| 单词 | manual labour |
| 例句 | He’d dropped out of secondary school, and manual labour would be his punishment, though I had a feeling it would do him good to get out of his parents’ flat and work. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Apart from the liberal arts, the skills of the educated, there were plenty of arts that involved manual labour—mechanical arts—such as goldsmithing or masonry. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In a world where manual labour is declining and technology is transforming the workplace, it is hardly surprising that traits associated with violent aggression are becoming increasingly redundant. Grayson Perry: ‘Boys think they’re breaking the man contract if they cry’ 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z "I was 18, working in a concrete yard, surrounded by big burly men doing manual labour, and I was a stick insect," he recalls. Suicide and silence: why depressed men are dying for somebody to talk to 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z Unlike “real men who did real work”, they spent their sedentary days handling the paperwork generated by manual labour elsewhere. Inside the box 2014-05-01T04:00:00Z He finished half of his six months of manual labour, which included roadside clean-up and graffiti removal. Chris Brown to stay on probation 2012-02-10T09:04:44Z Men at work ... send us your songs about manual labour. Readers recommend: songs about manual labour 2010-07-15T23:01:00Z This means seeds, feed, fertilizers and manual labour in the case of farmers or ingredients, processing costs and packaging for manufacturers. Food prices are rising but farmers’ profits are still small — here’s why 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z Did her brief foray into manual labour make her feel lucky to be an actress? The rise of Andrea Riseborough 2010-09-25T23:06:00Z “There’s a lot of manual labour, which is good for me right now. A lot of lugging clay around, chopping and moving and cleaning up after yourself. But I surprise myself.” Who let Brad Pitt’s fashotainment shoot happen? 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z In 1944 the deportations recommence, described as dispatch for "manual labour outside the ghetto". The Emperor of Lies by Steve Sem-Sandberg ? review 2011-07-08T09:05:01Z Tony spent the next five years at Bindoon, where an Australian Royal Commission last year heard that boys were subjected to back-breaking manual labour, given little food or education and regularly abused. Britain’s child migrants: ‘I was told I was going on a picnic’ 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z The milk provides affordable nutrition and keeps hunger at bay, while the sugar provides energy for often tough manual labour. Chai latte: the all-conquering beverage causing a storm in a coffee cup 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z These craftsmen perform a hallowed form of manual labour whose tactility is to be savoured at least as much as it is bemoaned. Diamond Street by Rachel Lichtenstein – review 2012-06-15T21:55:12Z He is simply saying that skilled manual labour – or indeed any craft – is one path to a fulfilling life. The art of craft: the rise of the designer-maker 2011-08-01T15:08:33Z After that, I did a lot of manual labour on building sites and stuff. Andrew Weatherall: 'Never take the Guardian on to a building site' 2013-02-06T16:50:00Z Working on a building site – I realised manual labour wasn't for me. Q&A: Paul Weller 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z Photograph: Toy Retailers Association/PA Pumpaloons, £20 This year, why not give your children the gift of pointlessly back-breaking manual labour? You won't see this lot on Jonathan Ross's 100 Greatest Toys! 2010-12-11T00:06:00Z "My Life" tells of the son of a smalltown architect who decides to devote himself to manual labour; "A Visit to Friends" features a family about to lose their old estate. Longing – review 2013-03-10T00:05:34Z The job involves manual labour: digging drains, building fences, mixing cement and fixing broken tractors. They got their dream job away from it all – but what happened next? 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z Drawings, however, are the direct manual labour of an artist sitting there, pressing down a point against a sheet of paper. Matisse, Munch and mischievous tapestries – the week in art 2012-06-08T15:16:38Z It’s not just manual labour that’s ripe for automation: white-collar jobs are also at risk as software becomes more sophisticated. Five ways work will change in the future 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z When the Communist purge occurred, her father - an editorial director at a newspaper - was sentenced to the countryside and forced into manual labour. Can Xue: The Chinese author who could win the Nobel prize 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Mr Ghukse described the dehumanising living conditions, of being beaten, drugged and forced into long hours of manual labour with little food or water. Osmanabad: The tortured Indian labourers who were kept as slaves 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z "I told my family that I'm willing to take up manual labour and my mum straight-up cried. She felt so sorry for me." Chinese graduates lower their ambitions in moribund jobs market 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z The BBC has reported that hundreds of thousands of ethnic minority people in the western region of Xinjiang have been forced into manual labour. Disney removes Simpsons 'forced labour' episode in Hong Kong 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z A university dropout, Fujino worked part-time jobs during Japan's late 1980s economic boom years, then became a bartender before shifting to manual labour 20 years ago. First raise for Japan day labourer in 20 years, but McDonald's out of reach 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z "They had to do manual labour because they didn't have nice equipment like us to help them." K-pop star Jin from BTS begins military service 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z "They were in the water, it was long hours and it was cold, hard, manual labour." RSPB Minsmere: WW2 sea defences emerge from Suffolk beach 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Various manual labour jobs came and went, usually discarded in search of more time to run. They tried to stop him, but the Ghost Runner always got away 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z These low-tech and low-margin parts - made from wire, plastic and rubber with lots of low-cost manual labour - may not command the kudos of microchips and motors, yet cars can't be built without them. How a cheap component could help kill off combustion cars 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z The couple paid for the work, with the manual labour being carried out by the students, assisted by their tutor Neville Stein. Suffolk Rural College students transform garden for wheelchair user 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z Mechanisation, automation and digitalisation of its operations will be a top priority this year, Sime Darby said, as the group looks to reduce dependence on manual labour. Sime Darby Plantation posts Q4 profit, says output to pick up 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z In December, the BBC published an investigation based on new research showing China was forcing hundreds of thousands of minorities, including Uyghurs, into manual labour in Xinjiang's cotton fields. Intel apologises to China over supplier advice 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z It said the purpose of the system was to digitise some of the manual labour that contact tracers currently have to carry out. Covid news live: Boris Johnson warns of Omicron ‘tidal wave’; South African president tests positive 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z Tawhidyar, who has a masters degree from India and has attended courses in Malaysia and Sri Lanka, said he took up manual labour after he ran out of money and food. From academic to labourer: Afghan economic crisis spares few 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z For others, the two hours on the bus are time away from manual labour or scavenging the landfills with their families. Wheels on the bus bring school to New Delhi students amid pandemic 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z More than 150,000 children were taken from their homes between 1883 and 1997, often forcibly, and placed in distant boarding schools where the focus was on manual labour, religious instruction and cultural assimilation. Canada's Residential Schools Were a Horror 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z In December, the BBC published an investigation based on new research showing China was forcing hundreds of thousands of minorities including Uyghurs into manual labour in Xinjiang's cotton fields. Nike chief executive says firm is 'of China and for China' 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z Several reports in state media over the last week say so-called volunteers are taking up manual labour across the country. North Korea: Children volunteering on mines and farms, says state media 2021-05-29T04:00:00Z If the university salary does not arrive, he said, he would have to return to manual labour. From academic to labourer: Afghan economic crisis spares few 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z In December the BBC published an investigation based on new research showing China was forcing hundreds of thousands of minorities including Uyghurs into manual labour in Xinjiang's cotton fields. Uyghurs: Xinjiang cotton ban is self-defeating, China tells H&M 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z In December the BBC published an investigation based on new research showing China was forcing hundreds of thousands of minorities including Uighurs into manual labour in Xinjiang's cotton fields. Xinjiang cotton: Chinese brands championed as backlash against West grows 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z In December, the BBC revealed new evidence that China is forcing hundreds of thousands of Uighurs and other minorities into hard, manual labour in the cotton fields of Xinjiang. M&S signs call to action over Uighur forced labour 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z Officials at the archaeological site said crushed vertebrae indicated that he was a slave who did manual labour. Pompeii: Dig uncovers remains of rich man and slave killed by Vesuvius 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z They worked at the wells, and on the pipelines, putting in a hard shift of manual labour, day after day, year after year, to provide for their families. The man who bought 60,000 oil and gas wells 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z The same is true for many of the millions of Central Americans in the US doing domestic work and manual labour. How virus is threatening Central America's lifeline 2020-05-16T04:00:00Z On the other hand, manual labour was proving to be difficult to find, as “the Jews are being deported in increasing numbers, and it’s hard to get powder for the tennis court”. On the trail of a Nazi war criminal: 'It's my duty as a son to find the good in my father' 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z Its mandate is to provide at least 100 days of guaranteed work every year to adult members of every rural household who are willing to do unskilled manual labour. Viewpoint: India budget raises more questions than answers 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z The report added that the detainees typically undertake manual labour. China ends forced labour for sex workers 2019-12-28T05:00:00Z She says she does not shy away from manual labour on the farm. Why more women are becoming farmers 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z They spoke to almost 70 staff, most of whom were “pickers” and “packers”, doing the manual labour of finding and sorting the packages. Shop til they drop: the play that takes us inside an Amazon warehouse 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z Black men were segregated and tasked with manual labour. The 'Brown Babies' who were left behind 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z Washington's fame largely grew from his Atlanta Compromise speech in 1895 that urged black people to leave higher education to the white man, and instead focus on manual labour and learning a trade. Beyonce’s Homecoming salutes black culture 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z A significant proportion of the population was forcibly displaced, especially young urban dwellers who were dispatched to the countryside to do manual labour and be “re-educated”. How Xi Jinping became a networked authoritarian thanks to his little red app | John Naughton 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z It involved long-term unemployed people being put to manual labour on the roads, using the simplest of tools. How a Slovakian neo-Nazi got elected 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z It is estimated it could take eight weeks to remove the fatberg by breaking it down with manual labour and sucking it up on to the surface. 