, 1865-11-22
THE HOURS OF LABOR.
letter by DIR. Edward Jarvis, the Mas
aAchunetts SeatistIczan.

from the Boston Advertiser, l6th.i
No more important piece OF evidence with
~ to1 1'a,S.s,. ~, ~ ~ 1oy,sa. s..'-.
nfo9snt QUIZ We Deuefe' snAn IAe le1'es iiuo
hearing before II t,e Commissioners 1t The s,ate
Houses The sulwtance uf Dr. Iaryis, testi-
oe..T =, :, s,s,,,tio,eT y o.naf;c,, ,,,.. ona a.
employer OF Labor, Is That no general RUE can
be laid down as to tie number OF hours to
which labor In different OCCUPATIONS can be
soCnIC and wisely cnrr1etl Ditnrent ennnlov
satcs5 an4 mlss s,!a,, 5;Is. .coautiant tS.
L4ents ~ ~ ouC4 uueAtut p.upos t4ouS .uo
,ah ahn 'v5i * sfisa can N liz Mo
ment, be established. We may strike math-
enatica1 average, but 1t will not give us ba-
els for practical fegnlation,, There win sti1l
cannot sustain labor up 70 that limit, and
and easily be carried far beyond It; and In
Ihe latter c1ass. If fha observations Of the attn
aonts ~ sonsa1 e.;.,,na ~ E,- acvth,n1 anu
afoltfaly fnie VIII, operate dHeetiy anu
ehleuy 70 tue disadvantage OF the tahoter
himself.
hest noesfble position for testiiyii,r an this
anhisrt a. arnD1ovsr ~ 1oknr 10 rmta
bis own doctrine in practice, By recognizing
aeFeo hours - tae 1m1t at "hch me le6of o.
his clerks In computation must stop. But as
an observer and student of vital statistics he
1nds tlat. in most Of The OCCUPATIONS requir-
inrr Tn,,sc,}1ar artfon. iahnr fov ten hours fay
e Z 4enat i.,co,s1atant tvit1 bao1tE H3rLcnr
ar.i.os,,.t tbns, IL ~ ti,;s naint III, - AT.
be obtained Els reputation % a statisttcian
has for years been established In Europe,
where he Il probably mort generally known
thsn evs,, r. f,is o1yn sfate mi h,afsme reSts
- ons;da-nh1n -. M NJ Il .,,o, ~; ~
~ eonsiaesaoie t par np95 naS a.. asesitlon o.
subjects beafsng upon Inc encct Wnich occn.
pations have oa tue comparative duration Of
iiie.- AZ scientific Investigator Of this class
Of subjects he stands in the hrss rank.
Gcotu, n snelii,G' Eso.l Boston. ' = 'e'>-
nv Gear SirMi Iterct % inaf WEN abeent uhen you
cnlIsd io-tiay. i Has clad to ana YOUR noie. In
Mea }Ga 81 e. Goeea - % y yo11 dho
rrrnancv heivee, iiie oni,1inn. m ye ~ Nj FsIjs
A. they tse5s nninions on t,yo Gercnt yaters- and
~ Ss ~ @ 49, I r.f y" LIN h .ht. ae
naa o,es ~ r. II Fna III r.o1ioe5 sors
daily WORK fron these clerks on the mortality sta.
hin, .bo xs.e,, 7,;a ,,,t, -
nn, t-anatcr ~ a,issis ~
ttateena oI aaca, sss, x Up shcta o.a eoanes
nnass A.u % - H. auSat s - LIE HI i1s ~ anu
Ia ~. 10 cero,;hsI eni1 9Th. H.
s3ss!sst ssasI Fl a.: ;sl;s'pl{ss s,ss !a;sasss:
navers nd snch rax on The cenebtai htces a.
sT Tfs ~, the,1 ~ dnns snr". M liz nri II
When ~ i, IN at.i 1tns sra vsenr1n- ''
War ~ ihFS becnne War1:. cnt,erntrnt3on Ia nn-
difficult and mental action less cestntu
therarre measnre nv re1nf.iIinn q. labor wIts
me- yie Of nh, ass I'll ths1r s1ssIabe eI I'm IN
eacb INV: tri,hnmt nefiti,r its carf1fntr a4 imnr-
n its ;o.cc or eakflivcucss In any sucsced,nr a1.
Few. Tcrhsn. no other ocrnnst}onss rson1fs this
intensity Of atiention, or make such drafts On Tie
cerebral 1orcss Almost ~ cher allow sh9,aso,
efs. in those. rriIers, clerks, &C., can WorR more
Eous in he DAY Without weakness than fhev could
here The nerrcne whom po1r ennloy nniy seyeY
bours day land think tha interest Of the sefylcs
they arc engaged n requires and viii allow no
more1 coufS act 81 b,aE. .keepefs. attend stores
work ID factoi1es. do tbe hoasehoid Labor. n1rsc
children mora hour1 daily without impairin1 lheir
forres. ksecnine tho value or their e1efuons, OF
follow. and would do 20 chcesfuiy il theY Wesp TO
encaee IN such occupattons It thete:ors seemed
10 ne rot Weli, for the interest Of The en-
pIoyed OF the employer. to estsblssh any general
regulation or law In respect to tue houn of labor
certainly none based upon the experiences md no
ce<ttties OF those requiring and Of those giving the
1nteutlty Of mental Concentration that = needsd
my present work. .-
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