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which in our country is fpenr in improving the 

 growth of grafs, and in the hay harveft. But 

 he is obliged to have continually a perfon with 

 his cattle, in order to prevent their doing 

 any damage in the plantations; for, if they 

 are furrounded with a thin hedge, it is too 

 weak to be capable of keeping off unruly 

 oxen. All other fences are unufual in China, 

 though perhaps a little fpot within the hedge 

 may be furrounded with a wall of common 

 pebbles. 



This day I returned on board, to look after 

 the fick. 



The French IJland is an ifle in the river of 

 Canton, which is reckoned to be two Swedijh 

 miles from that place. The Chinefe name of 

 the ifland is faid to be Somfo-ang. It has the 

 name of French IJland becaufe the French mips 

 have their bancjhal, or warehoufe, on it. 

 Near it is the place where the European fhips 

 ride at anchor j and when the failors have a 

 mind to divert themfelves on holidays upon 

 Chinefe ground, they go hither, becaufe they 

 are, in fome meafure, fecure from the infults 

 of the Chinefe* The love of plants likewife 

 jdrew me thither, as to a place where for fome 



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