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not the advantage of large machinery to complete its preparation. The whole of the buſineſs, even to the making of the imple ments here deſcribed, may be accompliſhed by the planter, and 1s ſucient for the eſtabliſhment of this great national obje, and

of eventually preſerving unto the Britiſh Empire, the annual ſum C LRA o M Si ETA 7 6

OÏ 1,500,009 1ng. ITf.your Lordſhips will chink proper, in

thé úrít inſtance, to ſenc good: H 4 to Canada to be

Tsld at moderate price

C but not given away; and if ſome perſons áre appointed to purchaſe on fair terms che Hemp prepared in Canada, and to ſend it to England, a few years will eſtabliſh this trade on ſo firm a baſis, that no further proteétion from Govern- ment will be necefiary.

If my obſervations on this ſubje& meet your Lordſhips ap- probation, ic is the only gratification I deúre.(i

My wiſhes to promote the intereſt of this Empire, and to fulfill your Lordfhips requeft ſuggeſted to the Society of Arts in Jan. laſt, have induced me to make the preſent attempt individually, for that purpoſe. I have the honour to be, with high reſpe&,

My Lords, Your very obedient Servant, No. 19, Fohn-Street, Adelphi, JFOUN TAXELOR, Fune 7A 1802. Reference to the annexed Engrauin Preparation 0)/ Ó

Fig. 1.—Repreſents the Hand-Break for Hemp, the Hemp being held in the left hand acroſs the three under teeth or lower Jaw of the break; the two upper teeth, which are moveabie on the hinges AA, are with the right hand quickly and often forced down upon the Hemp, placed at B; the Hemp is frequently ſhifted and turned with the left hand; its rind is by this operation broken, and part thereof detached from the Filaments,

Fig. 2.—Is a crofs SeGion of the Teeth, and Handle of the Break; C is the Handle, D-the two upper Teeth, and E the three under Teeth.

Fig. 3 and 4.—Repreſent two different kinds of Scutchers or Machines for clearing the Hemp of its dirt and rinds, the perſon who works with them holds the Hemp in, the left hand, lays part of it over the ſtock, Fig. 5.—and with the. right hand frikes or threſhes the Hemp with one of the Scutchers. Either of the Scutchers may be uſed for this purpoſe, but that of Figure 3 gives a more regular and firmer ftroke; the Wing F fixed upon it, equálizes the motion, prevents the Hemp from en- tangling on the Scutcher, and the ſpace betwixt the Wing and Scutcher G is uſeful in ſtraightening the Hemp, by drawing the bunch occaſionally through it,

Fig. 6 and 7.—Are two Heckles firmly fixed on a bench before the workman, who frikes the Hemp H upon thé*Tron Teeth of the Hleckle, and draws it through the Teeth, to open the Filaments.

4 L“e- of the Implements uſed in the L

= 2

zZ of Hemp.

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