G I I) n, and gout, especially ik an I rel ixed o institutions. — In tajpning, il has been employed . !'. ; rscH. notic speci •. q! die . i •. tlie Tcucrium raa- i uw, or m n mder, v i-, .1 a iti ol Spain, whence il has I < our gardens, unvl I tli ■ n ime of Cat-thyme. Il has received this appellation, from tbc uncommon fandn rss v, hi h cats instin fcively displ for this ve- get ible. Its lea :s an I tender branches, on being rubbed between the fingers, n hen fresh, emit a vo- latile aromatic odour, which ex- cites su ezing ; but. to the tasl • they are som what bitter, with a . n of heat and acrimony. ■ aclix e powers of the ma rum germander, it has been highly recommended in many dis- that require, medicines of a stimulant, arora I deobstru-
- , XDER, the Wild, or
. .. ;•: r-Spe edw ei i-. Vero- nica chamoedrys, L. an indigenous pen ,. 'j! olant, gr i a ing in pastures les ei hedges,; and flower- ing in May ; Jt is eaten by cow >, goat-, sheep, aud horses, but r<> fiis< d by bogs. — The leaves of this plant have been recommerided as a substitute for tea; but. it is chiefly ps'ed as a mild astringent. GID, a distemper to which hogs are subject. It is occasioned by their feeding too eagerly on buck- wheat, clover, or other rich succu- lent plants ; and is somewhat simi- lar to the disorder in hors( s, called the staggerf ; a^ the diseased hogs are affe&ed with violent giddiness, sometimes stumbling and falling at every step; at others, sitting on their haunches, they squeak for bevcral minutes successively, with HO. VII.— VOL. II. G 1 L [369 great violence. The only remedy . to known for the cure of this in ila.ly is, to drive the animals about for a considerable time (as the) an too intra table to be treated medically), by which means an abundant evacuation will be pro- moted, and they will be effectually relieved, it is, however, neces- sary to adopt this rough tr atment, as soon as any of the first symp- toms appear; for, if neglected, their int< stines become inflamed ; their bodies violently distended j and a painful death will be the conse- quen (il LDING, the art of spreading, or covering any substance with gold, either in leaf, or in a liquid. state. This art was known to the ancients, though it has only within the last two br three centuries been brought to the highest degree of perfection. Consistently with our plan, we cannot enter into the va- rious branches of gilding, theknow- ledge of which is confined to a par- ti- ular class of artists ; yet, as there are many who delight in making experiments, we shall subjoin a simple method, that may be easily practised, ajid will not affect the h« a'ltb of individuals. Let gold be dissolved in aqua- regiq (which gee) : in this solution pieces of linen should be immersed, then dried, and burnt to ashes j these should be finely pulverized, and rubbed on silver, by means of a wet linen rag, or more properly with a moistened piece of cork : thus, the particles of gold they .con- tain will be deposited, so as to ad- here firmly to the silver. The re- maining ashes are next tobe washed off, and the surface of the silver that does not appear gilt, is to be. burnished with a blood- stone, till Bb it
