P. 435, c. 2—“Osmosis,” ŏs´mō-sis.
P. 436, c. 1—“Oxidation,” ŏx-ī-dā´tion.
SUNDAY READINGS.
P. 436, c. 2—“Apples of Sodom.” Therenot says: “There are apple trees on the sides of the Dead Sea which bear lovely fruit, but within are full of ashes.”
“Like to the apples on the Dead Sea’s shore,
All ashes to the taste.”—Byron.
P. 436, c. 2—“Ob´so-lēte.” No longer common.
P. 436, c. 2—“Lē´thal.” Deadly, fatal.
P. 437, c. 1—“Hecatomb,” hĕk´a-toom. A sacrifice of an hundred oxen.