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streams, disgrace our (so called) civilization, and 

 destroy the harmless recreation of our toiling popula- 

 tion, to say nothing as to their bearing on the public 

 health, both of men and animals, and the utilization 

 of " waste " substances, which, were the system only 

 sufficiently known, thought of and carried out, would, 

 by mutual exchange of "wastes," doubtless enable our 

 manufacturers to lessen the cost of production ; and 

 thus they would be in a better position to compete 

 with other producers, both in this country and 

 abroad, where wages are so much less. 



Although not actually connected with the heading 

 of this chapter, and perhaps pertaining more to the 

 domain of Political Economy, we make no apology 

 for saying that the foreign mechanic, by frugal living 

 and, as far as possible, the utilization of all waste, can 

 keep a good table, good clothes on his back, and a 

 comfortable home together, where our working popu- 

 lation would simply starve. 



Why is this ? We reply because the wives and 

 mothers abroad are born cooks, taught the methods of 

 turning out a savoury meal from almost nothing (so far 

 as cost goes) from an early age, and are imbued both 

 by precept and example with the value of thrift. 



However much we may disapprove of over educa- 

 tion in schools for the working classes, thank God the 

 schoolmaster is abroad ; and we do hope that one of 

 the things taught will be cookery, practically as well as 

 theoretically ; and more especially the cooking of fish. 

 Certain sorts of fish are very cheap, and, if properly 

 sent up, are very nutritious and palatable. 



After this digression, before we close this chapter, 

 it gives us unfeigned pleasure to refer to the efforts 



