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THIS book is devoid of scientific or general interest, merely treating of certain kinds of decorative metal work which can be executed by amateurs and children, and which, as a general rule, we would far rather be without. There have been instances, however, in which metal working at home, directed by energetic people of taste and leisure, has been found to greatly benefit working men and their families who are forced to be comparatively idle in winter. In a certain charming spot in the Lake District, where such objects are readily disposed of to tourists, the results have been most satisfactory, and we wish some such home industries could be introduced into parts of Ireland and Scotland frequented by visitors in summer, where the enforced winter idleness produces an amount of poverty painful to think of.
Elementary Metal Work.
By G. C. Leland. (Whittaker and Co., 1894.)
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G., J. [Book Reviews]. Nature 49, 554 (1894). https://doi.org/10.1038/049554a0
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