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and Day’s Time, or lefs. Bat whether fooner 
or later, it is to be difcovered by a wooden Peg 
placed within about a third Part ofthe Top of 
the Cafk’s Head, that is to be taken out with a 
Pair of Pincers at Pleafure, and thereby the Cy- 
der drawn into a Glafs will (hew its Condition. 
Then, as lbon as it is perceived to be tolerable 
fine, he draws it dire&ly into a dry fweetCalk. 
Here the Care muft be the fame as before ; and 
here in a Week or two or more, if the Cyder has 
precipitated its Lee, and got fine, it muft thus 
be a fecond Time rack’d off into the fir ft Calk. 
Though, upon Neceffity, one Caik may ferve 
this Purpofe, by racking the Cyder the firft 
Time into an open Tub that is kept entirely for 
this lame Ule. 
Why there is fo much bad Cyder made , according to 
the Obfervations made by the Devonfhire Cyderiji * 
—One chief Reafon is, by ignorant and ilothful 
Perfons leaving Grounds or Lees of former Cyder 
inaCafk fo long, till it forms and lodges a blue 
Slime of a tartarous Nature, which fails not of 
turning the new Cyder eager prefently. And 
although they think to cure fuch a foul Calk by 
fcalding it, they find the Effect contrary ; for 
thus they, as 1 fa id, feald and drive the Taint 
the farther into Wood, like unto the common 
Method of drying a wet Boot prefently, by 
burning a Piece of Paper in it, which forces the 
Wet outwards. Therefore it is the Practice of 
our moft curious Cyderifts, upon a SufpiGioa 
of a Cafk’s being foul, or any ways tainted, to 
