Little Jack of all trades, with suitable representations (1814) (14804989683)

Identifier: littlejackofallt177dart (find matches)
Title: Little Jack of all trades, with suitable representations
Year: 1814 (1810s)
Authors: Darton, William, 1755-1819 Darton & Harvey (London, England)
Subjects: Occupations Industrial arts
Publisher: London : Printed for Darton, Harvey, and Darton, no. 55, Gracechurch-Street
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University



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, conve-nience, and elegance of a wax-candle, isjustly to be preferred to any other. Rushlights JACK OF ALL TRADES. 35 Rushlights are intended to burn in thechambers of the sick; they never wantsnuffing, and last much longer than eithera wax or cotton candle. Bougies of co-loured wax are also very serviceable in ahouse, on account of the cleanliness andsecurity they afford. Artificial light not only secures to usmany hours which would else be lost indarkness, but in some occupations, suchas mining, it is indispensable. Minerssupply themselves with an ample store ofcandles, which they stick in balls of putty,or place in the bands of their hats. Though the excellence of this inventioncannot be denied, yet many personsareaptto abuse it: the custom of sitting up lateat night ruins the health, and is very hurt-ful to the spirits. Youth should be ac-customed to go early to bed; they willthen be able to rise betimes, and thus se-cure cheerfulness to their minds, andbloom to their cheeks, THE
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THE GARDENER. When children are good, I hare currants and cherries,For pies and for tarts I have plums and gooseberries;That boy to a poor man wKoout his hand reaches,Shall have my fine apples,my nectarines and peaches;Shall walk in my garden, there see them all growing,And learn to improve by my pruning and sowing.As weeds I hoe up from my bed and my border,Hell root from his mind each rank cause of disorder;Thank God for those gifts which thus daily he showers,And strive to deserve his sweet fruits and fair flowers* This JACK OF ALL TRADES, 35 This calling is not only the most an-cient, but, in point of general utility, is ofthe first importance. How wonderful tothink that a single bean or pea, placed inthe ground, shall produce some ten, somesixty, and some a hundred fold! and howexcellent the art to which we owe vege-tables, fruits, and flowers. Grafting and pruning are two principalbranches of the Gardeners skill;—by in-serting a scion, shoot, or bud, of one plant,into the stoc