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Some Kinds Of Nails, Such As Those Used For Defending The Soles Of Coarse Shoes, Called Hobnails, Require A Particular Form Of The Head, Which Is Made By The Stroke Of A Die.

The Tastes And Pursuits Of Manhood Will Bear On Them The Traces Of The Earlier Impressions Of Our Education. It Is Therefore Not Unreasonable To Suppose That Some Portion Of The Neglect Of Science In England, May Be Attributed To The System Of Education We Pursue.

The Half Minute Which We Daily Devote To The Winding-up Of Our Watches Is An Exertion Of Labour Almost Insensible; Yet, By The Aid Of A Few Wheels, Its Effect Is Spread Over The Whole Twenty-four Hours.

A Young Man Passes From Our Public Schools To The Universities, Ignorant Almost Of The Elements Of Every Branch Of Useful Knowledge.

The Accumulation Of Skill And Science Which Has Been Directed To Diminish The Difficulty Of Producing Manufactured Goods, Has Not Been Beneficial To That Country Alone In Which It Is Concentrated Distant Kingdoms Have Participated In Its Advantages.