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409

SMELT, fish, xxi. 221, 223. 225.

SMELTING, of metals, xvi. 58; of iron, xm. 291.

SMERDIS, son of Cyrus, xvm. 567.

, The False, Persian king, xvm. 568.

SMETHWICK, town, England, xxn. 168.

SMEW, bird, xvi. 35.

SMIKITE, mineral, xvi. 401.

SMIL of Pardubitz, Bohemian writer, xxn. 151.

SMILAX, genus of plants, xxi. 313.

SMIRKE, Robert, English painter, xxn. 1 68.

SMITH, Adam, Scottish political econo mist and ethical philosopher, XXII. 169; xix. 365; his maxims of taxation, XXlll. 85; his place in English litera ture, vm. 429; his Theory of Moral Sentiments, vm. 602.

, Albert, English humorist, XXII.

171.

, Alexander, Scottish poet, xxn. 172.

, Barnabas, stepfather of Sir Isaac

Newton, xvi I. 438.

, Bernard, English organ-builder,

XVII. 837.

, Brough, on Australian geology, III.

1 08.

, Charles Michie, his improvement

of the rain-gauge, XX. 257.

, C. Roach, on ancient London, XIV.

841.

, Colvin, Scottish painter, xxn. 172.

, Edmund, English writer, xvm. 755-

, George, on the Babylonian cos mogonies, VI. 446.

, Henry John Stephen, mathema tician, XXII. 172.

, Horace, joint-author of Rejected Addresses, XXII. 173. -, James, joint-author of Rejected

Addresses, xxn. 173. , James, of Deanston, his system of

draining, I. 304, 331. , Captain John, English traveller

and adventurer, xxn. 173; XV. 301. , John Raphael, English painter

and mezzotint engraver, xxil. 176. , Joseph, founder of the Mormons,

xvi. 825.

, Leigh, Arctic explorer, xix. 325.

, Robert Angus, 011 the constituent

gases of the atmosphere, in. 35. , Sydney, English moralist and

critic, xxil. 177. -, Sir Thomas, English scholar and

diplomatist, xxil. 178. -, William, English geologist, xxn.

178. , William, of Woolston, English

agriculturist, I. 314.

, William, Lollard ascetic, xiv. 811. , William Henry, English moralist,

xxn. 179.

, Sir William Sidney, English

admiral, xxil. 179.

SMITHFIELD MARKET, London, xiv. 828, 845.

SMITHSON, Sir Hugh, duke of North umberland, xvm. 523.

, Miss, Irish actress, ill. 598.

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, Washing ton, U.S.A., xxn. 223; xxiv. 384.

SMITHSONITE, mineral, xvi. 398.

SMITH-WORK, in building, iv. 510.

SMOKE, of London, xiv. 827. ABATEMENT, xxn. 179.

SMOKING, of tobacco, xxin. 423; pipes

for, XIX. 1 10. SMOKY MOUNTAINS, North Carolina,

U.S.A., xvn. 559.

SMOLEN, island, Norway, xvn. 576. SMOLENSK, government, Russia, xxn.

183; as principality, xxi. 89; town,

xxn. 183. SMOLLETT, Tobias George, Scottish

novelist, xxn. 183; as satirist, xxi.

320; his place in English literature,

vni. 431. SMOLT, young salmon, xvni. 320; xxi.

224. SMUGGLING, xxn. 185; in relation to

taxation, xxin. 86. SMYRNA, town, Asia Minor, xxn. 185;

coins of, XVII. 647; province, XXlll.

653-

, Epistle of the Church at, on Poly- carp s martyrdom, XIX. 415.

SMYTH S OBSERVATORY, Bedford, Eng land, xvn. 711.

SNAEFELL, mountain, Isle of Man, xv. 450.

SNAIL, mollusc, xxn. 187; xvi. 646, 660; development of the river-snail, xvi. 638.

SNAKE-BIRD, xxn. 188.

SNAKE-BITE, Number of deaths from, xxn. 191.

SNAKE-FLY, xni. 151.

SNAKE ISLAND, West Indies, n. 46; xxiv. 261.

SNAKE-NUT, xvn. 664.

SNAKE-POISON, XXIL 191.

SNAKE RIVER, Oregon and Washington Territory, U.S.A., xvn. 822; xxiv. 386.

SNAKE-ROOT, plant, xxn. 189.

SNAKES, order of reptiles, xxn. 189; classification of, XX. 439, 445; olfac tory organs of, xxil. 166; reproduc tion of, xx. 409; Aristotle on, xx.

432-

SNAKE-STONE, xxn. 199.

SNEEK, town, Netherlands, xxn. 199.

SNEEZING, abnormal form of respira tion, xx. 479.

SNELL (Snellius), Willebrord, Dutch astronomer, xxi 1. 199; his measurement of arc of meridian, vn. 597; his con tributions to navigation, xvil. 255; on squaring the circle, xxn. 434.

SNEYD, Houora, Major Andre s love for, n. 19.

SNIADECKI, John, Polish philosopher,

xix. 306. SINPE, bird, XXIL 200; shooting, XXL

834.

SNOB PAPERS, Thackeray s, xxin. 214. SNOILSKY, Count Karl, Swedish poet,

xxn. 758. SNORING, abnormal form of respiration,

xx. 479.

SNORRO STURLUSON, Icelandic histo rian, xxn. 201; vn. 649; xn. 622,

625; xxi. 368. SNOTINGAHAM (Nottingham), ancient

town, England, xvn. 600. SNOW, in meteorology, XVI. 154; geo logical effects of, X. 280. SNOWBALL TREE, XL 244. SNOWDON, mountain, Wales, v. 118. SNOWDROP, plant, xxn. 201.

TREE, n. 320. SNOW-GAUGE, Glaisher s, xx. 257. SNOW-LINE, vi. 2; x. 280, 627; xvi.

154; of Himalayas, XL 830. SNOW-SHOES, xxn. 201. SNUFF, xxin. 426; adulteration of, i.

174. SNYDERS, Franz, Flemish painter, xxn.

202. SOAP, xxn. 202; action of water on,

xxiv. 399; scented, xvni. 526. SOAP-BARK, xxn. 204. SOAP-BUBBLE, Surface-tension of, v. 65. SOAP NUT, xvn. 665. SOAP POWDER, xxn. 204. SOAP-TREE OIL, xvn. 744. SOAR, river, England, xvn. 598. SOBA, town, ancient Palestine, xni.

405. SOBAT, affluent of Nile, Africa, xvn.

507, 508. SOBBING, abnormal form of respiration,

xx. 479. SOBIESKI, John III., king of Poland,

xni. 714; xix. 295; defeat of the

Turks by (1683), xiv. 466. SOBOLES, underground stem of plants,

IV. 98. SOBRANIYE, provincial assembly, Russia,

XXI. 70. SOBRAON, India, Battle of (1846), xx.

112.

SOCAGE, land tenure, XXH. 204; XX. 305. SOC AND SAC, Cinque Port right, v.

786.

SOCCINI (Socinus, q.v.), xxn. 228. SOCCOLANTES, Franciscan monks, IX.

699. SOCHACZEW, town, Russian Poland,

xxiv. 375.

SOCHAN, river, Central Asia, xvni. 103. SOCIABLE GROSBEAK, bird, xxiv. 463. SOCIAL DEMOCRATS, German political

party, xxil. 215. SOCIALISM, xxn. 205; .vi. 211; its

economic aspects, Xix. 393 ; failures of,

VI. 219; in Germany, X. 513; xiv.

321; Fourier s system, ix. 489; Owen s