Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . ver then Hows eiust 282 miles toLake Winnipeg, from which its waters are carried SASSAFRAS SATELLITES 167 to Hudson Bay by the Nolson River (). Inchul-ing the Nelson, its total leii;,lh is 1514 uiilos ; calch-nient basin, 450,00<1 si|. in. It is now navigatedby steamers from Lake Winnipeg to Edmonton(700 miles) ; the Nelson is rendered unnavigableby rapids. The upjier Saskatolie«an drains a richprairie country; near Medicine Hat it is sunkalmost 300 feet below the general surface.—Theriver gives name to one of the Western T
Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . ver then Hows eiust 282 miles toLake Winnipeg, from which its waters are carried SASSAFRAS SATELLITES 167 to Hudson Bay by the Nolson River (). Inchul-ing the Nelson, its total leii;,lh is 1514 uiilos ; calch-nient basin, 450,00<1 si|. in. It is now navigatedby steamers from Lake Winnipeg to Edmonton(700 miles) ; the Nelson is rendered unnavigableby rapids. The upjier Saskatolie«an drains a richprairie country; near Medicine Hat it is sunkalmost 300 feet below the general surface.—Theriver gives name to one of the Western Territories,lying between Manitoba and Keewatin, Assinilioia,Alberta, and the parallel 55° N. lat. Both branchesof the river traverse the territory, and on theirbanks are the settlements of Prince Albert, Battle-ford, &c. Area, 114,000 sq. ni. ; pop. (1885)10,746. Sassafras {Sassafras), a genus of trees orshrubs of the natural order Lauracere. The Sassa-fras-tree (.S. officiiin/e) of North America, foundfrom Canada to Florida, a mere bush in the north,. ?Sassafras (Sassafran officinale): a, branch of male tree in flower; b, branch with ripe fruit and developed foliage. (Bentley and Trimen.) but a tree of 50 feet in the south, has deciduousleaves, yellow flowers, which appear liefore theleaves, and small dark-blue fruit. The wood issoft, light, coarse in libre, dirty-white and reddishbrown, with a strong but agreeable smell, resem-bling that of fennel, and an aromatic, rather pun-gent and sweetish taste. The wood of the rootpo-ssesses these properties in a higher degree thanthat of the stem, an<l the thick spongy bark of theroot most of all. The wood is brought to marketin the form of chips, but the bark of the root is|)referred for medicinal use. is a powerful stimu-lant, sudorific, and diuretic, and is employed incutaneous (, gout, rheumatism, ancl »yi)hilis,generally in combination with other medicines. Itcontains a volatile oil. Oil of Hussafras, which isoft
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