220 AGRICULTURE ON THE RHINE. 



and splendour. They forget that the desideratum is not 

 to take away from any one what he can gain, but to dis- 

 cover new resources that raise his poorer neighbours to an 

 equality with the rich. In agriculture it is not desirable, 

 per se, that the profits should be divided only amongst 

 one-third of the inhabitants of a country ; but it is not 

 only desirable, but necessary, if the profits arising from 

 manufactures and from trade are to be gained in addi- 

 tion, and if the country is to retain hands wherewith to 

 gain them. 



On the large estates it is common to hire a traiteur to 

 supply the farm-servants with their meals, which are 

 contracted for at so much a head. The following bill of 

 fare forms the basis of the contract made at Roshenfels, 

 the seat of the Margrave of Baden. The traiteur has a 

 lodging, with garden and pig-sty, wood for warm- 

 ing the dining-room in which the work-people are allowed 

 to remain during the hours of rest ; oil to light the same 

 until nine o'clock p. m He is also allowed to graze 

 some cows with those of the landlord, but must milk 

 them himself. For a fixed tariff he furnishes the meals 

 as in following page. 



A condition is imposed on the traiteur that, in addition 

 to the fluids here named, potatoes are to be served every 

 evening as long as they can be had. We must also sup- 

 pose that black or rye bread, ad libitum, is served, al- 

 though it is professedly limited at supper to half a pound 

 of bread for three men. The portion of meat at dinner 

 every second day is half a pound per man. The traiteur 

 receives 



For breakflist, dinner, and supper, per man 2%d. 

 For hired labourers 3^^ 



