1000000030

Jo:

Tbe

Ilr', I.ll.uli is fotl",1 itlllnr.y

~lr:s

of tl.e worlJ ;

Iut tllat of

/Ir,~

nllJ tll'rica is medl fuperior hotll in

~callt)'

rc, 11·,lnc to

th~

!l:>!tcmiJn and German

kind, • hi. h is toO olten (t,U in its place.

!tS great ufc, bc!idc Ih, polir.,ing as

gem, is

the making Ih. linc bine ulé,! in painting callcd ultra–

mArine, which is ohtaincJ

(ro~,

It byc.kin.tion.

LE/IJ). S,e CH HII STRY, p 81,186.

LEAF,

[oli/llll,

in the natural hiliory

plants. Sce

ilOTAH,

(ra.

LU F, in clocks and IVatches, an appellalion siven lO the

notches of lheir pinions. See

ATCH.

LEAGLJE, a ",ealure o( lenglh, containing more or lefs

geometrical paces,

acco~Jing

lO thedill'erent u(agcs and

culloms of countrics. A le.guc. at fea , where ir i,

chiefiy u(ed by

u~,

being a Iand·mcafure m0fily pecu–

liar ro rhe Frcnch and Germans, conrains Iltree lhou–

(,nd gcomellical paces, or three Englifl, mib.

LEAGUE alfo denoles an alliance or confederacy berween

prinees and naleS fo, Iheir mutual

~iJ,

elrher in auack–

ing (ome common enemy, or in defending them(elves.

LEAK, among feamln, is a h le in Ihe Ihip Ihrough.

II'hich rhe warer comes in. To (pring a leak, is (aid

of a thip Ihat begins 10 leak. To fiop a lcak, is to (111

it wilh a plug IVrapt in oakam and well tarred , or put–

ting in a wp.\\vling clour tO keep the water out; or

n,iling a·piece of Iheet·lead upon the place.

LEAKAGE, the fim of. verrel that leaks, or Iel! wa·

ter or other liquid otlze in or out.

LEAKAGE , in commerce, is an allowance of

}u((n/.

in the cufioms, allowed to imponers of wines for the

wafie and damage il is (uppo(ed to have received inthe

parrage: an allowance of lWO barreis iD l\Venty-two is

~I(o

made to the blelVCIl of ale and beer, by the excifc–

oflice.

LEAOTUNG, the mon northeJ!y pan of China, in

Afi••

LEAP, in mufic, is IVhen the (ong does not promd by

conjoint degrees, as

hen between each note there is

an interval of a third, fourth, fiflh,

ec.

L EAP·YEAR.

See AS 1RONOMY, p. 489.

LEA ltMOUTH, a markeHolVn of Nonhumberland,

fitumd fonyeight miles north-lVea of Ne. caflle, and

tlVelve (oull,-.'en

Herwick.

LEAS! IG'MARI NG , in SCOlS lalV, the uttering of

l\ords tending to excite di(,ord betwe,o lhe

Ki.ns

and

IlIS people ; 21(0 called verbal (euilioD.

LE,~THER,

the ncin of f.veral (ons of beafis dr.rred

and prep.trcd (or the u(eof the various manuf.llurers,

whoCe

bufin~(s

it is tO make them ul"

See TAh H IHG.

C?louring

,[ LEATHER .

c'/O/lr

"~¡'ilf

1"lhrr.

Hang lhe fkins in chalk

or lime.watt'r, till thcy a e

~rown

(upple, that the

Itair or lIoollmy be firipI'cu

0[;

firelch rhcm on teo·

lers, ur hy m,.,,1S tlf li"(1, and (mooth them Ol'er:

thln or,,'h tlllm

ith . Iumwarer vely warm, aod

c~!Clur

Ihu" IIlth Iloec, Ivo, )'ou \\'ould h. vc IhuII, ,nd

dI y

ti"

111

i" ,he (I.n,

lit

in (nme lV" mhuu(e, anellh, y

\ ,ill bl ufdLl '"

(u"t1ry~cc,fiullr,

\\lIhout '!ly(

'Jrtl.cr

t ru,,~le.

oL. II. J'un h. 67.

