Saros

Saros, a N. county of Hungary, in the Cis-Tibiscan circle, bordering on Galicia, Zemplén, Abauj, and Zips; area, 1,463 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 175,292, chiefly Slovaks and Ruthenians. The Carpathians extend over the whole N. frontier, and their branches cover a large portion of the county. The Tarcza, Topla, and other rivers form fine valleys, which produce flax, hemp, grain, and fruit. In the mountains, where the climate is severe, oats only thrive, but they abound with timber, and with iron and other minerals and precious stones, of which the beautiful varieties of opal in Mt. Li-banka are most celebrated. Linens and other goods are manufactured. There are great salt works at Sóvár, near Eperies, the capital, and mineral springs at Bartfeld and other places.

Sarpy

Sarpy, an E. county of Nebraska, separated from Iowa on the east by the Missouri river, and bounded S. and W. by the Platte; area, about 275 sq. m.; pop. in 1875, 3,385. It is traversed by the Union Pacific and the Omaha and Southwestern railroads. The surface is diversified and the soil very fertile. Cottonwood abounds along the streams. The chief productions in 1870 were 95,233 bushels of wheat, 231,075 of Indian corn, 91,387 of oats, 12,135 of barley, 39,578 of potatoes, 107,655 lbs. of butter, and 7,465 tons of hay. There were 1,531 horses, 1,422 milch cows, 1,888 other cattle, and 1,927 swine. Capital, Bellevue.

Sarracenia

See Pitcher Plants.

Sarthe

Sarthe, a N. W. department of France, formed from the old provinces of Maine and Anjou, bordering on Orne, Eure-et-Loir, Loir-et-Cher, Indre-et-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, and Mayenne; area, 2,397 sq. m.; pop. in 1872, 446,603. The Loir, flowing through the S. part, and its tributary the Sarthe, through the W. part, are navigable, and there are many smaller streams. The productions include iron, coal, hemp, wine, cloth, gloves, candles, paper, and glass. It is divided into the arrondisse-ments of Le Mans, Mamers, La Flèche, and St. Calais. Capital, Le Mans.

Sassoferrato

Sassoferrato (Giovanni Battista Salvi), an Italian painter, born in the castle of Sas-soferrato, near Urbino, July 11, 1605, died in Rome, Aug. 8, 1585. He is frequently confounded with an earlier artist of the same name, who imitated Raphael. In style he followed the Carracci, with sweetness and delicacy. He painted landscapes, sacred portraits, and more rarely historical pieces. The Berlin museum contains many of his best pictures.

Satan

See Devil.

Satin Bower Bird

See Bower Bird.

Satin Spar

Satin Spar, a name applied to two distinct minerals, which have a similar fibrous structure. The most common is a variety of gypsum, the other a carbonate of lime. The gypsum mineral, softer than the other, is found in the counties of Nottingham, Derby, and Gloucester, England, near Carrickfergus in Ireland, and in gypsum beds in other localities. It is sometimes made into beads which have some resemblance to "cat's eye," but the latter is a hard quartz mineral. (See Cat's Eye.) Beautiful specimens of carbonate of lime satin spar, of snowy whiteness, are found in Cumberland, Devonshire, and Buckinghamshire, England, and at Lead Hills in Scotland.