Butthelocalitywasremarkablyhealthy。Peoplewhofelldowntheembankmentsfoundtheirwoundshealrapidlyinthesteadysea-
breeze。Ventilationwascompleteandthorough。Theopeningofthebay-windowproducedacurrentofwholesomeairwhicheffectuallyremovedallnoxiousexhalations，togetherwiththecurtains，thehingesofthebackdoor，andthewindow-shutters。Owingtothispeculiarity，someofmywritingsacquiredanextensivecirculationandpublicityintheneighborhood，whichyearsinanotherlocalitymightnothaveproduced。Severalarticlesofwearingapparel，whichweremysteriouslytransposedfromourclothes-linetothatofanhumblethoughhonestneighbor，wasundoubtedlytheresultofthesesanitarywinds。YetinspiteoftheseadvantagesIfounditconvenientinafewmonthstomove。AndtheresultwhereofIshallcommunicateinotherpapers。
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\"Ahousewithafinegardenandextensiveshrubbery，inagenteelneighborhood，\"were，ifIrememberrightly，thegeneraltermsofanadvertisementwhichoncedecidedmychoiceofadwelling。Ishouldaddthatthisoccurredatanearlystageofmyhouseholdexperience，whenIplacedatrustfulrelianceinadvertisements。Ihavesincelearnedthatthemosttruthfulpeopleareapttoindulgeaslightveinofexaggerationindescribingtheirownpossessions，asthoughthemerecircumstanceofgoingintoprintwereanexcuseforacertainkindofmendacity。ButIdidnotfullyawakentothisfactuntilamuchlaterperiod，when，inansweringanadvertisementwhichdescribedahighlyadvantageoustenement，IwasreferredtothehouseIthenoccupied，andfromwhichathousandinconvenienceswereimpellingmetomove。
The\"finegarden\"alludedtowasnotlarge，butcontainedseveralpeculiarlyshapedflower-beds。Iwasatfirststruckwiththesingularresemblancewhichtheyboretothemutton-chopsthatareusuallybroughtonthetableathotelsandrestaurants，——aresemblancethemorestrikingfromthesprigsofparsleywhichtheyproducedfreely。Oneplatinparticularremindedme，notunpleasantly，ofapeculiarcake，knowntomyboyhoodas\"abolivar。\"Theowneroftheproperty，however，whoseemedtobeamanoforiginalaestheticideas，hadbankeduponeofthesebedswithbright-coloredsea-shells，sothatinrainyweatheritsuggestedanaquarium，andofferedtheelementsofbotanicalandconchologicalstudyinpleasingjuxtaposition。Ihavesincethoughtthatthefish-geraniums，whichitalsoboretoasurprisingextent，wereintroducedoriginallyfromsomesuchideaofconsistency。Butitwasverypleasant，afterdinner，torambleupanddownthegravellypaths（whoseoccasionalbouldersremindedmeofthedrybedofasomewhatcircuitousminingstream），smokingacigar，orinhalingthericharomaoffennel，oroccasionallystoppingtopluckoneofthehollyhockswithwhichthegardenabounded。Theprolificqualitiesofthisplantalarmedusgreatly，foralthough，inthefirsttransportofenthusiasm，mywifeplantedseveraldifferentkindsofflower-seeds，nothingevercameupbuthollyhocks；andalthough，impelledbythesamelaudableimpulse，I