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San Leandro

a city of California, in Alameda co. It is on the Southern Pacific and the Western Pacific railroads.

Its industries include lumber mills and hay-press works. Pop. (1910) 3,471; (1920) 5,703.

San Mateo

a city of California, in San Mateo co. It is on San Francisco bay and on the Southern Pacific railroad.

Its public institutions include a library, city hall, clubs, etc. It is a residential city and has many beautiful homes. It has important salt, fishing, and agricultural interests. Pop. (1910) 4,384; (1920) 5,979.

San Matias

GULF OF, an indenture of the Atlantic Ocean' in the E. coast of Argentina.

San Rafael

a city of California, the county seat of Marin co. It is on San Pablo bay and on the Northwestern Pacific railroad. It is a popular resort and contains the Hitchcock Military Academy, Mount Tamalpais Military Academy, a Dominican college, a high school, baths, etc. Pop. (1910) 5,934; (1920) 5,512.

Santa Ana

a city of California, the county-seat of Orange co. It is on the Southern Pacific and the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fé railroads, and the Pacific Electric railway. Its public_in< stitutions include two libraries and a polytechnic high school. It has several large beet sugar factories. Pop. (1910) 8,429; (1920) 15,485.

Santiago

or SANTIAGO DE LOS CABALLEROS, a town of Santo Domingo; on the Yaqui river; is one of the most important towns of the republic, having large commercial interests and an extensive tobacco trade. Pop. (1917) 14,744.

Santiago

or SANTIAGO DE CHILE, the capital of Chile and of the province of Santiago, situated near the River Maipo in the central valley between the Andes and the coast range, 69 miles S. E. of Valparaiso. The site is picturesque, with a lofty inclosure of mountains filling the horizon. In the

Santis

or SENTIS, a mountain on the borders of the Swiss cantons of St.

Gall and Appenzell, consists of three parallel ridges, separated by deep valleys and connected by lofty saddles. The highest point is 8,216 feet above sealevel. There are on the mountain, which commands very beautiful views, an observatory and a hotel.

Santonin

in chemistry, C15H1803; santonic acid. The active constituent of the blossoms and seeds of Artemisia sanonica, discovered by Kahler in 1830. It crystallizes in lustrous six-sided flat prisms, which melt at 168°-170°; insoluble in cold water, very soluble in alcohol and ether. It is much esteemed as an anthelmintic.

Santorini's Cartilages

in anatomy, two small, yellowish, conical cartilaginous nodules, articulated with the tips of the arytenoid cartilages; named from their discoverer, G. B. Santorini, an Italian anatomist (1681-1736).

Santos

a seaport of Brazil, on the N. of the island of Engua Guacu, 34 miles S. S. E. of São Paulo. Its harbor is large and commodious, and it has an active trade in sugar and coffee. Pop. about 90,000.

Sapindacee

soapworts; the typical order of Sapindales. Trees, shrubs, twining and with tendrils, rarely climbing herbs; leaves alternate, generally compound, sometimes dotted; flowers small, white or pink, rarely yellow. Found in S. America, in India, and various tropical countries; tribes, Sapindex, Hippocastanex, Dodonex, and Melismex. Known genera, 118; species, over 1,000.