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20 years standing. Our chief drink was oatmeal and water. I may also state 

 that I have known other men on the Yorkshire Wolds cut 3 acres of corn in 

 one day often. I have mown 2 acres of grass in one day for weeks together. 

 Working along with other men who drank beer, I cannot remember except in 

 one or two cases where they could work with me. As a rule they had to give 

 up in the middle of the day and get under the hedge, especially if the day was 

 hot. I think this confirms your statement, and I am not giving something I 

 dreamed, but real facts. 



I am glad you have such a good job in hand, and that your Yorkshire 

 pluck lives. Many thanks for your kind enquiry, through the mercy of God 

 I am doing well on the whole. Yours very truly, 



WILLIAM EOBINSON. (Farmer), 

 (Mr. Robinson is now farming Brakes Farm Huntingdon, York, 



for himself). 

 June 7th, 1879. 



P.S. — The grass mowing was done for Lord Herries, Everingham Park. 



Deak Sir, — I am glad to find that you are so strong in your belief. It is 

 a fact that three of us have mown 3 acres of corn per day each, for days 

 together — George and William Robinson, and John Atkinson, without any of 

 the drink. We have never taken any of any kind for 38 years, and we love 

 the temperance cause to-day as well as ever. I hate the drinking system, 

 every inch of it, and I am glad. sir. to find you so strong at the present. Go 

 on, Mr. Abbey, with your big guns, and down with the drink traffic. If 1 

 can help you at any time I will do it with pleasure. Please write and tell me 

 how you get on. Yours truly, 



GEORGE ROBINSON, 

 June 7th, 1879. Le-street, Thorpe, Market Wrighton, Yorkshire. 



DRINK BEATEN IN THE BRICK-FIELD. 

 Mr. A.BBEY, Slough, June 11, 1875. 



Dear Sir, — I enclose you a little information, which speaks for itself. 



We have 11 abstainers in our field, and the result will be something 

 worthy of our cause. The summer is the trying time for Brick-field men, and 

 if our work here does nothing else it has supplied me with an argument so 

 practical as to shame those who say they '• Can't work hard without strong 

 drink." 1,000 burnt bricks average a weight of 2 tons 8 cwt., and a man in 

 making that quantity must lift a heavy mould that number of times, and 

 lift the green bricks twice, or nearly 6 tons per thousand, and some of our 

 Temperance men in a fine week make fiO thousand. Of course this is not the 

 average. This is labour without strong drink ; not a man could do it with 

 the drink. A moulder, who is not a drinker, invariably can keep his gang 

 together. 



Work done, week ending June 5, 1875 : — 



By Abstainers. By Drinkers. 



No. of Bricks made. No. of Bricks made. 



No. 1 Stool 420,000 No. 3 Stool 311 ,500 



4 „ ....384,000 *5 „ ....374,000 



7 „ 335.000 6 „ 298,000 



12 „ 330,000 9 „ 301,000 



1,469,000 • 1,284,500 



N.B. — I have picked out the 4 best on each side. 



* This man is not a pledged Abstainer, but he has not had any drink since 

 we began brickmaking. viz., 2nd week in April. 



t This is a steady man, but his quantity is small because his gang broke up 

 two or three times. Yours truly, 



H. J. DANS. 



