Franticness

Quality of being frantic; madne ; frenzy. Franzensbrunn, a village of Bohemia in the Austrian empire, 18 m. from Elbogen, noted for its bath establishments. From its 4 mineral springs are exported about 200,000 bottles of water annually. Frasca'ti, a town of Central Italy, situated in the Campagna di Roma, about 11 miles S.E. of Rome. Here are the ruins of Tusculum ( q.v. ), the birthplace of Cato, and also the residences of Lucullus, Cicero, and Mecenas. Рор . usually about 4,300; but during the summer months it is considerably increased by the influx of visitors. Fra's er, in Michigan , a post-office of Macomb co. Frase'ra, n. (Bot.) A genus of N. American plants, order Gentian ace a . The Columba, F. Carol in ens is , is officinal in our pharma copœia as a substitute for gentian-root, but it is le powerful. Fraser burgh, a town and sea-port of Aberdeen co., Scotland, about 18 miles from Peter head. The harbor was constructed at a cost of $250,000. Рор . 3,500. Frap, v . a. ( Naut .) To prevent from blowing loose, as a sail, by pa ing ropes around it. To pa ropes or chains around a weakened ve el so as to keep her together. -To cro and draw together the several parts of a tackle, to increase the tension. F. R. A. S. Abbreviation for Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society.