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The fame limewater poured 



the putrid bilge-water of preser 



the pump-well, will in an ihflant, precipitate its putrid par- 

 ticles, and render the water inofFehfive ;. to . which > operation 

 I would always add the; rarefadlion of : the air in the pump- well 



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by fire j and am fure that both remedies Joined together, will not 

 only efFe<ftually hinder the effluvia from becoming noxious by their 

 effedts, but alfo prevent the water from recovering its prutrefcency 



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We had on board our 



the rob ' of lemon and oranges', which 

 to fucceed in jobviating the efFedls of 



has by no means been, 

 the fcurvy ; and though ufed on pu'-pofe by one or two men by 

 itfelf without the addition - of any other remedy, our excellent 

 furgeon^ Mr. Patton,^ was of opinion that it did not even flop the 

 progrefs of the fcurvy. . 



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Befides this preventative, we had the marmalade of carrots, which 

 c-onfifted of the infpliTated juice of carrots, ,, ex tracfted .by boiling 



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and afterwards evaporated 



fire to the confidence of a fyrup. 



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Mr. MuzEL-STosGH. of Berlin, had recommended this marmalade 



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to the Society for promoting Arts, Manufa(5tures and Commeree 5, . 



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who referred the fame to the Board of Admiralty, by whofe orders 



fome of it was prepared, . and g 



the furgeon&vof 



fhips 



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Yented its becoming putrid ; when the fame water, without the -addition of Ilmewatcr, grew 



Ycry putrid and intolcrribly offenfive. 



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