such，forinstance，asthelossofafingerbeingatriflingmatter。A
working—man’slivingandprospectsdependsomuchuponhisfingers，thatanylossofthemisaveryseriousmattertohim。WhenIhaveheardsuchinconsiderateremarksmade，Ihaveusuallyputthisquestion:Supposeyouwereinwantofanadditionalworkman，andtwoweretoapply，bothequallywellqualifiedinotherrespects，butonehadlostathumboraforefinger，whichwouldyouengage？Thereneverwasahesitationastotheanswer……\"
Themanufacturershave\"mistakenprejudicesagainstwhattheyhaveheardrepresentedasapseudo—philanthropiclegislation。\"（\"Rep。ofInsp。ofFact。，31stOct。，1855。\"）Thesemanufacturersarecleverfolk，andnotwithoutreasonweretheyenthusiasticfortheslave—holders’rebellion。
[111]InthosefactoriesthathavebeenlongestsubjecttotheFactoryActs，withtheircompulsorylimitationofthehoursoflabour，andotherregulations，manyoftheolderabuseshavevanished。Theveryimprovementofthemachinerydemandstoacertainextent\"improvedconstructionofthebuildings，\"andthisisanadvantagetotheworkpeople。（See\"Rep。ofInsp。ofFact。for31stOct。，1863，\"p。109。）
[112]Seeamongstothers，JohnHoughton:\"HusbandryandTradeImproved。\"London，1727。\"TheAdvantagesoftheEastIndiaTrade，1720。\"JohnBellers，l。