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more than they did formerly. This continued 
for a short period when further improvements 
followed, until one person could work four or 
five pairs, by holding hand-cards against 
stock-cards fixed to a cylinder revolving on 
its axis, now called a carding-machine ; the in- 
ventor of which we have no account of. It 
was, however, partially in use, in this rude 
state, about 60 years ago. 
About ten years afterwards, this was fol- 
lowed by another machine, called the Spinning 
Jenny, invented (in 1767) by Mr. Har- 
greaves, of Blackburn; by means of which 
a young person could work 10 or 20 spindles 
at once. 
It must be admitted, that these discoveries 
were followed by some encrease of dissipation, 
onthe part of the people employed about them. 
Some finding themselves raised by their in- 
genuity above their neighbours, naturally ex- 
ulted a little when they were conscious of 
~ having done something that had not been 
done before, and they frequently betook 
themselves to the ale-house to talk over their 
various achievements. Some of the moral 
and domestic duties were of course neglected. 
Both sexes being employed in the manufac- 
tory, they were both affected in some degree, 
by the consequences of the changes which 
