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" aos | Mr. Mantingav's Account of 
“783. Pints. 
Feb. 14. 104 
May it. 100 .. 
July 20. 98 
Aug. 11 onopening 78 
380 
Total 6631 pints. 


In looking over this account it appears, that 108 pints was 
the greateft quantity ever taken away at any one time; that — 
fhe was never tapped more than five times in any one year ; 
and the largeft quantity in a year was 495 pints. The moft 
colleéted in the fhorteft {pace of time was 95 pints in feven 
weeks, from July 24th to September roth in 1780, which is 
very nearly two pints a day. It appears alfo, that in the laft 
a4 years of her life, when a regular account was kept, fhe 
increafed fafter in the winter than in the fummer months, 
If the fix fummer months from April to September inclufive 
are reckoned, fhe loft in the 14 years in 23 operations 1972 
pints, and in the winter months from O&tober to March inclu- 
five, by 30 tappings, 2596 pints; and it will be found, that 30 
is to 2596 rather more than 23 to 1972, fo that feven more 
tappings were at leaft neceflary in the winter than in the fum- 
mer. In the months of March and November fhe oftener un- 
derwent the operation than in any other. In thefe calculations 
the three months in 1783 are not included, as the year was not 
finifhed. | 
If we compare the famous cafe of Lady Paces, related by — | 
Dr. Mean, the quantity of water taken from her ladyfhip — 
appears {mall when oppofed to the number of pints drawn 
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