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466] HOE state of those parts ; or from the acrimony of the bile ; and it is not unfrequently a concomitant of ca- tarrhous coughs, and scorbutic af- fections. Lubricating medicines onght first to be administered, in order to ob- tund the acrimony of the humours, and to relax the strictures of the glandular parts. For this purpose, mucilaginous broths ; decoctions or infusions of emollient vegeta- bles, such as the dwarf, common, and marsh-mallows ; the syrups of hedge-mustard or horse-radish, will be found eminently serviceable. ' If hoarseness be the consequence of a Cough (which see), tiie re- moval of that complaint will restore the voice to its natural tone. In every instance, however, the bow- els ought to be kept regular ; and, if scorbutic affections be the cause of hoarseness, it will again depend on the removal of the disease, which pervades the whole system. Where this complaint is inveterate, tonics, attenuants, and expectorants, have frequently been found of service. In many recent cases, however,, the most speedy relief will be ob- tained by bathing the feet in warm water for about half an hour, pre- viously to retiring to rest ; when, by a few days temperance in diet, and by carefully avoiding to take cold, this troublesome affection will gradually disappear. HOE, or How, a well known implement of husbandry, designed for eradicating weeds from gardens, fields, &c. This tool is of great utility, and ought to be more fre- quently employed in stirring the unoccupied comers and spots of land, during the more vacant sca- ol the year, by which ope- i the soil v. ill Le considerably improved. FtOE To facilitate this important ob- ject, we shall present to our readers three hand-hoes, much superior to those in common use, and which, from their simplicity, deserve to be more generally known. The first is the Portuguese Hoe, lately described and recommended by the patriotic LordSo>iERViLLE, and of which the following is a re- presentation : The handle of this implement i» from three feet to three feet four inches in length ; and, as it is both light and short, it is peculiarly cal- culated for strong lands and moun- tainous situations : because the hoe, by its w« ight and pointed ibrnr, curs deeply into the earth, without requiring mu< h exertion. The second is the Horse-shnt Hoe,