'Monster' fatberg to be sucked up 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z "My back now hurts after years of manual labour," he says. 'We risk our lives to build your beautiful homes' 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z As industry and technology solved the physical demands of manual labour, they created new challenges for the human body. Why exercise alone won’t save us 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z He uses that sage mysticism of his to draw attention to fading ways of life: the manual labour superseded by technology, and the noticing of it subsumed by self-interest. 50 great tracks for November from Sheck Wes, Ider, Architects and more 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Material differences were to be erased, gender hierarchies eliminated and the division between mental and manual labour broken down. 'Sleepwalking' with India's guerrillas 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z Others insisted that the cause is a decline in manual labour. We’re in a new age of obesity. How did it happen? You’d be surprised | George Monbiot 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z He says: "Chemists, most of the time in the laboratory, are doing manual labour." Robot chemist that does its own research 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z As the economy grows and unemployment falls, many businesses say they are desperate for workers, particularly those who do manual labour. The effects of a US migrant raid on one tiny town 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z Across Africa, many people rely still on manual labour to get paid. The drug fuelling death, despair and Boko Haram 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z But forced manual labour and sexual exploitation, often in a foreign country, by means of fraud, coercion or the threat of violence, are not. Software that detects human trafficking 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z Poorer Saudis are even trying their hand at manual labour, hitherto an exclusively foreign domain. Saudi Arabia is pushing out foreigners to create jobs for locals 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z It runs a labour brokerage for computer-based work and another for manual labour. Jeff Bezos v the world: why all companies fear 'death by Amazon' 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z They found some manual labour through the Church, building bleachers around a sports field in a poor neighbourhood of the capital. Shackled deportees become friends in adversity 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z This is a book teeming with insights, from the contempt for manual labour in ancient Greece to the historical tendency for all kinds of subsistence tasks to be “housewife-ized” into unpaid domestic labour. How the world goes to work, revelations about microbes and the many faces of motherhood: Books in brief 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z “I don’t think he’d ever done that sort of manual labour in his life, but he took to it like a duck to water,” Turner said. Why did Roy Moore escape to Australia? Clues remain in the outback wilderness 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z The discovery points to a ''hidden history'' of gruelling manual labour performed by women over millennia, say University of Cambridge researchers. Hidden history of prehistoric women's work 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z The study also reveals that the strength of women’s arm bones dropped over time – probably as technology was developed to ease manual labour. Prehistoric women's arms 'stronger than those of today's elite rowers' 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z Guillermo Nayash, a local resident, said artisanal mining allows him to work independently and under better conditions than working in a large mining company, or doing manual labour in the cities. Signs of lasting trauma in people evicted to make way for giant mine in Ecuador 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Taiwan is a major destination for migrant workers, employing more than 600,000 in factories, homes and in other manual labour. Did Taiwan medics leave migrant to die? 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z The Migration Policy Institute, a think-tank, found that they are likelier than their ineligible coevals to be in white-collar jobs, rather than the informal manual labour often performed by undocumented workers. Donald Trump ditches DACA 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z Having grown up under the care of a governess and a chauffeur, I had never seen my parents do manual labour. My two messed-up countries: an immigrant’s dilemma 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z Programming it was not just difficult, but involved tedious, repetitive and error-prone manual labour. Grace Hopper's compiler: Computing's hidden hero - BBC News 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z “Here it’s often mixed in a pit by manual labour,” says Mukherjee. Delhi's deadly dust: how construction sites are choking the city 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z "Sometimes the tractors are not available. So now I'm using manual labour. It's not as effective as in the case of using a tractor and it's one of the reasons I can't expand." Why does Nigeria import so much rice? - BBC News 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z They mainly share "before" pictures of them dressed in formal attire, and "after" pictures of them in multiple layers of heavy outdoor clothing, mainly undertaking manual labour. Chinese millennials reflect on their roots at New Year - BBC News 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z During this time, most scientific research ceased, concepts such as Einstein's theory of relativity were denounced as bourgeois and scientists were sent to do manual labour in the countryside. Joseph L. Birman (1927-2016) : Nature : Nature Research 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z A spokesperson said he was made to do heavy manual labour, working for more than 12 hours at a time, for which he was paid £5 a day. Oxford father and daughter who forced man to work jailed - BBC News 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z Froggat does the manual labour, Hill runs the administration side and they both go out doing quotes on free evenings. Challenge Cup final: Warrington captain Chris Hill on plumbing and Wembley 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z He said, although he was prepared to do manual labour, he had been told he could not claim benefits because he was not making himself available for all work. Sex ban man John O'Neill 'made homeless' - BBC News 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z “There’s a corresponding dwindling demand for unskilled manual labour, partly as a result of automation.” Transforming the bush: robots, drones and cows that milk themselves | Paul Daley 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z We also need to adopt a proxy ancestral activity regime: bending, stretching, carrying and manual labour. Stone age cities: what modern urbanites could learn from paleolithic humans 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z Ruskin was a compassionate Tory who got his students at Oxford – including the young Oscar Wilde – to built a road so they could learn the dignity of manual labour. William Morris: a Victorian socialist dreaming of a life in symmetry 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z Seawalls built with manual labour are of limited use against the restless tides. Making waves 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z But because he was a bricklayer he was assigned to manual labour duties and escaped an early death. Last Treblinka death camp survivor Samuel Willenberg dies - BBC News 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z Covering up is more difficult for those who do manual labour outdoors. Brazil’s sprawling favelas bear the brunt of Zika 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z But rather than sulking on the dole, the displaced natives switched to jobs that involved less manual labour, sometimes with higher salaries. For good or ill 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Automatic gears and hi-tech suspension have helped make driving large vehicles much easier, she says, and it's no longer a job involving a lot of manual labour. Why don't women become truckers? - BBC News 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z Pale skin was a sign of luxury, indicating a life without manual labour. Why do so many people want their moles removed? - BBC News 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Typical occupations taken up by ethnic minorities are in the catering, construction and manual labour industries. Hong Kong minorities 'marginalised' in school - BBC News 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z Causes of death recorded in the diary included dysentery, heart failure, pneumonia, malaria and starvation, not to mention injuries suffered at the hands of guards or gruelling manual labour. Burma POW's diary reveals suffering and starvation - BBC News 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z Technical innovations are exponentially automating routine manual labour and now cognitive work too. Viewpoint: Why do people waste so much time at the office? - BBC News 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z That’s making the assumption that there was one episode, called the Industrial Revolution, when manual labour was automated and thus we’ve only got that one single historical episode. Errors About When The Robots Come To Take All Our Jobs 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z With men going to the Middle East for manual labour, there has been an influx of money and that has changed power dynamics in the area. The women who keep silent about sexual violence 2015-03-07T05:00:00Z A recent tally by the World Bank found only nine countries without some anti-poverty scheme, whether income-contingent cash payments, subsidies for food or public-work schemes which offer a low wage for manual labour. Casting a wide net 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Now, with 1,000 self-propelled robots being used to scoot around warehouses and do most of the manual labour, the figure is likely to be even higher, even if Amazon claims it won’t. Amazon Faces Losses of £2m as People Pledge to Shop Elsewhere So what of those future mechatronics experts, and the next generation of employees, trained not in manual labour, but in remote control and computer learning? Giant robot trucks rise in Australia 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z Whether, and how fast, workers’ productivity declines with age must depend on what they do; what is true for manual labour may not be true for consultancy. Work until you drop 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z One, it's very much associated with manual labour, and therefore it's a coarse, lower-class kind of sense, traditionally. An electronic revolution in the doctor's bag 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z Public-works schemes are particularly onerous, since they require recipients to do manual labour. Casting a wide net 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z The masses were more likely to partake in involuntarily vigorous activity - through hard manual labour. How keep-fit gyms gripped Victorians 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z Meanwhile Prof William Harwin, who studies cybernetics at the University of Reading, was most taken by the scale of the project and the manual labour involved. Robot swarm shuffles into formation 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z The immigrants often provided manual labour, in Malaya’s copper mines and rubber plantations, for instance. The plural society and its enemies 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z For example, men do get paid more for heavy manual labour: something that we would expect with the male generally greater musculature. The Gender Pay Gap Is Pretty Much Dealt With 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z It took him two years to save up to buy his first computer with money he made from manual labour. Meeting the West Bank's tech start-ups 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z There is a high rate of back damage and strain indicating heavy manual labour. Crossrail digs up Black Death victims 2014-03-30T00:00:30Z Those students well know the model on most American farms: white farmers own the land, while Latinos do the hard manual labour. Finding America's future farmers 2014-03-14T01:19:38Z In one of the early attempts at a definition, an Elizabethan writer defined it as "people who live by their wits rather than manual labour", James says. The evolution of the middle class 2014-01-16T03:04:47Z They usually run local restaurants or are used as manual labour in the construction of buildings, apartment blocks and roads. VIDEO: Malaysia food firms face staff curb 2014-01-14T00:51:45Z And people who do less manual labour, or who are less afflicted by disease, are likely to be taller. Economic history: Did living standards improve during the Industrial Revolution? 