London to John Cf Groat's. 



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they were poor indeed if they could not have hot 

 meat breakfasts, roast or boiled beef dinners and cold 

 meat suppers, with the usual sprinkling of puddings, 

 pies and cakes, and tea sweetened with loaf sugar. 

 Thus, after all, put the English laborer in the position 

 suggested ; give him such a three-pound cottage and 

 garden as Lord Overstone provides ; give his children 

 free and convenient schooling; then let him exchange 

 his ale for nutritious and almost costless drinks, and 

 if he is still able to live for a few years on his old 

 food-fare, he may work his way up to a very comfort- 

 able condition with his twelve shillings a week, besides 

 his beer-money. On these conditions he would be able 

 almost to run neck and neck with our hired men in 

 the matter of saving money " for a rainy day," or for 

 raising himself to a higher position. 



We will put them side by side, after the suggested 

 improvements have been realised; assuming each has 

 a wife, with two children too young to earn anything 

 at field work. 



American Laborer at 24s. per week. 

 Weekly Expense for S c. s. d. 



Food 3 50 = 14 7 



For Rent and Taxes 67 29 

 For Fuel, average of 



the year 048,, 20 



For Clothes 1 00 42 



Total Weekly Ex- - 



penses So 65 = 23 6 



English do. at 12s. 



Weekly Expense s. d. $ c. 



for Food 7 3 = 1 75 



For Rent 12 28 



Fuel 1 24 



Clothes 2 1 50 



Total Weekly Ex- 



penses 110=277 



