He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

It is astonishing what miserable saws are sometimes used by mechanics, or those claiming to be such. The only way they can be coaxed or driven through the wood is by having an enormous set, a liberal use of oil, and another lubricator called elbow-grease.

On the other hand, the discovery that Hsin-hsiang City, with one of the largest concentrations of machinery plants, already had 70,000 industrial workers in 1965 (and 100,000 in 1974), suggests that a considerable portion of the presently visible development may be 10-15 years old.

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