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as brought into the open Air, are inftantaneoufly 
frozen as Cliff as Stock-fifh. The Seamen likewife 
frefhen their fait Provifions, by cutting a large Hole 
through the Ice in the Stream or Tide of the River, 
which they do at the Beginning of the Winter, and 
keep it open all that Seafon. In this Hole they put 
their fait Meat, and the Minute it is immerfed under 
Water, it becomes pliable and foft, though before its 
Immerflon it was hard frozen. 
Beef Pork, Mutton , and Venifon , that are killed at 
the Beginning of the Winter, are prcferved by the 
Froft, for Six or Seven Months, intirely free from 
Putrefaffion, and prove tolerable good eating. Like- 
wife Geefe , ‘Partridges , and other Fowl, that are killed 
at the fame time, and kept with their Feathers on, 
and Guts in, require no other Prefervative but the 
Froft to make them good wholfome eating, as long 
as the Winter continues. All kinds of Fifh are pre- 
ferved in the like manner. 
In large Lakes and Rivers, the Ice is fometimes 
broken by imprifoned Vapours ; and the Rocks, 
Trees, Joifts and Rafters of our Buildings, are burft: 
with a Noife not lefs terrible than the firing off a 
great many Guns together. The Rocks which arc 
fplit by the Froft, are heaved up in great Heaps, leaving 
large Cavities behind ; which I take to be caufed by 
imprifoned watery Vapours, that require more Room, 
when frozen, than they occupy in their fluid State. 
Neither do I think it unaccountable, that the Froft 
fhould be able to tear up Rocks and Trees, and fplit 
the Beams of our Houfes, when I confider the great 
Force and Elafticity thereof. If Beer or Water is left 
in Mugs, Cans, Bottles, nay in Copper Pots, though 
they 
