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tained, from the bowels of the earth, and thofe of the vegetable clafs, 

 might be raifed from its furface, in this country. Premiums, therefore, 

 ought to be affigned to perfons, who fhould raife, or prepare thefe com- 

 modities. It might alfo be expedient, to promote, by bounties, and 

 parliamentary aid, the ereftion of fuftic and logwood mills. 



It is not improbable, that improvements might be made, in the comb- 

 ing and fpinning of wool ; particularly, as to the fhortening of 

 the operation, and the multiplying of the power of the human hand ; 

 as is done, with refpeft to the cotton wool. The induflry and in- 

 vention of the intelligent mechanift, fhould be turned, to confider the 

 inftruments, now ufed, in the preparation of the fleece for the loom ; 

 and fhould any improved machinery be the refult ; the manufafturer 

 fhould be encouraged, by public aid, to procure and creft them, and 

 the work-men fhould be trained, and encouraged by bounties, to ren- 

 der themfelves perfect, in the ufe of them. Might not the filaments 

 of woollen yarn, be rendered firm and wiry, by pafSng it through the 

 rollers of Arkwrigbt's machinery ? (I propofe this only as a queflion 

 to thofe who are fkilled in the woollen manufafture,) and might not 

 yarn of wool, thus prepared, become a ufeful fubflitute tor goat's or 

 camel's hair, in the manufafture of camclots, mohairs, and fabrics of 

 that kind. I mention thefe particulars, merely, as inftances, to fuggeil 

 what a multitude of ufeful experiments may be made, and what a num- 

 ber of important queries may ai'ife, on the fubjeft of improving the 

 woollen manufafture. 



It is rather difficult, it mufl: be confefl:, to conquer the prejudices, 

 which people commonly entertain, for the old modes and inflruments 

 of carrying on manufaftures ; and to fubdue the perverfenefs and obfli- 

 nacy, that frequently indifpofe them, towards the adoption of new in- 

 ventions. The pride, the ignorance, the indolence of the vulgar, all 

 refift the progrefs of infl:ru(3:ion. The workmen, in particular, are too 

 apt, to rife in arms, for the deftruftion of any invention, that multi- 

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