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polish well ; also pipes, and musical instruments, the 

 very bark employ'd for bee-hives : But of this I am 

 to render a more ample account, in the appendix to 

 this Discourse. I would farther recommend the more 

 frequent planting and propagation of fir, pine-trees, 

 and some other beneficial materials, both for ornament 

 and profit ; especially, since we find by experience, 

 they thrive so well, where they are cultivated for 

 curiosity only. 



