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8 woman's work in the world's clothing.
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from off one wooden stickand twirling another at the end of a thread ? Do not the words , of Dr . Ure commend themselves to
our _" Occupations reason when which he says are , in assisted his Philosop by steam hy of -eng Manufactures ines require , that for
than the most those par which t a hi are gher not or at the least exercise a steadier of the species mind being of labour then
partially substituted for th ; at of the muscles , constituting skilled labour" of more value and of coursethereforebetter paid than
mere hard , work . , , machines It might there be imag woul ined d be th little at where room so left much for is the _< done disp "b lay y the of
that the various fact differences degrees that Scotch in of this abilit respect y inners in those are thoug who clearl h attend y aided manifested upon bthe them is best seen ; but in of
sp , y m that achinery from , which have never their jet famous been cambric able to produce is woven the being finest chiefl yarn y ,
tives broug hav ht e from attained Manchester a degree , wh of ere adroitness the highl - y in intelli the manufacture gent
operabeyond the utmost efforts of their northern rivals . To be instead engaged of in in an mere occupation manual which drudgery affords is in scope itself for no the small intelli gain gence , but
there is also the additional benefit that this again re-acts upon th the at moral " those condition the , and operatives we have of the the mills testimony who are of emp Dr . loyed Kay ,
in the process among of spinning , and especially of fine spinning , who receive a hih rate of and are elevated on account of their
skillare more g attentive wage to their domestic arrangementshave habits better , furnished and more houses observant , are of consequentl their duties y more than regular those engaged in , their
in other , branches -of the manufacture . " Nor does the work leave require no such moment unremitting for reflection attention on as the to harass contrary the in mind some or
departments there are regularly recurring ; short spaces of , inaction actual which , stud in some an instances le have being been afforded made in available the case for of eve the n
distinguished y , Dr . examp Livingstone , who has himself recorded that when at the of ten lie became a " piecer" he used to
lace a book age close to him years when at workso that ever , and anon he p could snatch a minute ' s reading during , these intervals .
The grand objection to factory work for females is that it them naturall less y tends fit for to home impair but their the domesti fact must c usefulness not be lost and si mak ht of e
that a large body of the ; poorer women of this country g must that work therefore at something the onl besides fair their question own is hou not sehold whether occupation mill labour , and
is at all injuriousbut y whether it is worse than other ordinary heres of labour . , If this limitation be not carefull
sp necessary y
8 Woman's Work In The World's Clothing.
8 woman ' s work in the world ' s clothing .
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), March 1, 1864, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01031864/page/8/
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