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animal to a large horizontal wheel, con- 
nected by cogs with the axis of the rollers, 
ever which the lifters turn. ‘This mode 
was obferved by the prefent travellers 
only at Chu-fan. 
A fmall machine of this kind is work- 
ed merely by.the hand, with the affiftance 
of 2 trundle and fimple crank, fuch as are 
applied toa common grindftone, and fixed 
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fpade to. an. European peafant. 
roa, 
to one end of the axis of the chain pump. 
This laf&{ method: is general throughout 
the empire. Every labourer is in pof- 
feffion of fach a portable machine; an 
implement to him not lefs ufeful than a 
THe 
making of thofe machines giyes employ- 
ment toa great number-of artificers, 

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