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B U R

,.tIU~<,

Ind

Ih<refor< wert: pl1ri6ed wilh Sre. The

fccond reafol1 i., Ih.1 lh. foul, being feparaled from Ihe

grofs and unaflive matter, might be

a.f

libeny to hko

its 8ighl inlo he.v<n. Th< body was rarely burol

witbout company. for befides the various animal, they

lhrew upnn Ihe pile, wc feldom find aman of ql1aJily

confumed without a number of

flate~

a.nd

capti, es,

which, in barbuous times, they ufcd to murder for

Ih.l purpore : and in (ome pa", of lh< Eall Indie. il

is ,ufiomary, al

this day,

for wives to

throw them·

Id...

into lhe fuocral pile wim lheír deccafed huf–

b.nd

... Al the funerals of emperors, generals,

tU.

",ho had tIIeir arms burol with them, lhe foldiers

m de proedlion three lime. roun<! the funeral pile

\Vilh Ihouts and trumpets, 10 exprefs their ,e(pelllo

,he dudo Duriog the burning alfo, the dead perfon'.

friendo Clood by, eaUcd on the deceafed, and poured

OUt

libacioDs of wine, with which,

w~en

the pite was

burol down, they extioguilhed lhe remains of the 6re

ond having eoUelled the booes of lhe deceafed, walh–

them with wine, and anointed them

with

oil.

Wheo the booes were difeoyered, they gathered lhe

albes lhat lay c10re tn them, aod both were repofited

in urns, either of \Vood,

none,

carth, Gl\'er, or gold,

aeeordiog 10 lh. qu.lily of the deeeaf<d. See U RN.

BURHING,

amoog Curgeons. See

CAUTEkI7. ATIOH .

Buroing is OlUeh pf3llired by lhe peopl. of Ihe

E.CI

lodies, particularly thore of J.pan, who ufe the mOxa

for mi. purpore. Se< MOXA.

B.uI.MI

NC-glllft,

a coovex

concave gJafs, cornrnonly

fpherical , whieh being expo(ed diretUy to the flln,

coUells . U the rayo faJliog lhereoo iOlO a very fmaU

fpaee, eaUed Ibe [ocu.

wh... wood, or any other

combuClible matter being pUl, will be fet

6r<. See

QPTICI .

BUtlNINO-11Jounf,,;nl.

See

VOLCANO.

lJURNING

o{ -CfJ/ourl,

amoDg paintcu . There are -fe–

veral colou" ..hal requi,e buroiog

as 6rCl,

I.mp

–

blaek, whieh is a eolour of fo greafy a oature, that,

except

is burot,

will requlre a

lone

time tO

dry.

Tohe mothod of burDi01lo or ramer dryiog, lamp–

black, is as

follows :

PUl

ioto a crucible over a

c1e.r 6re, .Iettiog il remaio tiJl it be red hOI, or fa

lear

that there is

manner of fmoke uifes from

il.

Secoodly, Urtlber, whieh if il be ioteoded for eo–

Jour for a horCe, or 10 be a Ih.dow for gold, then

buroiog Su it for bolh thefe purpofes.

.10 order 10 buro umber, you muCl put il ioto tbe

n.ked 6re, iD large lump., .od OOt

t.ke

it OUI tiJl il

is thoroDghly red hOl

if you

h.ve

a miod to be more

curious,

put

ir ¡nto a CTucible, and ketp

over

tbe

tire tiU

be red hOI.

Ivory alfo muCl

bum, tO mtÜ<e

bl.ek,

lhus: GU

lwOerueible. with Olavings of ivory, tbeo c1ap lheir

two mouths togcther, and bind them

fafl:

with aD iron

\Vire and lute the join.. c10fe with clay, falt, aod

horf;..tung,

wdl

beaten

together .;

then fet it ovcr

the 6re, covering

R11 over wilh

coals:

Jet

it remaio

in lhe tire, liU you are rure lha! Ihe matter ioclofed

is thoroughly red hOI : Ih<o uke it OUI of the fire ;

bUl do 001 opeo Ihe erueibles tiU they are perfellJy

VOL .

