Strobilus
in botany, a catkin the carpels of which are scale-like, scale-like, spread open, and bear naked seeds, as in the fruit of the pine; a cone.
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Single-source entries: S (128)
Each of these 13 subjects appears in only one of the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. None is long enough to carry a page by itself, so they are gathered here by letter. Anything that grows moves out to a page of its own.
Stroking Stones and Images
It is related by Cotton Mather that an Irish-American witch produced pain and disease in others by merely wetting her finger with saliva, and stroking small images, or sometimes a long, slender stone.
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Strong Cement
Mix some finely powdered rice with cold water, so as to form a soft paste. Add boiling water, and finally boil the mixture in a pan for one or two minutes. A strong cement is thus obtained, of a white color, which can be used for many purposes.
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Strong Facing
Facing-sand is termed strong or weak, in proportion to the amount of clay present, or the quantity of coal used in the mixture. See FACING-SAND.
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Strongylus
a genus of nematoid worms belonging to the family Strongylidæ, of which this genus is the type. The S. bronchialis is a species infesting the bronchial tubes of man, the female attaining the length of an inch. The family characteristics of this group are a round thread-like body (hence the name), a round or oval mouth, and two terminal spicules provided for the male. The S. bronchialis is not of frequent occurrence as a human parasite. It was first discovered in 1790. Allied species (S. paradoxus) occur in the lungs of the pig, and (S. micrurus) in those of the calf. The S. gigas (otherwise known as Eustrongylus gigas) is notable as being the largest nematoid parasite found in man or other animals. It attains a length of over 3 feet (female), the Rare in man, male measuring 1 foot. S. gigas is found in almost all Carnivora.
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Stronsay
one of the Orkney Islands, 12 miles N. E. of Kirkwall; about 7 miles long and 4½ miles broad. It is of moderate elevation, and its coasts are deeply indented. The soil is mostly good, and is now well cultivated.
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Strophades Insulae
Two islands in the Ionian Sea, formerly called Plotae (Strofadia and Strivali). The Harpies were pursued to these islands by the sons of Boreas ; and it was from the circumstance of the latter returning from these islands after the pursuit that they are supposed to have obtained • the name of Strophades.
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Strophanthus
a genus of plants belonging to the natural order Apocynaceæ, and natives of tropical Africa and Asia. The flowers are in terminal heads; the corolla is fun funnel-shaped, with its limb divided into five long cord-like segments; the fruit is a double follicle. Each follicle contains a large number of seeds having beautiful comose awns. There are several species, but the best known is the S. hispidus, variety Kombé, the seeds of which are now largely used in medicine. This species is widely distributed in tropical Africa, and climbs up the highest trees, hanging from one to the other in festoons. An extract of the seeds is used as an arrow poison (Kombé or inee) in districts widely apart, as at Kombé, in the Manganja country, in the Zambesi district, in the Somali country, in the Gaboon district, in Guinea, and in Senegambia. In the British "Pharmacopœia" strophanthus is defined as the mature ripe seeds of S. hispidus, variety Kombé, freed from the awns. The seeds contain an active principle, strophanthin, which is extremely poisonous, the medicinal dose of it being To to do grain. Its action and uses are very similar to those of digitalis.
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Strophe
in the Greek drama, the turning of the chorus from the right to the left of the orchestra, the return being the antistrophe; the part of a choral ode sung during the act of so turning; hence, in ancient lyric poetry, a term for the former of two corresponding stanzas, the latter being the antistrophe. The term is sometimes used in relation to modern poetry. In botany, the spirals formed in the development of leaves.
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Strophulus
in pathology, the redgum, or tooth-rash; an eruption of minute hard, slightly-red pimples, clustered and scattered, affecting infants or young children. The largest number of pimples are on the face and the neck. It arises from irritation of the stomach. The irritation is slight, and the disease not Unimportant variations dangerous. have led to the establishment of the species S. intertinctus, S. confertus, S. candidus, and S. volaticus. Cye-Vol. LX
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Strozzi
the name of a wealthy and Allied armies in the Balkans, during the illustrious Florentine family. Palla, Filippo, and Piero were the three most renowned members of this princely house, between 1432 and 1537, and who were either exiled or lost their lives in the struggle for liberty against the power of the Medici family.
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Struensee
JOHANN FRIED- RICH, COUNT, a Danish statesman; born in Halle-on-the-Saale, Prussian Saxony, Aug. 5, 1737; studied medicine, and in 1768 was appointed physician to the King of Denmark. He soon became a favorite with both the king and queen, and effected the dismissal of all those who were obstacles to his own ambitious plans. In 1770 he advised the king (who was little better than an imbecile) to abolish the council of state, a measure which roused the indignation of the Danish nobility, since it threw all authority into the hands of the queen and the favorite. Struensee by various means gradually usurped the administration of all affairs in the name of the king, and caused himself to be created count. His arrogance now caused a conspiracy against him, and on Jan. 16, 1772, the queen, Struensee, and their partisans were seized. The favorite was brought before a special commission, was found guilty of criminal relations with the queen (on insufficient evidence), convicted, and executed on April 28, 1772.
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Struma
a river which has its rise in the mountains of Western Bulgaria, flows S. through Macedonia, through Lake Tachyno, and empties into the Ægean Sea 50 miles E. of Salonika. It is identical with the Strymon of antiquity. During the two Balkan wars, in 1912-1913, and again during the World War, after the Bulgarians had joined the Central Empires, it was the scene of heavy fighting. Until September, 1918, it was largely within the Bulgarian lines, but after the final attack by the Allies at that time the Bulgarians were driven back and the Allied troops advanced up both banks of the river.
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