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4 Miners have labored too hard
& too incessantly ~

Have not regarded law of
Rest & Sabbath – are suffering
from it physically & morally.
So little time for rest they
give it up to violent forms
of amusement.

They resort to drains to keep up
their frames under exhaustion.
Causes of sickness this year.

II Necessities &c. [etc.]

1 Diversity of pursuits.

Developed Agriculture –
Manufactures of machinery &c. [etc.]
Rail-roads [Railroads] – & a looking out for
the future ~