in those subjects on which the colour depends. A line lake isthus prepared : first, let a pound of pearl-ash, be dissolved in twoquarts of water, and the solution be iilired through paper. A poundof clean scarlet shreds, and two quarts of water, are next to beadded to the liquor, and the whole boiled till the mgs are per-fectly divested of their tinge ; when they are to be taken out andpressed. Three additional pounds of shreds are now to be boiledin the same solution ; and, during this process, a pound and a halfof the bone of cuttle-fish are to be dissolved in one pound of aqua-fortis. This liquid is next lobe combined with the former solu-tion ; and the whole, on being suffered to subside, will deposit asediment, which forms what is called lake. The liquor is then tobe strained, and the sediment mixed four or live times, succes-sively, in two gallons of spring-water, till all saline particles areextracted; lastly, it is to be drained, and dropped through a fun-nel on clean boards, when the lake will assume the form of conesor pyramids, in which it must be suffered to dry, and the prepara-tion will be fit for use.
LALAND. See La aland.
LAW A, the sovereign pontiff, or rather god, of the AsiaticTartars, inhabiting the country of Barantola. The lama is notonly adored by the inhabitants of the country, but also by thekings of Tartary, who send him rich presents, and go in pilgrimageto pay him adoration, calling him lama congiu, i. c. “god, theeverlasting father of heaven.’’ He is never to be seen but in asecret place of his palace, amidst a great number of lamps, sittingcross-legged upon a cushion, and adorned all over with gold andprecious stones; where, at a distance, they prostrate themselvesbefore him, it not being lawful for any to kiss even his feet. Heis called the great lama, or lama of lamas ; that is, “ priest ofpriests.” '1'he orthodox opinion is, that when the grand lamaseems to die either of old age or infirmity, his soul, in fact, onlyquits a crazy habitation to look for another younger or better; andit is discovered again iiqthe body of some child, by certain tokensknown only to the lamas or priests, in which order he always ap-pears. A particular account ot the pompous ceremonies attendingthe inauguration of the infant Lama in Thibet , is given in the firstvolume of the Asiatic Researches. The Emperor of China ap-pears, on such occasions, to act a very conspicuous part, in givingtestimony of his respect and zeal for the great religious father of hisfaith. Tlie twenty-eighth day of the seventh moon, correspond-ing nearly, as their year commences with the vernal equinox, tothe middle of October, is reckoned the most auspicious for the ce-remony of inauguration. The procession, on these occasions,from Terpaiing to Teeshoo Loomboo, is conducted with suchslow and majestic, solemnity, fhat though the distance is only-twenty miles, it takes up three days. The crowd of spectators isimmense. The three next days are spent ir, the ceremonies of in-auguration, in delivering the presents sent by the emperor to thelama, and in the public festivals on the occasion; during which allwho are at the capital are entertained at the public expence, andalms are distributed liberally to the poor. L T niversal rejoicingsprevail throughout Thibet ; banners are unfurled on all their for-tresses; the peasantry till up the day with music and festivity, andthe night is cheered by general illuminations. A long period isafterwards employed, in making presents and public entertainmentsto the newly inducted lama, who, at the time of his accession tothe musnud, or pontificate of Teeshoo Loomboo, is often not threeyears of age. The whole ceremony, from its commencement toits consummation, lasts forty days.
LAMB, in zoology. See Ovis . A male lamb of tire first yearis called a wedder hog, and the female a ewe hog; in the secondyear it is called a wedder, and the female a sheave.
LAMBALLE, a town of France , in the department of theNorth Coasts; thirty-seven miles N. W. of llennes. Lon. 2. 21.W. Lat. 43. 27. N.
LAM BAY, an Hand on the W. coast of Ireland , twelve milesfrom Dublin.
LAMBAYEQUE, r town of Peru , 12 miles from Moroppe.
LAMBESC, a town of France , in the department of the Mouthsof the Rhone ; twelve miles N. W. of Aix . Lon. 5. 31. li. Lat.43. 40. N.
LAMBETH, a flourishing village of Surry, on the Thames,opposite Westminster; now joined to the metropolis by the vastincrease of buildings: famous for the ancient palace of the Arch-bishops of Canterbury .
