in pharmacy, a compound cordial medicine made in the form of a confection, deriving its name from the kermes-berries used in its composition*.

ALL-HALLOWEWS. See the next article.

ALL-SAINTS, in the calendar, denotes a festival celebrated on the first of November, in commemoration of all the saints in general; which is otherwise called All-hallows. The number of saints being so excessively multiplied, it was found too burdensome to dedicate a feast-day to each. In reality, there are not days enough, scarce hours enough, in the year, for this pur- pose. Hence an expedient was had recourse to, by commemorating such in the lump as had not their own days. Boniface IV. in the ninth century, introduced the feast of All-Saints in Italy, which was soon after adopted into the other churches.

ALL-SAINTS Bay, a spacious harbour near St Sal- vador in Brazil, in S. America, on the Atlantic Ocean. W. long. 40°, S. lat. 12°.

ALL-SOULS, a festival kept in commemoration of all the faithful deceased, on the second of November.