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of producing such appearances, upon 

 trees whose roots are otlierwise in a heal- 

 thy state, with httle trouble, and without 

 the assistance of a second person : and it 

 is impossible to mistake in regard to the 

 good purpose such a striking contrast was 

 intended to serve. In fact, the only 

 UNCOMMON APPEARANCE hcrc, is, the 

 state of these unhealthy, deca3'ing trees. 



That " a tree cut down to the stump,** 

 produces another, w^hich at " six, seven, 

 " or eight years growth, attains to a 

 " size and height w4iich trees sown, or 

 " planted, seldom attain to in thrice the 

 " time," is a fact extremely well known ; 

 our reporters, however, attribute it to 

 the efficacy of the composition only ; 

 and they do the same in regard to the 

 quality of the wood, formed in and upon 

 the wounds of trees, when in a healing 

 state ; they say, " we cut pieces of it out, 

 " and compared them with other pieces 

 " cut out of the original wood of the 



