Notes and Queries, 1850.12.21, page 1 by Various Authors
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s--MSS. of Locke--The Letter [gh]--A Hint to Publishers 491 Queries:-- Bibliographical Queries 492 Minor Queries:--Meaning of "Rab. Surdam"--Abbot Richard of Strata Florida--Cardinal Chalmers--Armorial Bearings--"Fiat Justitia"--Painting by C. Bega--Darcy Lever Church--R. Ferrer--Writers on the Inquisition--Buckden--True Blue--Passage in "Hamlet"--Inventor of a secret Cypher--Fossil Elk of Ireland--Red Sindon--Lights on the Altar--Child's Book by Beloe 493 Replies:-- Mercenary Preacher, by Henry Campkin 495 "The Owl is abroad," by Dr. E.F. Rimbault 495 Old St. Pancras Church, by J. Yeowell 496 Replies to Minor Queries:--Cardinal Allen's Admonition--Bolton's Ace--Portrait of Cardinal Beaton--"He that runs may read"--Sir George Downing--Burning to Death, or Burning of the Hill--The Roscommon Peerage--The Word "after" in the Rubric--Disputed Passage in the "Tempest"--Lady Compton's Letter--Midwives licensed--Echo Song--The Irish Brigade--To save one's bacon--"The Times" Newspaper and the Coptic Language--Luther's Hymns--Osnaburg Bishopric--Scandal against Queen Elizabeth--Pretended reprint of Ancient Poetry--Martin Family--Meaning of "Ge-ho"--Lady Norton 497 Miscellaneous:-- Notes on Books, Sales, Catalogues, &c. 501 Books and Odd Volumes Wanted 501 Notices to Correspondents 502 Advertisements 502
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Notes.
DIVISION OF INTELLECTUAL LABOUR.
Every one confesses, I believe, the correctness of the principle called "Division of labour." But if any one would form an adequate estimate of the ratio of the effect produced, in this way, to the labour which is expended, let him consult Dr. Adam Smith. I think he states, as an example, that a single labourer cannot make more than ten pins in a day; but if eight labourers are employed, and each of them performs one of the eight separate processes requisite to the formation of a pin, there will not merely be eight times the number of pins formed in a day, but nearly eighty times the number. (Not having the book by me, I cann