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'779- fubfiftence of the crews, or of relinquifhing the further 



January. - 1 ° 



profecution of his difcoverics. He therefore loll no oppor- 

 tunity of renewing his attempts, and the event anfwered 

 his molt fanguine expectations. 



The hogs, which we made ufe of for this purpofe, were 

 of various fizes, weighing from four to twelve flone*. The 

 time of ilaughtering was always in the afternoon ; and as 

 foon as the hair was fcalded off, and the entrails removed, 

 the hog was divided into pieces of four or eight pounds 

 each, and the bones of the legs and chine taken out; and, 

 in the larger fort, the ribs alfo. Every piece then being 

 carefully wiped and examined, and the veins cleared of the 

 coagulated blood, they were handed to the falters, whilft. the 

 flefh remained ftill warm. After they had been well rub- 

 bed with fait, they were placed in a heap, on a ftage raifed 

 in the open air, covered with planks, and prefTed with the 

 heavier! weights we could lay on them. In this fituation 

 they remained till the next evening, when they were again 

 well wiped and examined, and the fufpicious parts taken away. 

 They were then put into a tub of flrong pickle, where they 

 were always looked over once or twice a day, and if any 

 piece had not taken the fait, which was readily difcovered 

 by the fmell of the pickle, they were immediately taken 

 out, re-examined, and the found pieces put to frefh pickle. 

 This, however, after the precautions before ufed, feldom 

 happened. After fix days, they were taken out, examined 

 for the lad time, and being again ilightly prefTed, they were 

 packed in barrels, with a thin layer of fait between them. 

 I brought home with me fomc barrels of this pork, which 

 was pickled at Owhyhcc in January 1779, and» was tailed 



• I4 lb. 



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