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When you take it off, you mud keep almoft continu- 
ally Birring it, in order to make it Sugar: otherwife it 
will candy as hard as a Rock. 
Some put in a little beef Sewet, as big as a Walnut, 
when they take it off the Fire, to make it turn the bet- 
ter to Sugar, and to prevent its candying, but it will do 
without. A good large Tree will yield twenty Gallons. 
TheSeafon of the Year is from the beginning of Febru- 
ary to the beginning of April . 
Mr* Dudley in a following Letter adds this Note. 
I have nothing to add to my Chapter of Maple Sugar, 
but that our Phyficians look upon it not only to be as 
good for common ufe as the Weft India Sugar, but to ex - 
ceed all other for its Medicinal Virtue. 
VHF. Copy of an Affidavit made in Scotland, con- 
cerning a Boys living a confiderable time without 
Food . Communicated by Patrick Blair, M. D. 
F. R. S. 
L 
Court of the Barony of Erroll, h olden at Erroll, upon the 
1 6th day of December, 1719 Tear, by Air. Charles 
Brown, Bailly to the Right Honourable David Earle 
of Northesk, Lord Roelhill, &c. Gilbert Anthone, 
Clerk , Charles Gill, Officer. 
Court lawfully fenced and affirmed. 
' IP'HE whilk Day Compeared before the faid Bailly 
X Fitting in Judgment, James Jackfon fewar in Carfe 
Crange, and Elite. Bell his Spoufe, who being purged of 
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