L E A

rJ CO!JII'

b/.a

lralh,·,

I/',

Cum.1I1

'U"/'

T.,ke

DI'

the bal k of the clder t·.vo pounds, of the fi lings or rutl

01' iron tIJe f.1me quantity; put thtm ;0'0 two galloos rf

rain·water , and fiop thcm up dore ina

"n,

or verrel, anc!

let them

fi.nd

fur Ihe fpace of two months: then adJ tO

that the liquid pan of a pound of nur.galls, bealen to

powder, and a quarter n(

pound o( copper.s, heating

them over the fil e, and

(urrCl'in~

them10 lIand

hou,s

afler; and then

u(~

theliquor with abruth tilllhe Ilcinhas

laken a r, ne black .

r o(,Iou,

Ie.lh

[oi,

rd.

Firfl rub the leather

well in alum·water, or .Ium it ; boil nale urine, (cum it

till half of it is w.ned: theoput in ao ouoce of the fincn

lake, the like quantity of brnil in powder, ooe ounce of

alum, and half an ounce of (al armoniac; mix themwell,

anu keep them fiirring over agentle fire abom twohours ;

and fo u(e the liquid pm, to colour or tinge the ncios.

ro (oJ.llr

'lalhu

.[ •

CUriDUJ

Funeh

y"hw.

Take

ooe pan of chalk, anel another o( wood·athes, and make

of Ihema good Iye; then firain out the r,ne liquor, and

C. t it in a vrrrel over the fire, and put into it tur meric'in

po",d¡r, and a

littl~ f~rrron ;

and let it fimmer, till it

becomcs pretty thick; then fet it acooling, lO be u(ed as

occafion requires.

r omaJ(

whil'

¡(o/he,

blu(.

Take a quart of elder–

berries, firaio out the juice, and boil it with an ounce of

powder nf alum, and hal( an ounce of indigo, or fmalt–

blue, and bruth over the le3th" \Vith a finebruOl dipped

in it three limes, fufTering it to dry between whiles, and

the buGoe(s will be effeaed.

, r ocolOll,

Sp.nijh 1(.lhu,

&c. Take lhat which the

Dutch call pomplemelch, warm it, and rub the leather

with il; then take of Venice tot appelen ; and having

pouDded it fmall, put a quantity of Water to it, and let

it (often over agentle fire; then prefs OUl the water, and

rub or wath out Ihefilin in it ; repeating the (ame feveral

times ; and after that, take the finefi thoemakcrs black,

and rub the nlin over lVilh ir, having in the melting ad–

ded a little vitriol or copperas; and 'etting it dry, take

goo(e or hog's grcafe, and with a woollen cloth rub the

fi,in over for a good while,

here lhere is a good fire to

fupple it, 2nd afterwards rub it over with your hands,

till it di(appear; or innead of grea(e, lOU may u(e lin–

feed or train-oil, anel fo in ca(e of any other colour, ac–

cording to toe colours you der,gn.

D)lillg.[LEAT HER,

A rrdJijh ,oic·ur.

Firn wath thc Ikins in water, 2nd

,,"ing them OUt wdl, and afterwards lVet themwith a fo–

lution of tanar and bay·(alt in

f.ir

water, and ",ring them

out ag,in; lh,n 10 the (ormer dirrolution add afites of

crab·fi,dl!, 2nd rub Ihe fi,ios I'ery welllVilh this: afler .

wards, Wanl

tht'Til

C:OOllllon

wate r, lllld wring them

cut; then WJO, them with liraure of madJ,r in Ihe (o·

lution uf tartar and alum and Ihe cr;,b·O,.1I ath,s: and

if they prove not red loough a(tcr :dl, lVafil thon \\ilh

the tin<'l ure of

razt l.

f'"'"

)rll..v.

Tal:e

tine aloes til'O

011

nces, ni

lin(eeJ·oil f'>lI r rom,ds ;

dirrldl~

IIr mdt Ihl",; rhlll

fira;n the liql oroami bclmr: r the f!.ms with

11,

3;1,11;–

il'~

dry va roilh I::'nl onr.

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