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be. She was a plain, but smart German. I pacified her, in her 
own language, with all due submission to existing circum- 
stances, essential for one who did not wish to lose a substan- 
tial dinner, because capillaire and orgeade could not be ob- 
tained. And if such unnecessary sirrups should have been 
found, out of their place, J should have been the last entitled 
to object to a dinner on that account. I soon restored her 
good humor, by some fortunate pleasantries, at the merited 
expence of my morose companion ; who experienced their 
profitable effects, without understanding them. If he had un- 
derstood them, he would only have sat me down for a witling. 
By these I succeeded in convincing her, that J, who had been 
a frequent and contented guest at the house, ought not to suf- 
fer, or the house lose advantages, because she had been teased 
and affronted by ezn lecker phantast ;—in English—an over- 
nice pretender to delicacy of taste. 
I have deemed it best (under the failure of my attempts 
fully to comply with the wishes of the society) to re-publish 
the AGRICULTURAL INQUIRIES, from the first impression, 
verbatim. This has created the necessity of adding notes, 
both to the text and former notes. The little book is out of 
print; and much sought for, though not now of so much 
importance as it was thought to be at the time of its publi- 
cation; when the subject was not so generally known. All 
my experience since, confirms the information then promul- 
gated. If I cannot now materially add to it, I have no cause 
to reproach myself with any omissions of endeavours so to do. 
: RicHARD PETERS. 
Belmont, 10th September, 1810. 
