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of a Tingle grain of wheat, as dated in the above 

 caterpillar hiftory, to which I refer ; but that mud 

 be the fubject of a future Jetter. 



If it fhould be afked, — "What would become of 

 thofe mod numerous tribes of prolific infects, if 

 this method fhould become general ? I mod feri- 

 oufly anfwer, that I firmly believe not a thoufandth 

 part of them would trouble us in a few years 

 hence. And in a philofopbical light, I cannot but 

 confider that fuch very general fires and fumiga- 

 tions throughout the kingdom, would tend very 

 materially to the rarefaction, purifying, and im- 

 provement of the date of the atmofphere, and pro- 

 curing healthy feafons. 



As I confider this an object of confequence, I 

 lofe no time in conveying thefe my fentiments to 

 you for the good of the publick, which is the object 

 of your laudable inditution, as well as of my amule* 

 ment at leifure hours. 



Your mod obedient fervant, 



CHRIST. GULLET* T. 



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