ding material by hand; now agreat variety of wood-working machinery does about allhis work for him, with accuracy and workman-like beauty.Fifty years ago the hammer, anvil, and forge werethe principal instruments for making things from iron;but the forge and anvil have only a modest and… … The simple needle andthimble were the implements THE BIBLE AMONG THE PEOPLE 119 chinery makes our foot-wear with a speed and deftnessthat are truly amazing. Fifty years ago all our writing was done with thepen; to-day the typewriter does it much more neatly andrapidly. Then we spent our evenings in…
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