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by continually pumping and water-forcing machines from 

 the river Thames. * 



The 18th June, 1748. 

 Nyttan af Ickorns-Svantsar. Use of Squirrels' tails. 



The hairs which they used here for Artists pencils 

 Rit-penslar, were taken from squirrels' tails. Those 

 who prepared them said that those which are taken from 

 English Squirrels' tails are not much good, but the best 

 are taken from a kind of squirrel which comes from 

 Russia. 



The igth June, 1748. 



Ox-horn quicks, in addition to walling purposes are 

 carried out on to the high roads and there spread out, 

 earth and sand are then laid upon them, which makes 

 the road firm and durable. 



The 22nd June, 1748. 



En Sten af G-amla Carthago. A Stone from 

 ancient Carthage. 



As I was walking through St. Dunstan's Churchyard 

 in Stepney in company with others, we saw a stone 

 which was said to have been brought from the Ancient 

 Carthage, in whose walls it had formerly lain. It was 

 now built into the wall, on the East side of the small pro- 

 jecting [T. I. p. 463] wing or Church Porch, which was 

 on the north side of the Church. On this stone there 

 was the following legend : — 



" Of Carthage Great was J a Stone 



" O Mortalls Read with pitty ! 



" Time Consumes all, it Spareth none, 



" Man, Mountain, Town, nor Citty : 



*The London Bridge water- wcrks founded 1582, by Peter Morice, and 

 subsequently augmented. For descriptions and views see Beighton, Phil. 

 Trans, 1731, '& Matthews' Bydraklia, 1835 pp. 26-28. 8vo. [J. L.] 



