5.0.—Clears away and washes up, nurses the baby, and mends clothes till 6.30. 6.30.—Cooks husband’s tea. 7.0.—Gives husband tea alone. 7.30.—Puts younger children to bed. 8.0.—Tidies up, washes husband’s tea things, sweeps kitchen, and mends clothes, nurses baby, puts elder children to bed. 8.45.—Gets husband’s supper; mends clothes. 10.0.—Nurses baby, and makes him comfortable for the night. 10.30.—Goes to bed. The last “day” is that of the woman who has eight children under thirteen. The fact that her husband works at night enables the family to sleep seven in one room—the mother and five children by night and the husband by day; in the other bedroom three older children sleep in a single bed. This woman is tall and would be good-looking if her figure were not much misshapen. She has quantities of well-washed hair, and good teeth; but her face is that of a woman of fifty. She is thirty-eight. She can stand very little advice or argument, and simply does not listen when either are offered to her. She seems always to be hearing a baby wake, or correcting a child of two, or attending to the soiled face of the little girl of three and a half, who is so much smaller than her younger brother. She once went for a fortnight’s change to the seaside. The visitor asked her, when she came back, what she had most enjoyed. She thought for a considerable time, and then made the following statement: “I on’y ’ad two babies along of me, an’ wen I come in me dinner was cooked for me.” There is no doubt that if Mrs. B. were stronger she would not need to nurse her baby quite so often. He is small and hungry, and will soon need to be weaned if his mother is to work as hard as she does on ordinary days; with extra exertion on washing-days, and extra noise and interruption in holiday-time. Mr. B., printer’s labourer; wage 30s.; allows 28s.; night worker. Eight children; eldest, a girl of twelve years; youngest, three months. 6.45.—Nurses baby. 7.0.—Rises, calls children, lights fire and puts on kettle, washes and dresses elder four children. Girl of twelve can do for herself. Boy of ten can do all but his ears. 8.0.—Gets breakfast; bread and butter and tea for children. 8.15.—Gives children breakfast; gets them off to school by 8.45. 8.45.—Nurses baby. 9.0.—Fetches down the three babies, washes and dresses them; gives the two bigger their breakfast. 9.30.—Husband comes home; cooks him rasher or haddock. 10.0.—Gives him his breakfast, and goes upstairs to tidy her room for husband to sleep in; makes her bed for him, which has been airing since seven o’clock. Turns out and airs beds in other room, taking two elder babies with her. 10.30.—Clears away and washes up all the breakfast things. 11.0.—Nurses baby and puts all three to sleep. 11.15.—Goes out to buy dinner. 11.30.—Prepares dinner. 12.10.—Children all home again; goes on with dinner. 1.0.—Lays and serves dinner.