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332&#93; 3S2] P A N sometimes, been received from elec- tricity, tile shocks of wiiich must be directed to the diseased part, from a blunt wooden point; and be repeated dai!y, for several weeks. Should the palsy be consequent on apoplexy, it must be treated ac- cording to the diredions given for upopleetic fits : if it arise from rheumatic afl'eftion, it may, gene- rally, be relieved by similar manage- ment with that to be followed in ihe Rheumatism. In palsy, ori- ginating from mineral exhalations, it will be useful to resort to warm, nervous, and de-obstruent medi- part affected : but, if it be induced bv the imperceptible inhalation of lead, we lefer to the most appro- priate medujd pointed out p. 7-5, of the present volume. Lastly, when the violeiTCe. of the disease is happily reduced so as to arlrait of the patient taking exer- cise, this benericial pra6t:ce should ■be cautiously and regularly pur- sued : he ought to avoid all c(ld damp air ; to wear fiannel next the skin; and, if possible, to remove into a warmer climate. PANADA, orPANADo.a pre- paration consisting of bn-ad boiled in water, and swectetied v.ith su- gar. Jt is often given as an article of diet to children, and invalids; but such dish ought never to be made of new or 7-0/1?,/ bread ; which cannot fail to be detrimental to the organs of digestion. Nor is it ad- visable to employ a large propor- tion of sugar on this occasion ; as the mucilage contained in the breal, if combined with saccharine matter, is'apt to cloy and oppress tiie stomach. Hence it will be pro- per to add a small quantity of salt ; und instead of commion bread, we would prefer a panad><, consisting cf PAN macerated biscuits, without boiling them, and a very moderate addi- tion of salt and honey. PANIC, or Pamck-grass, Per- 7iicuin. L. a genus of plants, com- prising 97 species, five of which are natives of Britain ; viz. 1. The vert'icillatum, Rough- PANicK, or Kneed-grass, grow- ing in corn-fields, and on shad)-, dry, hillocks, chiefly in the vici- nity of London ; attaining the height of two feet ; and flowering in the months of June and July. — • li is eaten with avidity by sheep, 2. The virich, or Green Pa- NICK.-GRASS, Which abounds in sandy corn-fields, and flowers in the month of July. 3. The Crus-gnlU, or Loose Pa- nt ck-gh ass (more properly Cock's- foot Panick), is found in wet corn- fields, in the environs of the me- tropolis, and flowers in the month of July. -1. The snngninah, Cock's- FooT, or rather Wild Panick with blood-coloured stalks ; grow- ing in corn-Melds, near Guildford, Surrey; and also in the vicinity of London : it flowers in the month of July or August. — All the stems of this plant that lie near the ground, and are about 12 inches long, take root ; so that each pro- duces five ears and upards : — • though it is an annual, and seldom flourishes for any considerable time, it increases and spreads widely in gardens, where it is a very trouble- some weed: — Bechstein observes, that the Wild Panick, which, in its natural state, is an almost u.seless plant, may be cultivated with great advanta.e on a dry, loose, sandy soil. In such situations, it will produce oblong, smooth, yellowish and semi-transparcntgrains ; which, after beiug divested of their husks, alfbrd
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