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it is expected tliat the infant's daily stint may be com- 

 fortably lowered to twenty-five pints. And so farewell, 

 friendly reader, for tbe present. Before these notes meet 

 your eye the groves and gardens will be vocal, and 

 rejoicing nature will be glowing under the influence of 

 spring,— 



Cum Zephyris et hirundine prima. 



Mayy 1850. 



