I'm hired to philanthropize 'em--d--n 'em." They went among the dry-grinders first; and Henry made the following observations.

The workman's hair and clothes were powdered with grit and dust from the grindstones.

The very air was impregnated with it, and soon irritated his own lungs perceptibly.

Here was early death, by bronchitis and lung diseases, reduced to a certainty.

But he also learned from the men that the quantity of metal ground off was prodigious, and entered their bodies they scarce knew how.