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appears to me sufficient, respecting both the theory and th« 

 practice of this interesting art, to excite the pubUc atten- 

 tion, I shall beg leave to conclude with one remark. The 

 art of giving Immediate Effect to Wood, although, as I 

 should venture to hope, it is now estabhshed on FIXED 

 PRINCIPLES, will be generally cultivated, or utterly 

 neglected, as the revolutions in science, ov the caprice of 

 fashion may direct. But whatever be its ill fortune as 

 a theory, whether it be condemned as fanciful, or re- 

 jected as useless, I may venture to say, that it will not 

 fail of success, from the extravagant expense that attends 

 the practice. 



