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things which add to the comfort of a Home.  As a general rule they are very improvident but in this [[I would]] think there is improvement.

That intemperances, in the [[sense]] that many of them are addicted to strong drink and [[intoxicating]] can not be said to prevail to a great extent in this division; but by far too much of their money is used for Strong Drink. I would also report that the places at which it is sold is increasing to an alarming extent. I have availed myself of several of their public meetings to speak to them on the subject of intemperance finding that more are attracted if the meeting is called for some other object. One society promises to do very fairly. With registration & Military Commissioner business upon my hands I have had [[scarcely]] any time to attend to this subject during the past month.