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system of taxation, manufactures, habits, and manners 

 of different classes of society, orders, or professions of 

 men, ought not to be considered too great a digres- 

 sion. 



Many of these produce consequences inimical to the 

 interests of agriculture. The Author's natural turn has 

 led him for many years to dire6t his thoughts to such 

 objects ; but as on several of them he could not offer 

 an opinion without severe animadversions, he has chosen 

 rather to be silent, than to probe sores which require, 

 at this time, to be touched with the most gentle hand ; 

 at a time when the morbus GaJticus has succeeded to the 

 Negroe rabies, in the same manner as this distemper suc- 

 ceeded to the hydrophobia, of canine madness, which for some 

 years was so prevalent throughout Great Britain. 



There are few who have viewed in a stronger point 

 of light the necessity of a reform; but it is principally 

 a reform in the conduct, hearts, and pursuits of indi- 

 viduals, as stated in the parochial resolutions of Culross, 

 in November 1792. 



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