Saumur
a town of France, in the Loire river, and on an island in it, 38 inent buildings are an old castle (now Loire river, and on an island in it, 38 arsenal and powder magazine), the 16thcentury town house, some interesting churches, and private houses of good French architecture. There are a town Saumur was a stronghold of the Protes- French architecture. There are a town churches, and private houses of good tants during the reign of Henry IV. Its and articles in enamel are manufactured. prosperity was annihilated by the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, and its popschool of Protestant theology, the most ulation reduced to a fourth. From 1598 conspicuous professors being John Cametill 1685 it was the seat of a famous pils Amyraut (or Amyraldus, 1596-1664) ron of Glasgow (1579-1625) and his pu- conspicuous professors being John Cameron of Glasgow (1579-1625) and his punoted for its freedom in Biblical criticism and was denounced by the opposing school and Cappel (1585-1658). The school was noted for its freedom in Biblical criticism and was denounced by the opposing school largest dolmen in France is 1½ miles S. of the town; and prehistoric caves line the river. Pop. about 16,500. reptiles, including all those which, like the crocodile and lizard, are covered with largest dolmen in France is 1½ miles S. scales and have four legs. The most gigantic and remarkable specimens of saurian reptiles are now extinct, but their fossil remains, immense in size and wongantic and remarkable specimens of sau- scales and have four legs. The most gi- SAURIDE able evidence of their similarity in structure to the harmless little lizard of the present day.