...That is the punishment for drowsiness ! * * * * We have a vast number of cripples. Some are cripples from losing their limbs, many from standing too long....overlooker to let them sit down ; but they must not. Then they begin to be weak in the knee, then knock-kneed ; after that their feet turn out, they become...

...to his work. for the remainder of the day, and that boy is to stand, dripping as he ,is, at hiswork! He has no chance of drying himself! we have a vast...a pain in the ankle ; after that they will ask the overseer to let them sit down, but they must not." Stephen Binns. — " I began to work in the factories...

...case when I was there. 19. Are many crippled from standing? — Yes. 20. How are they affected ? — It first begins with a pain in the ankle ; after that...they will ask the overlooker to let them sit down ; sometimes the overlooker will allow them a few minutes to sit down, but they must not let the time-keeper...

...condition the child labours for the remainder of the day. That is the punishment for drowsiness !'**** 'We have a vast number of cripples. Some are crippled...limbs — many from standing too long. It first begins from a pain it) the ankle ; and after that they will ask the overlooker to let them sit down — but...