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be much; neither would that of making tlifc 
spouts, and common tubs for reservoirs, be> 
great in a country abounding with wood; the 
quantity of labour saved by such means would, 
however, be very considerable. 
When then, it is considered, that private 
families, who have to carry the sap by hand 
from each tree to their own houses, and often 
at a considerable distance from the woods, in 
order to boil it, can, with all this labour, afford 
to sell sugar, equally good with that which 
comes from the West Indies, at a much lower 
price than what the latter is sold at; when it 
is considered also, that by going to the small 
expence, on the first year, of making a few 
wooden spouts and tubs, a very great portion 
of labour would be saved, and of course the 
profits on the sale of the sugar would be far 
greater ; there is good foundation for thinking, 
that if a manufactory were established on such 
a plan as I have hinted at, it would answer ex¬ 
tremely well, and that maple sugar w ould in a 
short time become a principal article of foreign 
commerce in Canada. 
The sap of the maple tree is not only use¬ 
ful in yielding sugar ; most excellent vinegar 
may likewise *be made from it. In company 
with several gentlemen I tasted vinegar made 
from it by Dr. Nooth, allowed bv every one 
present to be much superior to the best Fyench 
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