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Here are many artifts who are diligent, and 

 reafonable as to their prices, efpecially if you 

 do not fuffer yourfelves to be cheated, as fre- 

 quently happens to new comers. Their open 

 fhops have this advantage, that no trade re- 

 mains a my fiery, or is looked upon as difficult 

 by the people paffing by : this, is certainly a 

 great advantage to the inhabitants of the 

 fouth ; and might probably take effect in the 

 north, if that cuftom was eftablifhed, that no 

 one mufl come into a fhop who does not in- 

 tend to make fome purchafe. I am almofl led 

 to believe that this ftubbornnefs and fufpicion 

 comes from the ufages of the artifts a . 



The Canioncfe take great pains to make 

 their goods ftrike the eye, and fell well: but 

 they do not take the fame care to make them 

 good and flrong; nor do they offer tiiem as 

 the belt and fined ; for when they have a mind 

 to praife their goods, they fay that they come 

 from Nicking, viz. Nanking filk, Nanking ink, 

 Nanking fans, and even Nanking hams. 



* In Svjecbn and in man)' northern countries the artiil* 

 and tradefmen have often certain filiy cuiionis and cere- 

 monies, through which the apprentices mufl pais when, 

 they me to bs declared journeymen. F. 



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