A Theatre of Political Plying Inst Us.

diver* experiments, at last successfully, I fell upon this course, Icaused a Hogshead of salt water to be fetched, and put intothe water near a bushel of Bay-salt not at once , nor yet intothe Hogs- head , but pourirg half os it at a time imo a Tub, Iaster put in half the salt, wherein when it was melted, 1 imbibedmy Seed-wheat thus : F.lling a close well-wrought Ozier-basket (that would admit the water, and hold near a bushel)with Wheat, and then put it into the Tub , holding it by thetar*, and when it was all well moistened,took it out, letting thewater drain as it stood on the Tubs 6de, into the Tub again.And when it began to leave dropping, poured it on a floor, andstrewed upon it as it was turned over, near a shovel full of slakedlime, not that lime addes any thing to the vegetation s perhapsit accelerates the growth ) nor yet secures it from vcrmine (assome conceive ) but onely dryesit (being done over-night)that it is mote nimble and better to sow the ntat day. Limewithout steeping your corn, doth not prevent smuttinef*,but corn thus imbibed, and then fo*n without lime, will notfmur.

Thus adventitious Silt supplies the defect of that nitrousquality which some grain are detective of, and are herebyquickned, refreshed , and as it were impowred to perfect vege-tation to maturation.

Such as are remote from the sea , must make a brine whichwill bee every way equivalent, onely more chargeable, I havemany years made trial of this course, and without any greatcuriosity , for my feed have had constantly bright wheat, andso also my neighbours , to whom I readily divu'ged whac 1found good for the publike; but in my publick Discourse, Iforget too much my private Design.

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C Ardan affirms, That neither Holly nor Waxe is made by cardm libany creature but a Bee, which is a truth, if wee take icdelubtl-

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