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excavated earth be ufed, being careful] firft 
to break it fine quite down to the bottorh of 
the bed, that no part of it may be loft under 
ground ; then begin the cafing or coat, firft 
along the bottom, continuing it regularly up 
the fides of the bed, beating it lightly with 
the back of the fpade in laying it on, there:* 
by fixing it even and fmooth : thus proceed 
regularly over each fide, both ends, and the 
top, fmoothing the whole in a neat manner. 
Then place dowm your long, ftiarp-pointed 
ilicks, in the fides of the bed, for occafi^ 
onally trying the internal ftate of the heat, 
after being clofely earthed over, in order to 
difeover when to apply the covering of 
litter, 
The covering of litter will be required as 
foon as you difeover that there is no danger of 
burning, 
