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Title: Little Jack of all trades, with suitable representations
Year: 1814 (1810s)
Authors: Darton, William, 1755-1819 Darton & Harvey (London, England)
Subjects: Occupations Industrial arts
Publisher: London : Printed for Darton, Harvey, and Darton, no. 55, Gracechurch-Street
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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the prun-ing hook and watering pot. Plants, ia inclement 36 JACK OF ALL TRADES. inclement weather, are sheltered in green-houses; and to produce and cherish exo-tics, the Gardener, by means of hot-housesand glazed frames, placed over rich earth,gives them a degree of heat congenialwith that of the climate from which theyare brought. And even our native fruitsand plants, of summer and autumn, areoften produced in winter by the forcedheat of these beds; but they do not pos-sess the sweetness of those which appearin their proper seasons. Working in a garden is a delightful andhealthy occupation; it strengthens thebody, enlivens the spirits, and infuses intothe mind a pleasing tranquillity, and sen-sations of happy independence. The Al-mighty, conceiving no earthly paradiseequal to a garden, placed our first parentsin Eden, where their sole employmentconsisted in cultivating their fruits andtending the flowers, from which they,through him, derived their sole subsist-ence and delight. THE
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THE TURNER. Ye beaux and belles, at Tunbriilge Wells I was a gay sojourner;1 work so nice, that, in a trice, Youll say this mans a Turner. In ivory white, and box so bright,My cup and ball most rare is; And tops and toys for girls and boys,And wooden bowls for dairies. Or flat or round this world is found, I do not care a feather;But if a ball! both greatatnd small, Were Turners all together. Turning, 38 JACK OP ALL TRADES. Turning is the art of forming hard bo-dies fnto a round or oval form: severalsorts of wood are used in this trade, butchiefly beech, oak, box, holly, and an In-dian wood called lignum-vitse. In everyothertrade, the tool is moved and the workis fixed; but in that of Turning, the tool isfixed and the work moves. The chisel be-ing kept steady by the hand of the mecha-nic, shapes the wood as it turns, into theform designed. Larger works are turnedby the wheel; smaller, by the foot. Thistradesman makes bats and traps for boys,beautiful toys, elegant work-boxes, net-ting

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