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air, it dries rapidly. When taken out for vise, it should be 

 put into a wet rag, and may be kept in your ivorm-lo*. 

 As to all other pastes made with oils, essences, &c, 

 they are useless ; and the re'cipes for making them are 

 mere catchpennies, inserted in various mean publications 

 to swell the volume, and to give that air of mystery and 

 of science, which mislead, and occasion disappointment. 



GREAVES Are the refuse of the fat used by tallow- 

 chandlers, and consist of the fibrous fleshy parts, inter- 

 mixed with the suet furnished them by the butchers, &c. 

 These, after the melted tallow has been pressed from 

 them, become heavy masses, .extensive in proportion to 

 the sises of the presses used, and about two inches iu 

 thickness. 



Greaves are sold for feeding dogs, especially on ship- 

 board^ for which purpose they answer admirably. They 

 acquire a strong rank smell, and considerable hardness, 

 such, indeed, as to require a good stroke of the hatchet 

 to break them up. 



To bring these into use, soak the pieces well in cold 

 water until perfectly pliant, and that the whiter parts be 

 somewhat bleached 5 then take them out, and keep dry 

 for use : if wrapped in green leaves, to keep out flies, 

 &c. so much the better) else they will soon get fly- 

 blown. 



This bait is used- chiefly for larlels, eels, and other 

 ground fish, which are very fond of it ; indeed, I have 

 seen great numbers of very fine tr&uts caught therewith, 

 in holes where larbels abounded, and for which the bait 

 was intended. 



Observe, not to soak more greaves than will answer for 

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