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Fortunately about this time an Indian got shot. On June 6, 1822, to be exact, at Mackinac. His name, which will be floating on the surface of the river of time when every poet and columnist now living shall long have been forgotten, was Alexis St. Martin. The accidental discharge of a shot-gun in the trader’s store of that frontier post tore off the skin and muscles in the upper part of St. Martin’s abdomen and the outer layer of the wall of his stomach.

Uranium is an extremely heavy metal, heavier than gold, and it has the largest atoms of any natural element. Moreover, the atoms have far more neutrons than protons, which does not make them easier to split, but does have an important bearing on the amount of energy they release during an explosion.

There are two ISOTOPES of uranium: an isotope is a form of an element distinguished by the number of neutrons in its atom. Natural uranium consists mostly of the isotope U-238, which has 92 protons and 146 neutrons (92+146=238). But mixed in with this is about 0.6 per cent of the other isotope, U-235, which has the same number of protons but only 143 neutrons. This isotope, unlike U-238, is fissionable (its atoms can be split), and so it is the one used for making bombs.

Abreast. - 1. Side by side, with breasts in a line ; as, two men could hardly walk abreast. 2. In navigation, side by side ; also, opposite ; over against ; on a line with a vessel’s beam.

Abridgement. - The act of abridging, or the state of being abridged ; lessening ; reduction, or deprivation; as, an abridgement of expenses. Abrupt. - Without notice to prepare the mind for the event . sudden , hasty ; unceremonious.

Abscissa. - The horizontal coordinate in a two - dimensional system of rectangular coordinates, usually denoted by X.

Best Ever Hot Dish

1 lb. ground beef
1 sm. onion, chopped
1 c. diced celery
2 c. water
1/2 c. uncooked rice
1 c. cream of mushroom soup
1 c. chicken - rice soup
4 tbsp. soy sauce
2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

Brown meat with onion; combine with all remaining ingredients. Place in casserole. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Yield: 6 servings.

What is the definition of Abaft. - Towards the stern of a ship ; back ; behind ; as, abaft the mainmast.

What is the definition of Abaka. - A fiber from which manilla rope is made. Ropes and cables of this material float in sea water.

What is the definition of Abate. - To bring down or reduce from a higher to a lower state, number or degree ; to lessen ; to diminish ; to con. tract ; to moderate ; to cut short ; as, to abate a demand.

Real man’s casserole
1 lb. hamburger
1 c. chopped onions
1/2 c. diced celery
2 tbsp. butter
1 can chicken-rice soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 c. uncooked rice
2 c. water
2 tbsp. soy sauce
1 can mushrooms

Brown hamburger, onions and celery in butter. Mix with all remaining ingredients; place in casserole. Bake at 275 degrees for 1 hour and 30 minutes.