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sequently repressing may be given with a 

 brick machine if one is available. The or- 

 dinary hand moulds may be made of iron or 

 may be in the form of a strong oak frame, or 

 the latter may be lined v^ith steel plates. 

 From a previous description of two methods 

 employed in hand-moulding, I may quote 

 as follows: — 



(i). *'The compost may be thoroughly 

 wet or puddled; then, with the mold upon 

 a board of suitable width, the manure is 

 compressed into it, the mold removed from 

 the brick then formed, and the board pushed 

 along for a succession of such impressions. 

 The boards supporting the bricks are then 

 disposed in racks and the bricks dried for 

 a few days, or until they may be turned on 

 edge for further drying out. (2) The 

 compost may be used in a condition which 

 is quite moist but not puddled. It is com- 

 pressed into the brick with somiC force, a 

 mallet being often employed. The brick 

 thus obtained is sufficiently rigid to be im- 

 mediately handled if necessary." 



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