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burthens for maintaining the poor ; as the con- 

 verting paflures into arable fields creates both 

 work and meat for them. 



In Scotland, the labouring people have little 

 or no money for their labour. I do not like 

 that : I would have every man to think him- 

 felf independent by the fruits of his labour; 

 for if the man thinks himfdf great, he really is 

 fo. The Scotch labourer has a cow and a pig 

 kept, is allowed a certain quantity of wool, of 

 flax, and of corn of different forts, fome land 

 {ct with potatoes: In faifl, he is maintained 

 like a horfe or fome animal for ufe 3 he will 

 not want ; but he has no opportunity to raife 

 himfelf from his low flation, and is therefore 

 apt to leave his home and feek for independen- 

 cy, which he very frequently obtains — a great 

 encouragement to emigration. 



It is ufual for the womiCn in Scotland to reap 

 the corn; and their allowance is one pint of 

 milk and one pint of oatmeal porridge in the 

 morning, one pint of beer and a piece of bread 

 at dinner, and at fupper the fame allowance 

 as at breakfaft, but no money. Thefe cufloms 

 may be derived from times when the produce 



could 



