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&quot;that this way of building your nest, swinging like an old 

 empty stocking from a bough, is n t at all the thing. I 

 never built one so in my life, and I never have headaches. 

 Now you complain always that your head aches whenever 

 I call upon you. It s all on account of this way of 

 swinging and swaying about in such an absurd manner.&quot; 



&quot;But, my dear,&quot; piped Mrs. Oriole, timidly, &quot;the Orioles 

 always have built in this manner, and it suits our consti 

 tution.&quot; 



&quot; A fiddle on your constitution ! How can you tell what 

 agrees with your constitution unless you try ? You own 

 you are not well ; you are subject to headaches, and every 

 physician will tell you that a tilting motion disorders the 

 stomach and acts upon the brain. Ask old Dr. Kite. I 

 was talking with him about your case only yesterday, and 

 says he, Mrs. Magpie, I perfectly agree with you. &quot; 



&quot;But my husband prefers this style of building.&quot; 



&quot; That s only because he is n t properly instructed. Pray, 

 did you ever attend Dr. Kite s lectures on the nervous 

 system ? &quot; 



&quot; No, I have no time to attend lectures. Who would 

 set on the eggs ? &quot; 



&quot;Why, your husband, to be sure; don t he take his 

 turn in setting ? If he don t, he ought to. I shall speak to 

 him about it. My husband always sets regularly half the 

 time, that I might have time to go about and exercise.&quot; 

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