CobbettdeclaredinhisAdvicetoYoungMen26*that’iftheslops
wereinfashionamongstploughmenandcarters，wemustallbestarved；for
thefoodcouldneverberaised。Themechanicsarehalfruinedbythem。’In
theReportonthePoorpresentedtotheHantsQuarterSessionsin1795，27*
theuseofteaisdescribedas’avainpresentattempttosupplytothespirits