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every one; and the horns of the ftag are of great — 
ufeé in mechanics; they, as well as the horns of — 
- the reft of the deer kind, being exceffively com- | 
pact, folid, hard and weighty; and make excel- — 
lent handles for couteaus, knives, and feveral o- 
ther utenfils. They abound in that falt, which is 
the bafis of the fpirit of Hart/born ; and the remains 
(after the falts are extracted) being calcined, be- 
come a valuable aftringent in fluxes, which is 
known by the name of burnt Hart/horn. Befides — 
thefe ufes in mechanics and medicine, there is an 
inftance in Giraldus Cambrenfis, of a countefs of 
Chefter, who kept milch hindes, and made cheefe 
of their milk, fome of which fhe prefented to 
archbifhop Ba/dwzn, in his itinerary through Wales, 
in the year 1188 *. 
* Girald. Camb. Itin: p. 236¢ 
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