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where I took up my quarters in the houfc 

 of a farmer, who, not being communica- 

 tive, I did not learn much from him ; but 

 obferved one thing in his practice, which, I 

 fuppofe, mud be excellent management. 

 He had a great heap of clay, mixed with 

 dung, lying near his houfe ; and on this he 

 was very ftrict in making every one in his 

 family do their neceflities j which, in a 

 country where temples to Cloacina do not 

 abound, is an excellent cuftom ; frefh -earth 

 was added every now and then, as alfo the 

 fweepings of the yards ; and the old peafant 

 feemed pleafed at the thought of making 

 the heap as large and as rich as poffible. 

 This is an example which mould every 

 where be followed ; for it is remarkable, 

 that, where-ever I have made enquiries 

 concerning comports, all hufbandmen have 

 united in praife of them ; and feem to think 

 a mixture, from the mere circumftanoe of 

 being a mixture, much better than fimple 

 dung. 



1 got to Dieuze the i4th, atbreakfaft; 

 where I had two objects in particular to 

 examine, the Lake in the neighbourhood, 

 and the Salt Works : the latter rank, I ap- 

 prehend 



