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and brittle. Whea the animal is kiiled, 

 this bag is cut off ; and the curdled blood 

 being feparated from it, is iiung up to dry 

 in the fup. In this fituation it is foon con- 

 verted into a light fubflance, almoftin pow- 

 der, and of a brown colour, which is again 

 put into the bag for tlic fake of tranfporta* 

 tiori* "Thefe animais are cattght ifl the be- 

 ginning of fummer^ becaufe, having been 

 half-flarved during whitef, on account of 

 the fnow, which lies very deep pn the 

 gromid, their blood is heated^ and in a ftate 

 of fermentation. 



Mulk ought to be chofen very dry, and 

 in bags of the fize of an egg, thin, having a 

 ftiohg fjnell, and well covered with hair, 

 which fliould be of a bgpwn colour. It is 

 ftecelTary to obferve carefnlly, that the bags 

 have not been opened, and again fewed up ; 

 and that no fmall ft ones, orbits of lead, have 

 been put into them, which is a trick very 

 G g 3 common 



