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line, not that he sought to keep his knowledge 

 to himself, for his skill and good nature were 

 well known, and papermakers, dyers, calico- 

 printers, colourmen and others would resort 

 to him for advice and information, they would 

 bring him substances to analyse or processes 

 to examine, and he was ever ready to give 

 his time and labour freely to such work, 

 asking no compensation. 



Whenever he granted himself any leisure 

 hours for relaxation, he preferred to spend 

 them in the retirement of his own family. 

 He was fond of drawing and music, he 

 played on the piano fairly well, but only 

 by ear, the flute was his favourite instru- 

 ment, and that he played by note. He 

 was a Liberal and Anti-Corn-Law leaguer, 

 and although Robert Owen was his friend, he 

 did not share his socialistic views. Many 

 men of science, both French and German, 

 enjoyed his hospitality when they visited this 

 country, and they would meet as his guests 

 such men as Humphrey Davy, Cane, E.P. 

 Thompson, Chance, Tennant and Muspratt. 

 He was benevolent, although sometimes 

 irritable and hasty, his bearing was courteous, 

 he had been trained in a school where 

 politeness was a study. 