LAMBORN, a town of Berkshire, seven miles N. by W. ofIlungerford, and sixty-eight W. of London . Lon. 1. 20. W.Lat. 51. 30. N.
LAMECIl, [nsV, Heb. i. e. poor or humbled,] the fifth in di-rect descent from Cain, the son of Methnsael, and fattier of Jabal,tubal, and Tubal-cain , the earliest inventors of the arts on record,lie is the first polygamist we have any authentic account of,(Gen. iv. IS, 24.) There is a tradition among the Hebrews,that Lumech glowing blind, ignorantly killed Cain, believinghim to be some wiid beast; and that afterwards lie slew his ownson Tubal-cain , who had been the cause of this murder, becausehe had directed him to shoot at a place in the thickets, wherehe had seen something stir. See Cain. Commentators widelydiffer respecting the meaning and intention of Laniech’s speech t*his two wives.
LAM EGO, a city of Portugal , in Beira, on the Ducro; thirty-six miles E. of Porto, and seventy-two N. N. E. of Coimbra .
LAMELL.E, in natural history, very thin plates, such as thescales of fishes are composed of.
LAMENTATIONS, a canonical hook of the Old Testament ,written by the prophet Jeremiah , according to Archbishop Usslier,and some other learned men, who follow the opinion of Josephus and St. Jerom, on occasion of Josiali’s death. But as this opiniondocs not agree with the subject of the book, the Lamentation com-posed by Jeremiah on that occasion is probably lost. The fifty-second chapter of the hock of Jeremiah was probably added by-Ezra, as a preface or introduction to the Lamentations; the twofirst chapters are employed in describing the calamities of the siegeof Jerusalem : in the third the author deplores the persecutions liehimself had suffered: the fourth treats o! t lie desolation of the cityand temple, and the misfortune of Zedrkiah: the fifth is a prayerfor the Jews in their dispersion and captivity: and at the close ofall lie speaks of tiie cruelty of the Edomites, who had insulted Je-rusalem in her misery. All the chapters in this hook, except thelast, are in verse, and digested in the order of the alphabet; withthis difference, that in the first, second, and fourth, chapters, thefirst letter of every verse follows the order of the alphabet ; but intlie third the same initial letter is continued for three verses toge-ther. This order was probably adopted, that tlie book might bemore easily learned and retained. The subject is extremely mov-ing: and tiie style lively, pathetic, and affecting. Jn this Kind ofwriting tlie prophet Jeremiah was a great master , according to thecharacter which Grolius gives of him, Mims in affectibus conci-tandis.
LAMER MOOR, or LAMMER-MOOR HILLS, [from LaMcr, Er. the sea, and moor,'] a ridge of moorish hills, in tlie S. ofScotland , which begin at Coldinghume in the Morse, and Dunglas*in E. Lothian, (both of which places stand close upon the sea,)and extend W. with a broad surface from thirty to forty miles, tillthey terminate at Soulra hill, which is the highest of them. Theyare intersected by various openings, in different directions, and byrivulets mulling down on each side.
LAMI.-K, in pagan mythology, a sort of dirtnons, who weresupposed to devour children. Their form was human, resemblingbeautiful women. Horace mentions them in his Art of Poetry .They are also called Larv;c and J-eniures.
J.AMIN-'E, in physiology, thin plates of which several sub-stances COilsi-t.
LAM NAT FT), [from lamina, Lr.l.] plated; used of suchbodies v hose contexture discovers such a disposition as that ofplates lying over one another.
LAMIUM , Dk ad-N ettle : iii botany, a genus of the gym*nospennia order, and didynainia class of plants; natural order,Verticillatie. Corolla upper lip, entire, arched, tlie under lip bi-lobous; throat with a dent or tooth on eacli side. There are thir-teen species.
L. Album, White Archangel, or Dead-nettle, grows fre-quently under hedges and in waste places. The flowers, whichappear in April and May, have been particularly celebrated in ute-rine fluors, and other female weaknesses; also in disorders of tlielungs; hut they appear to be of very weak virtue; and have now’no place in our pharniacopceia.
LAMLAS11, a town ot Scotland , on tlie E. coast of tlie Isle ofArran.
LAM MAS-DAY, a festival celebrated on tlie first of Augustby the Romish church, iu.memory of St. Peter’s imprisonment.
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