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White of Egg, and Alum, as in the former. After three 

 weeks' time, it may be ready to be tapped. This weak 

 wine will not keep long, but after it is tapped and bottled, 

 it must be drunk at once. The stronger wine becomes 

 better and more agreeable, the longer it afterwards 

 stands untouched, and that for many years. 



[T. II. p. 20.] Note. — Wine so made of Red Smyrna 

 Raisins becomes sweet ; but of black Smyrna Raisins it 

 becomes like Madeira wine. 



Strata Terra. Immediately west of Northfleet, which 



lies about a couple of English miles west of Gravesend, 



there was by the highroad a large pit, grop, out of 



which they had taken partly Pebblestone, to lay on the 



road, partly sand for different purposes. 



ft. in. 



1. On the top Pebblestone, larger or smaller, 

 mingled with a somewhat fine brick-coloured sand, 

 though Pebblestone formed the greater part 2 6 



2. A brick-coloured somewhat fine sand, at the 

 thickest 1 foot, but thinner on both sides till it 



was entirely lost in Pebblestone i o 



3. Pebblestone mixed with a somewhat fine 

 brick-coloured sand, like No. 1 ; yet the thick- 

 ness of this Stratum was not everywhere the same, 

 for here in the middle it was thinnest, but towards 



both sides it became thicker 2 o 



4. Same sand as No. 2 lost itself similarly in 

 Pebblestone, otherwise the strata of this sand were 

 always entirely clean and free from Pebblestone ... 6 



5. Pebblestone, mixed with quantity enough of 



the brick-coloured sand 3 o 



6. Same sand as No. 2, but we could clearly 

 see that this had not come hither all at once, but 

 by degrees, for it was divided into exceedingly 



thin strata 2 



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