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ON HEMP. 



tages and disadvantages their conveniences and inconveniences ; and 

 men of sense, who mind ceconomy, may choose that which to them 

 appears the best, according to times, places, and other circumstances. 



Marcandier. 



In some provinces of France, they peel all their Hemp: 'in 

 other parts, those only peel it who grow small quantities. 



The mode of peeling the Hemp is so simple, that even children 

 may perform it with ease, by only taking one stalk after another, 

 breaking the reed, and slipping off the bark. 



This work may perhaps be deemed very tedious : but as it is 

 performed at such times when there is no other employment for the 

 persons belonging to a farm, or by the children who tend the cattle, 

 it is not very costly to a farmer who has a large family. But it 

 would cause a considerable waste of time to small families, who 

 will find it more advantageous to break their Hemp. 



Du HameL 



