1000000030

tmh of Ihe ndl is dry, Ihey cm)' Ihemoown lOa

greater depth, but

wh~n

wet

t h~y

bring

th~m

tOthe

furface, thal lbey n"y not be injured by Ihe damps

The common .nt builds only IVith fmall fm.1I pims

of dry eanh, and thm is .1\Vays found a v.1! quamíty

eilher of e.Qgs, worms, or aureli:e, al Ihe bonom

01'

tbe

nell. Tbe aureli:e are covered only with

thinfki n;

and when carefully opened, Ihey nleW Ihe worm per–

feél, and in ils feveral Ilages of perffélion.

The forecon of ants in providing again!l the winter

is a millake. They are fu ppofed not to

ea!

in the win–

ter, but to fpend Ihat feafon, likc dormice and many

other forts of animals, in a Ilateof Aeep. Whatcon–

fi rmsthis is, thal they have been obferved, as the cold

draIVs oninlbe autumn, tomoveveryhcavily, andinthe

viotage-time they can hardly nir at all ; fo that the

proviClon they make Ccems iOlended oot for tbemfdves,

but for their young.

The care lhefe ercatures táke of thcir olf;pring is

remarkable. Whenevtr a hill is dillurbed. all the antl

are found buCled in conCulting lhe fafety, not of them–

felves, but of the eggs or thefe Iarger bodies encloGng

the maggol or young ant ; they carry theCe down any

way fo as lO gel tbemout of fight, and will do this

over and over as oflen as tbey are dillurbed.

T hey carry away lhe eggs and m Olicies togetber in

Iheir confuClon; but as foon as lhe danger is over, lhey

carefully fepame Ihem, and place eaeh fort in par–

cels by Ihemfelves uoder lhelter of dilferent kinds,

and al various depths, aceordíng tO the dilferent de–

grees of warmth and coverture the dilferent Ilates re–

quire.

In the warm feafon of the year, they erery moro–

iog bring up lhe eggs, as Ihey are ufually caJl<d, to

Ibe furfate, or nearly fo; aod from ten in the fore–

noon to 6ve in the aflernoOfl or thereaboutl, all thefe

will be found jun under Ihe furfate; and if the hills be

examined toward tigh t in Ihe evening, Ihey will be

found to haye carried Ihem all down; and if rainy

wwher be coming on, il \Viii be nmlfary tOdig

foot deep Or more, io order tO bnd lhem.

Thefe linle creatures are very

troublef~me

in gar–

dens. and in pannre-Iand! ; al well by fceding on

Ihe fruit, as by making up hills for Ihcir habitation.

In Ihe hotter counlries, as lIaly, Spain, and Ihe Wen

Indits, ams are tbe greal p<1l of the fielrls. Trces

may be preferved from lhem by eneompalling lhe nern,

for four

Clo~ers

breadlh, with a rall of wool, newly

pulled from [he lheep's belly; or by laying law-dull

all rOllnd Ihe nump of it. Sorne anoiol Ibe me with

tar, which has

Ih~

fame elftél.

The large,

bl.ck,

winged anls of America, 10 a–

void the greal rains whieh faH Ihere al particular f,a–

Conl, make to Ihemfdves large nens on trees, Wilb

covered way

Cor

Ih:m10 gn up and do"n on Ihe lee–

Clde of Ihe tree Th& nens

ar~

roun ilh on the OUI–

lide, made of lir,bl brown ealth, pl.inmd Cmuoth.

They

are

larg" th¡n a bulhcl; and in Ihe inCide are

maoy finous ,"verns or Io<lgings

communlc~ling

wilh

ooe ¡aolher. See Plm

LXXX.

fig. l. A, Tbe anu

F O

nell;

The lubular paffage, made of the

r~me

matelials.

FOR MlcA. in medicioe,

calloul fort of wart.

fO RM ICA' LEO, Ihe ANT-LION, or ANT·UTEl. iD

20010gy, an infeél fo called from its defouring 8rea\

numben of ants.

i. lhe caterpillar or worm of

mueh reCembling th, libellz or dragoD.OiCl.

The addrefs of Ihis infeél in catching Iheant il ad.

mirable; il makes a hole of a conieal or funne! /hape,

io the loofe fand ; Ind is fure toellch

¡II

Ihe antl Ihlt

come within Ihe verge of this hole, by tbrowing up

Cand 00 lhem, whereby tbey are forcibly emied íOlO

Ihe power of the eoemy at the bottomof Ihe hole.

FORMOSA, aniOand in Ihe paeific ocean, between It9·

and I

n O

long. and belween

2:°

and

S' N.

1.1.

abOUI

100

miles

~an

of Canloo io China.

il fub–

jeél 10 the Chinefe.

FORMULA, or FOR MULA RV, a ruleormodel, or ecr–

tain lelms prefcribed or deereed byaUlhorilY, for Ihe

form and manner of an aél, ionrument, proc"diDg,

or Ihe like.

Fo R

LA, in church-hi/lory and lheology, fignifiel

profellion of faith .

FOR M

in medicine, imports the connilutionof me–

dicioes, either fim ple or compouDd, both wilh refpeél

10 Iheir prefeription and conClllenee.

FORMULARY, a wriling tontainiog Ihe form of

oalh, declaratioo, aucllalioQ, abjuratioo,

oc.

made 00 certain occafions.

fORNACALIA, or f OR NI CALIA, in Roman antiqui–

Iy, a fellinl in(ljlutcd by Numa in honour of t'or–

nax, Ihe goddefs of ovens; wlfereincemin t.lkes were

made, and off/red in Cmifice before Ihe oveos.

FORNICATION, tbe aél of incontinenty belween fio–

gle perfons ; for wheo eilher of Ihe parlies i, married,

fuch aél is aduhery. See AOU LTERY.

f ORNIX, in analomy. See ANATOMY,

p. 28S'

FORRAGE, in Ihe mililary art, denotes hay, om,

barley, wheat, grafs, clover,

0(.

broughl inlo Ihe

camp by Ihe Iroopers, for the funenance01 Ihdr

hor~

is Ihe buClnefs of Ihe quarter·maOer.general 10

appoint the mClhod of forrage, and pon prop" guardl

for Ihe feeurilYof the fomgm.

FORRES, a parliamenl'lown of Seot!and in Ihe coun–

Iy of Murray, aboul thineen miles wen of Elgin:

long.

3°

20',

and N. lat.

57"

40"

•

is clarTed wilh Invernefs, Fonrofe, and aun.

f ORT, in Ihe military

art,

fm~1I

fonilied place.

,n–

vir ed on all fide! wilh a moal, rampan, and

para–

pet.

!tI

ufe is to feeure fome high ground

Ihe

parTage of

river, 10 make good an ad"nlageoul poO,

to defend Ihe Iines and qUlrters of a fiege,

oc.

FORTALICE, in SeolS law, fignified ancient!y a fmall

plm of Ilrength, origlOally buih for Ihe defence of Ihe

country; and which on Ihat accounl was

formc~ly

ree–

koned

in", ,tgolio,

and did nOI go along

~lIh

Ihe

lands upoo ...hlch il

"'as

filDated wllhoUI afoewl grant

from Ihe trown. No"', Coualices are r>'lICd by age–

neral granl

lhe lands; and Ihe

ord

Il(eoOl' fy–

eODrmOUS wilb manor place, mefru,·'

v(.

FURTIFCATI",,-