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famous Romans, the heroes of our themes, who had, like us, 

 played with walnuts in their childhood ? 



One of the recommendations upon which the learned doc- 

 tors of whom we were speaking laid great stress, is — " Never 

 eat goose on the first of May :" — 



" Frima dies Mali . . . 



Non carnibus anseris uti ! " 



But here is an aphorism full of sense and wit.—" Wash 

 yoTir hands often," says the learned doctor Johannes, — " wash 

 your hands often, if you wish to live in good health. Wash 

 your hands after meals ; it clears the sight." And then adds, 

 very serigusly : " To wash the hands, not only promotes 

 health and clears the sight, but it also, incontestably, cleans 

 them." 



