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than it has in this part of England : and 

 with refpe(ft to civilization and moral con- 

 duft, among the lower claiTes of fociety, 

 the Highlanders are very far fuperior to the 

 Miners and Mountaineers of Cornwall and 

 Devonfhire. A fpirit of riot and outrage 

 may be faid to diftinguilli them from the 

 other inhabitants of the liland, 



4. The HABITATIONS of the Diftri<H:, 

 immediately under notice, are fuperior to 

 thofe of moft other parts of the liland j 

 owing chiefly, perhaps, to the, materials 

 of building being plentiful and good. 

 Stone is ahnofl everywhere abundant 3 and 



Jlates of the firft quality for covering are 

 procurable at a fmall expence ; and lime 

 for cement is alfo a cheap article. Even 

 the cottages are moftly comfortable, and 

 fometimes neat. The farm buildings are 

 generally fubftantial and commodious, 

 compared with thofe of many Diftri^s, for 

 farms of fimilar iize. 



5, The FOOD of working people is 

 fomewhat .below par. Barley bread, 



jkim-milk cheefe, and potatoes, are principal 

 articles of food, among laborers and fmall 



working 