2013-09-13T13:43:29Z It's a small industrial unit outside Birmingham and the man in the overalls, conversing casually with me about our respective jobs, is doing a particular kind of manual labour. Online porn boom: Liberating minds or damaging brains? 2013-08-14T15:41:46Z The laundries were Catholic-run workhouses where thousands of women and girls had to do unpaid, manual labour. £30m package for laundries survivors 2013-06-26T15:43:29Z This formerly relaxing pastime, requiring the hobbyist simply to lie on a sofa while people monkeyed about on whichever of the three channels she'd chosen, has become a relentless demand for manual labour. This girl just wants to have fun 2013-06-15T23:05:38Z Most families already live below the national poverty line and only a fraction have jobs – mostly in manual labour, building tourist resorts. Boracay islanders fear for their lives in battle with Philippine tourist trade 2013-06-02T15:24:29Z But so did a growing and intensifying economic shift in Britain, away from manual labour to intellectual labour. Misogyny stinks, but we need to say more than 'This is horrible, poor us' 2013-01-26T09:30:01Z It included maintenance work on the caravan sites, canvassing, door to door selling, hard manual labour, including paving, land work, driveways and gardening. Travellers deny keeping 'slaves' 2012-09-18T18:06:47Z Mechanisation, from the steam engine onwards, lightened the load of manual labour, creating jobs and wealth. British industry needs reinvention 2012-07-30T23:01:02Z However, it remains to be seen whether Dell will offer user-selectable memory upgrades, since these might involve manual labour. Wanted: a Windows laptop that can handle 16GB of memory 2012-07-12T14:00:50Z With the growing wealth of the monasteries manual labour became undignified; some orders relied on lay brethren, the majority on servants. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z Time is too precious to be wasted on manual labour, however rapid. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z Seeing this, his companions tried to prevent him from doing manual labour; but he said to Abu Bakr: 'Say no more, but follow my example. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z The stock-in-trade of the begging fraternity is some hideous sore, or twisted legs or sightless eyes, or some abnormal deformity that disqualifies the person from gaining a living by manual labour. Sidelights on Chinese Life 2012-04-21T02:00:23.993Z His hands reveal his occupation at once, as they exclude the idea of manual labour. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z It was by reason of this intellectual and manual labour that the early monks rendered, as it were incidentally, an immense service to civilisation. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z The majority of them were women; but the African woman is accustomed to manual labour. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z It is one of the most common delusions of men of your way of thinking, Mr Killick, to imagine that the only kind of work worthy of the name is manual labour. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z The result was bickerings between those who were joint stockholders and those whose only profit came from their manual labour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z The time—to do manual labour on Sunday or on Monday. Essays In Pastoral Medicine 2012-03-05T03:00:09.993Z The use of flesh meat three days in the week was introduced, and instead of manual labour, other duties were substituted, such as teaching, copying, study, etc. Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth Its Ruins and Associations, a Guide and Popular History 2012-02-29T03:00:24.937Z "That large hands are inherited by those whose ancestors led laborious lives, and that those descended from ancestors unused to manual labour commonly have small hands, are established opinions." Herbert Spencer 2012-02-29T03:00:20.773Z And, by severe subdivision of his time and thoughts, by unceasing prayers, and manual labour, he did, in about three months, succeed in benumbing the earthly half of his heart. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z Her sole employment is agriculture; she performs all manual labour herself, milks her cows, to which she has given names, and which she has tamed. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z Those who have no linen, corn, cattle, or manual labour to offer, may bring a definite sum of money. What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z It was there that each choir monk’s share in the manual labour was assigned him every day by the Prior. Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth Its Ruins and Associations, a Guide and Popular History 2012-02-29T03:00:24.937Z The longer this is deferred, the more oppressively will the want of manual labour manifest itself; and the more advantages will foreign emigration secure. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z They do not bear arms, nor occupy themselves in trade or manual labour or even agriculture; though owning a large proportion of the land, they employ slaves or hired labourers to cultivate it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z As Philip gradually emancipated himself from the hard manual labour of the shops and rose from practical to theoretical problems, his old mathematical and scientific ability cropped out again. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z Some give their manual labour, and the work of others consists in taking care of the physical and intellectual welfare of the slaves, and in superintending their efforts. What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z The other class resided in the monastery and devoted their time to the chanting of the Divine Office, alternating with study in the Cloister and manual labour in the fields and gardens. Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth Its Ruins and Associations, a Guide and Popular History 2012-02-29T03:00:24.937Z Here all manual labour could have been done by whites; and much of it was actually, especially in Kentucky. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z Mere manual labour could have done little or nothing with the coals in the pit. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z An official, a representative of a great Power, performing cheap manual labour! In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z Yet, strange to say, it was not until the middle of last century that any one tried to supersede manual labour in the matter of stitching. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z Chapter over, they entered the Auditorium, where they took off and hung up their cowls, and each went thence to the manual labour assigned him by the Prior. Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth Its Ruins and Associations, a Guide and Popular History 2012-02-29T03:00:24.937Z Even the manual labour of his literary work must have been considerable. Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England 2011-12-19T03:00:41.437Z Let it not be supposed that we wish to depreciate manual labour. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z But it was in our contract that I should do all the manual labour connected with keeping order, so I obediently seized a long pole, and let it descend gently on the offender's shoulder. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z Not that he did a great deal of the manual labour himself. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z Over these, when not employed in manual labour, was worn the long white garment with wide sleeves, called the cowl. Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth Its Ruins and Associations, a Guide and Popular History 2012-02-29T03:00:24.937Z They require comparatively little manual labour in the firing, are easily regulated, and the waste heat is frequently used for secondary purposes. Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers 2011-12-10T03:00:15.097Z Iron was manufactured here in the time of the Romans; but it was made with great manual labour, and was consequently very dear. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z His manual labour—for he worked alongside his men, and allowed no scamping or shirking—was over at dusk. The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty 2011-12-07T03:00:17.867Z Higher education is practically gratuitous in Greece, and there is a somewhat ominous increase in the number of educated persons who disdain agricultural pursuits and manual labour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The basis of their food is rice and sweet potatoes, which they cultivate, using the buffalo and plough, and getting the manual labour done by their slaves. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z Nothing is more characteristic of the present age than the care which is, quite rightly, expended upon the comfort and safety of those who do the manual labour of the community. Marvels of Scientific Invention An Interesting Account in Non-technical Language of the Invention of Guns, Torpedoes, Submarine Mines, Up-to-date Smelting, Freezing, Colour Photography, and many other recent Discoveries of Science 2011-11-19T03:00:24.517Z Let us take an example of the readiness with which a small aid to manual labour gradually becomes perfected into a machine, requiring little impulse from human action. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z And a second sheet, suggestive of severe manual labour, was produced. Diana Tempest, Volume I (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:36.223Z The brethren were supported by their manual labour, and the duty of labour was strenuously recommended as a penance, as an exercise, and as the most laudable means of securing their daily subsistence. The South Isles of Aran 2011-10-26T02:00:28.363Z One third of Australia lies within the tropic belt, where manual labour is incompatible with the white man's physique, and where no industry could afford him, at the price he puts upon himself. Thirty Years in Australia 2011-10-25T02:00:27.397Z Horses do not live, and all wheeled traffic is done by manual labour—hammocks and sedan-chairs are the customary means of locomotion. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z It would be just the same thing if there were no machines or engines for diminishing manual labour. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z On Saturday evening she had flung herself upon her bed, as weary as though she had passed the day in the hardest manual labour. The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume II (of 2) 2011-10-21T02:00:19.713Z Moreover, the nature of the fertility of the meadow-lands is such as to require little manual labour, and other industrial means of subsistence have hardly yet come into existence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z He received me most kindly, and was willing to give me shelter in the house, but told me that, like all other inmates, I would have to engage in manual labour. