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ment, which can be loosened or tightened by strings. It is worn at the side, whence its name; and is beaten on the tipper end with sticks. The bass-drum is an instrument of the same kind, but much larger, and is beaten on both ends with sticks having leather-pads. These two drums are used specially in military bands, but also in orchestra. The kettle-drum is a hollow brass or copper basin, covered with parchment and fastened by an iron ring.

Drum'mond, Hon. Sir George, was born in 1829, in Edinburgh, Scotland, and educated at Edinburgh University. He came to Montreal in 1854 to assume the management of a sugar-refinery and in 1879 founded the Canada Sugar-Refining Company. He also founded the Home for Incurables. For many years officially connected with the Bank of Montreal, he now is its president. He was appointed a senator of Canada in 1880.

Drum'mond, Henry, a Scottish author and evangelist, was born at Stirling in 1851. ^                    He   was   edu-

cated at Edinburgh University and also at Tubingen, in Germany. In 18 7 7 he became professor of natural science in the Free Church College of Glasgow. He visited America soon after, on a geological expedition to the Rocky Mountains and the Yellowstone Park. He also explored in Africa, in search of unknown animals and insects. In 1877-78 he contributed articles on religious subjects to a magazine. These essays created a wide interest, and with others were made the foundation of Natural Law in the Spiritual World, which had the world for its reader. He followed that work with The Ascent of Man and with The Great" est Thing in the World. He also actively engaged in the religious work that has been carried on in the colleges of England and Scotland, and to him is largely due the change in the whole atmosphere of college-life in all great universities. He died in England, March n, 1897. See Life by Prof. George Adam Smith.

Drum'mond, William Henry, born in Leitrim, Ireland, in 1854. He is professor of medical jurisprudence in Bishops College, and has achieved reputation as a writer of dialect-verse. Some of his poems appear in all standard collections of humorous poetry. The Wreck of the Julie Plante and Johnny Courteau are well-known.

Drum'mond Light, a very intense white light, produced by allowing an oxyhydrogen flame to play upon a piece of lime. This light is used very largely in projection-lanterns, and for this purpose stands second only to the electric arc. It is now generally called the oxyhydrogen light, although in practice the flame is generally produced by the combustion of coal-gas (not hydrogen) in oxygen. This light was devised in 1825 by Captain Drummond, a Scotch engineer (born 1797, died 1840). The invention was suggested by a remark which he heard in a lecture at the Royal Institution, where the speaker commented upon the brilliancy of incandescent lime. The light was originally intended for illuminating distant stations in the work of the geodetic survey.

Drummondville. A village on the Canadian side of the frontier, overlooking Niagara Falls. Called after General Drummond who was in command of the western army in the War of 1812. Lundy's Lane, a famous thoroughfare is a feature of the village. Nearby was fought one of the most important battles of the war. Now a part of the Canadian city of Niagara Falls.

Drupe, a stone-fruit, as the peach. See FRUIT.

Drupelet, a diminutive drupe, such as are aggregated in a blackberry or raspberry.

Druses (druz'es), a people and sect of Syria, remarkable for the success with which they have defended their independence against Turkey. They are distin-fuished because of their peculiar religion, heir total number is between 50,000 and 100,000, and they are chiefly occupied in producing and manufacturing silk. Their religion is an offshoot from Mohammedanism, though in some points it is much nearer to Christianity. The Druses are noted for their hospitality to strangers, and are very industrious. A bloody war between the Druses and the Maronite sect of Christians took place during the i9th century. It was stopped by the interference of European nations in 1860. See The Druses of Mount Lebanon by the Earl of Carnarvon; also The Land of Gilead and Haifa by Laurence Oliphant.

Dry'ads (dri'ads), in Greek mythology, were nymphs or goddesses of trees and woods, each tree or wood being supposed to be the home of its particular dryad.

Dry'den, John, a celebrated English poet, was born in Northamptonshire in 1631. He was educated at Cambridge University. His first work to attract attention was Heroic Stanzas on the Death of Cromwell. Soon after he wrote Astrea Redux, a poem hailing the restoration of Charles II. He next turned to the writing of plays for the stage; but most of his plays are immoral, and all are the poorest of his works. In 1666 he wrote a poem called Annus Mirabilis or The Wonderful Year.

HENRY  DRUMMOND