P. 17, c. 2.—“Condorcet,” konˌdorˈsaˌ. (1743-1794.) French metaphysician.
P. 18, c. 2.—“Rousseau,” rooˈsōˌ. (1670-1741.) A French lyric poet.
“Hasheesh,” hăshˈeesh. A gum-resin in hemp. It is produced by boiling the
leaves and flowers of the common hemp with a little butter.
“Absinthe,” ab-sĭntheˈ. Made from brandy flavored with wormwood.
P. 19, c. 1.—“Brisse,” brēs; “soma,” sōˈma; “koumiss,” kouˈmiss.
“Aloe,” ălˈo. A genus of trees belonging to warm climates.
“Cinnabar,” cĭnˈnā-bar. A compound of sulphur and mercury.
“Acetate,” ăçˈe-tāte. A compound formed of acetic acid (the acid which we
find diluted in vinegar) and copper.
“Ashantee,” a-shanˈtee. A savage tribe on the west coast of Africa.
“Oaxaca,” wä-häˈkä.
“Chamisso,” shä-misˈo. (1781-1838.) A German naturalist, poet and
traveler. His Travels (_Reisen_) are among his important works.
“Dhurra,” durˈra. Indian millet or Guinea corn, cultivated in Asia and
southern Europe.
“Belzoni,” bel-zōˈnee. (1778?-1823.) An Italian traveler and explorer.
“Druses.” A people living on Mount Lebanon. They have a religion peculiar
to themselves and of which little is known.
P. 19, c. 2.—“Armida,” ar-meeˈdä. Armida is one of the most prominent
female characters in Tasso’s “Jerusalem Delivered.” The poet tells us
that when the crusaders reached the holy city, Satan held a council to
devise some means of distracting the plans of the Christian warriors,
and Armida, a very beautiful sorceress, was employed to seduce Rinaldo
and other crusaders. Rinaldo was conducted by the sorceress to a remote
island, where in her splendid castle, surrounded by delightful gardens
and pleasure grounds he quite forgot his vows and the great object to
which he had devoted his life.