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together, sunk so much that the chamber was not actually 

 filled at the time when the fruit was ripening, so that the 

 clearing of the chamber will not take place till after the 

 crop is gathered. The peculiarity of the method consists in 

 the application of the water to the newly introduced dung; 

 by this it is kept in such an active state of fermentation as 

 to give out heat sufficient for the purposes required. 



