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by' abler writers.* Some will perhaps fay that my 

 ideas are very far fetched, and others that my 

 opinions are ill-founded; but I truft whoever has 

 read the induftrious refearches of the very learned 

 Sir George Baker, on the effects of lead, and the 

 melancholy cafe of a young lady having died from 

 eating pickle famphire very lightly impregnated 

 with copper, and which others ate without being 

 difeafed, as related by the ingenious Dr. Percival, 

 will receive my opinions with lefs objection. If 

 I have erred, I have done it in honourable company. 



If you think with me, gentlemen, I hope you 

 will have fome influence over the dairymen, to in- 

 duce them to change their utenfils, as very com- 

 modious veffels may be made of caft-iron equally 

 well fitted for their purpofes, which will not prove 

 expenfive, and will be more innocent and cleanly. 

 But if they continue in the habit of ufing thofe 

 above-mentioned, after they are informed of the bad 

 tendency -of them, they mull be guilty of a great 

 breach of moral duty, and highly blameable, both 

 in a religious and political point of view, 



* See Sir George Baker's papers on the effetts of lead, in the 

 Medical TranfacYions j — Dr. Percival's paper in the fame 3— and 

 Dr. Falconer alfo on copper veflels. 



I beg 