Numb. 29'

B U R

eold

for were {hey opeoed .,hile hOl. the

m~!ter

would turn to

anteS;

and

will

be, if

the

jOlotJ

:tl'e nOl luted c1ore.

BURNISHER, • roond, polilhed piece

aeel ferviog

ro Cmonth aod give a lulhe 10 metal..

Of theCe ,here are differeol kinds of differeol

fi–

gures, Clrait, crooked,

&c.

Half buroilhers are uCed

10 folder filver,

·as

weU a. 10 give

lu/he. Se. SOL–

DERIHC.

BURNISHING, Ihe art of fmoothiog or polithing a

met.lIlOe body,

a briík rubbihg of il with a bur–

niCher.

B?ok-binde... burnilh the edges of thelr books, by

rubulOg memwi,h", dog', tooth. Gold and filver

are

buroilhed, by rubbing them with

wolf'. 100lh, or by

the bloody f1one, or by.tripoli, • piece of white wood,

crncry, and the like. Decr are (aid to burnith their

head., by rubbiog off

dowoy white fl<io 'from lhoí,

horos,

ag~nfl

a trce.

BURNLEY,

m. rk<t·lown of Lanealhire, about

mil..

fo~th-ea~

of LaneaCler : W . 10Dg.

2°

5',

aod

N. 1. 1. 53° 40.

BURR, lhe rouod koob of a horo neXl a deor'. head.

BURRE,

Bou'~E,

or Bo ..., a kiod of daoce tom–

pofed of lhree Cleps joioed logether iD 1"'0 motion.,

beguo with a eroteh.. TiGog. The Srfl couplet eon–

lains {wice

four

meafures,

the fceond twice eight.

eonfins of a balance aod coupee.

BURREGREG, a eonfiderable mer of ,he kiogdom of

Fez, in

Africa;

which taking

its rire

the AtJas

mouotaios., falls into the oce.o DOI far from the Clraits

of Gibralt.r.

BURR·l'UMP, or BILDGE-PU..., differs from the

eommon pump, io having a

CI.ff

6,.

7, or 8 feC! long,

wtth a bar

wood, whereto -(he -ieatber is

Dailcd.

and this fe..e. ioClead of a box. So two 01<0, 1I••d–

.ioZ over tbe punlp, thruCl down lhis Claff, 10 the mid–

die wher<of i. faCleoed a rope, [or 6, 8, or

la hale

by, thus puUiog it up aod dOWD.

BURROCK, a (mall wier or d.m, where wheel. are laid

io • river, for me l.kiog of 6th.

BURROW, or BOROUGH . Seo

BO~OUOH.

BURROWS, holes in a warreo, whieh ferve a.

ca–

vert

for

hares, rabbits,

Oc.

BURSA, or PRUSA, io geogr.phy, the capital of Bi–

thinia, in Afia Minor, fituated in a fine fruitful pllin,

Ihe foot of mount Olympus, about an huodred miles

fouth of ConClaotinople: E. long. 290, aod N. lat_

40° 30"

BURSA-paJlorir,

iD bot. ny. Se<

THLA.PI

BURSAR, in a geoe..1 fenfe, fignifi•• a u ••furer or

purf<-keoper, efpecially io • mooaaery.

BURSE, io a eomme rd.1 CeoCe, a

pl.ce

t~r

merehaots

to me« in., and oegoliate Iheir bufiners publicly, wilh

u. e.Ued exehaoge. Se< EXCHANCt.

BURSTEN, deootes a perCon who has a rupture. Se.

R U·PTUR'E .

BURTON. in geography, lhe

o.me

of lWO markel–

tOWn5,

the one in Staff"ordlhirc, and the othcr in

Lioeolnlhi,e; Ihe (ormer being filuated aboul

mile. eaCl of Stafford, io

36' W.long. aod

p O

40'

8 N

N.lal.