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the board has not all the sap left upon 



it. It must have been sound all the 



. time, otherwise the pressure of the wood, 

 in enclosing, would have displaced it ; 

 and from its size, it could not be other- 

 wise than most of it Sap. — It is likewise 

 worthy of remark, that the board is from 

 the root end of the tree ; the situation of 

 the branch having evidently been within 

 a foot of the ground, and of course, more 

 exposed to moisture, than one more ele- 

 vated. The board will be left with 



the publisher, for the inspection of the 



curious*, 



» 



Thirdl}^ Larch is much less liable to 

 shrink than Foreion Deal. — It is well 

 known that the latter is exceedingly lia- 

 ble to that defect, in the first instance ; 

 and the Joiners tell us, that when a board 



* Though the engraver has done great justice to 

 this subject, the board eVit-^ exhibits the matter much 

 clearer. — If this sort of proof do not work conviction, 

 we shall despair of demonstrating any thing. 



