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Heaps, and lets them remain ’till he is com¬ 
pelled to use a Scoop to load his Press with 
the disgusting mass;—and he, too, expects 
mellow Cider! 
Want of true knowledge,—want of sys¬ 
tem,—is all w r e have to complain of; and 
this once made known, will be sure of being 
kept alive by interest and competition, to 
the benefit of the Growers and the Con¬ 
sumers of Cider. 
Every Vegetable has a Pabulum or Food 
peculiarly adapted to its healthy growth; 
and, as this naturally abounds or is fur¬ 
nished by art,—or, on the other hand, is 
either absent or neglected,—so does a 
soil become congenial to what is grow n in 
it, or otherwise. 
The Earth is the stomach of Vegetables, 
and the fibrous Roots are their absorbent 
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