ARTIFICE. 
41 
1 given 
pon (he 
girls ol 
rente, 
edding- 
id they 
rth; to 
id ass 
eg* 
ad, for 
ie pur- 
makes 
aver) 
ARDOUR. 
CUCKOO PINT ; OR WAKE ROBIN. 
The roots of these plants, of which there 
are more than fifty species, are nearly white. 
On tasting them they seem to he merely mu¬ 
cilaginous and tasteless; hut they soon affect 
the tongue as if pricked with needles. This 
disagreeable sensation may be alleviated by 
milk, butter, or oil. The plant is very abun¬ 
dant in the isle of Portland, where the roots 
are eaten by the country people. They are 
also macerated, steeped, and dried to a pow¬ 
der, which is sent to London, where it is sold 
under the name of Portland sago. The 
French, also, obtain a powder from them, 
which is used as a wash for the skin, being 
sold under the title of Cypress powder. 
P eB “ ARTIFICE, 
jed kj 
[eroo t CLEMATIS, 
dfi® This is a climbing shrub of rapid growth, 
e they ornamental, and highly fragrant. Its leaves 
are used by mendicants to produce ulcers, in 
ted ® order to excite commiseration. This infa- 
th »■ mous artifice is often the cause of real and 
) keep permanent wounds. 
