INTBODUCTION. IX 



But his success must not be attributed ex- 

 clusively to the Lectures* The fishermen have 

 been induced to abandon the ale-houses and 

 beer-shops (those curses of labouring men), in 

 consequence of being amply and liberally sup- 

 plied with good hot coffee at all times of the 

 day, and until nine o'clock at night. This, they 

 find, does them more good than either spirits or 

 ale, and they thus avoid those miseries and that 

 poverty which drunkenness is sure to bring, 

 with all its curses, on themselves and their 

 families. Thus, by the judicious use of coffee, 

 the men have become a sober class, and are 

 enabled to make deposits in Savings' Banks, and 

 can therefore feel that they are independent of 

 sickness and occasional want of employment. 

 This fact is one of great social importance, and 

 might be beneficially followed in every town 

 and village in England. Indeed, those benevo- 

 lent persons, especially females, who visit the 

 dwellings of the poor, might teach them how to 

 roast, grind, and make coffee. All that is want- 

 ing is an iron tray, and a wooden pestle and 



