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rating rays of ** all^cheering light,** 

 (that enables us to enjoy fociety, for which 

 we were formed) is a matter ftanding in no 

 need of tedious recommendation; it there- 

 fore cannot be too forcibly inculcated, or too 

 cheerfully adopted. 



Cleanlinefs is fo indifputably neceflary to 

 health and invigoration, that it is matter of 

 furprife how fo palpable a fyftem of filth 

 could ever be permitted to pervade the 

 cqueftrian receptacles of thofe who would, 

 no doubt, be exceedingly hurt and offended 

 if they were to have the inconfiftencies of 

 their condud: perfonally demonftrated, and 

 be compul lively convinced they either do. not 

 hiow or Jee7n to care any thing about the 

 matter. In fad:, there is but one reafon 

 that can be urged, (and none with fo much 

 energy as thofe prompted by felf-interefl) 

 in favour of a pradice replete with fo many 

 difadvantages ; this mufl be the high piice 

 and difficulty of obtaining flraw in the me^ 

 tropolis, which in its transformation to 

 manure becomes fo reduced to a mere no- 

 thingnefs in value, that the fojfibility of be- 

 ing 



