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of other things besides a sum of money. The labourer's 

 capital consists in his strong sinews and eailj training 

 to manual labour. The mechanic's capital consists in 

 .the skill he has acquired at his trade. The professional 

 man^s capital, in the money spent on his early educa- 

 tion, and during the time of his articles or college 

 training ; it is large or small, according to his natural 

 abilities and the use he has made of them. The mer- 

 chant's capital, in a sum of money, and general 

 knowledge of business, and business habits. The 

 Ostrich-farmer's capital, in the money invested in his 

 stock, and knowledge of Cape farming generally, and 

 the management of birds ; the two latter being the 

 most important. 



But what capital does the young Britisher, scion 

 perhaps of some good family, well-educated, and sent 

 out to a colony with perhaps no money, or with a 

 few hundreds or a few thousands to his credit or in 

 prospect — what capital does he possess? Much, but 

 not yet in such a shape that he can make use of it. 

 Before he can do that, he must acquire ^^ colonial ex- 

 perience." If he is impatient, and attempts to use 

 the money before he has acquired this, he ^vill almost 

 inevitably lose it ; but if he has the patience to let this 

 money be, as though he did not possess it, to let nobody 

 know that he has it, till he has had at least two years' 



