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nat rhould it 'be

r~o~d

1m?raaicable to bring tbe

(we!.

ling to manero and it ¡nereafes upwards, fo as to endan·

8er {ulFoeation; autbors have .d.ifed to pieree tbe tu·

rnour with a hot pointed cautery in five or tix pl.ees, to

¿refs witb the above digeflrve; and in arder to llimulnte

~nd

promore a gremr direh.rge,

add to it a [¡lfall

~uaotity

of Spanilh fiies and euphorbium io powuer;

fomenting at the faCletime, aod bathing the cireumjarent

!,ans Wil h

ointrue~t

of marfllmallows. M. Gueriniere,

as wdl as Soleyfell, ha.e advifed opening the íkin, wheo

toe lumour eannot be brought to maner, in arder to in·

lrorluee a pieee of black hellebore·root fleeped in .inegar,

anu tO confine it there for rwenty.four hours; this alfo is

iOlended .s a flimutRnt, anu is faid to anfwer the intelP

l ion, by occaGoniog tometimes a fwelliog as big as aman's

lleao.

. Bdides the diforders

uf·

tbe mouth, wbich

IVe

al–

mdyanimadverted on, there are freqnently obfervrd

toe iaGde the lips and palate, little fweJlings or bladders

«aJled

gitgl!

nitting them open with a knife, or laoc'et,

and

w~fhlOg

them afterwards with falt and .inegar, is'io

,general their cu re; bm when they degen.erate into what

are ealled cankm, whiehare koowo bylittlewhite fpeeks,

toat fpread and occaGon irregular ulcers, thebeR method

then is to touch themdailywith a fmaJl flat cautery, mo·

derately heated, till toe

fpre~ding

is flopped. and to rub

lheforts three or four times a·day witil lEgyptiaeum; and

tinllure of myrrh, Iharpened wi!h cil, or fpirit of .itrio!;

when by tois drelJiog tbe OOHghs are feparated, they

may

wafhed frequently with a fponge dipped in copperos,'

fublimate water, .if they eontinue tOfpread; or atine–

ture made by difl'olving half aDOUDce of burnt alum, and

two ouoces of honey, iDa pint of tinélure of rafes. Ei–

ther of thefe will dry tbem up, and are very ufeful iD

mofl diforders of themouth.

A relaxation ando fIVellin!! of the palate fometimes hap .

pens to horfes on catchiog cold, To remedy tbis difG't'-

F A S

FASCES, in Roman antiquity, axes bound up together

with rods or llaves, and canied befare che Roman

magiflrates as a badge of their authority aod offiee.

FASCETS, in the art of making glafs, are the irons

thrufl iota the mouths of botdes, iDarder tO coovey

theminto the annealing tower.

FASCIA, in arehiteélure, fignifies any flat member hí–

ving a eonGderable breadih and but a fmall projeaure,

as tbe band of an arehitrave, larmier,

&c.

FASe tA LATA. in anatomy.

~ee

ANAT OMY, p.206.

FASCllE. in aflrooomy, eenain pam on Jupiter's body

refembling belts or fwaths. They are more lucid

Ihao the refl o'f that planet, and are terminated by pa–

ralle! lines, fometimes broader and fometimesnarrolVer.

FASCIALlS, in aoatomy. See SARTORttlS.

FASCINATION, a kind of witcheraft or enehantmeot

fuppofed tO operate

Ibe iDfluenee either of the eye

or tongue.

FASCINES, in fortifieation,

fallgots.Df

fmall wood; of

allOul • foot diameter and fix [eet loog, bound in the

VO L.

11. No. 49-

I E

R Y.

sg(

der, blow pepper onthe parto"r anoÍ'nt

it ..

'¡th the 11m:

mixed up with hooey. The tinélure above·mentioned

_may be ufed for this pUf]'ofe, to which may

added h ...lf

an ounee offpirit of lal ·armoniac..

The eolt·evil is fuppofed

nrife from floned eolts ha–

.ing full liberty with mares, befare they

ar~

able to eover

tbem; wheRce frequeotly enfues ao

excori~tion

fret–

ting on the glands, and a fwelling on Ihe Iheatb ; this

lafl diforder frequently proeeeds too flom dirt, or 61th

ladging there, and is often removed by \Valhing the

pa;~

clean with butter aod beer : but when toe yard itfelf is

fwelled, foment it twice a day wi!h marfhmallows boiled

in milk, to woich may be added a litde fpirit of wioe.

anoint the excoriation \Vith !he white ointment, or warh

ir \I'ith

fponge dipped in lime, tO a pint of which /nay

be added two drams of fugar of Irad: toe yard ihouldbe

fufpended tlp to me belly; and if the fwelling fhould in–

€reafe \Vi:h lhe inflammation, bleéd, andogive tbe .coollng

phylic; anoint ·with ointmeot

elaer, and apply tbe bread

andomilk poultice.

. If a fimple gonorrhcea or feminal gleet is obfmed,tó"

orip from lhe yard, .(whieh is often the cafe io IÍigh-fed

young horfes, whm a relaxatioo of t·he glandnnd fefui–

oal ve(fels has beenbrought on by frequent enil/fions) let

the horfe bel'lunged everyd,.y ihta a river

0'1

pMd ; gÍvc

him two or tbree rhubarb purges, at proper ·diflanees.

:lnd intermediately the follo'wing balls.

TA1tE of balfl!t1l of copi"i, or Venice iurpeotinf, oli–

banum, and maflieh powdered, of each two drams–

bale armoniac half an ounce: mix

ioro a bali

with honey, and give it,

nig~t

and morning, ·tilltbe.

difeharg~

leffens, and then every Digln, till it gOés

off.

Balls prepared with rhubarb atíd tarpeotioe ihay alfo

be given for tbis purpofe; t\VO draros of the former, w¡'tll

¡!alf aD oUoce

the latter.

F A T

middle and at

~o~

ends• .

~~y ar~

ufed in raifiD g

banerle's, malnng'chacdelter!, tn filltng up !he mou

to raeilitate the pa(fagc tO the wall,

bioding the

ramparlS where the eaMh is had, and

miking par.a.

pet! of moches to

fer~n

lhe meDo

FASHION·PI ECEs, in the fea. language, are two e'om–

palling

~ieees

of timber, inlo which

.¡,

6xed one ,on

each fide toe tranfom. See

TRA N~O M.

FAST, or F

~ST

JllG ,

iu .general, denotes the abflinepee

from (oad; bU! is' more patticulaily ured for' fuch ab–

. flincnce on a religious acc?unt

FASTERMANS, among our Saxon ance'tior!, were

pledges or bondfmen, wbo IVere aofwerable for ea¿h

other's good behaviour.

FAST!, iD Romanandqoity, tbe calendar wberein\Ve're

exprelfed the feveral day! of theyear, Wilh their feans,

games,

otber eeremonies.

FAT, in anatomy, ao oIeaginous or bUlyraCtous 'matter '

feermd fromthe

bload,

andofill i.g up the 'eavity

!he adipofe eells. Fat, ploperly aod difiinélly fo eall.

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