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MYCONI 361 MYEISTIC ACID 'directly preceding the age of Hellenic culture. MYCONI (mik'o-ne (anciently Myco- nos), an island in the Grecian Archi- pelago, one of the Cyclades, about 21 miles in circuit; produces barley, raisins, and figs, with some wine. The inhabit- ants are chiefly employed in seafaring pursuits. Capital, Myconi, a seaport. MYELITIS (-T'tis), inflammation of the spinal cord; (1) acute, (2) by ramoUissement, (3) by undefined sup- puration, (4) by abscess. MYERS, CORTLAND (ROOSA) , clergy- man; born at Kingston, N. Y., in 1864, he graduated from University of Rochester in 1887 and from Rochester Theological Seminary in 1890, in which year he was ordained a Baptist minister. He was pastor at Syracuse till 1893, at Brookljm till 1909, and since then at Tremont Temple, Boston. His works include: "The Best Place on Earth"; "American Guns"; "Why do Men Not Go to Church"; "Making a Life"; "Where Heaven Touched the Earth." MYERS, FREDERIC WILLIAM HENRY, an English author; born in Keswick, England, Feb. 6, 1843. He was classical lecturer at Trinity College, Cam- bridge, 1865-1868. He wrote : "St. Paul" (new ed. 1879), in verse; "Wordsworth" (1880), in "English Men of Letters"; "Renewal of Youth, and Other Poems" (1882) ; "Essays, Modern and Classical" (1883) ; "Science and a Future Life" (1893), a volume of essays; etc. He was a constant contributor to English reviews. He died in 1901. MYERS, HENRY L., United States Senator from Montana; born in the State of Missouri Oct. 9, 1862, and edu- cated in the public schools of that State. Admitted to the bar in 1885 and prac- ticed law at Boonville and West Plains, Mo., for the succeeding eight years. In 1893 he moved to Montana and from 1899- 1903 was a member of the State Senate. In 1907 he was appointed a United States District Judge; resigned when elected United States Senator in 1911. Senator Myers was the Democratic candidate to succeed himself in 1917, and was elected for the term 1917-1923. MYERS, WILLIAM SHIELDS, chem- ist; born in Albany, N. Y., in 1866, he attended the Albany Academy and Rut- fers College, studying also at Munich, lerlin, and London. He became as- sistant chemist at the N. J. Experiment Station, 1888-1889; chemist at the Lister Chemical Works, 1892-1893, and associ- ate professor of chemistry at Rutgers College till 1901. Since 1901 he has been director of the Chilean Nitrate Committee for the U. S. and colonies. He joined with the late Prof. Voorhees in plan for agricultural education in Mexico, accepted by Government. MYNA (Acridotheres or Gracula ol Cuvier), a genus of birds of the family Stumiidse, of which there are seven species ranging over the whole Oriental region and Celebes. The head is more or less crested, and some have a naked space behind and under the eye; the bill is rather short, stout, and compressed; the tail is rounded; the feet are strong, the toes long, and the claws moderately curved. MYOCARDITIS, inflammation of the covering of the heart. In cases of acute inflammation, infection is generally the cause. Myocarditis is a malady sec- ondary to diphtheria, typhoid fever, scar- let fever, spinal meningitis, variola, ery- sipelas, malaria, rheumatism, and influ- enza. Chronic myocarditis results from sclerosis of the coronary arteries sup- plying blood to the heart muscle. MYOPIA, near or short sight, a defect of the eye, produced generally by too great convexity of the cornea or crystal- line lens, causing the focus to be placed not on the cornea, but in front of it. It occurs in early life from too great use of the eyes on minute objects, as the print in a book, especially by imperfect light. It is corrected by doubly-concave spec- tacles. As a rule the defect diminishes with the advance of age. MYRICA, sweet gale; bog-myrtle; the typical and only genus of the order Myri- cacex. MYRICK, HERBERT, American editor and publisher; born at Arlington, Mass., Aug. 20, 1860. Educated at Mass. Agri- cultural College and at Boston. Many years president of the Phelps Publishing Co. and editor of "Farm and Home," Springfield, Mass. Pi'esident of the Orange Judd Company and director of their farm papers: "Northern Farmstead," Minn.; "Southern Farmer," Atlanta; "Ameri- can Agriculturist," New York, and "New England Homestead," Springfield, Mass. Has built the Myrick Building, Spring- field, Mass. Has lectured extensively on agricultural subjects. Author of tech- nical books on agriculture. Has pub- lished "Co-operative Finance" (1912); "Federal Loan System" (1916). MYRISTIC ACID. C13H27COOH. Oc- curs in the form of trimyristin C^Hj (Ci4H270:)3, in the oil of the cocoanut, nutmeg, quince seeds, and in butter and