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155&#93; MAN MAN bss 'Xicscr'iption of Mr. Jee's improved Mangle. A, the great wheel, which, in rnachinesot a full size, is 15 inches in diameter. B, the arbor, on which the nut, C, is fixed. D, the handle of the winch, Ejthe crank, 2] inches in length. F, the rod of the crank. G G, represent the hollow studs, by which the ends of the bed are lifted up. H H, the levers. I I I I, the four pullies fixed on the moveabie bed K. L L, the ends of the rollers. The small figure in this cut re- presents a front view of one of the hollow studs G, to shew its form, when standing at the end of the bed ; and into which the levers enter alternately, as often as it be- comes necessary to elevate the bed, in order to put in, or take out, the ^rollers. Mr. Jee's mangle is so con- Btructed, that the handle requires iQ be turned one way only, in con- sequence of which the machine moves with greater facility, and with incomparably less i^ijury to the linen, than by var)'ing the turnings, and in a manner cutting the diiYcrent folds. Besides, it pos- sesses the great advantage, thiit a woman and one boy are suflicient to work it, and can perform as much labour in the same period of time, as three or four persons with nsangles of the common construc- tion. IMANGO-TBEE, or MaTignfera, L. a native of the East Indies, whence its unripe fruit, preserved in vinegar, is imported under the name ot in arigoes. This lofty tree attains a consi- derable size: its fruit, when fully- ripe, is as large as a goose egg, and greatly esteemed in the Easr, on account of its in';gorating odour, which is said to restoie the health of persons in a declining state. — Beneath its rough shell, there grows a kernel similar to that of almonds, and which may be eaten either fresh, or preserved: irom the expressed juice^ the In-