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poured off as before. This cleared it entirely from 

 the fitiiit and all difcolouring matter. Then, when 

 k was well drained, it was put into a broad fhallow 

 pan and fct before the fire, when in a (hort time h 

 became drf enough to grind; for flaying fo (hort » 

 time in the water it imbibes very little of it, and 

 what adheres merely to the fupcrficies is foon ex- 

 haled by a moderate heat. When dry it was no 

 way diftinguifhable from the cleaned and foundefl: 

 wheat, but by the fuperior brightnefs of the colour. 

 It had a fairer and more delicate complexion than 

 unwafhed wheat, by which it was to be diftinguirtied 

 only, 6ven by thofe who had long dealt in the ar- 

 ticle and were in the fecret. Encouraged by the 

 fuccefs of this experiment, I had a load of it waflied, 

 fent it to a malt-houfe in the neighbourhood, and 

 had it kiln-dried by a very moderate fire. I fent a 

 fample of it to market by a neighbouring farmer, 

 of long experience, without taking any notice to 

 him of what had been done. He faid it was a very 

 bright pretty fample, but did not difcover it had 

 been fmutty or waflied, till he had fhewn It to a 

 miller of great bufinefs, who prefently knew what 

 muft have caufed its brightnefs ; at the fame time 

 he owned it was not a penny the worfe, as it was 

 i)ow clean and fwect, and perfectly dry. The wade 

 in wafliing and drying was about two buflicls ; ten 



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