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z Sometimes, for example, the Jews cloistered the women in a harem, or, if they were poor, compelled them to do manual labour. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z For a moment he said to himself that he was doing something, something even greater and better than his manual labour in America had been. The Later Life 2011-10-02T02:00:13.037Z None of these stones bear the imprint of the chisel, or any sign whatsoever of manual labour. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z You could not do manual labour here in this swamp under a nearly vertical sun and keep your health for twenty-four hours. Quick Action 2011-09-26T02:00:28.347Z There he forsook the needle altogether, and lived as the paid apostle of the dignity of manual labour, for which he had himself little mind. Contemporary Socialism 2011-09-10T02:00:28.673Z The fact that in the middle ages the Jews were forbidden to engage in handicrafts also, no doubt, tended to stereotype a form of dress unfitted for manual labour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z And he showed his hands, big, powerful hands, probably developed by manual labour, but now neither coarse nor hard. The Later Life 2011-10-02T02:00:13.037Z Driven to the last extremity, Aymer hit upon the idea of manual labour. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z But where in the 1960s and 1970s it was largely uneducated manual labour going abroad, now it is the graduates. Young, educated Greeks angry at being locked out of their lives 2011-08-03T20:06:21Z The introduction of the linotype and other modern machines into printing offices has without doubt many times reduced and displaced manual labour, and caused at those times at least temporary suffering among employees. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z The work of nursing and the care of an invalid’s room, be it home or hospital, has been raised from mere manual labour. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z Abbot Poemen said of our saint: ‘Three exterior practices are remarkable in Abbot Pambo: his fasting every day till evening, his silence, and his great diligence in manual labour.’ The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z Any one of the subdivisions of Australian manual labour does inevitably, indisputably, change and disguise the individual, of whatever previous history. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z They knew it by heart, almost all of them, and they used to recite it during their manual labour. The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation 2011-07-06T02:00:51.053Z An illegal immigrant hides in a small caravan, his hands filthy from manual labour, fearful he will be captured and deported. Alabama crackdown 2011-07-04T13:39:03Z Confining ourselves to the reforms that were connected with the intellectual activities of the monastery, we note that manual labour, in its literal sense, became practically non-existent. Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London 2011-06-30T02:00:33.287Z This would reduce the available time for direct manual labour at his disposal. Antonio Stradivari 2011-06-28T02:00:11.050Z As far as manual labour was concerned there had now come to be perfect equality between the man of birth and the son of toil. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z He gets poor grades in school, and seems destined for a life of manual labour. Bright lights, big city 2011-06-18T11:00:12Z Another and a continual proof of his humility was the willingness with which he took part in the heavy manual labour of the Community. A Mediaeval Mystic A Short Account of the Life and Writings of Blessed John Ruysbroeck, Canon Regular of Groenendael A.D. 1293-1381 2011-06-14T02:00:22.820Z Idleness is the enemy of the soul: hence brethren ought at certain seasons to occupy themselves with manual labour and again at certain hours with holy reading. Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London 2011-06-30T02:00:33.287Z I freely confess to you, Poole, what you probably know already,—that I am very seriously worried over money matters, and that I perceive I can never support my family by manual labour. A Day with Samuel Taylor Coleridge 2011-06-08T02:00:18.910Z The first year's manual labour, which all essayed as the recognised form of ticket in the lottery, saw many of the unused toilers disgusted or discouraged. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z “Prison bosses made more money forcing inmates to play games than they do forcing people to do manual labour,” Liu told the Guardian. Chinese Prison Guards Forced Inmates Into Virtual Work Gangs 2011-05-26T19:47:05Z I think of it like doing manual labour for six hours a day. Ultra-marathon challenge finished 2011-05-20T18:26:41Z Moreover, the copying of manuscripts was considered to comply with the regulation as to manual labour prescribed by the Benedictine rules. Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London 2011-06-30T02:00:33.287Z Must she be degraded not only to menial companionship but to manual labour also? A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z The labour of a thousand men was a valuable consideration in that day of dearth of every kind of manual labour. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z The dour old Scot took it as his religious duty to give his helper a severe introduction to the world of manual labour, and circumstances aided him in his aim. The Snow-Burner 2011-05-17T02:00:21.527Z When the manual labours were ended for the day, the monks betook themselves to prayer, reading, or writing, while the less expert could always employ themselves in works of charity for the common good. Life of Saint Columba Apostle of Scotland 2011-05-10T02:00:58.153Z The work of trimming the excavation to a regular shape must always be done by manual labour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z Now, it will not be denied, that manual labour enters to an infinitely greater extent into the production of food than into the production of any other manufacture. Letter to the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Melbourne on the Cause of the Higher Average Price of Grain in Britain than on the the Continent 2011-04-16T02:00:18.040Z The vow of the Franciscans was poverty, manual labour, and study; but the first two were soon abandoned. Cabinet Portrait Gallery of British Worthies Volume I 2011-03-12T03:00:27.327Z Mynors's arrangements for the prompt distribution of tea at the appointed hour were very minute, and involved a considerable amount of back bending and manual labour. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z Who shall determine how much mental work is equivalent to so much manual labour, seeing how vast is the difference in the value of one man's brain product over another's? Comrades A Story of Social Adventure in California 2011-03-03T03:00:52.327Z It is hard, manual labour, and Mr Liu puffs and strains as he marches along. Parched crops 2011-03-01T10:24:13Z Worse, they think nothing of engaging in actual manual labour in their pursuit of knowledge. The twisted history of alchemy: Alchemists, ancient and modern 2011-02-24T10:45:13Z The persons eligible for passages to Natal would be agricultural labourers, mechanics, skilled labourers, and small farmers accustomed to some manual labour, and intending to work for their subsistence. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z Further, I had no wish to give up manual labour, nor had I confidence in myself that I could do the work. From Crow-Scaring to Westminster; an Autobiography 2011-02-06T03:01:01.497Z His theory that manual labour should form part of the scholar’s life was checked by the personal discovery that hard labour in the fields meant poor work in the study. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z This, then, I thought, giving myself a hitch of determination, was the moment for manual labour. In the Mountains 2011-01-27T03:00:37.910Z English professionals, owing to the manual labour with which most of them start life, become abnormally strong in the arms, and trust almost entirely to those muscles. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z Among the upper and middle classes there was usually a betrothal feast, but among the classes living by manual labour this was dispensed with. Bygone Church Life in Scotland 2011-01-14T03:00:48.713Z In numbers he is, of course, small, compared with the 8,000,000 Negroes in the South, who perform the enormous bulk of hard manual labour upon which rests Southern prosperity. Following the Color Line an account of Negro citizenship in the American democracy 2011-01-06T03:00:45.737Z The mere fact of the amalgamation had diminished the cost of superintendence, and of manual labour, and increased the profits. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z When Will indulged in manual labour he relieved himself of all superfluous clothing. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z But such manual labour on the part of one who has passed through his ordinary apprenticeship and still continues at the work for a year or two would disqualify. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z But there were no dams, so that Kent had his choice between manual labour, which is slow and costly, and dynamite, which is sudden but uncertain. The Boss of Wind River 2010-12-30T03:00:28.770Z He can always get work at unskilled manual labour, or personal or domestic service—in other words, at menial employment. Following the Color Line an account of Negro citizenship in the American democracy 2011-01-06T03:00:45.737Z It was not mere scribbling, mere fumbling with papers: it was manual labour with the pen, muscular work, nervous work; and it never ceased. The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z The farms are generally small, and are for the most part tilled by manual labour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z Who has ever been employed in or about boats, or in manual labour, for money or wages. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z He himself doubled as academic and motorbike mechanic, and wondered why he always tired after a day at the former yet felt strangely exhilarated by the manual labour of a newly restored motorbike. Graduates shouldn't be afraid of the chisel and oil can 2010-10-07T19:00:00Z He stopped for a few seconds to talk of the travails of building a house in our village due to a severe shortage of skilled manual labour. Shortage of labour is crippling Kerala 2010-08-17T11:30:00Z "The work is extremely physically damaging; it's all manual labour," said Jane Buchanan, the report's author, speaking to the Guardian from Almaty, the largest city in Kazakhstan. Philip Morris tobacco suppliers in Kazakhstan found to use child labour 2010-07-14T17:41:00Z Not often does a Pope say of his own legates, “How should they who gained their daily bread by manual labour with the utmost hazard, possess accurate and abundant learning?” The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII Who has ever been employed in or about boats, or in manual labour, for money or wages. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z There were "skills in manual labour that link hand and brain and which are still not recognised". Graduates shouldn't be afraid of the chisel and oil can 2010-10-07T19:00:00Z Unfortunately, though, the state whose workforce is manning the economies of the Gulf is itself going through an acute, debilitating shortage of skilled manual labour, which presents an interesting case study in migration. Shortage of labour is crippling Kerala 2010-08-17T11:30:00Z Few Chinese women perform any kind of manual labour; and, except in shops of the very poorest description, they are not even to be seen behind a counter. A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas I hardly think that any Socialist, nowadays, would seriously propose that an inspector should call every morning at each house to see that each citizen rose up and did manual labour for eight hours. Miscellaneous Aphorisms; The Soul of Man One night while they lounged on the front campus listening to senior singing the long tutor suggested that he take up some form of manual labour. The Guarded Heights Childcare is skilled manual labour that delivers more than just family bonding. Graduates shouldn't be afraid of the chisel and oil can 2010-10-07T19:00:00Z Family ties are strong, and the women are not ill-treated, although they share in all kinds of manual labour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" For bleaching yarn in bulk, however, this mode of procedure would involve so much manual labour that the process would become too expensive. