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nailed, and with a faw-knife, the membranes on 

 each fide of the found muft be fc raped off. The 

 knife is rubbed upon the brum occafionally, to 

 clear its teeth, the pockets are cut open with fcii- 

 fars, and perfectly cleanfed of the mucous matter 

 with a coarfe cloth : the founds are afterwards 

 warned a few minutes in lime-water, in order to 

 abforb their oily principle; and laftly, in clear 

 water. They are then laid upon nets, to dry in 

 the air ; but, if intended to refemble foreign IJin- 

 glafs, the founds of cod will only admit of that 

 called book, but thofe of ling both fhapes. The 

 thicker the founds are, the better the Ifinglafs^ co- 

 lor excepted •, but that is immaterial to the brew- 

 er* who is its chief confumer. 



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