Sullivan (MARK an American editor)
MARK, an American editor and writer; born at Avondale, Pa., in 1874. He was educated at the Normal School, West Chester, Pa., and at Harvard University. From 1893 to 1900 he was part owner of the "Daily Republican," Phenixville, Pa.; from 1903 to 1904 writer on the Boston "Transcript"; from 1904 to 1906 a member of the New York City bar, and from 1906 to 1917 a member of the editorial staff of "Collier's Weekly," serving as editor from 1912 to 1917. After this he became Washington correspondent of the New York "Evening Post."
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Sullivan's Island
an island at the N. side of the entrance to Charleston harbor, S. C.; 6 miles from Charleston. It is 6 miles long, but very narrow, and is a favorite sea-bathing resort. On it is situated Fort Moultrie, a position of importance during the Civil War.
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Sully (THOMAS an American artist born)
THOMAS, an American artist; born in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England, in 1783; emigrated to the United States with his parents in 1792; studied painting in Charleston; established himself in Richmond, Va., as a portrait painter in 1803; removed afterward to New York; and in 1809 settled in Philadelphia, where he afterward lived. His reputation as one of the leading American portrait painters is founded on numerous works, the best known of which are the full - length portraits of , and Dr. Benjamin Rush, Commodore Decatur, Thomas Jefferson, and Lafayette. The Boston Museum possesses his cele- of brated picture of " Washington Crossing beds of blue-clayey formation. It is the Delaware." He died in Philadelphia Nov. 5, 1872.
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Sulphates
salts of sulphuric acid. Sulphuric acid is dibasic, forming two classes of sulphates, viz., neutral sulphates, in which the two hydrogen atoms of the acid are replaced by metal, and acid sulphates, in which one hydrogen atom only is so replaced. The general formula of the former class is M2SO4, and of the latter MHSO4. (M represents a monovalent metal.) Of the sulphates, some are found native; some are very soluble, some sparingly soluble, and some insoluble. The most important sulphates are: Sulphate of aluminum and potassium, or alum; sulphate of ammonium, employed for making carbonate of ammonia; sulphate of copper, an blue vitriol, much used as or escharotic in surgery, and also used in dyeing and for preparing certain green pigments; sulphate of iron, or green vitriol, used in making ink, and very extensively in dyeing and calico printing; it is also much used in medicine; sulphate of calcium, or gypsum; sulphate of magnesium, or Epsom salts; sulphate of manganese, used in calico printing; sulphate of mercury, used in the preparation of corrosive sublimate and of calomel; bi-sulphate of potash, much used as a flux in mineral analysis; sulphate of sodium, or Glauber's salts; sulphate of quinine, much used in medicine; sulphate of zinc, or white vitriol, used in surgery, also in the preparation of drying oils for varnishes, and in the reserve or resist pastes of the calico printer. Many double sulphates are known.
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Sulphonal
or SULFONE METH- ANE, (CH₃)₂ C (SO2C2H5)2, a colorless crystalline powder, m. p. 125-126° C, soluble in alcohol, slightly soluble in water and ether. Prepared by combining anhydrous acetone and anhydrous ethylmercaptan m by means of a stream of anhydrous hydrochloric acid. It is employed in medicine as a hypnotic, being less dangerous than most drugs of its class, and intermediate in its action between chloral and paraldehyde.
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Sulphur Impressions
These impressions of medals, gems, or any other delicate object may be obtained easily by using sulphur when it has been made to assume the soft or pastry condition (see SULPHUR). Or, melt the sulphur and increase the heat until it becomes brown; then pour into a vessel, and just before it hardens press the object enough to obtain a good impression. See MEDALS.
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Sulphurous Acid
an acid formed by the union of an equivalent of sulphur with two of oxygen in a variety of ways, the most familiar being its production during the combustion of sulphur in the open air or in oxygen. The gas produced is endowed with the properties of a weak acid, and is the sole product of the combustion, provided the air or oxygen be perfectly dry. It has a pungent, suffocating odor, and when in a concentrated form cannot be breathed with impunity. It is not inflammable, and extinguishes burning bodies. It dissolves freely in water, which takes up between 40 and 50 times its bulk of the gas. The solution has the smell and taste of the gas itself, and becomes gradually converted into sulphuric acid from absorbing oxygen from the air. It is widely used in the manufacture of disinfectants and in fumigation.
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Sulpicians
a Roman Catholic congregation of missonary priests founded in 1642 at Paris by the Abbé Ollier. They have a number of houses in Europe and America, and are chiefly engaged in training young men for the priesthood. pr They are called Sulpicians from the parish of St. Sulpice, where the congregation was first organized.
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Sultan
in Arabic, signifies "mighty one, lord." It is the ordinary title of Mohammedan rulers. The ruler of Turkey assumes the title of Sultan-esselatin, "Sultan of sultans." The title sultan is also applied to the sultan's daughters, and his mother, if living, is styled Sultan Valide.
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Sumbawa
one of the chain of the Sunda Islands to the E. of Java; between Lombok (on the W.) and Flores (on the E.); area, 5,192 square miles; pop. about 75,000, all Malays and Mohammedans. They are divided between four native rulers, who owe allegiance to the Dutch governor of Celebes. The islands are mountainous but fertile, and yield rice, tobacco, cotton, sandalwood, etc. In 1815 an eruption of Tambora, the loftiest peak on the island, whereby the altitude was decreased from 14,000 to 7,670 feet, depopulated the kingdoms of Tambora and Papekat, 12,000 lives being lost and great damage done to the whole island by the ashes. Another eruption took place in 1836, and one of another peak, Gunong Api, in 1860, though with little loss.
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Summanus
A derivative form from summus, the highest, an ancient Roman or Etruscan divinity, who was of equal or even of higher rank than Jupiter . As Jupiter was the god of heaven in the bright day, so Summanus was the god of the nocturnal heaven, and hurled his thunderbolts during the night. 2026 Editor's Note: Later European writers including Milton and Camões repurposed Summanus as a symbol of infernal or demonic power, with Milton describing him as a smoking whirlwind of blue flame falling upon cities. Scholars like Georges Dumézil have argued that Summanus embodied the violent, mysterious aspect of heavenly sovereignty, paralleling the Vedic dichotomy of Varuna and Mitra. This interpretive framework positions Summanus and Dius Fidius as complementary aspects of Roman divine authority—one nocturnal and awe-inspiring, the other reassuring and legalistic. (Ed: BR 2026-07-11)
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