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to support herself and her children comfortably; and is now living, and in the enjoyment of the confidence due to her skill. She attends all the day-labourers' wives, at the stipulated sum of half-a-crown.
The expence of her instruction and setting up, was collected in the parish by subscription; part of which paid for her board in the hospital; and the rest of the money was applied for her journey and incidental expences.—She has been the cause of a considerable saving in the medical bills of the parish, besides being a very great comfort and relief to the poor.
OBSERVATIONS.
The expence and trouble of the above was trifling; its benefit, both to the poor and the parish, considerable: whenever therefore a parish is distant from medical
