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the Swedifh Augujl. And the firft days in their 

 February are frequently as pleafant, as the end of 

 April 'and the beginning of May in Sweden. Even 

 their coldeft days in fome winters have been no 

 feverer, than the dayf at the end of autumn are 

 in the middlemoft parts of Sweden, and the fouth- 

 crn ones of Finland. 



THE good and clear water in Philadelphia is 

 likewife one of its advantages. For though there 

 are no fountains in the town, yet there is a well 

 in every houfe, and feveral in the ftreets, all which 

 afford excellent water for boiling, drinking, wafli- 

 ing, and other ufes. The water is commonly met 

 with at the depth of forty feet. The water of 

 the river Delaware is likewife good. But in mak- 

 ing the wells, a fault is frequently committed, 

 which in feveral places of the town fpoils the 

 water, which is naturally good ; I fhall in the fe- 

 quel take an opportunity of fpeaking further 

 about it. 



The Delaware is exceeding convenient for 

 trade. It is one of the greateft rivers in the world : 

 is three Engli/h miles broad at its mouth, two 

 miles at the town of Wilmington, and three quar- 

 ters of a mile at Philadelphia. This city lies 

 within ninety or an hundred Englif/i miles from 

 the fea, or from the place where the river 

 Delaware difcharges itfelf into the bay of that 

 name. Yet its depth is hardly ever lefs than 

 five or fix fathom. The greateft (hips therefore 

 can fail quite up to the town and anchor in good 

 ground in five fathoms of water, on the fide of the 

 bridge. The water here has no longer a faltifh 

 tafte, and therefore all deftrudive worms, which 



D 3 have 



