343]" PA imnrjoflerate quantities of pgstrj, and confertionai"v', is always at- temif-d with pernicious effed'ES on t-lie organs of assimilation, especial- ly in c!)ikiren : hence the almost incredible mortality among these innocent vii^tims, in toums, may be e.isily acconnted for ; because pa- rents are often so obstinately blind to their oun interest, as wrll as the ■welfare of their offspring, that nothing less than direful experi- ence will convince them of their error. Thus, glandu.ar obstruc- tion"; of liie mesrnterv, indigestion, scruphnla, and other affeClions, are induced, which gradually under- mine the constitution of the child ; and, alter a succession ot colds or i.atanhs, otca.-ion a state ot atro- phy, which sooner or latter ter- minates a lingering existence. — See IMesextkry. Paste, likewise denotes a pre- paraiion of wheaten iionr, boiled up and incorporated with water, till it acquire a viscid consistence, it is used in various trades, as a snbstitiUe for size, or glue, in past- ing or cementing papers, books, ^'c. If the composition be intended tor paper-hangings, or for other purposes v*.bei"e a considerable de- gree of adhesion is required, one tourth, lit'th, or sixth part in weight, of pulverized resin is added ; and, if the paste is to be still more tena- cious, gum-arabic, or any kind of sjze.nuiy be dissolved in the liquid, while, the mixture is boiling. — As this viscous compcund, unless it be preserved in a damp jjlace, is apt to dry speedil)', it has been re- commended to dissolve a little sub- limate of mercury (in the propor- tion of one dram to a quart), in the water employed: thus, it will Koloiily vttain its tiuidily, but will also be becuied from the deprtda- PAS lions of rats, mice; and other vfif- min. There are, however, various and less expensive vegetable substances, that may be aptly substituted for fioiir; a valuable article, of which considerable quantities are annu- ally Consumed for paste : — ori this, and similar occasions, we tcquest the reader to consult the General Index of Reference, subjoined to the- last volume of this work. PASIK^ BOARD, a kind of thick paper, which is usually formed by pasting several single sheets, one upon another. The princip;'! tise of such boards is for feineling hooks, making letter-cases, &c. — Under the head of Papkir, we have taken an opptjrtuniiy of iutrodncing the^ most proper vegetable materials tvx manufacturing that useful commo- dity, as well as paste-boards. PASTRY, a term denoting that, branch ot cookery, which is ap- propriated to the making oi pies, taits, iic. It is likewise, though erroneously, used to express tlie articles exposed to sale by coiifec- tioners. All pastry is bard and indigesti- ble without butler, or other animal fat: and, even with such addition, it is apt to produce the heart- burn, acidity, and complaints of indiges- tion. Hence, it would be an im- portant discovery, if a method cuuld be devised, of baking these compo- sitions without the aia of yeast and fat ; b( cause the viscid, rancid matter ot such ingredients, occa- sions obstruifions in the abdomen, and is frequently productive ol ob- stinate cutaneous alfeftions. Children,, in particular, ought not to be indulged in the ha/itiml, eating of pastry J foi' their palates are thus artilicially stimulated, and a hdse appetite is thereby created^ iieuce
