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try, who visit the hills for a short time on business or plea- 

 sure, are disappointed in their pleasurable anticipations, and 

 form an extremely unjust and unfavourable opinion of them. 

 Many circumstances contribute to this hasty judgment ; 

 making no adequate preparations for the great and sudden 

 change of climate, they find themselves very uncomfortably 

 situated as regards clothing, houses, servants, and the thou- 

 sand etceteras essential to comfort in a cold climate ; and, 

 without giving themselves time to form a more accurate opi- 

 nion, they leave us unfavorably impressed with every thing 

 they have seen. Upon the whole, we can scarcely be sur- 

 prised at this, when we every day see our brethren returning 

 from Europe with complaints of the discomfort and annoy- 

 ance they have undergone, from the complete change of 

 habits, feelings, &a. forced upon them while at home ; and I 

 would protest against all such ill-grounded and hastily-formed 

 opinions, as much in the one case as in the other. 



Let visitors prepare themselves, by proper clothing, for the 

 change to a cold climate, take care to get themselves settled 

 in a comfortable house, and see to the comfort of their ser- 

 vants, &c. and I will answer for their quitting the hills with 

 only one wish, that of revisiting them as soon, and for as 

 long a period, as possible. 



The Editor can fully confirm the above remarks as to the rud- 

 dy and joyous appearance of the children : and, as respects 

 the fair sex, he can, with equal truthfulness, affirm, that their 

 complexions were as bright and clear, their spu-its as gay 

 and buoyant, and theu- eyes as sparkling and beaming with 

 animation as if they were enjoying the fresh mountain breezes 

 of the Highlands of Scotland ; while their dashing and fearless 

 riding over the hiUs, was at a pace that would astonish the 

 most accomplished of their sex in Hyde Park. 

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