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Our Country Farmers run much upon planting Or- 
chards of thefe Sweetings, for fatting their Swine, and 
afTure me it makes the beft fort of Pork. And I know 
the Cyder made of them to be better than that of 
other Fruit for Tafle, Colour, and keeping. 
Two fliort Miles from my Houfe we have a fine 
Pond, of half a Mile over, little or no Communica- 
tion with the Sea. An ingenious man, fome three- 
fcore Years ago, for an Experiment, took a Pail of 
large Smelts from the River and put them into this 
Pond, where they have increafed abundantly, but 
are degenerated to a very fmall fort ; for our River- 
Smelts I fuppofe are iiill as 4rge* as thole of the 
Thamesy fomc of them I knovV,'* Yhll weigh two 
Ounces and an hflf, whereas rhefe Imall ones will 
not weigh five Penny- Weight. We reckon the Pond- 
Smelt eats much better than the other, and then they 
are very tranlparent, and of a beautiful fliining Pearl- 
Colour. 
Roxburyy New England^ 
October lyiz. 
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Taul T>ndley, 
FINIS. 
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LONDON: Erinted for W. and J. Innys, 
Printers to r/j^^Royal Society, at the Prince’s 
Arms the Paul’r Churchyard. 
