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LEFT QUILEUTE 401 QUINCY finite objects, and its quiet concentration upon God. It is a form of mysticism, and has been held by individuals in the Church in all ages. In the 14th century it attracted notice in connection with the Hesychasts of the Greek Church. The term was specially used to describe the views advocated by Miguel de Molinos, a Spanish priest, who settled at Rome in 1669 or 1670. In 1676 he published his "Spiritual Guide," which was soon after- ward translated into Italian, French, Latin, and English. On Aug. 28, 1687, the Inquisition condemned 68 proposi- tions in his writings, and on November 20 he was imprisoned for life, and died Dec. 28, 1697. It was believed that the Quietist doctrine tended to disparage the external observances of religion and sub- stitute the authority of the individual for that of the Church. In another di- rection, also, quietism in some cases tends to antinomianism. QUILEUTE, a tribe of North Ameri- can Indians, who formerly lived on a river of the same name, in the State of Washington. Their numbers were grad- ually reduced by wars with other tribes and the few remaining are found in the Neah Bay reservation in Washington. QUILIMANE, a seaport of East Africa, in the Portuguese territory of Mozambique, about 15 miles from the mouth of the river of the same name. The town occupies an unhealthy site. Exports, ivory, ground nuts, india-rub- ber, wax, copal, and oil-seeds. QUILL, or QUILLE, in ornithology, the larger and stronger feathers of the wing. They are of three kinds: primar- ies, secondaries, and tertiaries. In mu- sic, a small piece of quill attached to a piece of wood, by means of which certain stringed instruments, as the virginal, were played. In seal engraving, the hol- low mandrel of the lathe or engine used by the seal engraver. In weaving, a small spindle, pirn, or rod upon which thread is wound to supply the shuttle with the woof, weft, or filling, as it is variously called, and which crosses the warp, or chain. QUILLAIA, QUILLAJA, or QUIL- LAYA, large everg-reen trees. Three or four species are known; all from South America. Q. saponatna is the Quillai or Cullay. Also the bark of the Q. sapona- ria. It is used as a source of saponin, which is extracted with alcohol. QUILLER-COUCH. SIR ARTHUR THOMAS, an English writer of fiction; born in Cornwall, Nov. 21, 1863. He was educated at Oxford. He belonged to the staff of the weekly "Speaker." Among his stories are: "Dead Man's Rock"; "The Astonishing History of Troy Town"; "The Splendid Spur"; "The Blue Pavilions"; "The Ship of Stars," etc. He completed Robert Louis Steven- son's unfinished novel "St. Ives." Among his more recent works are : "Poison Island" (1907) ; "Corporal Sam" (1910); "Nicky Nan" (1915), etc. Knighted in 1910. Since 1912, Professor of English Literature, Cambridge Uni- versity. QUILOA, or KILWA, a seaport of East Africa, in former German terri- tory, 190 miles S. of Zanzibar, and an outlet for the trade with Nyassaland, exports ivory, gum copal, rice, and manioc. _ QUILTING, a method of sewing two pieces of silk, linen, or stuff on each other, with wool or cotton between them, by working them all over in the form of chequer or diamond work, or in flowers. QUIMPER, a town of France, in the department of Finistere, on the Odet, 11 miles from its mouth, and 63 miles S. E. of Brest. Its cathedral (1239-1515), a stately and richly-carved and ornamental edifice, is the principal building. Pot- teries are in operation, as well as tan* yards, sailworks, etc. Pop. about 20,000. QUIN, JAMES, an English actor, of Irish parentage; born in London, Eng- land, Feb. 24, 1693. He made his first appearance on the stage at Dublin in 1714; shortly afterward he obtained an engagement in London, and gradually acquired celebrity as a tragic actor as well as in comic characters. He retained his pre-eminence till the appearance of Garrick in 1741. His last performance was Falstaff (1753), in which character he is supposed never to have been ex- celled. He died Jan. 21, 1766. QUINCE, the fruit of Cydonia vul- garis, or the tree itself. It is 15 or 20 feet high, with white or pale-red flowers, and ultimately golden fruit. It is indig- enous in the S. of Europe, the N. of Africa, the Himalayas, etc. The iruit is used in the preparation of marmalade, jelly, and preserves. Its mucilaginous seeds are given by the natives of India in diarrhoea, dysentery, sore throat and fever. The Japan quince is a small tree about six feet high. QUINCY, a city and county-seat of Adams co., 111.; on the Mississippi river, and on the Wabash, the Burlington Route, and the Quincy, Omaha, and Kan- sas City railroads; 104 miles W. of Springfield. Here are the St. Francis Solanus College (R. C), Chaddock Col- lege (M. E.), Gem City and Union busi- ness colleges, St. Mary's Institute (R.