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vigorous, his step lighter every day, that he breathes 

 the fresh pure air of the lakes and mountains. Every 

 drop of sweat, forced from his pores by the weariness 

 of travel in the woods, will carry off some particle of 

 disease. He will sleep calmly, and sweetly, on his 

 bed of boughs at night, and rise in the morning, full 

 of freshness and strength. His food will be pleasant, 

 and his digestion good. He will be astonished at the 

 increase of his powers of consumption, and after a few 

 weeks of hard work, but full of enjoyment in the 

 woods, he will come out a better and a wiser man, 

 "with renewed vigor, and a longer lease of life. 



