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425&#93; H A I t manure. — ( ' ' », and the lurry I . but it is lv'tt . il Mountain i w ing on heaths, in woods, and barren ring from June 10 -V; 3. The caryophyllea, or Silver Hair-grass, which is common in sandy pastures ; and flowers in the month of July. Mr. Si ilmngflkit, in his ex- cellent Tracts relating to Natural 'if, recommend; the culture of both these last spe :ies, as be- ing particularly well adapted for )- walks : for he has observed them always to abound in ti counties which are celebrated for delicious mutton. 4. The aquatica, orWat( r Hair- grass, is found generally on the - of pools and standing wa-
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June and July. — This plant is a wholesome food for cattle, and de- serves to be more generally known ; as it contributes much to the sweetness of the Cottenham cheese, and to the fine flavour of Cambridge butter. HAIR-POWDER is generally prepared from starch, which, after being thoroughly dried, is ground and passed through the finest sit ves. In its pure state, it should be perfectly white, and possess no smell. But in order to conceal base adulterations, or to please the votaries of the toilette, perfumers study the art of communicating to it various artificial odours from sweet-scented flowers, such as violets, jessamines, &c. Dr. D a ewin observes, that alum is sometimes used in the mar..... - ture of hair-powder ; and we un- derstand from creditable persons, I L [4*5 that even time is frequently mixed with fine flour : it is therefor surprizing that so man who i raploy ii ers display bald I ! are under the ne-
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• of the injury res, by in- halih rticious substances, in conseqn nee of which, many who - I tat trade, pine away of pulmonary complaints, they .- any other but ge- nuine powder. And though com- mon flour is not in itself pernicious, i i used as a substitute for hair- powder, yet by the mucilage it contains, the hair is apt to be caked together when the head is sensibly perspiring,or is accidentally wetted by a of rain ; an effect which ma;/ be frequently noticed in a whole regiment of soldiers. — Hair-powder pays, on importation, the prohibitory duty of 5l. ids. 2|d. per cwt. There is a great Variety of vege- tables which may be usefully em- as substitutes for hair-pow- der, in the manufacture of which large quantities of grain are an- nually wasted. The principal of the former is, we believe, the Horse-Chesxut, of which the reader will find some account, vol. i. p. 512. — See also Starch. HALTER-CAST, in farriery, is c.w excoriation of die pastern, oc- casioned by the halter being en- tangled about the leg, in conse- quence of the horse's endeavour to rub his neck with one of die hind feet. For the cure of this affection, it is requisite to anoint the sore part every morning and evening with equal quantities of linseed oil and brand}', properly mixed. HALTING, among farriers, signifies