Stoke-Poges
a village of Buckinghamshire, England; 2 miles N. of Slough station. Gray's mother settled here in 1742; the beautiful churchyard is the scene of his "Elegy," and in that churchyard he is buried.
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Stoke-Upon-Trent
a manufac turing town of Staffordshire, England; capital of the "Potteries," on the Trent and the Treat and Mersey canal; 15 miles S. E. of Crewe. It is a modern place dating only from the last quarter of the 18th century, and has a parish church with Wedgwood's grave, a town hall (1835), a market hall (1883), a free library (1878), the Minton memorial building (1858), the Hartshill Infirmary (1868), public public baths, and statues of Wedgwood, Minton and Colin Minton Campbell. Its factories of porcelain, earthenware, encaustic tiles, and tessellated pavements are among the largest in the world; and the industries also include coal mining, brickmaking, and the manufacture of iron, engines, machinery, etc. Mrs. Craik was a native. Pop. (1919) 239,316.
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Stokes
ANSON PHELPS, an American banker and publicist, born in New York City, in 1838. He became a partner of the firm of Phelps, Dodge & Co., merchants, and later of Phelps, Stokes & Co., bankers. Both companies were successful and he acquired a large fortune. He took an active part in political and social matters in New York, and was the first president of the Reform Club. He was also for a time vice-president of the Civil Service Reform Association, and in 1900 was president of the National Association of Anti-Imperialists Clubs. He gave largely to charity and was prominent in the movement for tariff reform. He wrote "Cruising in the West Indies" (1902); "Cruising in the Caribbean with a Camera" (1903). He died in 1913.
CHARLES FRANCIS, an American physician and naval officer, born in New York City, in 1863. He was educated at Adelphi Academy and Polytechnic Institute, Brooklyn, and at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University. In 1889 he entered the navy as an assistant surgeon and after being promoted surgeon, medical inspector, and medical director, he became surgeon-general, U. S. N., and chief of Bureau of Medicine and Surgery with the the rank of rear-admiral in 1910. He was retired in 1917.
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Stokhod
a small river in eastern Galicia, along whose banks desperate fighting took place during the World War, between Austrian and German abdominal cavity, and having the form troops and the Russians. It was in this region, during July, 1916, when the Russian armies were driving the Teutons before them, that the Germans made a determined stand. Victorious along all other parts of the Eastern front, the Russians made futile attacks with very strong forces at several points against the German line along the Stokhod river, notably near Czereviscze, Janmaka and on both sides of the railway running from Kovel to Rovno. Here, during the middle of July, 1916, the Germans received strong re-enforcements and powerful artillery. It was the German resistance here which saved the whole front of the Central Empires from a crushing defeat.
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Stola
a loose garment worn by Roman matrons over the tunic. To the bottom of it a border or flounce was sewed, the whole reaching down so low as to conceal the ankles and part of the feet. It was the characteristic dress of the Roman matrons, as the toga was of the men; divorced women or courtesans were not allowed to wear it. It was usually gathered and confined at the waist by a girdle, and frequently ornamented at the throat by a colored border. It has either short or long sleeves, and was fastened over the shoulder by a fibula.
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Stole
a long, loose garment extending to the feet; also the sucker or shoot of a plant. In the Roman Catholic Church, a narrow band of silk or stuff, sometimes enriched with embroidery and jewels, worn on the left shoulder of deacons, and across both shoulders of bishops and priests, pendent on each side nearly to the ground; - used in the administration of the sacraments and all other sacred functions.
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Stolisomancy
Divination from the manner in which a person dresses himself. Augustus believed that a military revolt was predicted on the morning of its occurrence by the fact that his valet had buckled his right sandal to his left foot. Stomach, Seeing with the: A phenomenon frequently observed by the followers of Mesmer in their somnambules. The subject, in a cataleptic state closely resembling death, would show no signs of intelligence when questions were directed to his ears, but if the questions were addressed to the pit of the stomach, or sometimes to the finger-tips or toes, an answer would be immediately forthcoming. Several such cases are recorded by Dr. Pététin, of Lyons, who in 1808 published his Electricité Animale, and by other mesmerists. Not only hearing, but seeing, tasting and smelling were performed by the stomach, independent of the sensory organs. Pététin attributes the phenomenon to animal electricity and states that objects placed on the patient's stomach were not seen when they were wrapped in wax or silk-that is, non-conductors. The best way to communicate with a patient in the cataleptic state was for the operator to place his hand on the stomach of the subject, and address his question to the finger-tips of his own free hand. This trance phenomenon, as well as others, may now be referred to suggestion and hyperæsthesia.
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Stolp
a town in the Prussian province of Pomerania; on the river Stolpe, 85 miles W. by N. of Danzig; has a castle, some old churches (the castle chapel dating from the 13th century), iron foundries, machinery, and amber manufactures, and an active trade in agricultural products, timber, fish, etc. Pop. about 35,000.
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Stomach Pump
in surgery, a suction and force pump for withdrawing the contents of the stomach in cases of poisoning, etc., and also used as an injector. It resembles the ordinary syringe, except that it has two apertures near the end, in which the valve opens different ways, so as to constitute a sucking and forcing passage.
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