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low, aod puttiog it ioto a pllial; this IVill ferve to in-

receives the river Spree, om Berlio, and difchargel

dic~te

the heat IVith fuflicieot exaé!oefs, for IVheo it is

itfelf ioto the·Eibe, a li!tle below Havelburg.

too

gr~,H,

this mixture will becnme as liquiJ as oil, HAVELHURG, a town of Germany, in the circle of

and wheothe heat is too fmall, it IVill remaio fiKed in

Upper Saxony, and marquifate of Brandenburg, (ub.

a hllnp; but it will BolO like a lhick (yrup, upoo io-

jeé! to the king of Prullia: E. long.

12°

44',

aod N,

clining the botde, if the Ilove be of a righl temper:

lat .

53·.

great amntioo lherefore fllOUld be giveo to keep lile HAVEN, a (ea·port or harbour. See HARBOUR.

heat always at thisdegret, by lettiog in frefh air, if it HAVERFORD·WEST, a borough.town of Pembroke-

be too greal, or fh ullillg the 1I0ve more clofe, if iLbe

fhire, in fOUlh Wales, filuated twelve mib (oulh eall

100

fm~1I

; and that all the eggs io the

llove

may e- of St David's .

lt

(eods only one member 10 parlia.

qually fllare the irregularities

oí'

the heat, it will be

mento

neceff"y to fllift lhem from the fides to the centre; HAUNCH, or HANCH, the hip, or that part of the

Ihereby iOlitatiog the hens, who are frcquently feeo to

body between the la{l ribs and the thigh .

make ufe of their bilis, to pllfh to theouter parlS thofe HAVRE

DE

GRACE, is a port·towo of Fraoce, in t:le

eggs tlldt were oem{l to the middle of their nea., and

province of Normandy, fituated 00 Ihe Englifh chan.

10 briog into the middle fuch as layoearea the fides.

nel, at the mouth 01 the river Seyne: E. loog.

10',

Mr Reaumur has inveoted a fon of 1010 boxes, IVith-

aod N, Iat,

49· 30'

out bOlloms; and lioed with furs. Thefe, which he Ht\UTBOY, a mufical inflrumeot of the IViod kiod,

calls artificial parents, not only fhelter the chickens

fhaped much like the flute, only that it (preads and

fromthe injuries of the air, but aITora akindly warmth,

widens towards the bOllom, and is (ouoded through

fo that they prefently .take the benefit of their fuelter a reed. The treble is two feet long ; the tenor goes

as readily as theywould have done uoder the wings of

a fifth lower, when blown open: it has onlyeighl

a hen o After halChing, it IVill be neceffary to keep

holes; but the bafs, which is 6ve feet long. has e·

Ibe chickens, for fome time , in a roomanfully heated

leveo,

and furnifhed with thefe boxes

j

but afterwards they HAW, a fon of berry, the fruit of (everal fpecirs of

may be fafely expofed to the air in the coun yard, in

mefpilus, theoce denominated haw·lhorns. See Ms-

which it may not be amifs to place one of thefe artifi-

sr

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s.

cial pareots to fhelter them if there fhould be occafion HAw, among farrim, ao excrefcence refembling agriflle,

for it,

growing under tbe nether eye·lid and eye of a hor(e,

As 10 the manner of feeding the young brood, tbey

which, if oot limcly removed, will pUL it quite out.

are generally a whole day after being hatcbed, before

See FA

RR

I

ERY

they lake any food at aJl; aod then a few clumb& of HAWK. See FALco .

bread may be given themfor aday or t\VO, after which HAWKING, the exercife of takiog wild·fowl by'meaos

they will begio to pick up infeé!s aod grafs for them·

of hawks.

felves.

HAWSER, in the fea.language, a larRe rope, or a kiod

But 10 fave the trouble of attending Ihem, capoos

of (mall cable. ferving for various ufes a·board a fhip,

may be taugh t tO warch them in the fame manner as

as 10 faflen the main aod fore fhrouds, 10 warp a fhip

hens do. Mr Reaumur affures us, that he has feeo

as fhe lies at anchor, and wind her up to it by a cap-

above t\Vo hundred chickens at ooce, all led about and

lIan,

oc.

The hawfer of amanof war may ferve for

defended only by three or four fuch capons. Nay,

a cable to the fhect·anchor of a fmall fh ip.

cocks may be taught to perform the fame oflice, which HAWSES, io a fhip, are t\VO large holes under the

Ihey, as IVell as the capoos, \ViII continue tO do all their

bow, through which the cables ruo when fhe lies al

lives afler.

anchor.

HATFIELD, a market-town of Hanfordfhire, firuated HAY, any kiod of grafs, curand dried, for the food of

tIVenty nllles oonh \Vefl of London.

canle.

HATHERLY, a mal ker·town of Devoofhire, twenty

The time of mowiog grafs for hay, mufl be regu-

miles nor th \Vell of Exeter,

lated according tO its groll'lh and ripenefs ; nothing

HATIEM, a tOIVn of Geldcrland, one of the United

being more prejudicial tO the crop than mowing it too

Provinces : E. long

6·,

N. 1.1.

52°

30'.

foon, becaufe tbe f.p is not rhen fully come OUt of the

HAITOCK. a fllock of corn containing twelve fheaves :

root, and when made into hay, it fhrinks away to no·

others make it only three flleaves laid together.

thing.

It

mufl nOl, hOIVever, be let fland too loog,

lfATUAN . a tOIVn of Upper Huogary, 6fteen miles

till it have fhed ils feeds. Wheo thetopSof Ihe grafs

nonh eafl of Buda: E. long. 19°

3

S',

aod N. lat,

look bro\\ n, aod begin tobenddown, and the red ho-

47.

48'.

ney.fuckle flowers begin tO wither, you may cooclude

HAVANNA, a porHolVn of the iOand of Cuba, in A·

it ripe for mowing.

merica.

f!ttl~leJ

at tlle ent rance of tbe gulph of Mexi·

SI

Foin·

HA

Y.

See Ac

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p.

65 ·

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co ; fuhjcé! to Spain: W. long.

84°,

and N. lat.

23°,

HAY, in geography, a

ma~ket. town

10

I'lrccknock/llll'c,

HAVANT, a m31ker tOIVn of Hampfhile,

ftX

oliles

f0uthWJles, thirteenmtles nonh·edll of Brecknock.

north.eaU of PonfmoUl h.

HAYNt\ULT, a province of the Netherlands, bounJcd

HAVEL, a river of Branuenburg, in Germaoy, wbich

by Brabaot and Elaodm , 00 Ihe oonh; by Namllr

and