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westward, and sit down on lands easier 

 obtained, and where they can live on less la- 

 bour than they could among the old settle- 

 ments in the hither country. But if ma- 

 nufactories were on foot among us, it 

 would be natural that they should ge- 

 nerally prefer the employment they had 

 been used to ; and by sitting down to their 

 trades, they w r ould gradually advance the 

 ^rts in America, whilst the more rapid in- 

 crease of husbandry would be the means 

 of supplying them with bread in payment 

 for their goods, and leave an overplus to 

 be exported to foreign markets. " It 

 however is material to the vigour and 

 worth of manufactories, that they be not 

 dispersed/' They are more or less ad- 

 vantageous, according as they are carried 

 on in towns, or in detached habitations in 

 the country. In general, the manufacturer 

 in the country has his farm, or a lot of 

 ground, which divides his attention with 

 that of his shop, whereby both crafts suffer; 

 , certain it is, says Mr. Young^ u their 



