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ftrufted in reading, and in matters of reli- 

 gion. They are allowed to go to vifit their 

 relations once a day, but muft not flay away 

 long* When they have learnt reading, and 

 have received inftructions in religion, they 

 return to their parents again. Near the 

 monaftery, is a fine garden, which is fur- 

 rounded with a high wall. It belongs to 

 this inftitution, and is ftocked with all forts 

 of kitchen-herbs and fruit-trees, When 

 the nuns are at work, or during dinner, 

 every thing is filent in the rooms, unlefs 

 fome one of them reads to the others ; but 

 after dinner, they have leave to take a walk 

 for an hour or two in the garden, or to 

 divert themfelves within-doors. After we 

 had feen every thing remarkable here, we 

 took our leave, and departed. 



ABOUT a quarter of a Swedijh mile to the 

 weft of Quebec, is a well of mineral waters, 

 which carries a deal of iron ocker with it, 

 and has a pretty ftrong tafte. M. Gaul~ 

 thier faid, that he had prefcribed it with 

 fuccefs in coftive cafes and the like difeafes. 



I have been affured, that there are no 

 fnakesin the woods and fields round Que- 

 bec, whofe bite is poifonous ; fo that one 

 can fafely walk in the grafs. I have never 

 found any that endeavoured to bite, and 

 all were very fearful. In the fouth parts 



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