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" I cannot help saying that a great deal of nonsense is being written and talked nowadays about the dignity of manual labour. Miscellaneous Aphorisms; The Soul of Man Nay more, were they to neglect spiritual things for manual labour they would be abandoning, not without detriment to their souls, the greater for the lesser, the necessary for the unnecessary. Saint Bonaventure The Seraphic Doctor Minister-General of the Franciscan Order And throughout his life he supported himself by manual labour whenever occasion demanded. The Vagabond in Literature It can also be worked by manual labour with capstan bars. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" Considerably more care has to be exercised in linen bleaching than is the case with cotton, and the process consequently necessitates a greater amount of manual labour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" There is nothing necessarily dignified about manual labour at all, and most of it is absolutely degrading. Miscellaneous Aphorisms; The Soul of Man Anyhow the stuff could be got out of reputable books in half the time with no manual labour of scribbling. Years of Plenty As William Herschel spoke, he was preparing to carry the precious reflector downstairs—that outcome of many a night-watch, and many a weary hour of purely manual labour. Her Season in Bath A Story of Bygone Days It can also be worked by manual labour with capstan bars, a drum-head E’, fitted on the spindle on the main deck, enabling additional capstan bars to be used if required. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" Their introduction was the chief cause leading the white settlers to despise manual labour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" The women are splendid, so handsome and strong looking; they do most of the manual labour. My Diary in Serbia: April 1, 1915-Nov. 1, 1915 Manure is a good thing, but manual labour is better. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel But the decrease lies mainly in the number of agricultural labourers; the number of farmers is not notably affected, and the increasing substitution of machinery for manual labour must be taken into consideration. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" The earlier forms were of a comparatively simple character, made of wood with an iron spindle and worked by manual labour with wooden capstan bars. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" Any fatigue, any privation Masheesh would endure, but even such manual labour as that of cutting up the carcasses of the slain he utterly disdained. The Ruined Cities of Zululand Yes, and manual labour such as this is tremendous. Fairfax and His Pride He has no art whatever, he has no weapons, and there is no power of manual labour in him. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel In the farmyard there was no steam engine, and all the work was done by manual labour, such as threshing the corn with the flail. Christopher Crayon's Recollections The Life and Times of the late James Ewing Ritchie as told by himself This is the only badge of poverty that he bears about him; its form is suggestive of an emblem of manual labour—the Shovel. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) Not to mention countries where manual labour is very dear, I know of provinces in France, where it is very difficult to find either journeymen or man-servants. Priests, Women, and Families No size, oil, or expense is required, manual labour is almost all it costs, either to the rich or poor. Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) Between us and Banda stood some enormous hills; and temples were built on their very pinnacles, which are reached by winding steps, cut out of the rock by manual labour. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment The whites of Spanish descent object to manual labour, and this places all such occupations in the hands of the coloured races. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" She learns that his pupils are taught to read embossed type on Braille's system, which her own experience had shown to be unsuited to those who have hard manual labour to perform. Elizabeth Gilbert and Her Work for the Blind Their manual labour is a very secondary consideration; that is especially our part. Priests, Women, and Families Her worsteds have all been dyed under her own superintendence, and it is said the only relief she has ever had in the manual labour was in having an assistant to thread her needles. The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries The most striking feature in the reform was the return to manual labour, and especially to field-work, which became a special characteristic of Cistercian life. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" If the mere manual labour of writing was so great, we cannot wonder that all superfluous particles or other words that could be dispensed with were ruthlessly cut away. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" The most intelligent of Greek tyrants, Periander, discouraged the employment of slaves; and Pericles designates the freedom from manual labour as the distinguishing prerogative of Athens. The History of Freedom Here is nothing superfluous, nothing but what appertains to the earliest stages of civilization, and what every well-arranged society ought to be able to give in return for manual labour of the lowest kind. A Morning's Walk from London to Kew Pleasurable exercise will be substituted for the monotonous, manual labour which, while it continues, generally precludes the possibility of mental improvement. Twentieth Century Inventions A Forecast Teachers and students must all take their share in manual labour. A History of the English Church in New Zealand But there was no help for such manual labour in this case. Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement “O, I don’t think of them; I don’t go in for manual labour,” said the little man proudly. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) Slowly and unwillingly my uncles at length consented that I should make trial of a life of manual labour. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. Some, the dull, unlettered and unskilled, were drafted up country to heavy manual labour at which they remained, while clever expert rogues found pleasant, congenial and often profitable employment in the towns. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" And it is of no use to try to conceal this sorrowful fact by fine words, and to talk to the workman about the honourableness of manual labour and the dignity of humanity. An Ocean Tramp Often, after I have taken active exercise, such as running, or done manual labour, such as digging or lifting heavy weights in the land of my dreams, my muscles have ached all the following day. Byways of Ghost-Land They were not particularly ascetic, these Benedictines, and insisted much on manual labour in the open air. The Thread of Gold Both of these belong to self-made men, accustomed to hard manual labour from childhood. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly “Don’t do that, Thomas Blount,” said the Vicar, still more huskily; “there is nothing to be ashamed of in honest manual labour.” The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam Now for unpacking, or any sort of manual labour which will put my frozen blood in circulation!” Robinetta It may not, however, be superfluous to refer to that tendency to look disparagingly on manual labour, which is so frequent and fatal a result of the very perfection of educational work. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' It was several years since he had undertaken any severe manual labour, though he was by no means unused to it, and he was cramped and aching in every limb. The Greater Power It is not in the least surprising that occupations involving manual labour are for the most part filled with dissatisfied and incompetent grumblers, who have been obligingly provided by a State system of education. The Curse of Education A good many of us come from the classes in England among whom manual labour is considered low and degrading. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand His hand was the delicate hand of a Churchman—not coarsened by manual labour. A Nest of Spies The brethren or "conversi," who are laymen, occupy themselves with the manual labour of the monastery, but all that is necessary in the cell is done by the father himself. Memorials of Old London Volume I In a country of such vast population, machinery may perhaps be considered as detrimental especially as, at least, nine-tenths of the community must derive their subsistence from manual labour. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton We have mentioned in connection with railway signalling that the signalman is sometimes relieved of the hard manual labour of moving signals and points by the employment of electric and pneumatic auxiliaries. How it Works Dealing in simple language with steam, electricity, light, heat, sound, hydraulics, optics, etc., and with their applications to apparatus in common use Of new-chums, only artisans are absorbed into the city population as a rule; all others have to look to manual labour of some kind, and generally up-country, for a means of subsistence. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand "It will not only give you a greater respect for manual labour, but subdue your pride." In Brief Authority Milton and many other writers used the word in this its original sense; and Johnson explains it "to cultivate by manual labour," according to its literal derivation. The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare National capital and the comforts and conveniences which it supplies to all are at least as much the result of thrift, inventiveness, enterprise, and wise direction as of manual labour. British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals Not those employed in manual labour: with very few exceptions that is. Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker Their aching backs and blistered hands convey a very real notion of what hard work and manual labour means. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand In certain classes of textile labour the amount of muscular or manual labour given out in a day is larger than formerly. The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production Yes; that was to say, he had enough responsibility to bear; but exactness and watchfulness were what was required of him, and of actual work—manual labour—he had next to none. Mugby Junction This statement may impose upon the simple by its show of learning, but it is somewhat vague, for it only suggests, but does not distinctly assert, that manual labour is the only source of wealth. British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals He felt that manual labour was almost below his dignity now. The Silver Lining A Guernsey Story It is on record that he himself actually joined in the manual labour of dragging stones and timbers into position, and that, clad in hempen garments, he led the labourers' chorus of "Kiyari." A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era So did his manual labour before the machine took it over. The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production Her limbs were more delicately proportioned than is usual among women accustomed to manual labour from childhood. The Toilers of the Field It is convenient for statistical purposes to include in it all those who do not belong to the 'manual labour class.' British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals Averse to manual labour, he could not properly cultivate such a small farm without submitting himself to this "slavish work," as he called it. The Silver Lining A Guernsey Story Perhaps the most intelligible description of them is that they constituted the peasant and artisan class, and that they were attached to the uji in subordinate positions for purposes of manual labour. