They might be more careful not to leave the grindstone in water.

I have traced three broken stones in one wheel to that abominable piece of carelessness.
"5th.

They ought never to fix an undersized pulley wheel.

Simmons killed himself by that, and by grudging the few hours of labor required to hang and race a sound stone.
"6th.

If files can only be cut on lead, the file-cutters might anoint the lead over night with a hard-drying ointment, soluble in turps, and this ointment might even be medicated with an antidote to the salt of lead.
"7th.