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S 'r oc~ s ,

among

nlip4carpcntcrs, a.

(carne oC

timbcl', ar,u

gl'rat

rol~'i,

m...dc afilare,

bllilJ

pínnacts, kelch:3,

be.os

anJ

li.t::1 flllítll

cr:.(r, ?nu

(onu·times

(null (,ig ltt.'s,

H~Il~e

\Ve

f.¡y,

a fhi p

j::;

lh~

Hod..

s, wheo

lhe:

bu:ldlng.

S TOCK s

wood:n machiRc to put lhe Icgs o( offendcrs in,

for ,h< k euring 'lf diforderly perfons, and by w'y of

puninl llt;'nt in

divcrs

cOlfes,

orJ,üncd

Halutt,

ec.

STOEIlE, in bOtnn y, , genos

,he fynccnt fia polygamia

fcgregata

chrs~

The rc:ceptaclc is

palc:ól.CeOllS

;

(he pap–

pus is (::¡u!H:reJ ; anu cHry

lIofcule has

five -Jeavtd

calix . There is

bUI

one fpccies, a

Dative

JEthioria.

STO[CS, a f,éI

01'

.neicot philufopbers, ,he folJowers of

Zeno. thus calk"d from tht:

Greek

STOA ,

which

fignifi~s

poreh.or

portieo, in rcgard Zena ufcd

leaeh under a

pOrt ieD

or piaz,z'\ .

che

praife of the Stoics

general. it mufl be coo–

fdl~d,

th;lt,

I~fs

¡ntem than other philofophers upon fri ·

\'OIOllS :;nd OrteO daogerous fpecul:uions, the )' dev'-'ted

thei r (ludies

the de.:Jring up of thale great princi pIe,

of mori:tlily which were the firmdl fupparts of focie,y ;

but the dryne[s and lIifFnefs that prevai led

their ",ri–

tings, as

wdl

their manners . difgufied moO: of their

readcrs, 2nd al>undantlyItfft:ne:d lheir utility. Zc:no's chlef

folJo",ers. among lhe Grc:eks, \Vere Lucippus, Cleanthes,

CIH}fi?pus, D iogenes 8ab)lonius. Antipater, Panretius.

P offiJonius , and Epiétl!tus;

3nlOOg

lhe Rom:u'U, CalO,

Varro, Cicero, Sc:neca, theemperor Antoniolls,

&c.

The

Stoies eulriv",cJ logie, phyfics, met.phyfie.,

&c.

but <fpe.

cially c:thics. The prnciples of thcirdogmata , of Ihe former

kioqs, are, that there are certain catalepfias or comprehcn–

fiaos, called ¡onate ideas or principies, naturally fOllad

Ihe miod ; that Cod is the [eminal caufe of the univerfe;

and, with 'the l)Jatonifls, that the world is

animal,

reafon ofGoJ's inhabiting and infonning every pan (here–

of; that nature is an artiticial fire tending tO gener:uion;

and tloar the world is at I.(!"to be deflloyed by a eonfla–

gratíon. As for the morality of Ihe Stoics, tt was couched

much io

par~doxes

¡as, that

\Vire

man is \'oid of

all

p;¡ffi–

ons,

perturbalioo of mind; thal pain

no reaJ

evil,

but

that a wifl! man is happy io the midll of torture, is alway,

the fame, and is always joyful

that there is none elfe

free; that none e1re ough t to be efleemed king, magi.

llrate, POtt, or phi lofopher ;

dl<tt

all \vife men are great

meo ; thM they are lhe ooly fric.:nds or l\Jvers ; that no·

thine cao happen tO them heyone! their expetb.tions; thAt

all vinues are in(enfiIJiy conneétcd togethc:r; that all good

thinS' >re equal, and equ.l ly to be de"red ; that sood–

nefs admils of no increare or diminu tioo. They o\Vn but

one God, whom they however call

"ariolls names.

as Fate, Jupiter,

6c.

by which [hey did

nOl

me¡n vari–

ous chings. but various powers and rel.uions of the f<ime

lhing. Providence they expreffcd uodcr the: name Fale,

which

Chq

r,ppus dt 6nes to be a natural feries or Com–

pofition of things mutually following each otllcr, by ao

ímmutable o:xus or

ti~,

fix ed from

al(

eterRity. They

heló the immonality of Ihe fool.

STOKEGOMER, a market·rowo of Somcrf«fhire, " ' u.·

led twcnty _two

mil~s

welt

Wdls.

STOI(ESl.Y. a market-lOwn of YorkO,i". "tuated Ihiny

l1lil"s north of

York.

