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ON HEMP. 



likewise be taken, that the flame do not ever rise so high as to set 

 fire to the Hemp, which is exceedingly inflammable, especially after 

 it has been drying some time. 



The same person also takes care to turn the Hemp from time 

 to time, in order that it may be dried equally in all its parts ; and 

 likewise to put on fresh Hemp, when the former is dry enough to 

 be taken away and sent to the braker. Du Hamel. 



When properly watered, it must be taken out, and laid upon 

 its side until it be drained and turn stiff, so as to stand upon its root- 

 ends spread, leaning to walls, ropes tied between trees, or poles put 

 into the ground ; because, if it were spread upon the ground, a 

 certain worm is known to breed amongst it, which would destroy it 

 in a short time. When the Hemp is thoroughly dried, it is to be 



bound up in bunches, and carried to the dressing. 



M' Donald's Essay. 



When the Hemp is sufficiently steeped, the bundles must be 

 taken out one by one and washed, to separate the filth and loose 

 particles. It should then be set on the root-ends to drain, the bands 

 be untied, and the Hemp placed against a fence, exposed to the sun 

 and air, that it may be thoroughly dried. Taylor's Instructions. 



BENGAL. 



