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iields. An old Frenchman, who accom- 

 panied me as I was colleding its feeds, 

 could not fufficiently praife its property of 

 healing wounds. The leaves of the plant 

 muft be crufhed, and then laid on the 

 wound. 



Scciirs de Congregation are a kind of re- 

 ligious women, different from nuns. They 

 do not live in a convent, but have houfes 

 both in the town and country. They go I 

 where they pleafe, and are even allowed to 

 marry, if an opportunity offers ; but this, 

 I am told, happens very feldom. In many 

 places in the country, there are two or 

 more of them : they have their houfe com- 

 monly near a church, and generally the 

 parfonage houfe is on the other fide of the 

 church. Their bufinefs is to inflrudt young 

 girls in the Chriftian religion, to teach 

 them reading, writing, needle-work, and 

 other female accomplifhments. People of 

 fortune board their daughters with them for 

 fome time. They have their boarding, 

 lodging, beds, inflrudion, and whatever 

 elfethey want, upon very reafonable terms. 

 The houfe where the whole community of 

 thefe ladies live, and from whence they are 

 fent out into the country, is at Montreal, 

 h lady that wants to become incorporated 



among 



