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elude, that in the greater rapidity of effort, physical and mental, involved; in the great increase of concentration required; and in the contemporary exercise of the forces brought into' play, — the exceeding deterioration must reside.
It is but fair, however, to observe that the class of females engaging in these occupations — all of which require a higher degree of intelligence than most mill-work — is of a more highly-organized character; and, as being of more sensitive fibre, might rationally be expected to sooner exhibit the results of the attrition and wear incident to these pursuits.
TYPE-SETTIKG.
The setting of types, the labor of the “ compositor,” as this servant of the public is called, holds a peculiar position in the class of physico-mental activities from the facts that the employment —
May become partially unconscious or “ mechanical ” labor ;