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" The model is three pumps eredl, in a triangular po^ 

 fition ; in the center is a crank ered: in a ftep, and fteddied 

 by a neck in a frame, from the ears of the pumps; on the 

 top of the crank are eight arms, and at 'the ends of each 

 is a fail which alternately draws with the wind, and folds 

 againft it, which gives a powerful motion to the crank, 

 which, by a handle to each pump^ works them in a regular 

 fuccelTion." 



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Mr. John Jones, of Indian River\ Worcejler County^ Ma'" 

 ryland<^ gives the folh'wing account of a Species of Grape 

 Vines ijuhich he had df covered', different from all others 

 he had evcrfeen.— 



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nPHE bark (he fays,) is of a grey colour^ very fmooth, 

 •^ and the wood of a firm texture. They delight in a 

 high fandy foil; but will thrive very well in the Cyprus 

 fwamps. The leaf is very much like that of the Englifti 

 grape vine, fuch as is propagated in the gardens near Phi- 

 ladelphia for table ufe. 



" The grape is much Larger than the Englifh, of an oval 

 £hape,.and, when quite ripe, is black, adorned with a 

 number of pale red fpecks, which, on handling, rub off 

 The pulp is a little like the Fox-grape; but in tafte more 



delicious. Thefe grapes are ripe in October, and yield an 

 incredible quantity of juice, which, with proper manage- 

 ment, he doubts not, would make a valuable wine. 



« He employed a perfon to gather about three bufliels 

 and one peck of them when ripe, and immediately had 

 them preffed ; which, to his furprize, yielded twelve gallons 

 of pure juice, though a good quantity mull have been loil 

 in the preffing, 



« In about twelve hours after putting the juice in a keg, 

 it began to ferment, and he fuffered it to go on till it got 

 to be fo violent, that it might be heard all over a large 

 room. It continued in that ftate for three days. He then 



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