300 Public Establishment for 



name of the spinner, the date of the delivery, the num- 

 ber of the spin-ticket, and the quantity and quality of the 

 yarn. This arrangement not only facilitates the settle- 

 ment of the weekly accounts between the clerk of the 

 spinners and the clerk of the control, when the former 

 makes his weekly delivery of yarn into the store-room, 

 but renders it easy also to detect any frauds committed 

 by the spinners. 



The wages of the spinners are regulated by the fine- 

 ness of the yarn ; that is, by the number of skeins, 

 or rather knots, which they spin from the pound of 

 wool. Each knot is composed of 100 threads, and 

 each thread, or turn of the reel, is two Bavarian yards 

 in length ; and, to prevent frauds in reeling, clock-reels, 

 proved and sealed, are furnished by the establishment 

 to all the spinners. It is possible, however, notwith- 

 standing this precaution, for the spinners to commit 

 frauds, by binding up knots containing a smaller number 

 of threads than 100. It is true they have little tempta- 

 tion to do so ; for as their wages are in fact paid by the 

 weight of the yarn delivered, and the number of knots 

 serving merely to determine the price by the pound 

 which they have a right to receive, any advantages they 

 can derive from frauds committed in reeling are very 

 trifling indeed. But, trifling as they are, such frauds 

 would no doubt sometimes be committed, were it not 

 known that it is absolutely impossible for them to escape 

 detection. 



Not only the clerk of the spinners examines the yarn 

 when he receives it, and counts the threads in any of 

 the knots which appear to be too small, but the name 

 of the spinner, with a note of the quantity of knots, 

 accompanies the yarn into the store-room, as was before 



