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other materials, such as suet, and colouring 

 matter, are commonly added. 



That which is accounted the richest of all 

 English cheese, is the Stilton; not made, how- 

 ever, at the place of that name, but in various 

 parts of the midland counties. It is not reckon- 

 ed in its prime till it is two years old, and 

 decayed, blue, and moist. I will only add, 

 before I pass to my next subject, that Parme- 

 san cheese, made in Italy, is composed of a 

 mixture of ewe's or goat's milk with that of the 

 cow, and is much esteemed at the tables of the 

 wealthy. 



THE POULTRY-YARD. 



The species of fowls which best reward man 

 for his protection and supplies, are four: tur- 

 keys, geese, common fowls, as they are called, 

 and ducks. 



