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degree of justice done it; no one ever 

 suspected the young, small Timber equal 

 in quality to the old ; therefore, that on- 

 ly is used, where much of strength or 

 durability is required ; while in regard 

 to British Firs, in the south part of the 

 island at least, we rarely see any used 

 but what are at once young and small, 

 The absurdity of using saplings of any 

 sort, (Firs excepted,) where durable 

 Timber is required, every one will admit, 

 by why they should not be entitled to 

 the same allowances as other sapIingSy 

 has not hitherto appeared. 



To be consistent, we should consider 

 that a Fir, planted in a suitable soil, in- 

 creases very fast in size, and therefore, 

 for some time, the Wood must be less 

 hard and dense, than such as grow slow- 

 er; of course, to expect it good in 

 such a stage of growth, is highly unrea- 

 Bonable ; the general law of nature, which 



