Spezzia – Sprague
Spezzia
a Greek island at the entrance to the Gulf of Nauplia; area, 6½ square miles; pop. 6,899, engaged chiefly in commercial pursuits. The town of Spezzia has a good harbor.
Sphalerite
or ZINC BLENDE, Native Zinc Sulphide. Also known as Blende and Black Jack, the iron which it usually contains giving it a black color.
It is an important ore of zinc, containing approximately 67 per cent. of the metal. It is very widely distributed.
Spielhagen
FRIEDRICH birds, never on quadrupeds. O. avicularia frequently infests the common fowl, the SPIDER FLY blackcock, and other birds. It is greenish-yellow, with smoke-colored wings.
Spiderwort
the common name of plants of the genus Tradescantia, one species of which, T. virginica, is cultivated in gardens.
Spiegeleisen
a name applied to a variety of cast iron which is coarsely crystalline, the large crystal planes having bright reflections. It contains about 5 per cent. carbon and considerable manganese. See IRON and STEEL.
Spielhagen
FRIEDRICH, a German novelist; born in Magdeburg, Feb. 24, 1829, but passed all his youth
Spinoza
BARUCH, or BENEDICT DE SPINOZA, a Dutch philosopher; born in Amsterdam, Holland, November 24, 1632. He was trained in Talmudic and other Hebrew lore by Rabbi Morteira; acquired a knowledge of Latin from the
Spofford
HARRIET PRESCOTT, an American author; born in Calais, Me., April 3, 1835; was graduated at the Putnam Free School, Newburyport, Mass., in 1852. In 1859 she published "In a Cellar" in the "Atlantic Monthly."
This story made her reputation, and thereafter she became a regular contributor to the chief periodicals of the country. Among her publications are:
Spofford
HARRIET PRESCOTT 33 "Sir Rohan's Ghost"; "The Amber Gods, and Other Stories"; "New England Legends"; "Hester Stanley and St.
Marks"; "A Master Spirit"; "Old Washington" (1906); etc. She died on Aug. 15, 1921.
Sprague
LEVI L.
Spotted Fever
the name given to a form of malignant typhus fever, which is accompanied by a rash _or eruption of red spots. See TYPHUS FEVER. an
Sprague
LEVI L. as a delegate to three General conferences, in 1892, 1896 and 1904. He wrote "Practical Bookkeeping" (1873); " Practical Grammar" (1894).