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countries by sea, when it is well known that they often perish 

 from this cause. Dampness, of course, will perform its office 

 at any rate, if moisture is not excluded ; yet it is certain, that 

 the growth of the vegetables which constitute mould, accelerate 

 the evil ; whether by retaining moisture, or by what means, is 

 not very apparent. This, in fact, happens equally in the case 

 of dry rot in wood, and, indeed, in all others where this cause 

 operates. It is a curious illustration of the truth of this view 

 of a remedy, that the aromatic seeds of all kinds are not subject 

 to mould, and that their vicinity prevents it in others with which 

 they are packed. They also produce the same effect daily, even 

 in animal matters, without its being suspected. Not to repeat 

 any thing on the subject of cookery, I need only remark, that 

 it is common to put pepper into collections of insects or birds, 

 without its having been remarked, that it had the same power 

 of keeping off mould, as of discouraging or killing the pt'mus 

 omnivorus, or other insects that commit ravages in these cases. 



In concluding these hints, I might add, in illustration of 

 them, that gingerbread and bread containing car ra way- seeds is 

 far less liable to mouldiness than plain bread. It will be a 

 matter worthy of consideration, how far flour might be preserved 

 by some project of this kind. 



