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c o n c u r in e f t a b l i lh in g hofpitia am o n g th e d r e a r y Alps, fo r the re e«
t io n 6 f t r a v e lle r s . I c o u ld w i ih th e p u b l i c b o u n t y , o r private
c h a r i t y , w o u ld fo u n d in fit p a r ts o f th e ifie s o r m a in la n d , magazjnJ
o f m e a l, as p r e fe r v a t iv e s a g a in f t fam in e in th e fe d if ta n t p a r ts .
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a t p r e fe n t h ad a p r om if in g a fp ed t : an d th e p o ta to e s are the beili
h a d fe en : b u t th e fe w e r e n o t f i t fo r u le , T h e ifie s I fea r annuali
e x p e r ie n c e a t em p o r a r y fam in e : p e rh a p s f r om im p ro v id en c e , p j
h a p s f r om e a g e rn e fs to e n c r e a fe th e ir f l o c k o f c a t t le , which tha
c a n e a f i ly d ifp o fe o f t o fa t is f y th e d em a n d s o f a lan d lo rd , or tlij
o p p r e f f io n s o f an a g e n t . T h e p e o p le o f C am a y e x p o r t none, bull
f e l l th em to th e n um e ro u s b u f fe s , w h o p u t in to th is P o r tu s Sduthm
d if fe r e n t o c c a f io n s .
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f la r in g m an e s f r om th e n e c k . a lo n g th e b a c k , an d u p part of tie]
ta il. T h e y lo o k w e l l , f o r in fe v e r a l p a r t s o f th e iflan d s th e yh jl
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e x p o r t e d a n n u a lly .
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b u t t e r an d ch e e fe : tw o th ird s o f th e f ir f t an d o n e o f th e laft. Tfil
ch e e fe fo ld a t th r e e an d f ix p e n c e a f to n e ; th è b u t te r at e i j j
Ih i llin g s .
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w i th fa d d le , a n d ta k e s b e h in d h im e ith e r fom e y o u n g g ir l, or his!
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»he origin o f th is c u f tom . A f t e r th e p ro c e f f io n is o v e r , th e y a l ig h t
itfome p u b l i c h o u fe , w h e r e , f t r a n g e to f a y , th e fem a le s t r e a t th e
umpanions o f th e ir r id e . W h e n th e y re t ir e t o th e i r h o u fe s an e n tertainment
is p r e p a r e d w i th p r im a e v a l f im p l i c i t y : th e c h i e f p a r t
[onfifts o f a g r e a t o a t - c a k e , c a l le d S tru a n -M ic h e il, o r S t . M ic h a e l's
ake, com p o fed o f tw o p e c k s o f m e a l , an d fo rm e d l ik e th e q u a d r a n t
if a circle : it is d a u b e d o v e r w i th m i lk an d e g g s , an d th en p la c e d
harden b e fo r e th e fir e .
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tatchelor is f c a r c e ly k n o w n ; fu c h f irm b e l i e f h a v e th e y in th e
oftrine o f th e a p e - le a d in g d i fg r a c e in th e w o r ld b e lo w . S o , to
void that d a n g e r th e y o u th m a r r y a t tw e n t y , th e la ffe s a t fe v e n -
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b e in g em p lo y e d o n ly in d om e f t ic a ffa ir s , a n d n e v e r fo r c e d
into the la b o r s o f th e f ie ld . H e r e a r e p le n t y o f p o u l t r y an d o f
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Skie an d B a r ra ; b u t th e p o v e r t y o f th e in h a b ita n t s w i l l n o t
enable them to a t t em p t a fiih e r y . W h e n a t Cam pbeltow n I e n q u ir e d
pout the a p p a r a tu s r e q u i f i t e , an d fo u n d th a t a v e f le l o f tw e n ty fu n s
pas neceffary, w h i c h w o u ld c o f t tw o h u n d r e d p o u n d s ; th a t th e
pewlhould b e c om p o fe d o f e ig h t h a n d s , w h o le m o n t h ly e x p e n c e s
would be fo u r te e n p o u n d s ; th a t f ix h u n d r e d fa th om o f lon g -lin e,
fere hundred h o o k s , an d tw o Stuoy. lin e s ( e a c h e ig h t y fa th om s lo n g )
fehich are p la c e d a t e a c h e n d o f th e lo n g - l in e s , w i th b u o y s a t to p to
mark the p la c e w h e n fu n k , w o u ld a l l to g e th e r c o f t f iv e g u in e a s ; a n d
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