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Philadelphia is to the eastern: the reservoir of wealth 

 sufficient to afibrd a market to the surrounding coun- 

 try. There is no rivalsliip between these cities. The 

 prosperity of one promotes the prosperity of the other. 

 Why then should we hesitate? New York has com- 

 pleted 120 miles of canal in less than two years and 

 five months. By a line of less than half that 

 length, tlic Delaware and Susquehanna are united. 

 Pennsylvania has been accused of want of atten- 

 tion to gardening, and I am afraid she must plead 

 guilty to the charge. A good kitchen garden contri- 

 butes much to the health, and even the elegance of 

 Jife ; the saving of meat makes it a source of econo- 

 my, and the neatness which ia necessary to keep it 

 in order, may have an eflect on the manners of the 

 family. The females might execute a good deal of 

 the work, and for their sake it should be interspersed 

 with flowers. I believe my feelings are not at all 

 singular, and 1 declare that 1 am struck with a sen- 

 sation of pleasure, at the siglit of a flourishing, well 

 inclosed garden. May 1 be allowed to add that 1 have 

 the same feelings, at the sight of a neat inclosure 

 in front of the dwelling house, separating it from the 

 highway. With surprise and regret, 1 perceive this 

 often neglected, by wealthy and liberal farmers, mere- 

 ly because they have been in the habit of living with- 

 out it. Such things might be remedied at a very tri- 



