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of the powder in hysteria, palsy, and scirrhus, and to procure sleep,and also in urinary irritation from gravel. Externally it is sprinkledon cancerous sores, and the leaves are formed into a cataplasm forstrumous and schirrous swellings. The roots are made into anodynenecklaces.Poisonous, particularly (it is said) the root—producing stupor, dilatedpupils, and other narcotic effects, which are hest counteracted by sti-mulants, such as hot brandy and water, affusion of cold water, &c.Enters into Ext. Hyoscyami. L. E. D. Tinct. Hyoscyami. L. E. D.

Hypeb. A Greek preposition answering to the Latin Super in com-pound chemical terms.

Hypericum. St. John's Wort. Several of the species, particularly theperforatum and elegans, are much used by herbalists in nervous andmaniacal disorders; but though I believe them to have some powerfrom what I have seen, yet the effects are by no means distinctlyascertained. The leaves and flowers contain a colouring matter, andare sometimes used in dyeing. An oil of St. John's wort is used byfarriers, but what is sold for it is only olive oil and verdigrise.

Hyperoxymuriates. See Chlorates.

Hypo. A Greek preposition answering to Sub in Latin, and used in asimilar manner in compounding chemical terms. Thus we have thehypo-nitrous, the hypo-pliosphorous, the hypo-sulphuric, and thehypo-sulphurous, acids.

Hyssopus Officinalis. E. D. P. Hyssop. A native of Germany,which has been long used as a warm, aromatic stimulant and expec-torant. It is usually given in form of infusion, or in doses of 3j to5 j of the powder thrice a day for asthma, cough, and chronic dis-orders of the lungs and trachea. It is also stomachic and grateful,and is said to improve the memory, which, if it does, it must be byimproving the organs of digestion and the general health. TheParisian Codex directs a syrup of hyssop; and it is applied to con-tusions in form of cataplasm and fomentation.

Ice Cream is made by adding a quart of good cream to a sufficientquantity of any preserved fruit, squeezing in the juice of twolemons with sugar to taste. Rub this through a sieve, and colourwith cochineal if required; put this into the freezing-pot and coverit; scrape off the cream as it freezes to the sides with an ice-spoon,and so on till it is frozen. The more it is worked with the spoonthe better-.