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exceeded as there was much piece-work which enabled the 

 men to earn more. 



Young drew up a dietary for a labourer, his wife, and 

 a family of three children, which he declared to be sufficient : 



J. d. 

 Food, 6s. per week 1 ; per year . . . . 15 12 o 



Rent I 10 o 



Clothes 2 10 o 



Soap and candles 150 



Loss of time through illness, and medicine . .100 

 Fuel 200 



17 o 



The man's wages were, @ I s. $d. a day, for the year 19 10 o 

 The woman's, @ -$\d. 4176 



The boy of fifteen could earn . . . .900 

 The boy of ten could earn . . . ..476 



37 IS o 



Which would give the family a surplus of 13 i$s. od. a year. 

 What the man's food should consist of is shown by a list 



of ' seven days' messes for a stout man ' : 



s. d. 

 1st day. 2 Ib. of bread made of wheat, rye, and potatoes 



' no bread exceeds it ' 2 



Cheese, 2 oz. @ 4^. a Ib. \ 



Beer, 2 quarts ....... I 



2nd ,, Three messes of soup 2 



3rd Rice pudding . . . ... . . 2j 



4th J Ib. of fat meat and potatoes baked together . 2| 



Beer i 



5th Rice milk 2 



6th Same as first day 3^ 



7th Potatoes, fat meat, cheese, and beer . 4 



As Young was a man of large practical experience we may 



1 Some prices at this time were : bread per Ib., id. ; butter, $\d. to 

 8d. ; cheese, -$\d. to $d. ; beef, $d. to $d. ; mutton, -$\d. to tyi. 



