OFTHEIRTRADES, ANDMANNEROFLIFE

"Agricultureisthatwhichissouniversallyunderstoodamongthemthatnoperson, eithermanorwoman, isignorantofit; theyareinstructedinitfromtheirchildhood, partlybywhattheylearnatschool, andpartlybypractice, theybeingledoutoftenintothefieldsaboutthetown, , whichissocommontothemall, everymanhassomepeculiartradetowhichheapplieshimself; suchasthemanufactureofwoolorflax, masonry, smith'swork, orcarpenter'swork; , , andasitisneitherdisagreeablenoruneasy, soitissuitedtotheclimate, ; butallamongthem, womenaswellasmen, , forthemostpart, dealinwoolandflax, whichsuitbestwiththeirweakness, , inclinationsoftenfollowingdescent: butifanyman'sgeniusliesanotherwayheis, byadoption, translatedintoafamilythatdealsinthetradetowhichheisinclined; andwhenthatistobedone, careistaken, notonlybyhisfather, butbythemagistrate, thathemaybeputtoadiscreetandgoodman: andif, afterapersonhaslearnedonetrade, hedesirestoacquireanother, thatisalsoallowed, , hefollowsthatwhichhelikesbest, unlessthepublichasmoreoccasionfortheother.