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the fame^ period of time, with the fame fuccefs. 

 But it is alfp juft to obierve, that though it lias 

 been fince that time feveral times attempted by my 

 direction, under the care of another perfon, on whofe 

 accuracy 1 thought I could depend, it has invari- 

 ably failed in as far as refpects the peculiar fra- 

 grance of the fpirits above defcribed, though in 

 every other refpect the refult was the fame with 

 mine: the fame yield of fpirit of equal ftrength be- 

 ing obtained, which was diftinguifhed by the fame 

 cool fenfation on the palate, and in every refpect 

 an excellent fpirit, though diverted of that unufual 

 fragrance above defcribed. I have often wifhed to 

 repeat the experiment myfelf, and fo to vary cir- 

 cumftances as to try to difcover the caufe of this 

 peculiarity ; but the revenue laws are fo ftrict at 

 prefent, that a private man cannot venture to have 

 a flill in his pofTefTion for the fake of making any 

 experiment of this fort, without fubjecting himfelf 

 to a very heavy penalty ; and as I fhould very much 

 diflike any thing that had the appearance of evading 

 the laws, I have thus been, very much againft my 

 will, prevented from repeating thefe experiments. 

 Certain, however, as I am with regard to the fad, 

 (which if neceflary could be attefted by many per- 

 fons who tailed the fpirits) I have no fcruple in 

 publifhing it fairly to the world, leaving it to time, 



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