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HEN without consulting a rnedicalfri — .-If, however, any small portion . i i Bbonld have been ae- cidentall) ->^ allow ed, bi »k en . to be instantly taken ; and, after dischargii ntents of the stomach, n will be necessary t,> idmii ister enac lient and oily clysters, to repeat them as often as they are ej ;-u d, and to drink as large portions of vinegar or juice oaons diluu d with water, as the stom c i is able to support. In recent casts, where tlie poi- Bonous ointment of hen-bane has been absorbed by the skin, mild sudorifics, joined with mercurial frictions, will then be very proper; in order to excite a slight salivation, and expel the virus ; but, if some time after the accident has ela and the patient become d lhrious, paralytic, consumptive, or blind, recourse must be had to profes- sional advice. Hex-lit. See Fetid Hoke- BOUND. HEN-HARRIER, Dove-co- lourld Falcon, or Blue Hawk, raico Ci/aiieus, L. a native bird, found chiefly in the north r 1 parts of Britain. It is about 18 inches in length ; the female breeds an- nually on the Cheviot Hills, and other precipices in that neighbour- hood ;. and makes her nest on the ground, where she deposits four Ihe ben-harrier flies low, skim- ming along the surface ot the earth in search of its prey, con- sisting of lizards, reptiles, and birds, especially poultry ; among which it commits great depredations. HFX-MOULD-SOIL, in agri H E P Um ft n b irtei calculated for . nit ure of grain; because it does not adh sufficiently close to the com to keep i e -iilk^ firm, while crowing ; or, if it appear to t rive, tin* grow this generally coarse, and yields abun- dance of straw, but little in the ear. This soil possesses too much moisture, arising from a bed of stiff clay, which prevents the dis- charge of the waier into the lower strata, so that the crop becomes uncommonly rank. In other parts of Britain, the appellation of hen-mould is given to a black, compaci earth, streaked with white mould. This soil is v< rv rich and fertile, producing the finest wbe u. HENTIXGS, a term used by farmers to express a particular me- thod of sowing grain before the- plough, so that the seed is cast in a stiaight line, which is followed by the plough, and thus completely covered. This method of sowing is supposed to save a considerable quantity of grain, as well as to lessen expence; because a dex- terous lad is fully competent thus to scatter the seed with the same regularity as the most skilful hus- bandman. Hepar Sulphuris. See Liver of Sulphur. HEPATIC ALOE, the inspis- sated juice ot the common aloe, a native of Barbadoes, and other West India Islands. Its smell is much stronger, and more disagree- able, than the Socotrine aloes; the taste is uncommonly bitter and nauseous. The best hepatic aloe comes from the island of Barbadoes, culture, a term used in some parts of in large gourd-shells; an inferior England to denote the oiaek, moul- sort, which is in general soft and dering. hollow, spongy earth, which clammy, is imported in casks. For js usually found at the bottoms of an account of its medicinal proper- ties.