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"A thriving trade!" said my venerable companion; "it always has

been, and alill, for Humanity is a many-headed fool, and

loves to be 'ba

for bread pellets coo

horeat deal better for them"

"And therefore," said I, "probably derive asyet discovered"

"Young lance, "what

do you mean?"

"Plainly, sir, that a man who believes hih road to recovery"

"But a belief in the efficacy of that rascal's bread pellets

cannotbut bread pellets"

"No," said I, "but it, and such-like toreat and

terrible reality, and must be met and overcome by a real means"

"On the contrary, sir, may it not be rather the outcome of a

preconceived idea--of a belief that has been held universally for

enerations ofand disease have been looked upon froht out upon afear of this retributive justice be