I. By Division of Labour;—in three ways. 1. Men do best what they are accustomed to do. 2. Men do the most quickly work which they stick to. 3. It is a saving of time to have several parts of a work going on at once. Labour is economized, II. By the use of machinery, which 1. Eases man’s labour. 2. Shortens man’s labour; and thus, by doing his work, sets him at liberty for other work. Labour should be protected by securing its natural liberty: that is,— 1. By showing no partiality. 2. By removing the effects of former partiality. ---------------------------- LIFE IN THE WILDS. LIFE IN THE WILDS. ---------------------------- CHAPTER I. WHAT HAVE THEY LEFT US? There are few climates in the world more delightful to live in than that of the south of Africa. The air of the mountains behind the Cape of Good Hope is pure and wholesome, and the plains which stretch out towards the north at a great height above the sea, are fertile in native plants when uncultivated, and richly repay the toil of the farmer. The woods are remarkable for the variety of trees and shrubs, and there are as many animals which may serve for food or for beasts of burden as in this country. These advantages would lead numbers of our countrymen to settle in southern Africa, who now go elsewhere, if it were not for one great drawback. It is not that there are beasts of prey; for lions, leopards, and panthers, may be kept away from a settlement by the use of proper precautions: it is that a race of men, more fierce than wild beasts, and full of cunning, inhabit the mountains on the northern frontier of the European settlements, and descend, from time to time, upon the lonely farms or small villages scattered over the plain, and slaughter the inhabitants, burn their dwellings, and carry off their cattle and their goods. It is nearly impossible to guard against the attacks of these savages; and as a considerable force is required to resist them, it is no wonder that settlers are disposed to sacrifice many advantages of climate, soil, and productions, rather than be subject to the continual dread of a visit from the Bushmen, as these people are called. The settlements towards the northern frontier are therefore few and small, and consist of those whose poverty induces them to brave danger, and whose courage is improved by constant exercise.