STOLBERG, • lOwn of Germany, in Ihe eirele of Upper

S T O

S.IXOr.y, .nd tcrrilory of Thuriosia, fifly-eight mil"

nnnh-'Nd l of L e:pfic.

STOLE. "f.«rdotal ornamenl wore by the Romifh pariO,–

pritll~

over tht:ir rurphce, as a mark of fupcriorllY in

fhe'ir

rcf'ptl.I'lJ VC

c\¡ur~l)l's;

ami

by other pri-:.:lIs, Over lhe

alb,

at cdcbnuio&

of mafs,

which cafe ir goes a-crofs

the ftomach; and

deacons,

ovcr

lhe Ic:rt fhoulde r

fcarf-wife; wben the.: prien reads the gofpel for any pne,

he I,vs ,he bultom of hi. Oole on his h••d. The Ilole

i. a br oad liva,h, or O:p of Uoff,

hangin~

from the neek.

lhe f<tt , with

three

crofres thereon.

Crbom

~r /h~

r Ol.E,

the

eideH

: eodl!nun

his Majelly's

bcd Chaqlber, who(e oRice and honour it is to preCeat

and put on his Olajdly's I1rn garOlent, or {hirt, cvery

Olorolog. and tO

ordcr

the lhing¡ io lhe

chamber.

Ord~r

(Jf

,h(

STO LE ,

an or\ler o( knights ionituted by

the

kincs of Arr<igon. Anothcr militaryorder.

Vcnice,

c.llee

Ihe

order of lhe golden hole

thus cdlled from

gold\'n

Hole,

which thore

knights

wore Ofer their

Ihoul.!cr, reitching

to.

lhe

knee,

buth befare

:il.od

bthind.

:\ p¡lm and a half broad. Noce 'are raifed tO this order

but p"tricians, or noble Venc:tians.

STOM.'\CH, in aoatomy. See ASATOMY, p. 2¡8.

STOMACHIC, i. pharmaey, medidoes tha! Orengtbea

the {lom¡.¡ch, and promote digenion,

6<.

S tomachic corroboratives are [uch as flrengthen the

tone of lhe Homach and inre(lines; among which are car–

min:.tives, as the root5 of galangals, red geMian, zedoa ry,

pimpinella, calamus, aromaticu" and arum. Of bitru

and rinds, thofc: of caoelJa alba, falfafras, citrons, SevllIe

and

China oraoge:s,

6,.

Of fpices, pepper, ginger,

dov'es, cinnamoD, cardaml1ms, and mace.

STONES, in n"u,,1 hiOory, .are defincd

drenti.lJ,

compoond foffils, nOl in6ammable, nor (oluble in w:Her

or oil, nor at all duéliJe¡ found io cODtio\led l1:rata, or bed,.

of grc2t exttnl ; formed e:ither ofa coogeries offmaJl

par–

ticlt:s, in fome! degree re:fembling (and , and Jodged io

fmoo–

therceOlentitiollS móltter; or c1fe ofthis ceme:mitious matter.

and the: gritt or rand -like partides. running together iato

one fmooth mafs; or. 6nally,

2raDuJcs cohering by COQ..

uél,

without any cenH"Dtirious matter among them; or com.

pofed of ery[\.1 odpar, ufu.Jly deb.fed byeanh, .nd ofteo

mixed with tale aod other

ex~raneou,

particles.

01" thi. elafs of fo(!j ls there are three orde,,; .nd ua–

der thcfe. eight genera.

The

.rll

order eomprenends .11 the eoarfe,

h"O"

and

rough llones. of

Jax texture, and compored of a 9iftbJc

gritt, refe mbJing (and in form, and ufu<ilIy irnmerfc:d

cemcntilious maller, and of littlc: narur.d brightnefs ;

fcarce: capable of any polifh, aod clturaUy mouldt'ring

a–

way in {orm of po\l.·der from the tools of lhe work01en.

Thc genera of lhis order are tWO,

vjz.

Iht'

ammochil1:a

and pfaduria; lhe former

01'

which conUitute OJr grey

and rough OAtcs; and the

I~tter

comprc!hends molL of the

flones u(ed in buildIng, ponieululy

Poltl.nd

llone.

The [ecuad order confif1s of Hooes ohlúaatt'ly

file,

of a more compalt and eveo teXlure, (caree difiinguiih.

able conltruétion, 'anJ

~fforJin:!

no [dnd-J¡ke ranicles ro

the

view ;

of fome o.ltur..¡! hrightnC'fs. c.lpable

of a

IUle–

rabie

poltlh,

ftnd flring

un'

from the lools of

\he

workm~a:

in form

fn),tl! dllrs. lInder this order ale compre–

he:nd~d

the fympe.,ia anJ

ílezani.1.

The