorless Kind, Called White Sapphire, Is Sometimes Sold As Dia Mond. It More Frequently Exhibits Exquisite Color, ...
Sapphire_2
Sapphire (ante). The Chemical Formula Of Sapphire Is With The Addition Of A Minute Quantity Of Chromic Oxide, The Amount Of Which Determines The Color. Common Corundum Contains Other Oxides Which Destroy The Beauty Of The Stone. It Is Found In Various Parts Of The World; In The Granite Of ...
Saragossa Or
Saragossa. Or Zaragoza, A City Of Spain, The Capital Of A Province Of The Same Name, And Formerly Of The Kingdom Of Aragon. It Stands On The Ebro, Here A Muddy Stream, Which Divides The City Into Two Parts, And Is Crossed By A Noble Stone Bridge, Built In 1437. ...
Sarawak
Sara'wak, A Kingdom On The N.w. Coast Of Borneo, Is Bounded A. And W. By Sambas• E. By Brunai, And N. By The Bight Of Datu. The Coast Stretches From The W. Of Cape Datti, In 1.lt. 2° N. And Long. 109' 55' E., To The E. Of The River ...
Sarcina
Sarcina (hat. A Package), Or Sarcinitla, A Genus Of Minute Plants Of Very Low Ongani,tion, Sometimes Reckoned Among Algce, And Sometimes Among Fungi. A Number Of Forms Or Species Are Known. The First Discovered, Called S. Ventrieuli, Was Originally Observed By Goodsir In Matters Vomited From The Human Stomach. It ...
Sardine
Sardine, Aupea Sardina, A Fish Of The Same Genus With The Herring And Pilchard, Smaller Than The Pilchard; Abundant In The Mediterranean, And Found Also In The Atlantic Ocean, Although Not So Far N. As The British Shores. It Is Much Esteemed For Its Flavor, And Sardines Preserved In Oil ...
Sari
Sari, One Of The Channel Islands. See Jersey—the Channel Isisusems. • The Root S-ret In This Word Is In All Probability The Same As A-rb, So That It Has Been Conjectured The Name Sarmaiians Has The Same Ethnological Meaning As &phi And Serri. The Oldest Greek Form Of Time Word ...
Sasicatcwawan
Sasicatcwawan, A Large. Important, And Only Recently Explored River Of British North America, Draws Its Waters From The Rocky Mountains, And Is Formed By Two Head•waters Called The South Branch Or Bow River, And The North Branch. The South Branch Issues From A Lake About 4 M. Long, Fed By ...
Satire
Satire (lat. Satire; Older Form, Satitra), The Name Given By The Romans To A Species Of Poetry Of Which They May Be Considered The Inventors. The Word Suture. (from The Root Sat, Enough) Is Strictly And Originally An Adjective, Meaning " Full" Or "tilled;" B Afterward It Came To Possess ...