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He then goes on to inform us, in sub- 

 stance, that most of the labour hitherto 

 bestowed in executing his directions, 

 was labour in vain ; that tlie soap suds 

 are useless; the sand unserviceable; the 

 lime-rubbish a nuisance ; and both sorts 

 of ashes merely capita mortua : and 

 therefore the whole of these articles are 

 quietly dismissed the service, and sent 

 (pauper-like) to their proper settlement, 

 the dunghill : and thus we have five of 

 the seven of his wonder-workers sacri- 

 ficed, at once, upon the altar of truth, 

 while two only remain, — the sad memo- 

 rials of the ruthless deed*!! 



* " I also avail myself of this opportunity," (says 

 Mr. Forsyth) " to add a discovery which I have re- 

 *' cently made ; and which, as being calculated to 

 ** save time and labour, may deserve attention. 



*' Instead of paring away the bark, as had hereto- 

 *' fore been the practice, and covering the stem with 

 " the composition ; I now merely fcrape off the loose 



