THE IRISH LABOUR K II. Ill 



that Natural History has had her difficulties in 

 distinguishing between certain of the offspring 

 of Adam on the one hand, and the brute cre- 

 ation on the other. There is scarcely, perhaps, 

 any subject in the world more humiliating to 

 the pride of man, than the study of the natural 

 history of himself; and there cannot be a 

 doubt but that the species of food, clothing, 

 and exercise of the body, were the material 

 means used in effecting those physical changes 

 which have taken place in the family of 

 Adam. 



There are many obstacles connected with the 

 introduction of taskwork into Ireland, which 

 are not experienced in this country, where the 

 system has been in operation from time im- 

 memorial, and which make their appearance 

 immediately on entering the field of practice. 

 We shall briefly notice a few of those obstacles, 

 which will readily convince our agricultural 

 readers of this country of the necessity of more 

 attention being paid to this branch of Irish 

 industry than has hitherto been done. Had 

 one-fourth of the attention been paid to it, 

 which has been paid to political movements 

 connected with parliament, the sister country 



