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fuel ? Are mines of fait fcund here ? How i, it worked, refined, an-l 

 fold to tiie jieople? Is foffil alkali, or fulphur, or foflil oil, either in a 

 fluid or infpiirated ftate, found here ? Is the earth of this country fa- 

 vourable for generating nitre, allum, vitriol, or any other faliiK fub- 

 ftance, &c. r for particular kinds of pottery, &c. ? 



8. Are the people in genera] clothed with the produce of their own 

 fields, nianuiadlured by themfelves ? What is the clothing of the ;on!- 

 inon people ? What kinds of employment, bcfides agriculture, are here 

 followed ? What manufaclures are ellablifhed in this country ? Are 

 there any manufactures here carried on for foreign markets r What 

 are they ? Is there any clafs of domcilic animals or vegetables here 

 reared, chiefly for the purpofe of manufadlures ? What are they ? How 

 are the articles treate-i after they go from the farmer ? Is the filk worm 

 i'uccefsfully reared in this country ? Particulars refpedling its manage- 

 ment are requefted *. 



(). What is the ftate of tlie country withregavd to commerce, both 

 external and internal ? Are the farmers or man u' adorers obliged to 

 become the retailers of their own goods ; or are merchants at hand 

 at all times to buy thefe goods hi any quaiit'nirs ? Is it cuftomary for men 

 t'f rank and family to enter in'o mercantile or mam.fafluring employ, 

 ments, without bemg de;>:aded by it ? Is the pratftice of infurance here 

 very general; and to what kinds (^ property does it extend ? How are 

 loans of money generally ncgociated ; and what is the nature of the fe- 

 cu; iry gra?ued to the lender ? Is heritable property in any cafe fo 

 circumftanccd here as not to be transferable by the pclVeflor, or not to 

 be liable in payment of his debts after his death ? Can heritable pro- 

 jicrty be mortgaged as a pledge for the repayment of money borrowed ? 

 If fo, Wha: mcafures have been adopted for rendering the tranfaftion 

 eafy to the borrower and fate to the lender ? Is it cuftomary to borrow 

 money upon pledges of perfonal property ; and how are tranfaiftions of 

 this nature condu<Sled : Are banks cftabiiffied for negraciating bills ? Is 

 the practice of difcounting bills common, and eafiiy tranfaded ? Can 

 money be depofited for a time in the hands of baniiers, and be at the 

 will of th' owner on demand ? Is interefh in thefe cafes allowed ? and 

 at what rate ? Is it cuftomary here for banks to open cafti accounts for 

 the acccmmodation of people in trade ? What rules are obferved in this 

 refpeiil: ? In general, what devices have been here adopted for facilitat- 

 ing,- the circulation of proj.erty cf every kird? What is the leg,:! rzte of 

 intereft foi money, if futh a thing be here eftablifhed ? What is the 

 common rate ? Is It pretty much ftationary, or is it liable to great fluc- 

 tuations ? Are there laws here in force againft ufury, and ftriftly exe- 

 cuted? What are they? What are the moft common devices for elud- 



* From correfpom!ents in India is requefted the hell account o'tliefheep ofTlii- 

 bet, or the other animals that carry /lie fine wool of which (hauls ire made; fiom 

 Spanilh Ann rica. a particular account of he vicuna, and its peculiarities, particu- 

 Jariyits naiivechmatc, liicc!, habits, &c.; from Spain, an account how the vicunas 

 liavc 'I'.iiven at Aranjucz, ifthey have there pmduced youncSrc. ; I'rnm Smyrna, 

 an acciunt cf the Angora goat, its peculiarities, Src. ; and from Sweden and the 

 iouth ui irahcc, notices conceminc the chanj;ts that have been prcdticed on thefe 

 animals (the Angura goatj liiice they have been reared in ibel'c countries («fpec: 

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