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ever, since you desire it, will take small
portion of the cranberries"


ing articles of that description upon my
stomach, as they create a degree Of acidity
which is Incompatible with digestion. Is it
not So my young friend? You are I'M
doubtedly prepared to decide, as you are, [
believe, pursuing the study of the medical
science"
Il think you are altogether mistaken,
Elder Sniffles. We should always take a due
proportion of acid with our food, in order
to preserve the equilibrium of the internal
economy, and produce that degree of efer-
vescence which is necessary to a healthy Sc
cretion."
EXACTLY Your view Of the subject is
one which never struck me before, it seems
very just one. I will partake of the pickl
ed tongue in consideration of your remarks"
'Take slice ont Sister Bedott You
seem to need some tongue to-day-you're
uncommon still"
''What musical man you be, Brother
Mcguire. but it strikes me that when an
indiwiddiwal has an opportunity of hearin'
intellectible conversation, they'd better keep
still and improve it. Amt it so, Elder
Snif1es?"
GA very just remark, Mrs. Bedott; and
one which has often occurred to my own
mind"
s'Take some more of this chicken pie, e.
der sniflos.,'
Excuse me, my young friend; I will
take nothing more
"What! you don't mean TO give it up yet,
I hope, Elder
"Endeed, Mr.. Mcguire: assure you /
would rather not take anything more; for,
as [ before remarked, | am decidedly op-
posed to excessive eating upon this day"
ELDER sNIFFLEs ovEIsTErs HIS USUAL BoUN-
DIARIES.
"Well. then, we'll have the pies and pud-
dings. Jeff, my son. fly round and help
your ma change the plates. I'll take the
puddin Melissy, you may tend to the pies.
Jeff, set on the cider. So, here's plum
puddin. It looks nice, Il guess yoh'v had
good luck to-day, wife. Sister Bedott, you'll
have some on't?"
mo; I'm obleeged to We, I've got ruther
of headache to-day, an lum puddin's rich.
I guess I'll take small piece O the pumkin
pie"
Elder snih1es, you'll he helped to some
ont Of course?"
*'Indeed Mr. Mcguire, the practice of in
dulging in articles of this description after
eating meat, is esteemed highly pernicious,
and [ inwardly protest against it: further
more, as Mrs. Bedott has very justly re-
marked plum pudding is rich-however,
considering the peculiar circumstances Of the
occasion, will, for once overstep the boun-
daries which I have prescribed for myself"
"Am | to understand that you'll have
some. or not?''
Il will partake, in consideration Of time
and place
"Jemima. wife, this is good puddin as I
ever eat"
ELDER sNIFFLEs PARTAKEs OF PUMPKIN AND
MINCE PIES.
"Elder Sniff1es, will you take some O.
the pie? Here is a mince pie and pumpkin
pie"
Il will take small portion of the pump
kin pie, if you please, Mrs. Mcguire, as [
consider it highly nutritious; but as regards
mince pie, it is an article of food which |
deem excessively deleterious to the consti-
tuition, inasmuch as it is composed of so
great variety of ingredients. | esteem it
exceedingly difficult of Digestion 1t is not
so, my young friend?"
"By no means, Elder-quite the contra
ry, and the reason is obvious Observe,
Elder, it is cut into the most minute parti-
cles; hence it naturally follows that being,
as it were, completely calcined before it en-
ters the system, it leaves, so to speak, no
labor to be performed by the digestive Or
gans, and it is disposed of without the slight
est difficulty.
"Ah, indeed, your reasoning is quite
new to me; yet [ confess it to be most salts
factory and lucid. In consideration of it's
facility of digestion, [ will partake also of
the nrince pie
ELDER sNIFFLEs THINKS SWEET CIDER NUTRI-
TIoUs.
"Wife, ELL the Elder glass O. cider.
"Desist, Mrs. Mcguire, desist, I entreat
you? [ invariably set my face like flint
against the use of all Intoxicating liquors as
a beverage "
"Jimmeni! you don't mean to call new
cider intoxicating liquor, I hope. WHY.
man alive, it's jest made-hain't begun to
work"
"Nevertheless, believe it to be exceed
ingly insallubrious, and detrimental to the
system Is not that its nature, my young
friend?"
Ear from it, Elder-far from it. Re-
fleet moment, and you will readily perceive
that being the pure juice of the apple-whol
ly free from all alcoholic mixture-it possess