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M U M

verooy. m:ujofam,

~'·cns .

pcnr.y

ro):!1,

and \Vild thymc,

of cach a h¡:¡nJrul and a

hitll ;

clder t1owe rs,

t\Vo

handruls

or more;

fecds of

card¡¡mum bnll :...

tbir

Qcnces;

l= 1Ibenic:s

bluiCnJ,

one

( lll,CC;

wth. n

lhe

li–

<}I!or

h4lS

worked a whilc,

pUl

lhe IIClbs .nd fc('cts ioto

the

n.lrc.l;

and, "fter tI;ry

¡¡f e

addt:'J, let

\VCoI!<.

o\'er

Jiu le

as polliblc

.,hcn fill ir up:

hUly,

whcn

floppcd,

pUl

ioto

lhe

hogfhc::ad

(ll1 nt.w· Jato

tggs

l10-

broken

fla p

clore,

anJ

orink

III (VlO

y::.as

cod .

OUT

Enclifh

brcwcl s, inf!t

01' lhe innt:r rind

6f,

uf" cardamum, glOCer, and f;t{f<lfras

élnd :;al (o 3dd

d e–

c~mpanCj

nlactdcr, and

reO

!.d.OdlIS. l\[um , on lu.:ing

imported, pays fo r

CH."

y burd

5 s.

MUr.:MY; •

bod~'

embalno,d or ói, d. in lhe manner

ufed

the ólncu:nt

E~~

pli ...

r:s;

or tbe comp-"fition

with

which it is

tmb.. I01cd.

Thc:re are

t\l, O

kincis of boc!it.s

dcnominatcd mUlllmi..:s: lhe

li ra

are;:'

'J:lJy

C:ilrC;¡(ts

.:iricd by the hut of

lhe

fun,

2nd

~~.H

OlCJIl!

kept

f,om pUlref.l\ion : T hefe are f" qutntly found .n ,he

f;¿nds

01'

Lybia. Sorne im<tginc, that the!"e are lhe

bodics of dereafed people buned lhere on pl'rpofe tO

keepthcm cntire wilhout em!:lalming ; others tbink Ihey

2re (he carcafes of travellcrs, who bave beenoverwhelm·

ed by lhe d ouds of fand ,.ifed by lhe .hurric.nes fre–

'luen< in lhofe del.m . The fecood kind of mummie,

.are bodies uken OU t of the catacombs near Cairo,

which lhe Egyplians cepcfilcd lheir dead after

emb.t.ll

–

in~.

We ha.. l\Vo diflerent fubll. nce, preferved for me–

d icin.1 ufe under lhe name of mummy. lhough bOlh

in fome dttgree of the fame origino The one is the

dried and preferved

fldh

of human bedies, emb.lmed

with myrrh 2nd fpices

the other is the liquor running

(rom facl! mummies. when newly prepared, or when

a/fel\ed by gre.t he.t or damps . The laller is fome–

times

in a

liquid,

f~metimes

fohd {orm,

preferved in .

i.ls

well Ilopped, or fu/fered la dry and

harden in lhe .i r. The 6rrl kind of mummy i. broueht

to us in Iarge pieces, of a lax and friable texture, light

oDd fpungy. of • blackifh brown colour, and afIen

damp and clammy on lhe fur face : il is of

rlron!: bu.

difagreeable [mdl. The fecond kind of mummy, in itS

liquid nate, is a thick, opakt, and vifcous ftuid, of

bl"kifh colour, bUl nOl dif.gree.ble fmell. I n ilS indu- ·

ratcd

U. te.

il is • dry folid fubrlance. of

fine fh ining

black colour.•nd clofe <eXlUre. eafil y brokeD, and of

a good fmell; very inflammable, aod yielding a fceD I

of rnyrrh aod arornu ic iogredients while burning.

T his, if we cannot be contcnt without medicines from

our own bodic" ought to be the mummy ufed in the

Chop' ; but it is very fcarce'and dcar ; while the olher

fo cheap, Ihat it will alway' be mon

ufe .

Alll hefe kind. of mummy are broughl f,om Egypt .

BUl we :tre'nOI to imagine. that any body breaks up

the re,,1 E!:!yplian mummics, 10 feJl thcm in pieces to

Ihe drugr,ins, as they may

m~ke

a much bener

m~rket

of Ihem

Europe whole. when they can eontrive tO

fel

lhem. Wh.t OUr drur.r,ifls are fu pplied Wilh. i.

