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where the Spices are cheap. Firft, you begin 
with emptying the Body of the Bird, and then 
fill it with thofe Powders I am going to fpccify 
to you i you alfo fill its Neck with the fame 
Powder, thrufting it in through the Bill. If the 
Bird is extremely flefhy, you may make an Incifion 
in the Flefh of the thick Part of each Leg, and one 
in the Flefh of each Wing; that is to fay, two on 
the Bread, and one nearer the firft and large Bone 
of each Wing, into which you put the Powder; 
having afterwards brought the Flefh together again, 
and put the Feathers in Order, thofe lncifions will 
be hid fo as not at all to disfigure the Bird. But 
there are very few on which it was neceflary to 
make fuch lncifions ; one may make fome even in- 
wardly, which will ferve as well ; having thruft 
your Fingers into the Belly, you may tear the Inte- 
guments over-againft the thick Part of the Leg, and 
in other Places, and make Cavities to be afterwards 
filled up with the Powder. 
2. There are many Powders proper to produce 
the principal Effed intended here, which is to pro- 
mote the Bird's drying before it be fo far corrupted 
as to occafion the falling off of the Feathers. All 
forts of Spices may be ufed for it with Succcfs j if 
there are any in the Country which are very cheap, 
you may ufe them. You may even make ufe of a Pow- 
der compofed of as many Sorts of Spices as you will, 
the Refult of which will be at lead, that the Bird, 
after being dried, will fmell the fweeter, and be- 
come as it were a Piece of Perfume. But inftead of 
ufmg refinous Gums, as Aloe, Myrrh, Frankincenfe, 
and other Produdions of Plants, as Cinnamon, 
Cloves, Pepper, Ginger, &c. / which are dear Ma- 
terials, 
