IN HOT OR COLD WEATHER. 



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I can strongly recommend it ; and being per- 

 fectly innocent in its nature^ may be used with- 

 out injury to the complexion. No doubt this 

 valuable discovery will be highly approved by 

 the faculty in general. 



I now made up my mind that I should have 

 some considerable detention at Buenos Ayres, 

 at least a months and thought my case pro- 

 vokingly hard^ particularly as the packet was in 

 sight on the day of my arrival. 



Out of compliment to my many friends at 

 Buenos Ayres^ from whom I received the most 

 marked attention during my stay, I don't know 

 whether to say I was agreeably surprised or 

 disappointed. But much to the astonishment of 

 every body, the next packet. His Majesty's brig 

 Hope, arrived on the 12th of January, just a 

 week after my own arrival, having made a very 

 extraordinary quick passage out. 



During my short stay at Buenos Ayres this 

 time, I could plainly perceive that the ladies 

 were entitled to the palm in preference to those 



