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in the improved health incident to 

 our stay in so beguiling a locality, 

 our unite-l weight upon our return 

 to town being formidable. We had 

 acted more wisely than we knew. 

 There are hundreds of physicians 

 whose contracted duties need an- 

 nual relief through an outing such 

 as I enjoyed. A little reflection 

 will show them the immense ad- 

 vantages of the change; in matters 

 of ways and means there is slight 

 cause for alarm (I think we even 

 economized somewhat), and only 

 the requisite decision remains to 



render the vacation an accomplished 

 fact. The experience, once tried, 

 is sure to be repeated, and, for my 

 own part, I seriously contemplated 

 the purchase of a piece of ground 

 in the vicinity of one of these 

 myriad lakes, and a yearly estab- 

 lishment amid surroundings which 

 have brought to me so much health 

 and enjoyment, I find, at leas;, that 

 the prospect of revisiting the de- 

 lightful scenes adds new zest to 

 my work and awakens the liveliest 

 anticipations of restful content. 



BACK IN THE WOODS. 



