Annotation - Chapter 13, Page 115

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  • (115:37) "the terbel sharp pong from the dy working where they boyl up the pig shit earf"

Composting manure is one way to get ammonia and nitrates such as saltpeter. Nitrate compounds are also used in dye-making, so the dyers would have an interest in pig shit.

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