[213] The industrial establishments having more than 1,000 employees each are distributed as follows: Mining, 41; textiles, 40 (123 have from 500 to 1,000); industries of the State and the Communes, 14; metallurgy, 17; working of metals--iron, steel, brass--17; quarries, 2; alimentation, 3; chemical industries, 2; india-rubber, paper, cardboard, 0 (9 have from 500 to 1,000); books, polygraphy, 0 (22 have from 500 to 1,000); dressing of stuffs, clothing, 2 (9 from 500 to 1,000); straw, feathers, hair, 0 (1 from 500 to 1,000); leather, skins, 2; wood, cabinet-making, brushes, etc., 1; fine metals, jewelry, 0; cutting of precious stones, 0; stone-cutting for buildings, 0; earthworks and building, 1; bricks, ceramics, 7; preparation and distribution of food, 0; total, 149 out of 575,531 establishments. To these figures we may add six large establishments in the transports, and five in different branches of trade. We may note also that, by means of various calculations, M. March comes to the conclusion that 91 per cent. of the workmen and employees in industry and 44 per cent. in commerce are employees--that is, clerks, managers, and so on. [214] In reality there are no employees. I give this figure only for the totals. [215] In reality there are no employees. I give this figure only for the totals. [216] _Die Hausindustrie in der Schweiz: Auszug aus der Ergebnissen der Eidgenossischen Betriebszahlung von Aug. 9, 1905_; E. Ryser, _L’industrie horlogère_, Zurich, 1909; J. Beck, _Die Schweizerische Hausindustrie, ihre soziale und wirthschaftliche Lage_, Grütliverein, 1909. ESTABLISHED 1798 [Illustration: (publisher’s colophon)] T. NELSON AND SONS PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources. Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained. Pg 132 Footnote [63]: ‘unjurious grasses’ replaced by ‘injurious grasses’. Pg 142: ‘Besides, the amout’ replaced by ‘Besides, the amount’. Pg 190: ‘At Ploustagel’ replaced by ‘At Plougastel’. Pg 285 Footnote [138]: ‘Résultats statitisques’ replaced by ‘Résultats statistiques’. Pg 375: ‘finally at Tuskagee’ replaced by ‘finally at Tuskegee’. Pg 473: ‘Handwörtezbuch’ replaced by ‘Handwörterbuch’.