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Acid Fumigations for puri -fying the air an [stoping] the Progrefs of Contagion as used at Genoa by Dr. Majon when that City was visited by a Martal Contagious Fever in 1800. Six Pounds of Common salt put into and earthern Vefsel with three Pounds of Oil of Vitriol and gently heated to exhale the Vapourmore [quickiygt] This was used too fumigate a large Church. last for small appartments he recommends spirit of Nitre
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Method of preserving Butter. 2 Parts of common salt 1 Part of fine sugar 1 Part of salt herbs [Becut] them well together and take one Ounce of the [comhajition] for every sixteen Ounce of Butter work it well and [lose] it [uh] letting it stand a Month before it be [ohirsed] for Use.
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To fumigate Appartments to prevent Contagion [hat] into a Bottle the following Ingredients. Muriatie acid 4 Ounces Black Oxyole of manganese in Powder 2 Drachns Nitrous acis 1/2a Drachn From this mixture will arise a valatile Fluid expanding in [a wry] Direction pene -trating every Crevice and which may be [stale leed] at Pleasure with a Cork.
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3 times the Diameter of a Circle is commonly said to be the Circumference but the Circumference exceeds the Diameter in the Proportion that 22 bears to 7. Barnes's History of Edwd 3d
King Richard first began his Reign in the year 1189
History of Ed. 3d.
By the above History it appears that King Arthur was crowned in the year 516.
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Dec. 11th 1804 I called whom [Rabt Woulson] this Evening to ask him if he would pay the Rent due by to to Mr Hall. - He owned [that] he owed money to Mr Hall and he did not [abyeetany] thing against the Reckoning that I and his son John has a few [Dory] since but he [hut] off paying anything at present but promised to [scutisty] Mr Hall when he goes away at Mayday.