Each of these 8 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.
that which saves, mitigates, relieves, or preserves; a help; a remedy; an aid; an antidote; as, heavy damages proved a salve to his dishonor. Also an adhesive composition; a substance applied to heal, mollify, or relieve wounds or sores; an unguent; an ointment; a plaster.
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sage; the typical genus of the Salvidæ. Calyx two-lipped; stamens two, forked. Undershrubs or herbs, widely distributed. Known species about 400, many of them very showy, flowering plants, cultivated in gardens or in greenhouses. S. officinalis, of which there are many varieties, is the common sage, a well-known culinary herb (see SAGE). It is a feeble tonic and astringent and an efficient aromatic. S. grandiflora is also culinary. The galls of S. pomifera are eaten in Candia, as are the stalks of S. moorcroftiana in the Himalayas. The root is used in cough, the seeds as an emetic, and the leaves as a medicine in guinea-worm and itch, or as a poultice to wounds. The seeds of S. plebeia and S. pumila, also Indian species, are given in gonorrhea, etc.
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TOMMASO, an Italian tragedian; born in Milan, Jan. 1, 1830. His father and mother were both actors; he was trained under Modena, a distinguished player; and became well known as a member of Ristori's company. In 1849 he fought with distinction in the revolutionary war; and returning to the stage played with eminent success as Edipus in a play written for Salvini by Nicolini, and as Saul in Alfieri's drama. In Paris he played in these, in Racine's plays, and as Shakespeare's Othello the part with which he is identified in the minds of English playgoers. He scored successes in Brussels and Madrid, and visited the United States in 1874, England in 1875, with as great éclat. But after another visit to the United States in 1890, he retired from the stage to enjoy a life of earned leisure in his villa near Florence. Among his most striking parts were-besides Othello-Hamlet, Macbeth, and Lear. He died in 1916.
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SALWEEN, or SALWEN, a river of Burma with a general N. and S. course parallel to the Irrawady, rising in southwestern China, and falling into the Indian Ocean (Gulf of Martaban), the towns of Martaban, Moulmein, and Amherst being at or near its mouth. The river course is interrupted by rocks and ra rapids, but vessels of the largest size can reach Moulmein. Vast quantities of teak are annually floated down the Salwin and shipped at Moulmein for export. The area of the Salwin basin is 62,700 square miles; the river is 1,750 miles in length, and from 1 to 4 miles in breadth.
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a group of three villages (New, Lower, and Upper Salzbrunn) in Silesia; 30 miles S. of Breslau; having eight mineral springs, which attract many visitors in the season. The water is alkalo-saline; it is extensively exported. There are glass and porcelain factories, yarn-spinning works, brick works, and coal mines.
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a city of Austria, capital of the province of Salzburg, picturesquely situated on both banks of the rapid Salza, which is here hemmed in between two isolated hills, 73 miles S. E. of Munich. It is partly walled, and has several handsome squares and streets, ornamental grounds, park, and river promenades. The principal edifices are the cathedral (1614-1668) built in imitation of St. Peter's, Rome, several other churches; the archbishop's palace (now belonging to the town), former imperial palace, exchange, museum, and several benevolent institutions. It was the birthplace of Mozart, and there is a bronze statue of the composer by Schwanthaler. There is a theological college, and other high-class educational institutions, extensive libraries, etc. The manufactures before the World War were not individually of importance. The town was the see of a bishop in the 7th century, which in 798 was raised to an archbishopric. The Bishops of Salzburg were princes of the German empire, and held the position of sovereigns over the archbishopric till it was secularized in 1802. Pop. about 37,- 7 300. The province of Salzburg, area 2,767 square miles, is a mountainous country, intersected by numerous valleys, chiefly pastoral, but in many of them much corn and fruit are raised. Wood is abundant, and the minerals, which are very valuable, include gold, silver, lead, copper, cobalt, iron, salt, and marble. 000 Pop. about 219,000.
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called the Austrian Switzerland, one of the most picturesque districts of Europe; between the Austrian province of Salzburg on the W. and Styria on the E.; area, about 250 square miles. The scenery combines in rare beauty the features of valley, mountain, and lake. The highest peak, the Dachstein, reaches an altitude of 9,830 feet. But the district derives its principal attraction from its lakes, the most famous of which are Hallstatt, Traun or Gmunden, Atter, St. Wolfgang or Aber, Mond, and Zell. It derives its name of "Saltexchequer Property" from its salt springs and mines, which yield over 80,000 tons of salt annually. The chief seats of the salt works are Ischl, Hallstatt, and Eben- Little or no agriculture is carried see. on; the inhabitants not engaged in the salt industry are employed in cattle breeding and in the timber trade.
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the third largest of the Philippine Islands; S. E. of the E. part of the Island of Luzon, from which it is separated by the Strait of San Bernardino; and the extreme E. of the Visayan group. On the S. W. it is separated from the island of Leyte by the Strait of San Juanico. The W. coast is bounded by the Western Sea, and the E. coast by the Pacific Ocean. The island is mainly mountainous, although there are many fine valleys under cultivation. Samar extends 130 miles from N. W. to S. E., 50 miles from the E. to W., and has an area with adjacent islands of 5,031 square miles. Pop. about 266,237. Samar and islands adjoining were made a province under civil government in 1902. The products of the island are such as are found in all the archipelago. There are many fine kinds of woods, numerous varieties of wild fruits, various kinds of bamboo, roots suitable for food, rattan, game, and fish. Besides cocoanuts there is a large production of oil, rice and hemp.
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