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quired into, after their feveral qualities were fully afcertained.

Many other roots might be mentioned —fome of which grow to an enormous fize, and are juft now accounted of no value, that might poflibly be of great ufe as food for domeftic animals.—All thefe deferve to be examined: for fome of them might perhaps admit of being profitably cultivated as a crop; and others, which, though they could not be thus employed, might{till be of great utility in{upplying the deficiencies of a fcanty crop, were they properly known.

Neceflity has been, with fome appear- ance. of juftice, called the mother of

invention {trongly annexed the idea of want and

and fome perfons have{fo

poverty to every economical experiment of this kind, that they would be afhamed to be feen making them. Thofe may reckon themfelves happy who are under na necefity of exerting ther genius in this manner, and ought thankfully to avail themfelves of the forced experiments of the poor. But it would be more for their honour, if they, with a liberal{pirit of

enterprize,

way

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