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whiten ; then it receives another dipping In 

 water, and, finally, is rinced out in the run- 

 ning ftream of the river. From the rough 

 treatment it undergoes, it feldom comes home 

 without heing torn into various rents and 

 holes. The demand made for this rude 

 cleaning is a hit for each piece, without any 

 regard to its fize, or the labour required. A 

 dozen fhirts are v/afhed for twelve bitSy or, 

 according to our coin, for twelve fixpences, 

 and for the wafhing of a dozen pocket- 

 ^ ^ handkerchiefs we pay the fame* 



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