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la ordinary cases, tlierefore, the doubling of a consonant is lo be 

 regarded merely as an orthographical expedient for preserving the short 

 quantity of the preceding vowel, or else for exhibiting the etymology 

 of the word, as there are many other orthographical expedients or con- 

 ventional modes of writing, particularly in English. 



This orthographical expedient is employed uniformly after mono- 

 syllables, ending with a single consonant and having a short vowel, 

 when a new syllable is added; as, drag, dragging ; mat, malted ; mad, 

 madded ; cap, capped ; slab, stabbing. 



Also after other words accented on the last syllable, under the same 

 conditions ; as, remit, remitting ; imbed, imbedded ; entraj), entrapped ; 

 herob, berohbed ; inter, interring ; defer, deferring. 



Also after words ending with the atomic mutes, c, /, p, which require 

 a partial or secondary accent on the last syllable ; as, traffic, trafficking ; 

 buffet, huffetted ; kidnap, kidnapped. So frolic ; benefit, covet, closet, 

 discomfit, limit, profit, rivet; develop, envelop, gallop, gossip, scallop, 

 wallop, ivorship. 



Also in other words to exhibit the etymology ; as, travel, (comp. 

 Tr.travailler ;) libel, (comp. Lat. libellus ;) cavil, (comp. Lat. cautZZor;) 

 t/weZ, (comp. Lat. duellum.) 'So apparel ; bevel, cancel, dishevel, em- 

 panel, gravel, level, model, novel, pencil. 



But this orthographical expedient is properly omitted after verbs ac- 

 cented on the penult and having an obscure vowel in the ultimate syl- 

 lable ; as, threaten, lighten ; enter, (very different from inter;) difer, (very 

 ■different from defer;) alter; gather; fatal, moral, canon; counsel; parallel, 

 hoioel, carol, channel, cudgel, drivel, equal, grovel, ravel, rival, shovel, &.c. 



JVewj Haven, Con. H. D. S. 



THE GARDEN OF PLANTS AT PARIS. 



Le museum d' histoire naturelle de Paris est le plus vaste etablissemets qui ait 

 jamais ete consacre a la science de la nature. — Cuviek. 



Every body has heard of this celebrated establishment, but no man 

 "vho has not seen it, can form any just conception of it. It is not mere- 

 y what its name indicates, a botanical garden, but an enclosure of thirty 

 acres containing every thing that lives and grows, which the French gov- 

 ernment, witli its money, energy and science, could collect from every 

 part of the known world. Immense and splendid buildings for the le- 

 ception of these objects meet your view in all directions : — a glorious 

 place for the naturalist to visit is that garden of plants and a charming 

 place too for the mere admirer of nature. 



