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Raspberries are much cultivated in the 

 neighbourhood of Isleworth and Brentford ; 

 from whence those are sent to London in 

 swing carts, which are used by the distillers for 

 making raspberry brandy, raspberry vinegar, 

 &c. as also those used by confectioners and 

 pastry-cooks ; but the raspberries which are 

 intended for the table, are brought by women 

 on their heads: their load consists of a round, 

 or basket, containing twelve gallons, of three 

 pints to a gallon ; and, although the distance 

 is ten miles from Isleworth to Covent-Garden 

 market, they regularly perform the journey 

 in two hours ; for which they are paid three 

 shillings and sixpence. From Hammersmith 

 these industrious women will take a load 

 three times a day, for which they receive 

 eigh teen-pence per load. These female fruit 

 porters come to the vicinity of London for 

 the season, from Wiltshire, Shropshire, and 

 Wales : in their long journies they seldom 

 walk at a less pace than five miles per hour. 



The dietetic and medicinal virtues of 

 raspberries being the same as those of the 

 strawberry, will be noticed in the history of 

 that fruit. 



" Raspberry and strawberry wines," says 

 Dr. Short, " are of all made-wines the most 

 delicious to the taste ; they lightly and plea- 



