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* SORGHUM. 350 SORRENTO. eaten by the Abyssinian and other African races, and those of other non-saccharine sorghums in India and China. Kafir corn flour or meal has the following percentage composition: Water, 10.8; protein, C.U; fat, 3.8; nitrogen-fi'ee extract, 09.5; crude fibre, 1.1; and ash, 2.2. Consult: Fanner's liullrtin J'o. 37 of the United States Department of Agriculture; Hand- houlc of Experiment Slulion ^yorh■, United States Department of Agriculture (Washington. 1803). • SORIA, so're-a. The capital of the Province of Soria, Spain, 110 miles northeast of Madrid, on the right bank of the Duero ( ilap : Spain, D 2). The town, still surrounded by thick walls, and dotted with many ancient palaces, pre- sents a mediaeval appearance. The church of San Pedro, its principal structure, has a Latin portal of the twelfth-century style. The bridge over the Duero is a solid medifeval structure. The towni has manufactures of chocolate, leather goods, and linens. Population, in 1900, 7296. SORITES (Lat., from Gk. trapehris, soreites, ffwplrri!, surites, logical sophism formed of an accumulation of arguments, fi'om awpeieiv, sOrcucin, to heap, from irwpbi, suros, heap). A logical term with a two-fold meaning. It is the name of a series of syllogisms so arranged that the suppressed conclusion of each preceding syl- logism is a premise of the succeeding; e.g. A is B, B is C, C is D, D is E, and therefore A is E. The term sorites is also used to designate a fallacy wherein it is argued that as the addition of each single object to a collection of objects does not change the character of the collection up to a certain point, therefore such addition can he made indefinitely without altering the character of the collection. SORLEY, sOr'li, William Ritchie (185.5—). An English educator, born in .Selkirk, Scotland. He was educated at Edinburgh University and at Trinity College, Cambridge, and held a fellowship in both places. From 1888 till 1894 he was pro- fessor of logic and philosophv at Universitv Col- lege, Cardiff; from 1894 till 1900 professor of nior.al philosophy in Aberdeen; and in 1900 be- came Knightbridge professor of moral philosophy in the Universitj' of Cambridge. His works in- clude Hidsean Essat/ on Jewish Christians and Judaism (1881), f^haw Fellou^ship Lectures on the Ethics of ifafnrnlism (1885), and Mining Royalties, a Report of an Inquiry Made for the To'ynbee Trustees (1889). SORMA, zor'ma, Agnes (Agnes Mito von MiNOTTO) (180.5 — ). A German actress, born in Breslau. She appeared first in children's roles, at the age of fourteen, at the Stadttheater in Breslau. From 1880 to 1882 she played succes- sively in Giirlitz. Posen, and Weimar, and in 1882 was engaged by the management of the Deutsches Theater at Berlin. During the spring of 1897 Sorma visited the United States, where she appeared with success in Hauptniann's Versunkene Glocke, and as Nora in Ibsen's Doll's House. In the following year she made a second visit. SOROCABA, so'rd-ka'ba. A town of the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil, 53 miles west of the city of that name, with which it has railway communication (Map: Brazil, H 8). Coffee and sugar are produced, but the main interest cen- tres in a live-stock fair, when the sale of horses and mules sometimes reaches 70,000. Population, about 12,000. SOROKI, so-ro'ke. The capital of a district in the Government of Bessarabia. Russia, situated on the Dniester, IIG miles north of Kishinev. It contains the ruins of an old castle and rem- nant of the Genoese settlement of Olchionia, which stood there in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. There are numerous vineyards in the surrounding country. Population, in 1897, 15,- 800, chielly .Jews and Moldavians. SOROSIS (Xeo-Lat., from Gk. aapbs, suros, a lieap). The first woman's club in. ierica, organized with twelve members in March, 1868, by Mrs. .Jane Ciuiningham Croly. in New York City, and incorporated in January, 1869. Its ob- ject is to further the educational and social ac- tivities of women, and to bring together for mu- tual helpfulness representative women in art. literature, science, and kindred pursuits. The first officers, Mrs. .James Parton (Fanny Fern), Mrs. .J. C. Croly (.Jennie .June), and Miss Katie Field, with Madame Botta and the Misses Alice and Phiebe Cary as memliers, gave the club a lit- erary tone, but the 83 memliers enrolled during its first year included, besides authors and edi- tors, artists, teachers, physicians, and philan- thropists. Meetings occur once or twice a month and are conducted by two of the ten working com- mittees. SORREL ( OF. sorel. Fr. siirelle, from OF. sur, sour, from OHG., AS. sur, Ger. saner, sour; con- nected with OChurch Slav, syrii, rough, harsh, Lith. suras, salty, perhaps akin to Gk. ivp6t, aciiros, sour), Rumex. A genus "of plants of the natural order Polygonaceie. Common sorrel {Rumex acetosa) is a perennial herb with erect stems one to two feet high and arrow-shaped leaves, found in meadows and pastures through- out Europe. Its leaves are used in soups and sauces, as a salad, and as a pot-herb, for which purposes it is cultivated. French sorrel, or Roman sorrel (Rumex scutatus), a native of France and Italy, has broader and blunter leaves, and is more frequently cultivated than common sorrel, being considered of finer flavor. Sheep's sorrel (Rumex acefosella) is a smaller similar plant with widely-spreading roots, on account of which it often becomes a troublesome weed in dry soils. Cultivation and the addition of lime and other fertilizers to the soil quickly eradicate it. Compare Oxalis; Hibiscu.S; Dock. SORREL TREE (Oxydendrum arbm-eum). A tree of the natural order Ericaceae, remarkable for its size, which contrasts with its small shrubby relatives. It grows chiefly from Vir- ginia to Georgia, attains a height of 50 feet, a trunk diameter of 12 to 15 inches, and bears peach-like acid leaves, which are sometimes used for dyeing wool black. The principal use of the tree is as an ornamental. Its wood is of little or no use. SORREN'TO. A town in the Province of Xaples. Italy, situated on a promontory on the southeast side'of the Bay of Naples, 16 miles south-southeast of Naples ( Map : Italy, .J 7 ). Its beautiful situation and mild, dry climate have made it a much frequented resort. It has a cathedral, a seminary, and a marble statue of the poet Tasso, who was born here. There is a trade in the famous wine of Sorrento, and