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and much Icfs cxpcnfive. However, it is 

 probable, it will not prove fo durable. 



The method of beatiug will be ditficulc to 

 dcfcribe •, yet it moft efpecialiy requires de- 

 fcription. 



The drier the clay is v;orkcd, the Icfs lia- 

 ble it will be to crack with drought 

 when finilhed. In a dry feafon, however, it 

 is nccelTary to moiilcn it ; for which purpofe 

 the center of the pit is Ibmetimes finiihed, 

 firft, to collect the water ot fhowcrs; the car- 

 riage of water being, in Ibme cafes, cxpcn- 

 five. 



In laying on the clav, the workmen begin 

 at the bottom of the pit and work upward ; 

 laying patch after patch, or circle after cir- 

 cle, until the brim be reached ; taking great 

 care not to carry on fticks, ftravvs, dirt, or 

 any kind of foulnefs amoi^g the clay, or with 

 their feet ; and being careful not to difpiacc 

 the lime in throwing it on : to prevent which 

 the lime is not fprcad over the whole at. 

 once ; but is fcattered on as it is wanted to 

 be covered with the clay. 



The plot of clay laid on and adjuPtcd, it 

 is bealen fiat, with a wooden *^ mell," or. 



beetle, 



