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shadowed. I proceed to cite another experi- 

 ment with different kinds of dressing : 



"There was Wheat, steeped in Water, mixed with 

 Cow-Dung, other in Water mixed with Horse-Dung, 

 other in Water mixed with Pigeon-Dung, other in 

 Urine of Man, other in Water mixed with Chalke 

 powdred : other in Water mixed with Soot, other in 

 Water mixed with Ashes, other in Water mixed with 

 Bay-salt, other in Claret wine, other in Malmsey, 

 other in Spirit of wine. The proportion of the mix- 

 ture was, a fourth part of the Ingredients to the others, 

 save that there was of the Salt not above an eighth 

 part. The Urine, and Wines, and Spirit of wine, were 

 simple without mixture of water. The time of the 

 steeping was twelve houres. The Time of the yeare 

 October. There was also other Wheat sowen un- 

 steeped, but watered twice a Day with warme water. 

 There was also other Wheat sowen simple to compare 

 it with the rest. The Event was : that those that were 

 in the mixture of Dung, and Urine, and Soot, Chalke, 

 Ashes, and Salt, came up within six dayes : And those 

 that afterwards proved the Highest, Thickest, and most 

 Lustie, were : first, the Urine ; next, the Salt ; next, the 

 Wheat simple of it selfe, unsteeped and unwatered ; 

 next, the watered twice a day with warme water^; 

 next, the Claret wine. So that these three [two] last 

 were slower than the ordinary Wheat of it selfe ; and 

 this Culture did rather retard than advance. As for 

 those that were steeped in Malmsey and Spirit of 



