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saving of expense in keeping each household, and 

 the land of the country would be able to maintain 

 a population manifold more numerous than the 

 present, and, at the same time, in better health, 

 strength, and prosperity." 



His list of viands contained some two hundred 

 and twenty items. It makes one smile to notice 

 some few of the dishes, such as " dandelion coffee " 

 and " burnt onions," which were included in the 

 number given, although possibly even these might 

 commend themselves to the tastes of some ; still, 

 it would be admitted on all hands that there were 

 many excellent things among them, and he was 

 fully justified in his final words when he said, " May 

 I not add that such a variety of wholesome and 

 most agreeable foods demands a ' Grace' of very 

 heartfelt thanksgiving, before and after partaking 

 of any of them, to the ' Giver of all good ' ? " 



For many years he took a great interest in all 

 matters affecting the education of the children in 

 our public elementary schools, and although his 

 views on many points were what would be termed 

 old-fashioned, and by no means in harmony with 

 the views of many educationalists, his opinions 

 on the whole were in advance of most of his 

 contemporaries. 



Soon after the passing of the Education Act of 

 1870, it was found that many parishes were, from 

 their smallness and poverty, unable to find funds for 

 supporting an efficient certificated teacher, thus en- 

 tailing a withdrawal of the grant from the Govern- 



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