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general, in a very different manner from what 

 they are used by either party at present. 



The principal difference which exists between 

 the household accommodation of the two coun- 

 tries lies in the situation of the labourer's 

 cottage, and the consequent difference in the 

 relation between him and his master occasioned 

 thereby. So far as the mere construction and 

 character of the buildings are concerned, the 

 difference is immaterial to notice : but the 

 difference in the situation of the cottage requires 

 particular attention. Over a large extent of 

 England the cottages of the labourers are 

 grouped together in villages and hamlets, while 

 in Scotland every farmer almost without ex- 

 ception has a sufficient number of cottages and 

 gardens upon his farm with which to accom- 

 modate his labourers. That of a house and 

 garden is the principal Article for consideration 

 with every married man to whom terms of 

 agreement are proposed by the farmer, or who 

 shall offer his services to him; and when a 

 farmer is renting a farm, the accommodation for 

 servants is not the last thing he looks after. 



The Scotch system will readily be perceived 

 to be mutually beneficial for master and servant 

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