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and 'tis well known we far excel not only
tlie Chinefe^ but all the Ealtern People in this
Potters are very numerous, and curious in making
what you call here China-ware^ but we Forchollano^
Art
Ẇe have not a publick Baker or Brewer in out
whole Ifland, for in every Houfe there is Bread
afnd Drink made fufficient for that Family. Shoemakers
and Taylors are not different Tradefmen
with us, for he that makes one Garment, cloaths
tjs from top to toe. We know not your Tallow-
Chandlers Trade, but inftead of Candles we have
Lamps, and Torches made of the Fine-tree •, the
Country People indeed make a blaze with any
combuftible matter.
Glafs is not only admired in Yormofa^ but all
over the Eaji ^ when it was firft brought amongft
Bs, we were fo charmed with its tranfparent clearnefs,
that the Merchants fold what I find to be
worth but two Pence in Europe^ for half, and
fometimes a whole Cofan of Gold ; But they,
finding the profitable returns for it, poured in
fuch vaft quantities, that it is now very common
^
yet Itill I compute this Commodity to be
worth twenty times more there than it is here ^
molt of the Windows of our Noblemens Houfes
are of fine Glafs , but the ordinary People can't
afford to buy it, and therefore they ufe Silk, or
Paper dipp'd in Oyl, to make it the more dura-*
ble and clear.
The Art of Vemidiing, or what here you call
Japanning, is very little praStifed by us^ neither
do we much efteem ir, tho' our Women handle
their Pencils tolerably well, but not fo neatly as
they do their Needles, with which they make cu-^
rious Works valued all over the V/orld.
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