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The fame drill fows lucerne and rape- 

 feed in the molt convenient manner. This 

 gentleman once contrived a rake with two 

 broad iron teeth, for the purpofe of open- 

 ing the furrows ; it performed very well. 

 The back of it was fet with fmall teeth to 

 rake in the drills ; in that manner he could 

 fow without a horfc, the land being well 

 prepured, but he found the harrow above- 

 mentioned a more expeditious initrument. 

 The following is a fketch of the rake, Plate 

 II. Fig. 3. 



Dr. Hunter has likewife invented a bean 

 hand-drill, and alfo a wheat one, upon the 



fame 



deftroy in a great meafure the elegance of the 

 room, and gives it the appearance of a very fine 

 paiTage or anti-room to ibmc magnificent faloon. 

 The paffage behind the pillars was abfurdly in- 

 tended for the feats, and ufed fo for fome time ; 

 but the company was by that means quite loft, 

 and ken no more than if they had hid themfelves 

 in the cloifters of a cathedral -, this occauoned 

 their moving the feats in front of the pillars, 

 which was a great improvement, but at the farrie 

 time not only leiTened the breadth of the room, 

 before too narrow, but like-wife took off from 

 the beauty of the pillars, by totally hiding their 

 bafe, and a large pare of their fnafts. An 

 affembly-room, which is always dedicated to 

 livelineis and gaiety, mould undoubtedly be 

 adorned in a gay and elegant manner, with c . 

 ing, gilding, and glafTes •, if a prcfujim oforna- 



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