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era As a revenue payer he is not so satisfactory, his want of industry and the pride which looks upon manual labour as degrading making him but a poor husbandman. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Once more we talked of manual labour and progress, and the mysterious Cross awaiting humanity in the remote future. The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories On page 7 the property of the "manual labour class," or the poor, in land and capital is given as follows:— In 1901 the deposits in P.O. British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals In the cultivation of these crops manual labour is universally employed; and the mode of cultivation is precisely that which is carried on in garden husbandry. Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. The shoulder-strap was a mark of manual labour, and its use in the presence of a superior has always been counted as rude in Japan. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Among these schools for Christians are industrial institutions for the training of boys and girls in manual labour. India's Problem, Krishna or Christ "There must be justice," said I. "Millions of people have to do manual labour." The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories With so much manual labour to be done, the difficulties in the way of education were continually becoming intensified. From Slave to College President Being the Life Story of Booker T. Washington This singular practice, which is universal in Flanders, is probably owing to the great use of the manual labour in the operations of agriculture. Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. He began doing manual labour, would not let the servants wait on him, and above all he is now giving away his property. The Light Shines in Darkness Then a few missions began to touch the industrial problem and to establish schools for the training of boys and girls in manual labour. India's Problem, Krishna or Christ Even a fool or a criminal can do manual labour. The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories It was too often supposed that it meant mere book-learning that would release its possessors from hard, manual labour. From Slave to College President Being the Life Story of Booker T. Washington Nothing, indeed, but the great demand for labour, occasioned by the use of manual labour in husbandry, could have produced, or could support, the great population by which Flanders has always been distinguished. Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. When Sarah entered, all hot from her manual labours, Charles started to his feet. Terribly Intimate Portraits Nothing to worry about, no work to do, only manual labour. The Mystery of the Green Ray He had never seen one of them lift his hand to do manual labour. The Indifference of Juliet It was one of the greatest evils of slavery that manual labour was considered degrading. From Slave to College President Being the Life Story of Booker T. Washington Like their brethren in Russia, the Israelites of Poland are accused of great aversion to every kind of manual labour, preferring to gain a livelihood by devotion to petty commerce. Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume I Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries From 1812 to 1883 Mrs Widger's cookery, though sometimes a little greasy for one who does no great amount of manual labour and undergoes no excessive exposure, is far from bad. A Poor Man's House But of course I can't truthfully say I love manual labour. The Desert Fiddler Half of each day I’ll spend in useful manual labour of some kind, and half in reading and contemplation. The Woman from Outside [on Swan River] Her own hands were smaller than Madame Bonanni's; but then, they had never been used to manual labour when she had been a girl. Fair Margaret A Portrait There is not one in all California; and the poor Indians are obliged to grind their corn by manual labour between two large, flat stones. A New Voyage Round the World, in the years 1823, 24, 25, and 26, Vol. 2 The almost unlimited supply of labour-power in the steam-engine came at a time when the existing supply of manual labour was proving utterly inadequate to cope with the demands of the manufacturer. History of the English People, Volume VIII Modern England, 1760-1815 The third method referred to involved the shifting of manual labour from man to his domestic beast, for the faithful hound was pressed into the service of the cook. Chats on Household Curios I could hear the soft opening and shutting of bureau drawers, and once, a grunting and straining, as of one engaged in severe manual labour. Explorers of the Dawn Machines for carding and combing took the place of manual labour after 1790, and enabled one man and a few children to do the work of many men. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration Everybody, from the humblest convert up to the bishop himself, is occupied in some sort of manual labour. Modern Saints and Seers In this way she can arrange with little trouble and at little expense for any manual labour which is beyond her own strength. The Canadian Girl at Work A Book of Vocational Guidance Madame Bordin, by way of compensation, did not pay for the manual labour, and kept the manure. Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life This aimed at reviving the Benedictine rule in all its strictness, insisting especially on manual labour. Mediæval Wales Chiefly in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries: Six Popular Lectures Leaders—brains—will always rise to the top; will always be rewarded more highly than mere manual labour. Mufti The men are not brought up to any manual labour, their whole occupation consisting in hunting, shooting with bow and arrows, watching the flocks, and riding. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World An arrangement, as has been pointed out, can easily be made for the manual labour required. The Canadian Girl at Work A Book of Vocational Guidance These persons were distinct from those who had been in trade or other branches of business, or gained their livelihood by their manual labour. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 2 of 2 From 1620-1816 Their business was to serve God—to perform divine services—and in the intervals to keep out of mischief by manual labour, and to perform works of charity. Mediæval Wales Chiefly in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries: Six Popular Lectures Moreover, there was a bank through which a hundred men might cut a breach in a day or so, even though they went about their work most leisurely, being constitutionally averse to manual labour. Bones Being Further Adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' Country Columbus sought to oblige the gentlemen to aid them; but these proud Hidalgos, anxious as they were to conquer fortune, would not stoop to pick it up, and refused to perform any manual labour. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World After the wandering boyhood of a pioneer and a period of manual labour as a "rail-splitter" he had settled in Illinois, where he had picked up his own education and become a successful lawyer. A History of the United States Nothing, unless it were manual labour, and he did not know where to look for that. The Man Who Lost Himself Well, it will take a long time to get the guns up by manual labour," said his companion meditatively, "and it seems to me that we might easily adopt another means. Under the Rebel's Reign We understand that under these conditions manual labour is considered a curse of fate. The Conquest of Bread In most, not to say all, tropical countries, the educated native shuns manual labour, and with this tendency dominant in the Filipino, it is difficult to foresee what may happen as education advances. The Philippine Islands The monks did some manual labour, but devoted themselves chiefly to religious exercises, to teaching the young, to hospitality and almsgiving. The Church and the Barbarians Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 461 to A.D. 1003 That Steele, whom we shall meet more than once in this story, could do the manual labour of at least two men we can well believe. Policing the Plains Being the Real-Life Record of the Famous North-West Mounted Police His parents being of the industrial class and in indigent circumstances, he was early devoted to a life of manual labour. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century And has not Marx asserted that the same distinction is equally logical between two branches of manual labour? The Conquest of Bread And I am too old for manual labour—though, of course, it is not for that you want me.” The Hot Swamp Small steam-engines placed inside the breastwork serve to turn the turrets, which, however, can also be worked by manual labour should necessity demand it. Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships Well, no doubt Mrs. Rose is satisfied to inspire your work and let others do the manual labour. The Making of a Soul The nuns, numbering about thirty, are vowed to the contemplative life of prayer and manual labour in the service of God, but do no teaching or nursing, and there are no lay sisters. The Kensington District The Fascination of London Here the result is obtained by a great economy in manual labour: on those vast plains, ploughing, harvesting, thrashing, are organized in almost military fashion. The Conquest of Bread Prayer and study, and manual labour, were their only occupations. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 Though accustomed to manual labour, they found their tasks very severe in hauling up blocks of stone, carrying heavy beams and rafters. Roger Willoughby A Story of the Times of Benbow There was no hesitation or hanging back at such times, for all had to set to, even Dinny playing a pretty good part, considering that he abhorred manual labour. Off to the Wilds Being the Adventures of Two Brothers As far us his own manual labour goes, as far as he will take the plough, the harrow, and the broadcast himself, so far may he procure the execution of his own ideas. Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808 In a spacious and well-ventilated factory the work is better; it is easy to introduce many small ameliorations, of which each represents an economy of time or of manual labour. The Conquest of Bread The dignity of manual labour was a new doctrine to preach to Greeks, but Paul lays stress on it repeatedly in his letters to Thessalonica. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. For he had learned no trade, he was not a skilled artisan, and mere manual labour and clerk-work are, he knew, very poorly paid. For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War “Lizzie ‘does’ it every morning, but it’s not a doing which satisfies me, so I put in a little manual labour every afternoon as a change from using my brain. The Independence of Claire This was no case of ordinary difficulty; it was not a difficulty which could be overcome by the skilful and judicious application of a practically unlimited supply of manual labour. The Missing Merchantman A boy who is lazy at Greek or Latin would work admirably were he taught science, especially if he were taught with the aid of manual labour. The Conquest of Bread He worked well and patiently at the temporary manual labour on which he was employed, and when that came to an end he looked about resolutely for more. A Dog with a Bad Name Mr. Hardy was not ashamed of having come along through the ranks of manual labour. Robert Hardy's Seven Days A Dream and Its Consequences I've servants enough of my own, so there's no need for my ward to do manual labour. A Hungarian Nabob The upper class have always had Indians to wait upon them, and a Quixotic tendency to the despising of manual labour has naturally resulted, as among the leisured class of any other country. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development And, moreover, however highly artistic or however subtly metaphysical are our pleasures, they all depend on manual labour. The Conquest of Bread As Iligan’s insurrectionary population was too aristocratic to demean itself by manual labour for any monetary consideration, the soldiers of the infantry company stationed at Iligan were detailed to dig the trench. A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route This is a custom of several castes whose women do manual labour, and the reason appears to be one of convenience, as glass bangles on the working arm would be continually getting broken. