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2. ing them with a drain, made as hereafter de- 



DRAINING. fcribed, and then drew others within it in fuch 

 directions as he knew from obfervation (not 

 methodically) would convey the fuperfluous 

 moifture from the wet parts to a main drain 

 and outlet. 



The drains were formed by two men, each 

 of them having a tapering fpade, and a hook- 

 ed fcoop. The firft man took out a fpit, with a 

 iquare-pointed fpade ten inches long, feven 

 inches wide at the tread, and five inches at the 

 point; and, to make a fmooth footing for the 

 next man to Hand upon, drew out the crumbs 

 with a five- inch fcoop. 



The other man funk it about eight inches 

 deeper with around-pointed fpade, eight inches 

 long, five inches wide at the tread, and three 

 inches near the point; clearing out the bottom 

 with a narrow-mouthed fcoop , namely, two 

 inches and a half to three inches wide : the 

 drain, when finifhed, being a foot to fourteen 

 inches wide at the top; from eighteen to twenty 

 inches deep ; and about three inches wide at 

 the bottom. 



Thefe drains were filled with oak and alder 

 boughs in this manner : 



The fpray being ftript off, the woody parts 

 (from an inch and a half to three inches dia- 

 meter) 



