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man, Mafter of a fine Landed-Eftate in De - 
vonjhire , and a celebrated Judge and Maker of 
Cyder, ontaftingone Hoglhead of Cyder, found 
it began to fail ; upon which he alked his Servant, 
what he had done to caufe it ? He anfwered, he 
believed he let the Grounds lie too long in it 
before he clean’d them out. The Gentleman 
underftanding thus the Cafe, ordered his Ser- 
vant dire&ly to rack off the Cyder; and it was 
done accordingly. Then he had a Head taken 
out, fired it, lhaved the Infide, and put the 
Head in again ; which, when done, and the 
Cafk well walhed, the Cyder was returned into 
it, and perfectly recovered. For as Fire and 
Water are faid to overcome all Things, the 
Taint (if not quite through all the Wood) muft 
be deftroyed ; becaufe, in burning a Calk, the 
Smoak will pierce through the very Joints of it. 
A Cafe , Jhewing how a Gentleman in Corn- 
wall recovered his old Cyder that was damaged 
by his villainous Servants , who , to fiipply what 
they drank of it , put Water into the Gaft. — This 
Gentleman, living near C — g — n in Gor?iwall , 
having a good Quantity of old Cyder, which 
he expected would have kept very well, being 
very good when he tailed it, fome Time before 
the enfuing Seafon for making Cyder; but, 
tailing it afterwards, he found it in a very bad 
Condition, even to his Surprize, and the more, 
as he had taken Care to procure the bed of 
Fruit; for fome of it became ropy, and the 
bed hardly drinkable. The Reafon of which 
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