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meafure, and even when wetted being lefs cold to 

 the touch than any other fubftance. It appears to me 

 that fome of the coarfer and loofer woven fabricks 

 are preferable, both in point of warmth and light- 

 nefs, to thofe of a more even furface, and alfo give 

 more refiftancc to the penetration of moiflure. 



Every perfon who employs men under him in 

 bufinefs of this nature, ought to be careful, in point 

 of interefl as well as humanity, that his fervants 

 have clothing fufficient for the feafon of the year ; 

 otherwife he may expect a proportionable diminu- 

 tion in the labour he expects to be performed, and 

 the lofs of many valuable opportunities, efpecialiy 

 in precarious weather and feafons. 



The fame arguments are applicable to thofe who 

 have the care of the parilh poor, whom it would be 

 far more ceconomical as well as humane to preferve 

 in a good ftate of health, than to fuffer them to 

 become victims of difeafes which might be pre- 

 vented. This caution refers particularly to the 

 youth, who, by being neglected at that time of life, 

 often continue burdens on thofe perfons, whofe ex- 

 pences (had the children's health been duly attended 

 to) they might have contributed to diminifh. 



uon, properly applied, might prove an ex- 

 cellent prefervative againft, and even a remedy for 



many 



