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a fact, that, were even the one half of the bine of hops raised 

 in the counties of Kent, Sussex, and Worcester, instead of 

 being thrown away, or burnt, after the hops are picked, as 

 is commonly done, steeped for ten or twelve days in water, 

 and beaten in the same way as is done with hemp and flax, 

 independent of what mii>ht be got from bean-hemp, and a 

 variety of articles well-known to the Society, there would 

 be found annually materials enough for three times the 

 (quantity of paper used in the British dominions. . 



1 have the honour to be, 

 with much respect. 

 Sir, 

 V Your most humble servant, 



Sireatham, Jan. 9, JAMES HALL. 



1809. 



Certificates of the Truth of the foregoing Statement, 

 We, the undersigned, do hereby certify, ttat the spe^ii- Testimonies of 

 mens of hemp enclosed and sealed up by us, addressed to hem" from 

 Dr. Taylor, Secretary to the Society for the Encourage- beaahaulm. 

 ment of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce, Adelphi, 

 Strand, are the produce of common bean straw :< — That we 

 never saw or heard of bean hemp till lately ; when the Rev. 

 Janies Hall, who resides here at present, was trying experi- 

 ments respecting it at Mr. Adams's farm. Mount Nod, and 

 Other parts of this parish: — That, in the present obstructed 

 state of commerce with the Continent, it appears to us the 

 discovery of bean hemf) may be extremely useful to the ma- 

 nufacture of canvas, ropes, paper, ^c. ; — And that, as it 

 affords a new and important prospect of employ jnent for the 

 poor, we think Mr. Hall, the discoverer, is deserving of the ' 

 approbation of the public. We sha'll only add, that as the 

 Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and 

 Commerce, have contributed so often in a high degree to the 

 exertion of genius, the improvement of the arts, and the 

 public good, we have no doubt but they will not only take 

 the proper steps to prosecute the discovery and e)icourage 

 the manufacture of bean hemp, but also, by some mark of 

 their favour, show their approbation of Mr. Hall's merit in 



