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which would be most comprehensive and 

 advantageous, including a piece of water, 

 with laying houses upon its banks, for the 

 aquatic fowls, and dove cotes for breeding 

 pigeons. Some shutters may open to the 

 morning sun, for air, and particularly for 

 the benefit of the sitting heiis. 



Precautions, 



All the above arrangements, the best 

 concerted ])lan, and the most valuable 

 stock, will little avail the proprietor, or ra- 

 ther turn to his great mortiiication and dis- 

 appointment, without a certain precaulion, 

 of more consequence than all others — a de- 

 fence against midnight thieves. Not 

 merely a lock, or a bar, or a mere trifling 

 apology for security, but such an ample 

 safeguard, that a man who values his pro- 

 perty, may lay his head upon his pillow 

 with coniidence. I speak feelingly on this 

 part of the subject, having three or four 

 times in my life, been robbed in a single 



