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5S] LAD from the f(H)d in the first passages, into the common reservaiory, or the mass of the blood. They are fi:rni5i)cd with an incalculable number of valves, which prevent the return of the chyle into ths stomach : in their passage through a number of glands, the nature of the last-mentioned fluid is consi- derably altered, and prepared for its assimilation with the blood. Ladies' Bex5 - straw. See Cheese - rennet, and Goose- grass. LAiiiEs'-EAiR. See Quaking- grass. Ladies' - finger. See Kid- ney-vetch. LADIES'-M ANTLE, or AlcJie- milLi, L. a genus of plants com- prising four species, three of which arc indigenous, and of these, the principal is tl^e vulgaris, or Com- mon Ladies'-mantle, growing fre- fiuenlly in meadows and pastures : it flowers from June to September. This plant might be easily culti- -vated, either by dividing ihe roots, . or scattering the seed in autumn. It requires a moist soil, a shady ■ bituation, .and to be kept clean fi-om weeds. The leaves of the ladies'-mantle arc mildly astringent ; though at present seldom used in medicine. • — According to Gleditsch and JiAUTSCH, the whole plant may be advantageously employed in tann- ing. — Horses, sLeep, and goats, eat this vegetable, but it is not relished by cows J and hogs totally refuse it Ladies'-seal. SeeB!ack Bry- ony. LADIES'-SMOCK, or Cardu- minc, L, a genus of plants consist- ing of sixteen species, seven of which are indigenous ; the princi- p;d of these is the pratemis, or L A K Common Ladie.->'-smock, growing in meadows and moist pastures j it flowers in the month of May, According to Dr. (now Sir George) Barer, the flowers of this plant may be used with great advantage in hysteric and epileptic cases, if taken twice a day, in doses of from 20 to QO grains each. In Cornwall, the flow ering tops have successfully been employed for the cure of epilepsy, for several gene- rations. Goats and sheep devour this herb, but cows dishke it, and neither horses nor swine will touch it. LAKE, in geography, a coilec- tion of waters ot a considerable extent, and having no immediate communication with the ocean. Lakes are divided into two classes: 1. Those, which contain fresh water; and, 2. Such as arc saline. The chief lakes in Eng- land are those of Keswick and "Winander-mere, in the nordiern counties : there are likewise several in Scotland, which are distinguish- ed by the name of Lochs. In cold climates, lakes are of considerable utility ; for the warm vapours exhaled from them, miti- gate the intense frost that prevails during the winter season. They are of still greater advantage in the southern regions, when situated at a distance from the sea ; because the evaporation caused by the heat of the sun, refreshes tise adjaceut country with frequent showers, and thus renders it a beautiful gar- den. Besile the genial tempera- ture to which the British lakes greatly contribute, they contain abundance of flsh, and might be rendered still more profitable bv conveying to them the spawn of fish from rivers, by means of jars. (See also vol. ii. p. 29O'}. This me- tliQ-i