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Huile de Petit Grain is similar to oil of orange-peel, being preparedfrom unripe oranges.

Huii>e bk Rose. A famed liqueur prepared from ftvij of rose-leaves,Oiv of brandy, Oj of double rose-water, Ojss of rose-water, foiv ofsugar. Distil the roses infused in the brandy, drawing off two pints.Dissolve the sugar in the rose water cold; mix, colour with cochineal,and filter.

Huijle des Sept Graines. Take Jij grains of anise, Jj each ofangelica, cumin, caraway, and dill-seeds, Jiij coiiander-seeds, §ij offennel-seeds, Oiv of brandy, Oij of soft water, and ftiv of sugar.Bruise the seeds, and digest for three days in the brandy. Distiltwo pints from this by a water-bath, add the sugar dissolved in thewater, and filter.

Huile de Vanille. A liqueur prepared in the same way from va-nilla, brandy, water, and sugar; but it may be imitated by mixingtincture of vanilla with brandy and sugar to taste.

Huile de Venus. Take Jj each of anise, chervil, and caraway-seeds,jij mace, half a drachm of vanilla, the peel of an orange, four pintsof brandy, two pints of soft water, and ftiv of sugar. Infuse theseeds in the brandy for four days, and proceed as for Huile desSept Graines.

Human Fat. Adeps liominis. Is used in preparing ointments in thenorth of Europe, but has almost the same properties as lard.

Humic Acid. A singular acid discovered by Klaproth, who termed itUlmic acid. It is found in most vegetable barks, in loam and peatearth, and constitutes the principal part of the drainings of dung-hills and pubescent manure. It combines with all alkaline bodies,and the smallest portion of ammonia or lime renders it soluble inwater. It seems to constitute an important portion of the food ofplants.

Humine. The basis of the humic acid.

Uumvia StrobiIjI. L. E. P. Hops. The fruit of the Humulus lu-

pulus, a native plant cultivated in the south of England, for the use

of the brewers of malt liquor. The smell is pleasant, and the taste

an aromatic bitter.

Sohible in alcohol, ether, and boiling water, but decoction spoils its

properties.Incompatible with alkalies, mineral acids, and metallic salts.Medicinally the active properties of hops are supposed to depend onthe Lupuline (which see) contained in" them. They are slightlynarcotic, anodyne, and diuretic, and have been prescribed in gout,rheumatism, and siphilitic pains, in doses of gr. iij to 3jss ofthe powder in ginger tea. Rubbed up with lard, Freake found it