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waters occafion an itching in the (kin, which obliges 

 the animal to lick himfelf j in doing which he fucks 

 in the poifon. It is evident that fuch pernicious 

 pra6tices may occafion as fatal difafters and un* 

 happy lofles to farmers, as even the Epizooty it- 

 felf J it cannot, therefore, be too much recommended 

 to them, to forbear the ufe of fuch things, w hich 

 pevcr fail doinj^ the mifchief above delbribed. 



Article XXX. 



On the ConJiriiBion and life of Machines for 

 Floating PaJlureSy and for Draining Wet 

 Lands. 



[By a Gentleman in Wiltftiire.] 

 Gentlemen, 



T Beg leave to propofe to your confideration, the 

 propriety of offering a premium for the mod 

 fimply conflrudced Machine, which Iliall fully an- 

 fvver the purpofe of raifing water either for draining 

 or floating land ; fuch Machine to be worked by a 

 fmall running ftream, where there happens to be 

 a fuffitient fall of water :--And another premium 

 for a Machine capable of being worked by wind to 

 anfwer the fame purpofes. 



Machines 



