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109. He alfo reprefents in a molt exquifite manner, both the 

 Irijh and Bredtb Jiitch in Carpets and Screens, which he makes of 

 thisy?/w nw.for the more curious Ladies ; and with thefe he co- 

 vers Tobacco boxes, or of any other kind, whether of wood or me" 

 tal, puting the Arms of the Nobility and Gentry, if defired, upon 

 the tops or ellewhere : And all thefe with the colours fo neatly 

 fhadedofi, from one another, that at due diftance they flbow no- 

 thing inferior to colours laid with a Penfil. When thefe Tr off eels, &c. 

 are made, he can and does frequently wafti his work with common 

 water, leting it continue at leaft an hour underneath it ; theh drys 

 it with z/funge, and beats it with a wooden mallet as thin as may 

 be, and then lays it on his boxes, giving it laftly fo curious* zpolifi, 

 that no varnifhing excels it : which work, though made of fuch 

 minute fquares ofjlraw, will endure portage, and any other as 

 fevere ufage, as moll other materials ; none of them being to be 

 gotten oft by eafie means, but will admit of wafiing and polifi- 

 ing again, when at any time foul, as well as at the firft. 



no. Which is all concerning Corn, whil'ft in the blade or 

 flraw, what remains relates to the feparating the feed from the 

 chaff, and preserving it in the Jlores. As to the firft, they either 

 do it in a good wind abroad, or with the fan at home, I mean 

 the leaved fan ; for the kneefdn, and calling the corn the length df 

 the Barn, are not in ufe amongft them. They that have but fmall 

 quantities, when no wWisftirring, will do it with z fleet j the 

 manner thus : Twoperfons take a fleet, and double it at the featri, 

 then rolling in each end a little, and holding one hand at the top, 

 and the other a foot or 1 8 inches lower* they ftrike together and 

 make a good wind, and fome fpeed. But the wheel fan fives a 

 mans labor, makes a better wind, and does it with much more ex- 

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in. They prefer ve it in their slores, as well as ricks, from mice 

 and rats by many ordinary means ufed in other places .* but I met 

 with one way fomwhat extraordinary, performed by a peculiar 

 fort of Rats-bane, that kills no creatures but thofe for which it is 

 defigned, except poultry ; fo that it is an excellent remedy, efpeci- 

 ally within doors, where Fowls feldom come, or any other place 

 where they may be kept from it ; all Cats, Dogs, (sre tailing it 

 without hurt. To fecure their Corn from mulling, I have heard 

 of fome that have laid it in Chambers mixt with Pebble-Jlones of the 



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