 | 1821 - 690 pages
...rush, before dipping, costs ^ of a farthing, and ,', afterwards. Thus a poor family will enjoy 5j hours of comfortable light for a farthing. An experienced...pound and a half of rushes completely supplies his fanily the year round, since working people burn no candle in the long days, because they rise and... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1822 - 380 pages
...dipping, costs vr of a farthing, VOL. i. z and iV afterwards. Thus a poor family will enjoy 5f hours of comfortable light for a farthing. An experienced old housekeeper assures me that one pound and an half of rushes completely supplies his family the year round, since working people burn no candle... | |
 | 1826 - 938 pages
...shillings. According to this account each rush, before dipping, costs 3r part of a farthing,and -n: part afterwards. Thus a poor family will enjoy five hours...supplies his family the year round, since working people barn no candle in the long days, because they rise and go to bed by day light. Little farmers use rushes... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1826 - 524 pages
...shillings. According to this account, each rush, before dipping, costs 1-33 of a farthing, and 111 afterwards. Thus a poor family will enjoy five hours...me, that one pound and a half of rushes completely supply his family the year round, since working people burn no cnadles in long days, because they rise... | |
 | James Lawson Drummond - 1826 - 420 pages
...to this account each rush before dipping costs one thirty-third of a farthing, D 2 and one eleventh afterwards. Thus a poor family will enjoy five hours and a half of comfortable light for a farthing." — " Little farmers use rushes much in the short days, both morning and evening, in the dairy and... | |
 | 1833 - 814 pages
...one-thirty-third of a farthing, and one-eleventh afterwards. Thus a poor family will enjoy five and a half hours R5 tզ 7 B* $a u V_| A Mtɹ#;j F[3_ ... ]3, 7. @ L J O O{ /` \ 5 c Q %C m D_ wI ~ ] her family the year round, since working people burn no candle in the long days, because they rise... | |
 | 1833 - 310 pages
...one-thirty-third of a farthing, am one-eleventh afterwards. Thus a poor family wil enjoy five and a half hours of comfortable light for a farthing. An experienced...housekeeper assures me, that one pound and a half of rushes complete!] supplies her family the year round, since working people burn no candle in the long days,... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1834 - 272 pages
...According to this account, each rush, before dipping, costs 1-33 of a farthing, and 1-1 1 afterwards. Thns a poor family will enjoy five hours and a half of...me, that one pound and a half of rushes, completely supple his family the year round, since working people burn no candles in long days, because they rise... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1843 - 424 pages
...one-thirtythird of a farthing, and one-eleventh afterwards. Thus a poor family will enjoy five and a half hours of comfortable light for a farthing. An experienced...completely supplies his family the year round, since working-people burn no candle in the long days, because they rise and go to bed by daylight. Little... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1844 - 478 pages
...According to this account, each rush, before dipping, costs 1-33 of a farthing, and 1-11 afterward. Thus a poor family will enjoy five hours and a half...me that one pound and a half of .rushes completely supply his family the year round, since workingpeople bum no candles in the long days, because they... | |
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... in the long days, because they rise and go to bed by daylight. Little farmers use rushes much in the short days both morning and evening, in the dairy and kitchen ; but the very poor, who are always... 
