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ny of his patients. I have been induced to 

 mention this, becaufc it is a facft not gene- 

 rally known ; and perhaps tlie publiihing it 

 may be beneficial to mankind. 



Many advantages would accrue to the weft 

 of Scotland if thefe plans were adopted. In 

 Glafgow, Paifley, and the neighbouring 

 towns, confiderable manufactories are now 

 eftabliflied of cottons, lawns, i^nd cambrics, 

 which require finer yarn than can be fpun 

 from Britiih flax. This trade might be efta- 

 bliflied upon a folid footing, if part of the raw 

 materials could be produced in this country 

 as good, and cheaper than what are now pur- 

 chafed from France or Flanders. The trade 

 might by this means be increafed, and the 

 manufacturers would be able to fell their 

 goods upon equal terms with foreigners, if 

 not lower. 



The women of that country now fpin very 

 fine linen yarn. It would therefore be of ve- 

 ry great importance to the whole of Britain, 

 that they could get into the proper methods 

 of raifing fine flax. 



The fchemes mentioned will anfwer in e- 

 rery part of Britain ; yet there are fome fitu- 



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