Ihe

Ildh

cxecuu:d criminah,

os: of

any other bodies

1he Je.w, c"n

get .

who

611

dv:m

with

lhe

eoOlmoo bilu–

men' fa plenlih.t in lhat pan of lhe world ; and adding

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M U R

a liule .. loes , an,j t\Yo o.r

,h ree

othcr

cheap ingreu;ents.

feotl them

u3J..eJ 10 ;lO 0\'('0 ,

lItl the juices are

~ex hd:l.d.

and

Ihe

i."mbalOliog m:ltler has penetrated

thoroughly that lhe llelll \YIII kct!p

~nd

bear traorpOrt –

ing lOto F.uropc

MllmOly has beco ef1eerncd rerolvenl

and balfamic: bUI Wh<llCVer vin ues have beeo

attribu~

tcd

tO jt,

fCl'm

be fuch as

clep~nd

morl! upon the in .

gredients uf<..-d

preparing the flefll, han in rhe

Ilelh

¡I relf; anJ it would fu rely be beuer to give thore

in.

gredienrs ""ithom fo fhocklng

addition.

M \'

M M

among gardeners, a kind of

wax

u(ed in

gra.ft.

ing and plaming lhe roots o{ trces, madc in the follow·

ing

m~nner:

T "kt: one pound of black pilCh, and

q:..arter of a pt)und of «urpcntine ; put thcm togelher

into

1 11

earthtn

pat,

Olod

fel them

6re

the

open

air,

hoJúing

fomething in your hJnd to cover

and

que.n(h lhe mixture in time, whicb is to be alternately

lit hlCd .nd quenched ,ill . 11 lhe nitrous and volat;le

pans

be cv;¡pora cel .

this

a liule

cornmon wax

la be addcd; and lhe compofilion is lhe"

be fe l by

for "fe.

M UNGATS. orMuNKATS . a town ofupper H ungary :

E _ long.

,,0,

N . lat.

48° 30'.

M UN IC H, • I. rge and e1egant city. lhe capital of lhe

ele{loratc and dutchy of BavariOl (ituated on lhe ri"cr

Ifer : E . long .

1,°

32',

N . 1...

48°

5'.

MU N ICI PAL, in lho Roman civillaw. an epilhe. which

-ligni6es invdled Wilh lhe righlS and privilcges of Roman

citi7.ens. T hus the municipal c¡tie,

w~re

lhofe whofe

inhabirants were capable of enj oying civd olfices

io the

city of Rome : Thefe citíes, howcvtr, accotdinr. tO

Mariana,

had

fcwer privileces th.m the coloAies: '-fhey

had no fuffrages or votcs at Rome

but were lefr to

be governed by their own laws and magiflratcs. Some

few

muoicipal c¡lies, however, oblaioed lhe liberty of

...

Ott:~ .

Mt1ticipal, among us, is 'pplied to the

laws that

obtain in aoy particular city or

pro~i nce.

And 1hofe

are cCilled municipal officers who are elcBed to defend

the intl'len of dties, to maintain their rights and pri–

"ileges; and

prererve order and hu mon)' among lhe

citizens ; fucb as mayors. ChcnfTs. conruls.

óc.

M UN ITI ON. lhe provi(,ons Wilh ",hich a place is fur–

ninled in order for defence; or tQfl t which fullows.

caOlp for its fubfiflence.

M U NSTE R. lhe c.pilal of lhe bilboprick of lhe fame

o. me, and of lhe circle of "\Verlphah•• filualed 00 lhe

rivcr Aa :

long.

7°

l O',

Jat .

52° .

NST E

Ft.,

is alfo

town of Germany, in the Laodgra–

viate of Alfati., fubjca to France : E . long.

7° 5' ,

N .

la!.

48. 8'.

M UN ST ER MEOH ' ELT,

town of Gcrmany, in lhe ctrde

of lhe 10\Ver Rhinc. and clea orale ofTri ers : E . long_

,0.

N . I:u. 5

(1 15'.

MU NSTERHER G. lhe "pilal of lhe duehy of lhe

fllme

name in Siic(ia:

long.

I Óo ,

N lat .

50°

~ 5'.

MU NTING I A. in bOl>ny, • genu' of lhe polyandna

monogynia ciar, . The c..lix confi ns of fi ve fegmeots,

and

lhe

eorolla

(¡ve pClals

ard

t11t!

bcrry

has onc

cel!

conl ain;n~

many fCClts . 'l'hcre is

btH

oue fpecies,

a n:uive of America.

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!I1URiEN.'\.,