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difficulty, and imparted a considerable value to what was nearly 

 a wortliless article. Ev£n the solid residue is of use, as a 

 nutritious cattle food. Thus an enterprising people know how 

 to turn the gifts of nature to account, and to rise in prosperity 

 and riches, while so many other nations, though possessing the 

 fairest regions of the globe, remain sunk in poverty and sloth, 

 the victims of want in the midst of abundance. 



