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as every where elfe, give occafion to different occupations ana¬ 
logous to the climate, and the nature of the country. It is ne- 
ceffary to have even more activity and induftry in the northern 
diftriCts than in the foutherly ones, inafmuch as the means of 
maintenance are more limited, while the wants of the natives are 
more preffing. How many things are men in want of in the 
North, that are fcarcely known in the South ? In the North fur- 
gloves, caps, fur-boots, woollen cloths lined w r ith furs, and fnow 
fhoes ; thefe are not much known to the inhabitants of the 
fouth of Europe, but are here articles of the firft neceffity. If to 
the variety of things w hich are required to cover the body, we 
add a greater appetite for food, and defire for fpirituous liquors; 
if we confider the increafed difficulties that the women have to 
undergo in rearing their children, w'e ffiall be fenfible how ardu¬ 
ous a tafk, for inffimce, a peafant in the North has to perform 
in difcharging the common duties of life. Compared to him, 
the very beggars of other countries live in eafe and even luxury; 
nor can he be put upon a par, in point of comfort, w r ith the 
famous lazaroni of Naples, who, though ragged or rather naked, 
eafily obtain a living if they will but take a w ? alk on the key, or 
faunter along the harbour, with no farther trouble than that of 
turning firft their faces and then their backs to the fun. 
The inhabitants of the North, harafied by a much greater 
number of wants, muft neceflarily acquire a larger fhare of acti¬ 
vity in order to fupply them ; and from this circumftance arife a 
thoufand little diverfities of character, which ferve to diftinguiffi 
them. 
