TT A N r vo it in a state] ing a be ( '.red. in order v uihU- in taste those of //.-'- pholiit, by ih' following pro< r a young ham of pork- v, ith dry s.ilt, let it lie for 24 hi mrs to drain off the blood, then wipe il perfectly dry, and tal brown sug ir, a quarter of a pound of aalt-petre, half a pint of bay salt, and three pints of common salt; incorporate these ingredients in an iron pan over the tire, and stir them continually till they ac- quire a moderate degree of heat. — In this pickle the bam must he suffered to remain for three weeks, lently turning it, when it should he suspended in a chim- ney tor drying, by means of smoke i no other but a wood-fire. — also vol. i. p. l-ld. Smoked Hun ry strong food, which is not easily digested. If eaten in proper time, and in small quantities, they may be a cordial to some vigorous stomachs, especially in the morning, as a sub- f6r the p' rnicious hot and buttered rolls; bat boiling renders their < till more difficult. — Smoking. Ham pays on importation, a duty of 2i lis. 8§d. per cwt. HAND, a part or limb of the human body, which forms the extremity of the arm. The most common accidents to which the hand is liable, are sprains from violent exertion, and chaps from sudden changes of heat and cold. When the hand has been sprain- ed, Dr. Lobb recommends fomen- tations with vinegar for several mi- nutes, and two hours after every application, the part affected should be wetted with rectified spirit of
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.1 r< -i for some time in that pos- ture, in which it was when the ned. — See farther, INS. For the cure of chapped hands, there is no better and more simple ! than boney-water, if suf- fered spontaneously to dry, when ns a kind of varnish, which lays the pain and heals the skin. For the prevention of this complaint, it will be useful to observe, that the hands should never lie held to a fire after re- turning from the cold air; and, after every washing, they ought to be carefully wiped and dried. Hanging: See Si.srEXSiox by ord. HARE, the Common, or Lcpus timidus, L. is naturally a timid il, and extremely swift in motion when pursued by dogs. Hares are dispersed over almost climate, and, though hunted in all countries, their species does not apparently diminish in number. They breed in the first year, and the female . • .. rally produces four or five leverets, after a gestation of about thirty days. Unlike dogs, the eyes of these animals are open at their birth; and, after being suckled for about three weeks, they are abandoned to their own fate. Hares are remarkably infested by rieas. — According toLixxiEus, the Dalecariians manufacture a spe- cies of cloth, or felt, from the fur of this creature, which, by attract- ing the insects, preserves the wearer from their troublesome at- tacks. Hate's wool forms an im- portant article in the manufacture of
