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clothes. Here is a jotting of one of our many barbers 
at work. 
It is a pity 
we have so 
few books on 
board. Our 
men are fond 
of reading., but 
unfortunately 
all the litera- 
ture supplied 
for them con- 
sists of a very 
juvenile style of 
literature, most- 
ly pamphlets 
and tracts. 
Philanthropic person^ might lend a few good books to 
such a large ship's company when going on so long 
a cruise ; Scott, Shakespeare, or the like, how they 
would be appreciated ! The men have the utmost rever- 
ence for books. The few I was able to lend forward, 
came back, after being read by the crew, carefully 
covered, and as unthumbed as if they had come from 
the printer's. 
I had a look at some of the above-mentioned literature, 
which is served out to the crew in weekly instalments. 
The bound volumes are sent on board for cabin use. and 
the pamphlets for the crew. The first piece was called 
Discontented Fanny> a simple talc with a moral, about a 
