ioo TRAVELS THROUGH 

 be ruined. The truth of this remark 1 

 acknowledged. My friend's idea of plant- 

 ing the foreft fhews the principles of the 

 vineyard culture, in increafing the people. 

 It is all hand-work ; the vine-drefler wants 

 no ftock in trade, but a few cafks, his pru- 

 ning-hook, and fpade. Thus, without ha- 

 ving money, he is able to go into trade, 

 which no little farmer can do ; for he mufl 

 have money enough to buy all the imple- 

 ments of his culture, and the cattle of every 

 fort that is found on a farm; alfo to pay the 

 rent, and variety of eXpences, which a fo 

 much larger quantity of land than a vine- 

 yard amounts to, demands. This facility 

 of becoming a vine-planter, enables every 

 man to fet up, who can get the fmalleft 

 portion of land, and alfo, with the afTift- 

 ance of his own labour, at certain feafons of 

 the year, to fuppo-rt his family fomething 

 better than one who has merely his pay 

 to depend on. The point of a houfe is no 

 objection; whoever can get the bit of land, 

 builds himfelf a cottage prefently, which, 

 however miferable an habitation it is at 

 firft, he gradually improves. The great 

 quantity of labour demanded in all the large 



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