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FOXTAIL GRASS 



united with the Sac Indians about 1760, and 

 the two tribes have since then been practically 

 one. They are scattered over Oklahoma, Iowa, 

 Kansas and Nebraska, and number about 700. 

 The Fox were a woodland people, living in 

 bark houses and raising corn and vegetables. 

 See SAC. 



FOX, CHARLES JAMES (1749-1806), a brilliant 

 English statesman and orator, a friend of, the 

 American colonies in their fight for freedom. 

 He was born at Westminster, educated at 

 Eton and Oxford, and in 1768 entered Parlia- 

 ment as a Tory. He was junior lord of the 

 admiralty and treasury, 1770-1774, during Lord 

 North's ministry. Later he joined the Whig 

 party, and in 1762 was foreign secretary under 

 Lord Rockwell. He supported the cause of 

 the American colonies in Parliament during 

 the American Revolution, and because of this 

 his political career was disturbed by the en- 

 mity of King George III and by the bitter 

 opposition of Pitt. The History of the Reign 

 of James II, although incomplete, is the most 

 important of his writings, but is considered 

 of little historic or literary value. 



FOX, GEORGE (1624-1691), born at Fenny- 

 Drayton, Leicestershire, England, was the 

 founder of the Society of Friends, or Quakers, 

 the organization of which was completed about 

 1669. At the age of twenty-one he believed 

 himself to be the subject of divine call, and 

 wandered from place to place, spreading his 

 views respecting religious reforms. He made 

 missionary journeys through Ireland, Scotland, 

 the West Indies, North America and Holland, 

 and had many followers. He was frequently 

 imprisoned for his public denial of the Scrip- 

 tures as the source of divine truth, and in 1655 

 was examined on such charges and acquitted 

 by Cromwell. His followers were first called 

 Quakers because he had exhorted the magis- 

 trates "to tremble at the word of the Lord." 

 See QUAKERS. , 



FOX, JOHN [WILLIAM] Jr. (1863- ), 

 author of a large number of novels dealing 

 with the mountaineers of the Southern United 

 States, was born in Kentucky and was grad- 

 uated from Harvard University in 1883. Prin- 

 cipal among his works .is The Trail of the 

 Lonesome Pine, which was dramatized and 

 successfully produced for a number of years. 

 Other romances include The Little Shepherd 

 of Kingdom Come, The Heart of the Hills, A 

 Mountain Europa and Following the Sun Flag, 

 the latter being an account of his experiences 

 in the Russo-Japanese War. In 1908 Mr. Fox 



married Fritzi Scheff, an actress, who divorced 

 him several years later. 



FOXGLOVE, a flowering plant, beautiful 

 along walks and in shrubberies. It is a native 

 of Europe, but is now common in America, 

 thriving in light, rich soil, which must be par- 

 tially shaded. The leaves are long, oval, rough 

 and downy. The flowers are drooping tubes 

 of lilac, rose, yellow or white, closely clustered 

 on a spike, and all turning to one side. Digi- 

 talis is its Latin name, meaning finger; the 

 thimble shape of the flowers no doubt sug- 

 gested the name. 



From the leaves and stems of the stately 

 foxglove is prepared' the drug digitalis, a bitter 

 substance which is used to stimulate heart 

 action; in large doses, however, it may prove 

 fatal. See MEDICINE AND DRUGS. 



FOXHOUND, a strong, speedy hound, re- 

 markable for its keen scent and endurance. 

 It is descended from the bloodhound, the 

 principal characteristics of that animal being 

 considerably changed by careful selection and 



FOXHOUND 



breeding. To the strength of the bloodhound 

 has been added some of the fleetness of the 

 staghound. The foxhound is largely white, 

 with patches of black or tan; it has short 

 coarse hair, large ears and straight, sturdy legs. 

 The usual height is from twenty to twenty- 

 two inches. This dog is very intelligent and 

 is easily trained, and is reliable in following 

 the scent of foxes. The well-bred, highly 

 trained foxhounds in English hunting packs 

 are the result of generations of attention and 

 care. 



FOXTAIL GRASS, a valuable fodder grass 

 found in all temperate countries, which bears 

 flower clusters in shape remotely like a fox's 

 tail.. The meadow foxtail grass, with its silvery 

 hairs, is very hardy and one of the best pasture 



