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in Jersey, opposite Philadelphia, and in the meadows 

 of the Neck, below the Navy- Yard, there must be 

 large numbers of muskrats. Considering the value 

 of the fur, and the ease and trifling expense at which 

 they might be caught, we have often felt surprised 

 that more of them are not taken, especially as we 

 have so many poor men complaining of wanting 

 something to do. By thinning the number of musk- 

 rats, a positive benefit would be conferred on the 

 farmers and furriers, to say nothing of the profits to 

 the individual. 



JOHN. 



