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tunities of making machines, both on rivers 

 and hills. 



In the afore-mentioned manner they till all 

 flat and low places, and find little trouble with 

 the foft ground, which they always keep 

 pretty level. The general produce is a hun- 

 dred from one ; but when irregular weather 

 happens, and it is either too dry or too wet, 

 a fterility enfues, in the fame manner as in 

 other countries : but in this country it is at- 

 tended with worfe confequences. A little in- 

 creafe of the value of rice frequently occafions 

 a murmuring among the lazy and poor, which 

 at lail, if the number of malecontents in- 

 creafes, turns into a rebellion againft the Tar- 

 tarian government; as happened in 1751, 

 when the famine was accompanied by an epi- 

 demic difeafe, which carried off a great num- 

 ber of people. 



ARABLE FIELDS on RISING 

 GROUND S. 



The natural fituation of hills and of decli- 

 vities would make them incapable of produc- 

 ing any thing : for either the continual rain 



in 



