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one-third of that of a hired man. Verifications, here lacking, 

 will, however, scarcely be needed by one who watches the 

 doings of men among ourselves, who are employed under 

 vestries and kindred authorities in road-repairing and clean 

 ing. They listlessly wield their picks and shovels for two or 

 three minutes, and then stand up to rest and gossip for five. 



What then, briefly stated, is the general conclusion? 

 Compulsory cooperation is needful for, and proper to, a mili 

 tant regime ; while voluntary cooperation, naturally arising 

 .with the growth of an industrial regime is proper to it, and 

 replaces the other in virtue of its greater efficiency. 



