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Rumex

variety of Turkish weave. A cenfnry ago
small prayer rugs were woven at Anatolian
cities, which are unsurpassed by the best Per-
sians and which are the most cherished pieces
in museums and private collections. The mod-
ern reproductions of them are inferior in qual-
ity. Consult Lewis, Practical Book of Oriental
Rugs.

Ruiz, Juan (fl. i4th century), Spanish
poet, sometimes called the Spanish Rabelais,
but more commonly known as the arch-priest
of Hita, was a type of the free-living, coarse-
spoken priest of his time. In prison at Toledo
he wrote his famous poem, El Libra de los
Cantares, a set of songs, free, vivacious, and
full of coarse wit.

this rule is reversed: turn left on meeting,
right to pass. If a person driving at a slow
pace is overtaken by another driving at a
faster pace within local speed regulations,
the first person is bound to give way for the
other to pass, if he is so requested. A person
is not bound to look back for overtaking
vehicles, and is not bound to keep to the
right of the center of the road except to al-
low others to pass. Failure by drivers to ob-
serve the rules of the road is presumptive evi-
dence of negligence. This applies also to vio-
lation of local regulations as to speed, separa-
tion of heavy and light traffic, etc.

By international agreement, in order to
avoid collisions, sea-going vessels are required

Rugby School.
Left, The Quad Gate; Right, The School and Chapel from the Close.

Rule Nisi. A direction that some particu-
lar act be allowed unless good cause to the
contrary be shown. A decree nisi is a provi-
sional decree, made absolute within a
specified time unless .cause against it is
shown,

Rule of Faith (Regitla Fidei)> a concise
summary of the apostolic teaching as con-
tained in the New Testament and in the tradi-
tion of the earliest churches.

Rule of the Road. There are three sources
of the law of the road on land, statutes,
municipal ordinances, and the common law.
Special provisions in regard to automobiles
and bicycles are contained in the statutes of
most states. The first rule of the road is that
persons driving along a public highway must
turn to the right of the center of the road
upon meeting another person coming from
the opposite direction and in overtaking an-
other a vehicle should go left. In Britain

when under way—(a) to carry certain light?
and signal apparatus; (b} to proceed in ac-
cordance with certain rules; (c) to make cer-
tain signals. Steam vessels must keep out of
the way of sailing vessels.

Rum, an ardent spirit, obtained by fer-
menting molasses, distilling the wash, and
storing the distillate for at least two years in
order to mature and improve it by the form-
ation of esters, which give the rum a fine,
soft, mellow flavor. The dark color is due
to the addition of burnt sugar. The best
natural product is imported from Jamaica,
Demerara, and Martinique.

Rumex, a genus of mostly herbaceous
plants, belonging to the order Polygonaceae.
Among the species are the broad-leaved dock
(R. obtiwjolius), the canaigre (R. kymenose-
palus), which furnishes tannin in its roots;
the common sorrel (R. acetosa), and the
sheep's sorrel (R. acetosella).