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El - It, but more particularly to the of the elm, which . . them a secure shelter against tiit- weather. No efie&ual mi itirpatihg tnem has h I -Silk-worms devour the leu es with though we doubt whether afford wholesome food to these in- sects, yet when a'ternati-!} or mixed with lettuce, elm-] may become an useful substitute, in situations where the mulberry-tree is scarce. A decoction of the inner bark of the elm-tree, if drunk freely, lias sometimes procured relief in inve- terate dropsies, it has a bitterish taste, and abounds with a slimy juice, which is recommended in nephritic cases, and also externally as an useful application to burns. The outer bark is bitter, contains but little mucilage, and is totally destitute both of smell and taste. The internal bark of the branches is more bitter than that of the trunk, and is, probably on that ac- count, more efficacious. — It is chiefly used for cutaneous com- plaints, such as the herpes, or shingles, and the leprosy. Dambournet obtained from the bark of diis tree a yellow-brownish colour in dyeing ; and De Vilette manufactured of it a strong brown paper. ^ ELOCUTION, generally speak- ing, signifies the selecting and adapting of words and sentences, to the things or sentiments intend- ed to be expressed. It is also used to denote die just and graceful management of the voice, coun- tenance, and gesture, when sp( ak- ing : in which sense it is synoni- mous with what is variously called a good delivery, eloquence, or the E . witk •.ity. ■ on the vivacity of the imar giiiati it not only core nicati ment, but life and motion to disco u It would be deviating from our ■ cify the variou i 01 elocution, viz. ena- », pauses, tones, &e. we n refer th • reader t.i Mr. Sheridan's " thm," (8vo. 7s.) and to Mr.WAE- kek's " Elements of Elocution," (Svo. 2 vols. 12s.) in the latter of which, in particular, he will rind exc< Uent and perspicuous rules concerning this subject. — Many pertinent observations on the elo- cution or eloquence of the bar, are contained in the elegant wor,-:, in- titled, " The Study, and the Prac- tice of the Law ■ onsi l ed in their various relation* to Society " (Svo. 6s.) — Some judicious remarks on the eloquence of the pulpit, in this country, occur in an essay on this subject, prefixed to " Select Ser- niofis," translated from the French ofBossuET (12mo. 3s.) and which, it is supposed, come from the ele- gant pen of Mr. Jesningham. Embankment: rid. Sea. EMBROIDERY, a work in gold, silver, or silk-thread, wn by the needle upon cloth, stuffs, or muslin, into various figures. In the embroidery of stuffs, the work is performed in a frame, as the easy manner of working them depends upon the proper expan- sion of the piece. Muslin is spread upon a pattern, on which the figures intended to be wrought, arc delineated. Embroidery on the loom is less tedious than die other method, in which, while the flowers are working, it becomes necessary to