The domestic encyclopaedia - or, A dictionary of facts, and useful knowledge- comprehending a concise view of the latest discoveries, inventions, and improvements; chiefly applicable to rural and (14770277755)

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Title: The domestic encyclopaedia : or, A dictionary of facts, and useful knowledge: comprehending a concise view of the latest discoveries, inventions, and improvements ; chiefly applicable to rural and domestic economy ; together with descriptions of the most interesting objects of nature and art ; the history of men and animals, in a state of health or disease ; and practical hints respecting the arts and manufactures, both familiar and commercial ; illustrated with numerous engravings and cuts ; in five volumes ; volume I(-V (Volume 4)

Year: 1803 (1800s)

Authors: Willich, A. F. M. (Anthony Florian Madinger) Mease, James, 1771-1846, editor Birch, William Young, 1764-1837, publisher Small, Abraham, 1764?-1829, publisher Carr, Robert, 1778-1866, printer Shallus, Francis, engraver T. & J. Swords (Firm), publisher

Subjects: Technology Housekeeping Medicine

Publisher: Philadelphia : Published by William Young Birch, and Abraham Small, no. 17, South Second-Street : and T. & J. Swords, New-York Robert Carr, printer

Contributing Library: U.S. National Library of Medicine

Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons, U.S. National Library of Medicine

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these fishare said to be a very tempting baitfor the Pike. The perch is a firm and delicatefish, being much esteemed at ta-ble. PERRIWINKLE, the Lesser,or Vinca minor, L. an indigenousperennial plant, growing in woodsand hedges : it flowers in themonth of May....The leaves of thisevergreen are smooth, glossy, andresemble those of the laurel: ifsuspended in a cask of wine re-cently filled, they not only clarifythe liquor, but also improve itstaste Gleditsch has success-fully employed the whole plant,while in blossom, for tanningleather. In Germany, the coun-try girls construct their garlandsof these elegant leaves, during thewinter. (PERSIMMON-TREE, Dios.fiyros Firginiana, or AmericanPrune, Data, or Plum, a wellknown and valuable native treegrowing in all the states in theunion, south of New-York, inclu-sive. The unripe plums are greenand very astringent; towards win-ter they become of a light brick-dust colour, and when acted on byfrost, are softened, and have a sweetagreeable taste.

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PER PER 25 A fine transparent gum, of alight-brown colour, insipid to thetaste, readily soluble in water, ex-udes from the body of the tree. According to Dr. Woodhousesexperiments on this tree, detailedin his Inaugural Dissertation^ Phila-delphia, 1792, it appears, that thejuice of the unripe fruit inspissat-ed in the sun, yields a large quan-tity of a brown, semi-transparent,astringent, gummy substance, ofwhich common spirit dissolves alarger quantity, than spirit of wine,or the vegetable oils. The unripefruit divided, well dried in the sunand reduced to powder, may beused as a valuable astringent reme-dy, in either the forms of powder,pills, or spirituous tincture, in allcases requiring astringents. Use of the Persimmon in the arts...Dr. WooDHOusEsays, The un-ripe juice of the plum, is prefera-ble to oak bark, for tanning. Al-lowing every tree to produce fourbushels of fruit, and suppose threehundred trees cultivated, the quan-tity of gum resin, which would beproduced, would be 1800

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