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The Chinefe Swine (Sus Chinenjts) are al- 

 ready fo well defcribed 1 that I can add no- 

 thing. They are generally either black or 

 white. They propagate more than ours, and 

 are cleanly ; for which reafon they are kept 

 in houfes like dogs. They alfo fometimes go 

 into the ftreets, but never wallow in dirty- 

 places ; however, I have been told by one of 

 our husbandmen, that when they come to 

 Sweden and fee the uncleannefs of our fwine, 

 they fometimes take to the fame manner of 

 living. The Chinefe hams are much efteemed 

 by the Europeans. The katty is commonly 

 fold for one mefs, or a piaftre apiece, which 

 is nine dollars and fix ocre copper money ; 

 but they are very little, and what they want 

 in weight is made up by a piece of firing to 

 which the ham is f aliened. The goodnefs of 

 the hams doubtlefs depends upon the manner 

 of faking and fmoaking, but likewife much 

 upon the food of the animal, by which they 

 get a better tafte, and more flefli. It is more 

 agreeable to nature to allow the animal dur- 

 ing its fattening fome moderate exercife, than 



1 Linnai Iter Wsjlrogothk. p. 6z, and Iter Scamcum, 



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