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good food, in the subsequent year (1700), men, both old and 

 young, were afflicted with many epidemies. 



*A dew of" like consistency and flavour was noticed in the 

 next year (1701), and came at spring-time. It was not so hurt- 

 ful to corn as to apples and garden-stuff, in which it caused 

 disease and worms.' ^ 



1 Hoyerus. De Rore Melleo. Miscellany Natural Curios., p. 172. 



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