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 TO THE

Mothers and Daughters of Our Country,

ON WHOM CHIEFLY THE REALIZATION OF THE DIVINE IDEA OF THE FAMILY AND HOME MUST DEPEND;

WHOSE HIGHEST DISTINCTION IT IS TO MAKE HUMANITY COMPLETE; TO ELEVATE, PURIFY AND ADORN DOMESTIC LIFE; AND TO BLESS ALIKE CHILDHOOD, MATURITY AND AGE, WITH SWEET AND TENDER MINISTRIES;

THESE PAGES ARE MOST RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED BY

THE AUTHOR.