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Engllfli lady not to relifh fach difcourfes, nor to im- 

 prove by tliem, and endeavour, by reading and infor- 

 mation, to have her (hare in thofe entertainments, ra- 

 ther than turn alide, as it is the cuftom, to confult the 

 woman who fits next her about a hat, a bonnet, or a 

 mullin." 



Fall, if it be poffible, into the train of fome innocent 

 and ufeful employment, to iiJl up all your leifure time, 

 and prevent you from being troublefome to your fami- 

 lies, and to fociety, when you grow old, by your can- 

 kered tempers, which are the infallible followers of 

 idlenefs, 



I am, Mr. Editor, with regard, your condant read- 

 er and well-wilher, Sophia *. 



'To the Editor (J the Bee. 

 Sir, 

 As chemiftry and botany are favourite and fafliionable 

 (Indies at prefent, and many who refide in the country 

 cannot have it in their power to attend the leftures of 

 profeflbrs at the univerfity, feveral of your readers, as 

 well as myfelf, of the above defcription, wifliing not 

 to remain entirely in the dark with regard to thofe 

 branches of fcience, which you alfo touch upon at 

 times in the Bee, are detirous, that, if it could be done 

 with any degree of propriety, you would point out a 

 path or plan of ftudy, and fiich books as would enable 

 us rurtics, with a little application on our part, to un- 

 derftand the terms of art, and fomething of the nature 

 of thofe two branches of knowledge. Your comply- 

 ing with the above requeft, efpecially if you think it 

 will be of any advantage to us, will very much ob- 

 lige, Sir, your's, A CouNX&r Reader f, 



• I affume this fignature to avoid thsrtircfome length of my former. 

 In my next, I fhall give you a genuine account of the management 

 I have adopred in educating my own daughters, with the reliilt of that 

 eipcrinicnt. 



f This fuhjed IhaU be treated hereafrer. 