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Since the introduction of machine-made cloth has reduced the profits of hand-loom weaving, large numbers of the weaving castes have been reduced to manual labour as a means of subsistence. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) These are the peones, and to their work is due the cultivation of the ground, the working of the mines, and all the manual labour without which the industries of the country would be non-existent. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development True to their word, he nightly parted company with them, laden with money, and thus he had no need to spend his days as heretofore, in manual labour. Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales No manual labour is more fatiguing, and more degrading to the labourer, than gaming. The Young Duke He then retired into solitude near Coma, passing his time in manual labour, prayer, and study. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Episcopal See The foot was elegantly shaped, but the hand was that of the descendant of ancestors who had been engaged in manual labour. The Youth of Goethe At the time of his birth his father rented a farm, but, being unfortunate, he was compelled to seek the support of his family by manual labour. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume IV. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century It will therefore be desirable to examine what he said on the subject of study, and I will translate a few lines from the 48th chapter of his Rule, Of daily manual labour. Libraries in the Medieval and Renaissance Periods The Rede Lecture Delivered June 13, 1894 Disqualified by his imperfect vision from engaging in manual labour, he chose the business of pedlar or travelling merchant. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century The bidder's face was keen and intellectual; his hands refined, lady-like, clean and white, showing they were long divorced from manual labour, if indeed they had ever done any useful work. The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont He took a keen delight in the manual labour of working on Drew's house. Joyce of the North Woods Some day some enterprising firm will build a fermentary in portable sections easily erected, and with some simple mechanical mixer to replace the present laborious method of turning the beans by manual labour. Cocoa and Chocolate Their History from Plantation to Consumer The drudgery of heavy manual labour proved very uncongenial; and the apprentice suddenly took his departure, walking a long distance to Edinburgh, whither his parents had removed their residence. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century His parents were in humble circumstances; and owing to the infirmities of his father, he was required, while a mere youth, to engage in manual labour for the support of the family. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century I was unqualified for manual labour by all the habits of my life; but there was no choice between penury and diligence,—between honest labour and criminal inactivity. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 Here, I repeat, machinery must be used as much and manual labour as little as possible. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative For the period of seventeen years, according to his own narrative, he abandoned the cultivation of poetry, assiduously applying himself to manual labour for the support of his family. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century Just about this time we decided to do away with manual labour in blowing the organ, and substituted a small hydraulic engine. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 3, March, 1891 I have diminished your labours out of the monastery lest by working badly you should only add to your sins, and have enjoined on you the manual labour of writing and binding books. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance They were, I understood, subsequently re-opened by a company who employed machinery with more success than was possible with manual labour. Five Years in New Zealand 1859 to 1864 It is most efficiently treated when the sluice is long; it demands six times more water than the artificial article, but it wants less manual labour. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative In Portugal it permeates all public and municipal life, and appears to affect most especially that portion of the population who do not earn their living by manual labour. Spanish Life in Town and Country The style of husbandry is exquisitely neat, and in general performed by manual labour. The Diary of an Ennuyée Some of our new acquaintances watched the scene with a shocked surprise that authorities should share in the manual labour, instead of looking on and paying for it. Uppingham by the Sea a Narrative of the Year at Borth It is a huge mistake to suppose that the gentleman lowers himself anywhere—and especially in the Colonies—by undertaking any kind of manual labour. Five Years in New Zealand 1859 to 1864 Other vessels have a 15-inch hose worked by manual labour, fifty men changed every ten minutes, and will throw the jet over the royal yards of a first-class man-of-war. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative The person who works hard, whether it be manual labour or brain work, needs food and rest at intervals in order that the nerves may recuperate and replenish their stocks of lecithin. The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28 The Independent Health Magazine This meant hard manual labour; but as I only had to use it about once a week it was exercise for me, and I enjoyed it. Jethou or Crusoe Life in the Channel Isles There was a chorus of assent, for none were accustomed to hard manual labour, and the pain in their arms was excessive. The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century It obviously cannot be due to the manual labour of the compositors, for this, both in kind and quantity, is in each case the same. A Critical Examination of Socialism In this matter, the reverse of Europe, Africa, whose social system is built upon slavery, holds field-work, and indeed all manual labour, degrading to the free man. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative Supply to the sick the defect of manual labour. Notes on Nursing What It Is, and What It Is Not It would not have been necessary, as it has been in many cases, for men of scientific or artistic capacity to abandon the pursuits in which they were skilled for unskilled manual labour. The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism Darling Mother,—I have nothing to say about my life, which is filled up with manual labour. Letters of a Soldier 1914-1915 This, he goes on to argue, will, despite all my objections, be found to depend on ordinary manual labour, of which the labour of the hands of the compositors is that which concerns us most. A Critical Examination of Socialism If we must believe 100the Abbé de Latour and other writers of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the children of the early colonists, skilful in manual labour, showed, nevertheless, great indolence of mind. The Makers of Canada: Bishop Laval This was the preliminary to a mild appeal for creature and medical comforts, and it had two objects—to open the soul to compassion, and bar all considerations of manual labour. The Missing Link It would appear from Celsus that not a few of the Church teachers in the second century supported themselves by manual labour. The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution The eight-hour system is generally accepted in all classes of manual labour. Town Life in Australia But whether ordinary manual labour shall or shall not exert itself, is not similarly dependent on human volition at all. A Critical Examination of Socialism He worked as if manual labour pained him, and was always studying out of a musty little book. Fanny Goes to War He had never been accustomed to manual labour; he did not like being exposed to the cold winds, to the frost or rain, with no shelter except that afforded by our small tent. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned I begin to find that large collections involve a heavy amount of manual labour which is not very agreeable. Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 The dignity of manual labour comes home from seeing it well done, it is shown to be worth doing and deserving of honour. The Education of Catholic Girls Fortunately, much manual labour was saved by the faithful servant, Nancy, whom no entreaties could force to quit. A Book for the Young These persons were engaged in manual labour of different kinds. Ancient Egypt Except for the manual labour—there had been natives to fetch and carry—she and Cosette were sisters in loneliness. The Ragged Edge This disadvantage, generally speaking, pursues rank and riches downwards, till you approach very nearly to that numerous class who live by manual labour, becoming, however, less and less as you descend. Advice to Young Men And (Incidentally) to Young Women in the Middle and Higher Ranks of Life. In a Series of Letters, Addressed to a Youth, a Bachelor, a Lover, a Husband, a Father, a Citizen, or a Subject. They are the envy of the choir religious, and in the precincts of such religious houses children unconsciously learn the dignity of manual labour, and feel themselves honoured by having any share in it. The Education of Catholic Girls They are all too proud for manual labour, even at the plough. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official Though I hated manual labour, I bent my back to the tasks with a will, glad to endure for the fulfillment of my dream. Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative Probably the Buddha would not have admitted the value of manual labour as a distraction and defence against evil thoughts. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 I have surmounted the discomforts of insufficient food, of dirt, a bed without sheets, the strain of hard manual labour. The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls Religious houses, foundresses of, 224; and manual labour, 98. —minds, difficulties of, 63. —orders, development of, 165. —teaching: qualifications for, 4; and manners, 201. The Education of Catholic Girls From the winnowing machine it runs into the separating machine, which sorts it into sizes, and equalizes the samples, by which a vast amount of time and manual labour are saved. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. As a specimen of manual labour in comedy, we never saw the acting of this débutant equalled. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, September 12, 1841 For, I remarked, you certainly cannot compete with foreign countries at this rate, and at home the Classes will be competing with you, being obliged to have recourse to manual labour. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, July 30, 1892 Mark liked him, and his manual labour was done under the direction of Brother Giles, who had been made gardener, a post for which he was well suited. The Altar Steps The lack of exercise and manual labour began to tell on Ben. Half Portions The hero developed by the crisis was Francesco Ferrucci, a plebeian who had passed his youth in manual labour, and who now displayed rare military genius. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series It will probably be found cheaper to buy spinach extract than to make it, as manual labour cannot compete with machinery. Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery A Manual of Cheap and Wholesome Diet The manual labour sweetened his mind a little, and scoured it of some bitterness. Children of the Mist Referring to the fear some native Christians have shown of sending their girls to a school having manual labour in its curriculum, Dr. Ida exclaimed hotly, 'This fear of work is the bane of China.' Notable Women of Modern China Many men, "nobly born and gently nurtured," have thus learned self-dependence, to endure hardships, and to share manual labour with the humblest; and such an experience does not work for evil. Native Races and the War What now of the dignity of manual labour which many a high official has expounded to native youth? New Ideas in India During the Nineteenth Century A Study of Social, Political, and Religious Developments The boy after a time followed his father, and soon became useful in planting, fishing, house-building, and all kinds of manual labour. Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before She kept her possessions scrupulously clean, lavishing upon them much tender care, and much of that active service in manual labour which she found no scope for elsewhere. The Sign of the Red Cross I have been quite happy in this work, because I feel the women are learning self-respect and to look upon manual labour as something honourable. Notable Women of Modern China The education of a man whose early years had been spent in earning bread by manual labour had necessarily been defective, and faults of manner and errors of taste repelled the observer at the outset. Great Britain and the American Civil War Further articles touched on the formation of a community, the supplanting of the spirit of competition, the highest education of the young, simplicity of living, the importance of manual labour and religious communion. The History of the Fabian Society A man cannot do manual labour carrying a cane. Walking-Stick Papers But it is a hard country for the poor gentleman, whose habits have rendered him unfit for manual labour. The Backwoods of Canada Being Letters From The Wife of an Emigrant Officer, Illustrative of the Domestic Economy of British America It must not be supposed, however, that manual labour alone was thought worthy of praise. An Essay on Mediaeval Economic Teaching Again there were conversations about manual labour, about progress, about a mysterious millennium awaiting mankind in the remote future. The Chorus Girl and Other Stories But how would you like to undertake manual labour? The Horse-Stealers and Other Stories Notwithstanding that nature seemed to have deprived him of all means of manual labour, he rose to the position of parish schoolmaster and parish clerk. The Parish Clerk In a steam-engine factory, machinery is called upon to do what no amount of manual labour could effect. Rides on Railways His youth was passed in poverty, hardship, and a degree of severe manual labour which left its traces in a premature stoop and weakened constitution. A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature And none behaved so ungraciously to me as those who had only lately been humble people themselves, and had earned their bread by hard manual labour. The Chorus Girl and Other Stories To the three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, was added the obligation of manual labour, the brethren being required to work with their hands at least seven hours daily. Edwy the Fair or the First Chronicle of Aescendune Exercise is considered a degenerate habit, fit only for people who have to earn a living; and, as for manual labour, a Corean nobleman would much prefer suicide to anything so disgraceful. Corea or Cho-sen The Land of the Morning Calm As he said, I ought to remember he had all the manual labour of it. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, February 28, 1891 There is another, called the Excavator, that bores through hills, &c. and quickens the work fiftyfold to manual labour. Journal of a Voyage across the Atlantic "When you begin talking about manual labour it is always stupid and vulgar!" said my father with irritation. The Chorus Girl and Other Stories These objects were—first: to buy land for the agricultural members to cultivate, paying their rent, not to the other members, but to the company; not refusing machinery, but preferring manual labour. The Life of John Ruskin The feeling of fatigue from overwork is natural; the repugnance of caste to manual labour is factitious. Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics They have developed into sufficiently old soldiers to have acquired the correct military attitude towards manual labour. The First Hundred Thousand Now, you can have no idea of the relief which manual labour is to you—of the degree to which the deprivation of manual employment increases the peculiar irritability from which many sick suffer. Notes on Nursing What It Is, and What It Is Not "Then do you think everyone without exception ought to engage in manual labour?" asked the doctor. The Chorus Girl and Other Stories Roldan won over the crews by promising them fresh young girls instead of manual labour, pleasures instead of exertion, plenty in place of famine, and repose instead weariness and watching. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera Thialfi, in the Norse mythology the god of manual labour, Thor's henchman and attendant. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge A strong prejudice against manual labour was shaping itself in his mind. The Soul of a Child For him to be willing to put on old clothes and rough boots, and soil his hands with manual labour, indicated a change of thought and ideals hardly to have been expected so soon. Strawberry Acres "Millions of people put up with manual labour." The Chorus Girl and Other Stories The men carry their troubles afield; manual labour dulls, if it does not altogether exorcise, them; some have other less creditable means of seeking oblivion. North, South and over the Sea A. Certainly not; my aspirations soar above such pursuits, and my health, impaired by excessive study, unfits me for a life of manual labour. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, July 12, 1890 All dislike the idea of manual labour, though never so slight. Hodge and His Masters He would not admit that there was anything in manual labour that ought to impair the respect of the community for the labourer or the worker's respect for himself. Abraham Lincoln That to require a woman to stand upon her feet for more than ten hours in any one day and to perform severe manual labour while thus standing has the effect of impairing her health. A Short History of Women's Rights From the Days of Augustus to the Present Time. with Special Reference to England and the United States. Second Edition Revised, With Additions. It will be the same when it comes to landing stores or doing any other hard manual labour. Scott's Last Expedition Volume I On one finger were two good rings, the hands were clean, the nails well kept, and there was every evidence that the man did not live by manual labour. The Rome Express But they would rather live with strangers, accepting a position which is often invidious, than lift a hand to work at home, so great is the repugnance to manual labour. Hodge and His Masters He had himself, as a young man, been brought up to do toilsome manual labour. Abraham Lincoln Steam engines are erected in every direction round the town, they being found to accelerate business, and abridge manual labour. A Description of Modern Birmingham Whereunto Are Annexed Observations Made during an Excursion Round the Town, in the Summer of 1818, Including Warwick and Leamington This obviously prevents blasting and each block of stone is cut out by manual labour. Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter My manual labours were now at an end; my dungeon was searched every night, and every kind of tool carefully kept from me. Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are To attempt to put them out upon the land again was hopeless; they knew nothing of agriculture, and were unused to manual labour, which they despised. Social life at Rome in the Age of Cicero "The most precious gain is that made by manual labour; that which a man thus earns and gives to himself, his people, his sons and his servants, is as meritorious as alms." Christianity and Islam Our rapid turnover of patients involved a large amount of manual labour in stretcher work, clearing up wards, and so on, but all this was done for us by our brancardiers, or stretcher-bearers. A Surgeon in Belgium The greatest portion of the population of this island consists of Chinese, who perform all the manual labour, and engross all the retail trade. A Woman's Journey Round the World Even where men belonging to the manual labour class have risen above it, and become more purely intellectual labourers, they have found the advantages of their early training in their later pursuits. Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance The propelling power was the manual labour of eight men working the screw, and the steerage was provided for by a triangular rudder. The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation Confiding in the acquisition of my aunt's patrimony, I had made no other provision for the future; I hated manual labour, or any task of which the object was gain. Memoirs of Carwin, the Biloquist This pervading sense of the indignity of the slightest manual labour is familiar to all civilized peoples, as well as to peoples of a less advanced pecuniary culture. Theory of the Leisure Class It’s all very well, Hughie, for you to talk, but I assure you that there are moments when Art almost attains to the dignity of manual labour. Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories When about eight years old he was put to manual labour, earning three-halfpence a day as a buddle-boy at a tin mine. Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance In a community which has made any considerable advance in the race of civilisation, many individuals must be expected to be excused from any portion of manual labour. Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author There was, however, always this consolation: every attempt that had heretofore been made to print newspapers in any other way than by manual labour had proved an utter failure! Men of Invention and Industry If there are several grades of aristocracy, the women of high rank are commonly exempt from industrial employment, or at least from the more vulgar kinds of manual labour. Theory of the Leisure Class The less the skill and exertion of strength implied in manual labour, in other words, the more modern industry becomes developed, the more is the labour of men superseded by that of women. The Communist Manifesto Little do you guess that every page of the play has cost more care, severer mental tension, if not more actual manual labour, than any chapter of a novel, though it be fifty pages long. Robert Louis Stevenson: a record, an estimate, and a memorial Such a saving of time in the performance of similar work—by steam versus manual labour—had never before been witnessed. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography As a means of obviating such an outbreak, Butler suggested that, intellectual employment having failed, some form of manual labour should be found him. A Book of Remarkable Criminals The articles turned out by them, being the product of tedious manual labour, were too dear to come into common use, and were made almost exclusively for the richer classes of the community. Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers So my new concept was that manual labour was undignified, and that it didn't pay. John Barleycorn Here they were placed under the authority of a prior, and were condemned to severe manual labour, fulfilling the duties usually executed by the lay brothers, who acted as farmservants. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 She was, it must be admitted, sometimes provokingly and unnecessarily willing to saddle herself with manual labours. The Mayor of Casterbridge Reading, rest and manual labour made up the life of these men. George Sand, some aspects of her life and writings The specification describes the object of the invention to be the saving of manual labour, the reduction in the cost of production, and the superior character of the work executed. Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers I saw the wheels of the social machine go around, and I learned that the dignity of manual labour wasn't what I had been told it was by the teachers, preachers, and politicians. John Barleycorn The monks spent all the time, not devoted to religious services or study, in manual labour. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The discontent thus produced was increased by the introduction of a wide frame for the manufacture of gaiters and stockings, which, it was supposed, would further diminish the demand for manual labour. The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 2 It requires besides a vast deal of manual labour. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 264, July 14, 1827 But there is a still larger number of persons who combine some kind of manual labour with intellectual work. Freeland A Social Anticipation |
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