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therefore content nriyfelf with the recital of the two 

 recent cafes following: 



In the year 1790, a near neighbour of mine, an 

 intelligent farmer, in a large way of bufinefs, pro- 

 cured a fample of very fine, clean, found wheat, of 

 which he purchafed enough to fow a large field. 

 The reft of his land he fowed with wheat of his 

 own growth. From the feed he had purchafed he 

 hoped to reap enough good corn to fupply him with 

 feed for his whole crop the following feafon, but at 

 harveft how great was his difappointment ! The 

 produce of his fine feed turned out very fmttty, 

 whereas the crop from the feed of his own growth 

 had little if any in it. 



Another farmer, who lived about a mile from 

 me, being rather in low circumftanccs, was induced 

 to fow, the fame feafon as above, fome very fmutty 

 wheat he had by him> it not being convenient to 

 purchalV good clean kcd-, but' very fortunately fat 

 hitti, his crop proved as clean and as good as any in 

 the neighbourhood, having very little if any fmut 

 in it. — Thcfc cafts are far from being fingular, for 

 many fuch have come to my knowledge. 



Now if any advocate for the opinion that the fmut 

 proceeds from feminal corruption or depravity, will 



account 



