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and amongft the white fluff were many of 

 the white creeping vermin, fome of them 

 very large, fome fmall, and all the leaves 

 full of white fpecks, 



I TRIED every thing I could imagine, 

 but to no purpofe ; and every thing that 

 was advertized, but without effect ; there- 

 fore I defpaired of ever finding a remedy ; 

 at laft, however, I had the good fortune 

 to fucceed, and in one fummer had not a 

 fmgle fpeck on them in one houfe, and 

 greatly lefiened in the other that was fo 

 very dirty. On thefe I could not per- 

 form the operation that fpring completely ; 

 but it was done in the autumn, and they 

 were very foon both clean, and remained 

 fb. This was fix years before I left the 

 place, which was ten years ago, and there 

 was no occaiion for any repetition of the 

 remedy. 



I TRIED its efficacy on feveral hoN 

 houfes which 1 had built for gentlemen, 

 grid it always fuccecded. Some of my intiv 



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