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its outfides being expofed to the air, foon 

 began to change ib much, that the owner 

 was obliged to put boards all over the wall, 

 to preferve it from falling to pieces. The 

 people however pretend that this ftone 

 is a very good manure, if it is fcatter- 

 ed upon the corn-fields in its rubbim Hate, 

 for it is faid to ftifle the weeds : it is there- 

 fore made ufe of both on the fields and in 

 gardens.* 



Towards the evening we continued our 

 journey, and were ferried over the river 

 Rareton, together with our horfes. In a 

 very dry fummer, and when the tide has 

 ebbed, it is by no means dangerous to ride 

 through this river. On the oppolite lliore 

 the red juniper tree was pretty abundant. 

 The country through which we now paff- 

 ed was pretty well inhabited, but in mod 

 places full of fmall pebbles. 



.We faw Guinea Hens in many places 

 where we pafied by. They fometimes run 

 about the fields, at a good diftance from the 

 farm-houfes. 



About eight Englifh miles from New 

 Brunfwick, the road divided. We took 

 that on the left, for that on the right leads 



P 4 to 



. * Probably it is a ftone marie ; a blue and reddifh fpe- 

 cies of this kind is ufed with good fuccefs, in the county of 

 Bamff'm Scotland. 



