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STIRRING THE SOIL. [chap, i- 
a close, smooth, and elastic wood, which is 
tough and tolerably strong, though much 
lighter than ash, the wood generally used for 
the handles to gardeners’ spades. The lady 
should also be provided with clogs, # the soles 
of which are not jointed, to put over her 
* Perhaps the most useful covering for the feet is a kind 
of clog and gaiter combined ; which may he made of some 
soft elastic leather, and rendered perfectly waterproof, by 
the new preparation which is now employed instead of 
caoutchouc, and is preferable to that gum, as it does not 
impede perspiration. 
A Lady’s Gauntlet. 
