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little girl at every turn but persevere neverthe-
less, and am not seldom rewarded by the admira-
ton which her appearance of health and strength
excites wherever she goes.


/ remember being excessively amused at the
woful condition of an unfortunate gentleman on
board one of the Philadelphia boats, whose sckiy-
looking wife, exhausted with her vain atterapts to
quiet three sckly-lookiag children. had in despair
given them into his charge. The miserable man
furnished each of them with lump OF cake, and
during the temporary hull caused by this diversion,
took occasion to make acquaintance with my child.
to WHOM he rendered the same indulgence. Upon
my refusing j, for her. he exclaimed IN astonlsh-
rneDt-


why, madam, do Mt you allow the little girl
cake Z"


"No, SIR


"Wha, does she eat, pray?" (as if people lived
upon cake generality


Dread and milk, and bread and meat"


''What no butter? no tea or coffee?


"None whatever"


'HAh!" sighed the poor man, as the chorus OF
woe arose again from bis own progeny, the cake
having disappeared down their throats, g sup
pose that 5 wn- she looks so healthy"


supposed SO too, but did not inquire whether
the gentleman extended his inference. All this
may appear puerile though l have little fear OF
those condemAng it as such who have children OF
THAR own, and know the Importance OF both guam
tity and quality in this matter. Iappeal, too from
those who consider this subject trifiing to the
beauty, vigcr, and activity of the children In my
own country; results which acknowledged with
admiration by all foreigners who visit England
and are derived more from the careful system OF
physical education there pursued than from any
other cause whatsoever. In this, diet forms a
most important consideration, the negact of which
is to insure at once loss of health and all the beauty
that belongs to healthy stomach, teeth breath and
ron,nley IN