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palsy, in consequence of the joint effects of 

 cold feet and too stimulating a diet ; that is to 

 say, as much animal food as they could eat, 

 with a pint or perhaps a bottle of wine per 

 day. Be guided by me, my friends, and 

 neither drink nor wade. I know there are 

 old men who have done both, and have en- 

 joyed perfect health ; but these are devil's de- 

 coys to the unwary, and ten suffer for one that 

 escapes. I could quote to you an instance 

 from this very county, in one of the strongest 

 men I have ever known. He was not intem- 

 perate, but he lived luxuriously, and waded 

 as a salmon fisher for many years in this very 

 river ; but before he was fifty, palsy deprived 

 him of the use of his limbs, and he is still a 

 living example of the danger of the system 

 which you are ambitious of adopting. 



ORN. Well, I give up the wine, but I in- 

 tend to wade in Hancock's boots to-morrow. 



HAL. Wear them, but do not wade in 

 them. The feet must become cold in a stream 

 of water constantly passing over the caoutchouc 

 and leather, notwithstanding the thick stock- 

 ings. They are good for keeping the feet 



