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the cutting butcher, by affording a large space for pork chops. The up- 

 ear in this pig, I am assured, has not been derived from any alien or in- 

 ferior cross. My ancient and respected friend, Mr. Wynt, from whom 

 I have received constant and beneficial instructions on these subjects* 

 through such a long course of years, sold this, in a lot of dairy pigs, at 

 Flnchley, and gave me the opportunity of having its form delineated. 



The Suffolk Cow is the property of Mr. Brown, of the Southampton 

 Arms, Camden Town, and gives remarkably rich milk, as well as a 

 profitable quantity. The head, perhaps the chief index of the breed, 

 is correctly drawn ; but the picture appears more leggy, and somewhat 

 less subtantial in form, than the original. 



The Spanish FOWLS were sold by Mr. Castang to a person at Hollo- 

 way, who says, notwithstanding their large size, they are perfectly 

 white-fleshed and delicate. 



Nov. 21, 1821. 



As an addition to the FIFTH EDITION of this little book, 

 the Author conceives he could not fix on any subject 

 more useful, or more generally interesting to his Country 

 Readers, than that of the PRIVATE BREWERY and the 

 consideration which more especially served to fix his choice 

 was, that he has been occasionally and personally conver- 

 sant in the practice, throughout the greater part of his 

 life. Indeed, this has been one of his hobby-horses, of 

 which he has always kept a competent number : and happy 

 is he, who hath his quiver full of them warranted of the 

 rational and profitable class he shall then have no need 

 of steel, of cold lead, of rats-bane, or of a hempen neck- 

 lace ; nor be reduced to the lamentable necessity of taking 

 to his chair, and beating the devil's tattoo over the miseries 

 of life, which assuredly will never submit to such a remedy. 

 If the tadium vitce (wearisomeness of life can find) a re- 

 medy, it must consist in virtuous and useful action, the 

 sphere of which is confined to neither town nor country, 



