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man, armed with the scythe or sickle, cuts 

 down these precious treasures, in order to 

 shelter them from the inclemency of the 

 seasons. Other means are then employed to 

 free the grain from the husk, and convert it 

 into flour; after which, the efforts of the 

 baker prepares from it the bread, which af- 

 fords such a large portion of the food of ci- 

 vilised man. 



I might still, my young friends, dilate far- 

 ther without any danger of exhausting this 

 prolific subject; i might speak to you con- 

 cerning the combined efforts which are ne- 



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cessary to fabricate the shoes which defend 

 our feet, the linen which covers our bodies, 

 and the hat which defends our heads from 

 the sun, or rain. I might point out to you 

 the discovery of lamps, which afford us the 

 means of enjoying light during the obscurity 

 of nio-ht : and the still more wonderful inven- 



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tion of clocks and watches, which warn us 

 of the approach of evening, and the rapid 

 flight of time. But in order to form a just 



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