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hung up Goods, then it would be advisableto give them a much stronger Fumigation,the more effectually to cure the Infection.This is what is done, as I am informed, byMen who have performed a Quarantine, theybeing then lain with their Mouths down-wards in a Room, and then fumed withBrimstone.
71. It were easy to destroy Vermin whenthey infest a Neighbourhood, such as Bad-gers, &c. by providing a good Quantity ofTow dipped in melted Brimstone, whichbeing fastened by a With to a long Pole,wherewith to convey it, when fired, as faras may be into the Badgers Hole; the Mouthof the Hole or Holes being immediatelyclosed up; this will probably smother anyliving Creature there.
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