BED 



SUPPLEMENT. 



SAL 



pC'Sed of nitrate of strontta and charcoal. I modifications of the old languages or dialects 

 with a little sulphur and chlorate of j.ou-xssa. of Italy. 



HKD PRECIPITATE, a decomposition ofi Itup.Y VToon, a synonym of the wood of 

 nitrate of mercury by heat. It is the j Pterocarpus Santaliniw, or Red Saunders 

 peroxide of mercury. j wood. 



RED Sxo-w, a phenomenon of Alpine) RUTABAGA, the Braislca campettrit 

 and Arctic regions due to the brilliani <:ir- Rutabaga, or Swedish turnip. 

 let colour of the minute alga Protowccusl UrTHKXiuu, an elementary metal some- 

 Nivalis. what similar to iridium. 



KEEMIXG IRON, an iron wedgo tool] IlUTTON-Roor, the root of Ifaltaranga 

 used in opening the seams of ships to receive Emodi, used in India for its vezetable dye. 

 oakum. ! RYACOLITF, a greyish or white silicate 



REEVING, passing ropes through blocks of alumina, potash, soda, and lime, with a 

 and pulleys. | vitreous lustre, found in the ejected matter 



REFRACTORY, a term applied to metals of Vesuvius. 



and minerals which resist change of charac- j RYTIXA, an exterminated genus of 

 ter at very high temperature. Thus platina Sirenia, all the in<iivi<tuals of which were 

 is a refractory metal, and fire clay and killed by the whalers for the sake of their 

 porcelain clay are refractory minerals. I oil. They inhabited the northern shores of 



REMIGE?, the quill feathers of the wings ! Siberia. 

 Of birds. 



RENAISSANCE, those styles of architec- 

 ture which reproduced the ornamentation of 

 the Grteks, belonging more particularly to 

 tlie period of the revival of letters. 



R*REDOP, a screen behind an altar. 



bag. 



S, inflammation of the retina. 



RBI-USE, wfth a rounded termination 

 dt/iressed in the centre. 



llPA'ALENTA ARABTCA or ERVALF.NTA, 



tl)2 flour of a lentil, the Ervum tens. 



SAABS or SAAHDP, an Indian sect of 

 relirionists who have become converts to 

 RF.TICULUM, the second cayity of the Christianity 



si.-... k.oh of ruminants, eaHed also the honey SABADILLTNF, a poisonous alkaloid 

 found in white hellebore. 



SABOT, a wooden shoe or clog worn by 

 the poorer classes in France ; also a wooden 

 wad fixed to a round shell to direct its pas- 

 sage into the gun, and keep the fuse r>. 

 getting next the charge. ~ 



throws up leares as it extends, so thatbvl SUNTFOIN' or SAINFOIN aleenminous 

 ?&J*S*SE~**2S!!-* y ! fodder' Plant,' which thrives 'in calcareous 



Is. The Onobrychis sativa of botany. 



point, separate plants may be obtained. The 

 term is derived from 



RIGOR MORTIS, the stiffening of the 

 body in consequence of death. 



val flag, 



called also the White Ensijn. It is the sign 

 of an Admiral's presence in command of the 



SniDBBPBST or CATTLE PLAGUE, a fleet, and is carried at the main by his flag 

 disease now of frequent recurrence in rumi- ship, so called from that circumstance ; and 

 nating animals, and the cause of much is a red cross on a white field, with the 

 public and legislative anxiety and inter- 1 Union Jack in the upper quarter of the field 

 position. From the report of the Commis- nearest the mast. Vice- Admirals carry it at 

 sion of 1866 it would appear to be due to the " 



the fore, and Rear-Admirals at the mizzei 

 but smaller, and without the Union Jack. 



ST. SUIOMAN?, the followers of Count 

 St. Simon, whose political tenets were a 



kind of Socialism. 



or Glauber's salt. 



HAIHLE, the sulphate of soda, 



presence of an interior parasite manifested in 

 minute living particles, which appropriate 

 the pabulum of the tissues, and that the 

 disease is highly contagious. 



RIPIDOUTE, a hydrated silicate of alu- 

 minia, protoxide of iron, and magnesia. 



ROMAN ALUM, an alum with more SAL SEIGNKTTF, Rochelle salt, tar- 

 alumina than the ordinary octahedral alum, tarate of potash and soda, 

 found in the volcanic rocks of Solfatara. SALIFIAHLE BASK, metallic oxides and 



ROMANCE LANGUAGES. The languages vegeto-alkali?, which form distinct acids 

 of Italy, Spain, Portugal, the Grisons, when combined in definite proportions with 

 Trance, and Wallachia fall under this de- other acids. Ammonia is also a saliflable 

 domination, in addition to that of the base in reference to the same characteristic. 

 Troubadours or Provencal, which has ceased SALIVATION, an excessive secretion of 

 to be a distinct spoken language. They are saliva. Sometimes it has occurred naturally ; 

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