ABSTRACT
Although the publication of cheap works is the most effectual method of bringing knowledge within the reach of a poor man’s income, there are other modes deserving our attention, whereby a similar assistance may be rendered, and his resources economized. There are many occupations in which a number of persons work in the same room; and unless there be something noisy in the work, one may always read while the others are employed. That societies for the express purpose of promoting conversation are a most useful adjunct to any private or other education received by the working classes. It is evident that as want of time prevents the operative classes from pursuing a systematic course of education in all its details, a more summary and compendious method of instruction must be adopted by them. The preparation of elementary works is the most valuable service that can be rendered towards economizing the time of the labouring classes.
