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der the supposition of their turning sour, my fears are alar- 

 med, and my endeavours excited, to pluck the unsuspici^ 

 ous patient from the brink of destruction j this plea is ne- 

 ver made 'till the exhilarating influence of spirit has been 

 experienced ; and not a moment flaould be lost in war- 

 ning such objects of their danger." 



■ Our benevolent author goes on to point out tlie most 

 practicable means of gradually weaning such as have not 

 gone too far, from the use of this pernicious b,everage, and 

 of accustoming the stomach to bear the use of whole- 

 some food ; — but seldom can this be practised. — Obstinate 

 habits cannot be counteracted. — The safest plan in this 

 case is to guard against the evil, and to lly from the temp- 

 tation before its fascinating power has been experienced. 



EXTRACTS FROM COXE's TRAVELS. 



Sir, To tJje Editor of the Bee. 



A HE extracts sent you formerly, and those that follow, will 

 be well known to many of your readers ; to others of them 

 they will not. The former I hope will excuse the inser- 

 tion of these for the sake of the latter. 



" The peasants in Rufsia. Mr Coxe says, are first those 

 that belong to the crown. Many of these the emprcfs has 

 enfranchised, and allowed them, with others of the second 

 clafs v.ho may obtain their freedom, which is not easily 

 done, to settle in any part of her dominions, and to en- 

 roll themselves among the burgVrs or merc'iants, accor- 

 ding to their respective capitals ; by which Pae has given a 

 stability to their freedom, and afforded the strongest in- 

 citements to industry. 



" The second clafs arc those who belong to individuals. 

 These arc as much the property of the landholders as 

 implements of agriculture or herds of cattle. The lord is 

 iCilraincd by no law, cither in the exaction of money or 



