TION. AVERAGE CONSUMPTION OF WHEAT IN GREAT BRITAIN.-IM-
PLEMENTS OF AGRICULTURE NOW IN USE.-NUMBER OF AGRICUL-
TURALISTS IN GREAT BRITAIN....
PRODUCTION OF A KNIFE.-MANUFACTURE OF IRON.-RAISING COAL.
-THE HOT-BLAST.-IRON BRIDGES.-ROLLING BAR-IRON.-MAKING
STEEL SHEFFIELD MANUFACTURES.-MINING IN GREAT BRITAIN.-
NUMBERS ENGAGED IN MINES AND METAL MANUFACTURES.
CONVEYANCE AND EXTENDED USE OF COAL.-CONSUMPTION AT VARI-
OUS PERIODS.-CONDITION OF THE ROADS IN THE SEVENTEENTH AND
EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES.-ADVANTAGES OF GOOD ROADS.-WANT OF
ROADS IN AUSTRALIA.-CANALS.-RAILWAY OF 1680.-RAILWAY
STATISTICS.-POST-OFFICE STATISTICS.— INTRODUCTION OF STAGE-
HOUSES. THE PYRAMIDS.-MECHANICAL POWER.-CARPENTERS' TOOLS.
AMERICAN MACHINERY FOR BUILDING.-BRICKS.-SLATE.-HOUSE-
HOLD FITTINGS AND FURNITURE.-PAPER-HANGINGS.-CARPETS.-
GLASS. POTTERY.-PALISSY AND WEDGEWOOD.-COMMERCIAL VALUE
OF TASTE..
DWELLINGS OF THE PEOPLE.-OBERLIN. THE HIGHLANDER'S CANDLE-
STICKS. SUPPLY OF WATER.-LONDON WATER-WORKS.- STREET-
LIGHTS. SEWERS.
EARLY INTERCOURSE WITH FOREIGN NATIONS.-PROGRESS OF THE COT-
TON MANUFACTURE.-HAND-SPINNING. ARKWRIGHT.- CROMPTON,