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the high-roads, from Philadelphia to New 

 Brunfmck ; but behind that place they be- 

 came more fcarce. On coming to Staten 

 I/land, in the province of New Tork, I 

 found them very common again, near the 

 gardens. Here are not fo many varieties of 

 cherries as there are in Prnfyhtinia. I fel- 

 dom law any of the black fweet cherries * at 

 New Tork ; but commonly the four red 

 ones. All travellers are allowed to pluck 

 ripe fruit in any garden which they pals by ; 

 and not even the moft covetous farmer can 

 hinder them from fo doing. Between New 

 Brunfwick and Staten I/land, are a few cher- 

 ry-gardens ; but proportionably more or- 

 chards, with apple-trees. 



June the 6th. SEVERAL gentlemen and 

 merchants, between fifty and fixty years of 

 age, afferted, that during their life they had 

 plainly found feveral kinds of fim decreafe 

 in number every year; and that they could 

 not get neat fo many full now as they could 

 formerly. 



RUM, a brandy prepared from the fugar- 

 canes, and in great ufe with all the Eng- 

 lijh North American colonies, is reckoned 

 much wholefomer than brandy, made from 

 wine or corn -J-. In confirmation of this 



opinion, 



* Commonly called Bl&k-btOft Cbtrries. 

 f That rum is among the fpirituous liquors lefs noxious 

 thin any one of the reft, is chiefly owing to the balfamic 

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