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3. Eaves Gutters. The troughlcts made 

 life of to catch rain-water dripping off the 

 eaves of roofs, are ufually formed by nailing 

 two narrow flips of board together : but 

 eaves troushs made in that manner are liable 

 to warp, and become leaky at the joint i — the 

 bottom ; — the moft effential part. 



Here, they are pretty univerfally hollowed 

 out of one triangular piece of wood, with a 

 round-mouthed adze. A piece fix to eight 

 inches fquare, flit diagonally, affords two 

 triangular pieces fit for this purpofc. The 

 hollowing is not a work of fo much labour 

 as theory may fuggcll. They are ufually 

 made of deal. Gutters thus made are ftiffer, 

 and more eafily fupported, — are Icfs liable to 

 warp, and much lefs fubject to leak than thofe 

 made in the ufual manner. 



4. Water Cisterns. In Surrey and Kent 

 there are inftances of wells three hundred 

 feet deep. The expence of tackle, and the 

 expence of labour in railing water for every 

 domeftic purpofe, and frequently for the ufe 

 of flock, from this intolerable depth, would, 

 it is natural to imaj^ine, have Ions; a2"0 driven 

 the inhabitants to fome expedient for col- 

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