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can only work one-quarter as long. If at triple speed 

 only one-sixteenth as long. The boy or man who 

 is spading at his best speed, is paying attention to 

 his work, and using all the energy that his body can 

 supply easily and without strain. Slower work means 

 some surplus energy not used on the spading. This 

 surplus leads to looking around, talk on other sub- 

 jects, the mind on other things. Hence work of lower 

 quality, as well as smaller quantity. 



Faster work means inattention to details, hence 

 poor quality; greater likelihood of mistakes and more 

 rapid exhaustion due to the overload on the body en- 

 gine. When this is repeated the engine wears out 

 rapidly, whether bpy or man, steam or gasoline. If a 

 person has to work steadily, day after day, and turn 

 out good product, he should learn his speed limit, and 

 adhere to it. 



Paymasters have calculated that a certain piece of 

 work that a man will do in one day for $1.00, he will 

 do in one-half day for $2.00, or in one^quarter day 

 for $4.00, and the same general rule applies to un- 

 pleasant work. What a man will do for $1.00 a day 

 for pleasant work, he will do for $2.00 a day for dis- 

 agreeable work, or $4.00 a day for very disagreeable 

 and annoying work. What a man will do for $1.00 a 

 day for very safe work, he will do for $2.00 a day 

 for slightly dangerous work, or $4.00 a day for risky 

 work, or $8.00 a day for very hazardous work. 



Combine the elements and the wages must be added 

 together. Laborers in caissons get $2.00 per hour 



