STOKER STORRS. 



often of varying shades of pink, blue, yellow, ami departments of zoology and horpotology in the Mas- 



green. The two largest found in 1886 were of a 

 rich grass-green color, and weighed respectively 34) 

 and 274 carats. 



The stone known as serpentine has a translucent 

 variety of a rich, oil-green color, varying from dark 

 to pule. This is called precious sei|>entine and is 

 lor ornaments. It is found from Maine to 

 Maryland, and abounds in North Carolina, but not 

 of tine quality. The finest grades come from near 

 Newhuryporti Moss. Malachite, suitable for orna- 

 ment, occurs in very small quantities, though the 



sachusetts State survey, and in 186(1 was president 

 of the American Medical -n. Among his 



productions are, .'<v""/'.< oftltr /'ix/im uf \orth Amer- 

 ica (Cambri. : Hiftory of the Fis/tet i,f 

 siirli'is'-t/s i Boston, 1853-67). 



His MO, H,.I;.MIO KoiuvsoN STORER, surgeon, was 

 born in Boston, Feb. 27, 1S30. He graduated at 

 Harvard, 18511, where he devoted himself mainly to 

 the natural sciences. Thereafter he studied medi- 

 cine, receiving his degree in 1853. He' spent tho 

 next two years in the great schools of Europe, acting 



Copper Queen mine, of Arizona, has yielded this for a year as private assistant to Sir James V. Simp- 



miucral in large masses. Turquoise lias been found son, of Edinburgh. In 1855 he began practic.- i:i 



of lute years in New York, Arizona, and Nevada, It Boston, taking for his specialty midwifery and tlie 



is not highly valued as a gem. The same may lie diseases <u' women. From 1865 to 1K( ; 9 he occupied 



said of jasper, which is found in many localities, the chair of obstetrics and medical jurisprudence in 



North Carolina yields it of the texture known as Berkshire Medical College. To qualify himself 



cat's-eye. Jade has been obtained from the Indians more perfectly for teaching medical jurisprudence, 



of Alaska, but its locality is not known. 



lie returned to Harvard to attend its law school, and 



Chalcedony is obtained, of a pink color, from graduated from it in 1868. His lectures to medical 

 near Cisco, Utah. It takes a fine polish, but has students on tho diseases of women were attended by 

 lieen little introduced as yet. Jet, a variety of physicians from all parts of the country. In 1872 

 lignite or mineral coal, of value for mourning orna- lie returned to Europe, spending five years there, 

 merits, is found abundantly in the California lignites, mainly in Southern Italy, in the study of the fevers 

 Amazon stone, a green felspar from Tike's Peak, of that district. On his return to the United 

 is used slightly as a gem. Obsidian occurs largely lie settled at Newport, R. L, where he still i, 

 in Yellowstone Park. Some of it is beautifully col- Dr. Storer was instrumental in founding tho Boston 

 ored, and it may yet prove very useful in tho orna- 1 Gynaecological Society, of which he was for some 

 mental arts. Josperized, or so-called petrified wood, ! time president, acting also as editor of its journal, 

 also abounds in the same locality and in Arizona. , In 1865 he was secretary and prize-essayist of the 

 In this the wood-tissue has been replaced by silica. American Medical Association, and its vice-president 

 It polishes well, and is sold as an ornamental stone, j in 1866. He has been an exceptionally prolific 



Of other minerals used for gems may be mentioned writer on medical subjects, both in professional 

 eunstone and moonstone, found only in Delaware journals and in book-form. In the latter shape he 

 county, Pa., and near Orange Court-Honse, Va. ; has published TI7;v not? A Honk for Every W<man, 

 spinel", occasionally found of fine quality; aqua- which received the gold medal of the An,eiie;i!i 

 marine, from several localities; phenakite, found at ' Medical Association (Boston, 1866); Is it /.' A 

 Pike's Peak, of fair size and fine quality; rock Jiook for Every Man (1867); in conjunction with 

 crystal (quartz), of which limpid specimens are often F. F. Heard. Criminal Abortion; its Nature, its />/- 

 cut for gems ; smoky quartz, which is cut as a gem <lrnce, ami its Isite (1868); On .Yrss ami Xurring, 



to a considerable extent; and gold quartz, which, 

 \rhen clear and well penetrated by gold, makes a 

 handsome stone. There are many other minerals 

 which are occasionally cut and used as ornamental 

 stones, but tho above-named are the most impor- 



t.l!!'. (C. II.) 



