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he could not at fir ft tell ; but, on Examination, 
he found he had a great deal of Reafon to be- 
lieve his Servants had drawn out a good Quan- 
tity, and to fupply the Deficiency, and for Fear 
of being found out, they had filled up the Cafk 
with Water. Upon this he attempted a Qure in 
the fame Manner his Neighbours ufed to do when 
their Cyder was damaged by the Cafk, or other- 
wile, which is as follows, viz. When the Pumice 
or ground Apples had pafled the firft Operation, 
by which the greateft Part of the Cyder was prefifed 
out, they then took down theCheefes or Pumice 
Cakes, and breaking them, they put it into a 
Stone-Trough, which lies in the fame Form as 
that does wherein Tanners grind their Bark. 
Upon this fpread Pumice they poured as much 
of this damaged Cyder as the Place would well 
contain, then they put to the Horfe, and drawed 
the great round Stone about a Quarter of an 
Hour, in which Time the old Cyder became 
thoroughly incorporated with the new Pumice ^ 
this done, they put all into the Prefs, and prefifed 
out all the new Cyder, till the Cakes became dry 
as ufual, as in Cafe of making Cyder from the firft. 
The whole Quantity of old Cyder being thus ma- 
naged, they put into Tubs or Cafks to ferment, 
and it did ferment, but not in fo great a De- 
gree as in tire new Cyder would, becaule it de- 
tains a lighter Body. Here they rack’d it twice, 
taking great Care to put it into a right fweec 
Cafk, which compleated the Work. But ob- 
ferve, that fuch cured Cyder will not keep fo 
