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to cinders in their forges. The Laplanders, 

 who lay their children upon it in the cradle, 

 find that it abates the acrimony of the urine. 

 A(5b. Stock. 1740. p. 421. 



The fontinalis antipyretica^ a kind of mofs^ 

 contrary to the nature of all other moffes^ guards 

 the walls of houfes in cafe of fire. It. Scand. p. 20. 



The maiden-hair furnifhes a very convenient 

 bed to the Laplander, and the hear with this 

 prepares his winter habitation. Moft of our 

 tum^s confilt of this kind of mofs. 



The cluh-mofs is ufed for making mats. 



The cyprefs-mofs furnifhes a yellow dye. 



The upright fir-mofs frees cattle from ver- 

 min, and purges flrongly. It. Oel. p. 28. 



Tht fount ain-mofs points out cool Iprings. 



The hypnum proliferum^ a kind of wofs^ co- 

 vers the ground in fliady places, where no other 

 plant will grow. Iter. Oeland. p. 28. 



The hypnum parietinum ferves for floppiag 

 crevifes in walls. 



All the kinds of hypyia and hrya ^ cover the 

 earth with green, and keep it from being quite 

 naked, as in beech groves and in the woods of 

 both the Indies. They preferve the minute 

 feeds of plants during the winter, flicker their 



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