STORER, BELLAMY (1798-1875), jurist, was born 

 at Portland, Maine, March 9, 1798. He gradu- 

 ated at Bowdoin College, studied law in Cincinnati, 

 and was admitted to its bar in 1817. As editor of 

 the Crisis, a Federal party-organ, ho advocated in 

 1824 the election of John Quincy Adams as Presi- 

 dent. In 1835-37 he was a representative in Con- 

 gress, and in 1814 a presidential elector in favor of 

 Henry Clay. He occupied for many years a chair in 

 the law school of Cincinnati, and was for H years a 

 judge of the supreme court of Ohio. His religions 

 feelings were warm. In his youth ho was a leader 

 in a band of young men who, under the name of 

 "flying artillery," wont from place to place promot- 

 ing revivals. In 1821 his alm-i mati-r conferred on 

 him the degree of LL. D. He died at Cincinnati, 

 June 1, 1875, holding at the time the office of vice- 

 lent of the Evangelical Alliance. 



His brother, DAVID HrMi-iiuKVs S HIRER, physician, 

 was born at Portland, March 26, 1801, and gm 



at Bowdoin College in 1822. In 1825 he r ived 



the degree of M. D. from Harvard, and forthwith 



(1868) ; and Southern Italy as a Ifailth Station (1H7.".). 



His brother, FRANCIS HUMPHREYS STORER, born in 

 Boston, March 27, 1832, studied also in Harvard 

 Seicn title School, devoting himself specially to chem- 

 istry under Prof. Josiah P. Cooke. In 1853 he was 

 appointed chemist to the Pacific exploring expedi- 

 tion, and on his return completed his .scientific 

 course at Harvard, and graduated, 1855. After fur- 

 ther study, in Europe, he devoted himself to teaching 

 chemistry and to the practice of his profession as an 

 analytical chemist, in which latter capacity ho held 

 several appointments. In 1870 he was appointed 

 professor of agricultural chemistry in Harvard, a 

 position he still holds, while he is, at the same time, 

 dean of the Bussey Institution. He has Itoen a con- 

 stant contributor to scientific pnriodicals, and was 

 for a time American editor of the Repertoire tie Clii- 

 mie applique*. In hook-form he published, with 

 Charles W. Eliot (now president of Harvard Univer- 

 sity), Manual of Inoraanic Clmm'stri/ ( IMW) and Man- 

 ual f Oiitililri/ive C'liemixtrfi Analysis (18(19) ; < \iclapcr- 

 diaoffyii.ili/.itir,- Analysis (1870^73) ; and Agriculture 

 in Some of its Relntimts irith Chemistry (2 vols., 1887). 



STORMS. See TORNADO. 



STORRS, RIOIIABD SALTER, Congregationalist 

 pastor and author, was born at Brain tree, Muss., 

 Aug. 21, 1821. He graduated at Amhcrst College 

 in 1V!'.I. and entered on tho study of law Tinder Ru- 



r ommenced practice in Boston, whore he originated ' fus Choato, but then turned to theology. He grad- 

 the Tremont Medical School. In 1854 lie was ap- i nated at Andover Seminary in 1815, and became pas- 



pointed professor of obstetrics ntnl medical jurispru- 

 in tho Harvard Medical School, and was null- 

 it ly dean of that school. In 1876 tho degree 



of LL. D. was conferred on him by Bowdoin. Dr. 



Btorer for several years was physician to the 



ehusutU General Hospital, he had charge uf tho 



tor of a church at Brooklino, Mass. A year later he 

 was called to take charge of the newlv organized 

 ( 'lunch of the Pilgrims at Brooklyn, N. V., and has 

 sines continued in that position. From 1848 to 1861 

 one of the editors of the Independent. He is 

 iioted for his eloquence aud iu on advocate of preach- 



