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upon improved conftruftkms. The name of the firfl 

 fine reed-maker, who fettled in Lifburn, was Mark 

 Ditpre. Salt is alfo manufactured in different places, 

 but not by any means equal to the confumption. 



I have thos gone through, as far as I could collect, 

 the different manufactures of this county, in fome of 

 tvhich, or in the neceffary operations of hufbandry, 

 every perfbn, whilft health permits, may find employ- 

 ment and maintenance. The peculiar advantage of the 

 ftnen bufmefs is, the opportunities of earning it affords 

 not only to weavers, but to ei*ery woman and every 

 child ; and although individually that earning may be 

 Snail, in the aggregate it forms a confiderable object, 

 and probably has done more than any mere political 

 regulations could do to keep off the neceffity of enter- 

 ing into meafures for the permanent fupport of the 

 poor. Of thefe the number is not known, nor have I 

 ever heard of any iriode, whereby it could be afcer- 

 tained, without having recourfe to the different congre- 

 gations in each parifti; that it is fmall in comparifon 

 with the population I am certain, from the flender pro- 

 vifion made for them, and from the few itinerant poor 



that are to be met with. 1}asg 



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