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mouldy as they would be apt to do on 

 boards, where the ah* could have no ad- 

 mi (lion from beneath ; for any great moif- 

 ture and mouldinefs of the heap of Utter 

 on which they lie muft always be guarded 

 againfl, and their hurdles cleaned as often 

 as fhail be found necelfary. 



If you are flinted in room, your flands 

 may be raifed ten foot, but then it will be 

 necefTary to have a ladder, in order to be 

 able to feed the uppermoil fhelvesj and 

 this ladder ought not to lean againfl fuch 

 lliffht materials as thefe Ifands are com- 

 pofcd of, but ought to fupport itfelf with 

 two ftriding legs, like thofe ufed to clip 

 high hedges j and therefore it will be befl 

 not to have your uppermoft fhelf higher 

 than that ycu may, by ilanding on a ftool 

 or bench, reach your hand to feed the 

 worms, unlefs, as v\'as before mentioned, 

 you were ftiiited in room j for which rea- 

 ion, though you may make your upright 

 pofl's ten foot liigh, you need put no 

 flielves higher than necefllty fliall from 

 time to time oblige you to do, the low 

 fiielves being eafieft attended. 



Several rows of thefe flands may be 

 placed in a room, leaving alleys between 



each 



