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cedar looked exceedingly well in the be- 

 ginning, but it was quite faded when I faw 

 it, and the boards looked very fliabby, 

 efpecially the boards near the window had 

 entirely loft their colour ; fo that Mr Nor- 

 n's had been obliged to put mahogany in 

 their ftead : however, I was told, that the 

 wood will keep its colour if a thin varnifh 

 is put upon it whilft it is frefli, and juft 

 after it has been planed, and if care is 

 taken that the wood is not afterwards rub- 

 bed or hurt. At lead it makes the wood 

 keep its colour much longer than com- 

 monly. Since it has a very pleafant fmell, 

 when frefli, fome people put the fliavings 

 and chips of it among their linen to fe- 

 cure it againft being worm-eaten. Some 

 likewife get bureaus, &c. made of red ce- 

 dar, with the fame view. But it is only 

 ufeful for this purpofe as long as it is frefli, 

 for it lofes its fmell after fome time, and 

 is then no longer good for keeping off in- 

 fects. It is fometimes fent to England, as 

 timber, and fells very well. In many 

 places round Philadelphia, in the feats of 

 the gentry, there was commonly an ave- 

 nue, with a row of thefe trees planted on 

 both fides, leading from the high road to 

 the houfe. The lower branches were cut, 

 and only a fine crown left. In winter, 

 M 4 when 



