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ruin of the woollen-manufaéturers in the 
elcctoral dominions, it would be neceflary 
‘to prohibit altogether the exportation of 
wool and woollen-yara, or at leaft to lay 
a very heavy export duty uponit. This, 
no doubt, would foon caufe a confider- 
able reduction in the price. On the other 
hand, a number of pamphlets were pub- 
Kifhed in fupport of a free trade. It was 
urged, that it would be unjuft thus to 
deprive the landholders and farmers of a 
pa't of the profits they have a right to ex- 
pect from the great pains and expence they 
had been at to ameliorate the breed of 
fheep ; and as the equeftrian order poflels 
the greateft influence in the electoral go- 
vernment, their intereft was preferred to- 
that of the manufacturers, and every 
thing remains on the fame footing as he- 
fore. Inthe firft days of the laft wool- 
fair, the fine Spaniih forts fold 4 dollars 
dearer than the preceding year. The fame 
emiffaries and agents had again pone 
round the country, and bought up the 
greateft part of the wool before it was 
brought to market. The -confequence 
was, that many of the clothiers were 
oblized to give up their manufactories ; 
the Englifh cloths being proportionably 
cheaper, than, from the high price of pro- 
vifions, and of the raw materials, they 
could afford*to fell their goods. The con- 
fequent diftrefs of the poor weavers is 
painted and deplored in pathetic terms by 
a Saxon patriot. The Saxon Board of 
Trade are not, however, wanting in zeal 
to promote the woollen-manufactory of 
their country, by offering premiums to 
thofe who diftinguifh themfelves by their 
exertions and fuccefs. Thus, Barth, of 
‘Torgau lately received a weill-merited re- 
ward for his blue cloths of the firft qua- 
lity as to finenefs and durability. 
It was remarked, that from Zullichau 
few dealers attended the fair. The manu- 
facturers of that place have found means 
to arrange matters more for their conve- 
nience and advantage. ‘The Polifh mer- 
chants, who are their principal cuftomers, 
now godireétly to Zullichan. The deal- 
ers there have built themfelves large 
houfes refembling palaces: and the Polith 
Jews imagine, that in fuch magaificent 
buildings furely the greateft variety and 
beft bargains muft be found. 
Mr. W. Cole fold at the fair confider- 
able quantities of Ackermann, Suardy, 
and Co.’s water-proof cloth. “A fimilar 
procefs to render cloth water-proof, we 
are told, was invented two years ago by 
Luawig Fiirer, an ingenious German ma- 
gufaéturer of Biberich onthe Rhine. Spes 
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Comparifon between Blindnefs and Deafnefs. 
[Sept. 1, 
cimens of the goods prepared by him were. 
fent for examination to the National Infti- 
tute of France, and to the Board of Com- 
merce at Berlin ; and the inventor was 
honoured with their approbation of his 
ufeful improvement, which anfwers the 
intended purpofe as well as that of the 
Englifh patentees. 
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For the Monthly Magazine. 
To (ny datas dvdp@- egw EuTuyss- 
A COMPARATIVE VIEW of the DISAD- 
VANTAGES attending DEPRIVATION 
of SIGHT amd LOSS of HEARING. 
T has been a topic very frequently 
difcuffed, whether, had we our choice 
of the two misfortunes, we fhould prefer — 
being deaf or blind: and often as 1 have 
heard the queflion agitated, the former has 
invariably been efteemed the leffer afflic- 
tion. In oppofition, however, to this 
decifion, and as apparently tending to 
render the propriety of fuch a choice 
fomewhat doubtful at leaf, the well- 
known faét, of blind perfons always ap- 
pearing the moft cheerful and happy, 
while a melancholy fhade pervades the 
countenance of the deaf, has been urged 
with confiderable force, and never very 
clearly accounted for. 
Faéts here feem to oppofe themfelves 
to theory, and although the former are 
generally admitted, the latter is as often . 
approved. ‘To account for this apparent 
inconfiftency, and to fhew that nature 
beftows on her unfortunate, as wel] as 
happier children, a more equal fhare of 
her bounty than is generally fuppofed, 
will be the obje& of my prefent enquiry. 
The cheerfulnefs of blind. perfons ap- 
pearing to contradict the general dread 
entertained of becoming one of their num- 
ber, while the iofs of hearipg is contem- 
plated with comparatively little emotion, 
arifes cniefly, IF conceive, from the fol- 
lowing caufes :— ! 
1, We form our eftimate of the rela- 
tive degrees of coinfort and happinefs en- 
joyed by thofe who have loft their fight or 
hearing from their conduét and appear- 
ance in feciety. But in thus drawing 
the comparifon we manifefly err; the 
place and time of obfervation being fa- 
vourable to the oxe and not fo to the 
other. ; A Ni 
2. We judge ab/frafedly of their wants 
and inconveniences, which leads alfo to 
an inaccurate and direétly oppofite con- 
clufion. . 
Society poflefles zearly all the oe 
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