More than one of these 7 encyclopedias carries each of the following subjects — but every one of them treats it in a sentence or two and then moves on. They are gathered here so the different accounts can sit side by side.
Sloane
Collier's New Encyclopedia: WILLIAM MILLIGAN, an American historian; born in Richmond, O., Nov. 12, 1850; was graduated at Columbia in 1868; 868: 'studied in Berlin and Leipsic (1872-1876), and during part of that time was private secretary of George Bancroft, then minister at Berlin. He was for several years a professor at Princeton, later Professor of History at Columbia. He published: "The French War and the Revolution," "Life of James McCosh," in 1897 brought out a very important "Life of Napoleon," in four volumes. His later works include: "The French Revolution and Religious Reform" (1901); ; "The Balkans" (1914); "Party “ Government in America" (1915).
Aiton's Encyclopedia: . See British Museum ; Jamaica
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Slovaks
Collier's New Encyclopedia: the name of the Slavic inhabitants of North Hungary who in the 9th century formed the nucleus of the great Moravian kingdom, but who, after the bloody battle of Presburg (A. D. 907), were gradually subjugated by the Magyars. There are scattered settlements of Slovaks in Austria and Slavonia. They number about 2,500,000. The Slovaks, whose character probably comes nearest to that of the old Slavic type, travel in great numbers over Germany and Poland as peddlers. Their language is a dialect of the Bohemian. See CZECHO-SLOVAKIA.
Aiton's Encyclopedia: a Slavonic people living in northern Hungary and adjacent parts of Moravia. They are related to the Poles, Bohemians, and Moravians.
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Smelt
Aiton's Encyclopedia: a fish somewhat resembling the salmon and the trout. The common smelt of Scotland is from eight to twelve inches in length, and is rather more slender than the trout. The lower jaw projects. The scales are small. The back is whitish, tinged with green; the sides are bluish; the belly, silver. Like the salmon, the smelt is an inhabitant partly of fresh and partly of salt water. It is taken usually at the mouths of rivers. There are numerous species both in the Old World and the New.
Collier's New Encyclopedia: Osmerus eperlanus; a small anadromous fish; common on the coasts and in the fresh waters of northern and central Europe, and of corresponding American latitudes, from August to May, returning to the sea after it has deposited its eggs. It sometimes becomes landlocked in lakes. New Zealand smelt, Retropinna richardsoni, one of the Salmonidæ, found only in the rivers of New Zealand.
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Snowdrop
Aiton's Encyclopedia: or Galanthus, a small, white, spring-blooming bulb. The dainty flower hangs like the amaryllis, to which the snowdrop is closely related. The heart of the flower consists of a green and white tube, with six tips, "a heart-shaped seal of green." In cultivation the habits of the snowdrop are like those of the lily of the valley. There are numerous species. The common snowdrop is native in the mountains of the Mediterranean region from the Pyrenees to the Caucasus.
Collier's New Encyclopedia: a plant of the genus Galanthus; G. nivalis, natural order Amaryllidaceæ. It bears solitary, drooping, and elegant white flowers, which appear early in spring. It is a native of the Alps, but is quite common in gardens in the northern United States.
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Soapstone
Collier's New Encyclopedia: or STEATITE, a hydrated silicate of magnesia. It is a massive variety of talc, which, when pure and compact, is much used as a refractory material for lining furnaces. It is easily he lathe, or cut with knives turned in the and saws, and is made into culinary vessels. When reduced to powder it is used like plumbago as a lubricator and to diminish friction. Soapstone slabs are extensively used for manufacturing into laundry, bath and acid tubs, and in chemical laboratories, as also in the manufacture of different varieties of stoves, mantels, linings, heaters, caskets, assay furnaces, gas burners, and wherever acids are used or there is a necessity to retain heat, or where a fireproof article is necessary. See TALC.
Aiton's Encyclopedia: . See Talc
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Sodom
Aiton's Encyclopedia: in sacred geography, a city in the vale of Siddim, near the Dead Sea . According to the Scriptural account, Sodom and its sister city, Gomorrah, were destroyed on account of their wickedness in the time of Abraham and Lot. Tradition has it that the site of these cities is covered by the Dead Sea, but geologists say that this is not possible. See Dead Sea ; Apples Of Sodom
Collier's New Encyclopedia: one of the cities of the plain, and for some time the dwelling-place of Lot. Its crimes and vices (the nature of which is recalled in the word sodomy) were so enormous that God destroyed it by fire from heaven, with three neighboring cities, Gomorrah, Zeboim, and Admah, which were as wicked as itself.
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Sons of Veterans
Aiton's Encyclopedia: a patriotic association designed to perpetuate the traditions of the Grand Army of the Republic . The first camp was organized in Philadelphia, September 29, 1879. The organization is composed of lineal descendants, over eighteen years of age, of honorably discharged soldiers, sailors, or marines who served in the late Civil War. There are now about one thousand camps, with a membership of fifty thousand, distributed among twenty-five divisions, corresponding to states, the general society or national body constituting the commandery-in-chief. Each camp has its own officers, the head officer being the commander. The principal officer of the division is the division commander. The Sons of Veterans' Auxiliary is an association of women auxiliary to the organization.
Collier's New Encyclopedia: a patriotic organization established in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1879. It is an hereditary society, being restricted to lineal male descendants of soldiers, sailors and marines who served with honor in the Civil War. The insignia consist of a bronze bar on which are the words "Filii Veteranorum"; and pendant from this bar is a red, white and blue ribbon attached to a medallion containing a monogram of the letters "S. V." in relief on a wreath over crossed cannons, surmounted by a spread eagle. A parallel society is the Daughters ers of Veterans, consisting of female descendants. The members number about 56,000.
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Sorghum
Aiton's Encyclopedia: sor'gum, a sort of cane, closely related to broom corn. It is a member of the corn or grass family. The American varieties are from China or Africa. In the North sorghum is not infrequently called "sugar-cane," which it resembles in growth, stalk, and leaves. Sorghum, however, bears a fine pyramidal panicle of rich seed; sugarcane has none. It is raised extensively in some localities for sorghum molasses. The cane is stripped (deprived of leaves), cut, and topped, care being taken to keep the fresh, bleeding ends out of the dirt. It is put through a roller press not unlike a laundry clothes press in principle. The sap is caught in a trough and is conveyed to a series of vats where it is cleared and evaporated to the desired thickness. Fresh sorghum, especially of the variety known as amber, is an acceptable addition to table fare. Sorghum is an annual raised from seed. Cut young it makes excellent forage. See Sugar-Cane ; Broom Corn ; Kaffir Corn
Collier's New Encyclopedia: a genus of Andropogonex, sometimes made a synonym of Trachypogon. S. vulgare is the Indian or great In 1918 the guinea United States produced 16,532,382 gallons sorghum molasses.
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