12 I grant this food will be somewhat dear,and therefore very proper for landlords, who,as they have already devoured most of the parents,seem to have the best title to the children. 13 Infant's flesh will be in season throughout the year,but more plentiful in March, and a little before and after;for we are told by a grave author,an eminent French physician,that fish being a prolific diet,there are more children born in Roman Catholic countries about nine months after Lent,the markets will be more glutted than usual,because the number of Popish infants,is at least three to one in this kingdom, and therefore it will have one other collateral advantage,by lessening the number of Papists among us. 14 I have already computed the charge of nursing a beggar's child(in which list I reckon all cottagers,labourers,and four-fifths of the farmers)to be about two shillings per annum,rags included;and I believe no gentleman would repine to give ten shillings for the carcass of a good fat child,which,as I have said,will make four dishes of excellent nutritive meat,when he hath only some particular friend,or his own family to dine with him.Thus the squire will learn to be a good landlord,and grow popular among his tenants,the mother will have eight shillings neat profit,and be fit for work till she produces another child. 15 Those who are more thrifty (as I must confess the times require)may flay the carcass;the skin of which,artificially dressed,will make admirable gloves for ladies, and summer boots for fine gentlemen. 16 As to our City of Dublin,shambles may be appointed for this purpose,in the most convenient parts of it,and butchers we may be assured will not be wanting; although I rather recommend buying the children alive,and dressing them hot from the knife,as we do roasting pigs. 17 A very worthy person,a true lover of his country,and whose virtues I highly esteem,was lately pleased,in discoursing on this matter,to offer a refinement upon my scheme.He said,that many gentlemen of this kingdom,having of late destroyed their deer,he conceived that the want of venison might be well supplied by the bodies12 I grant this food will be somewhat dear, and therefore very proper for landlords, who, as they have already devoured most of the parents, seem to have the best title to the children. 13 Infant's flesh will be in season throughout the year, but more plentiful in March, and a little before and after; for we are told by a grave author, an eminent French physician, that fish being a prolific diet, there are more children born in Roman Catholic countries about nine months after Lent, the markets will be more glutted than usual, because the number of Popish infants, is at least three to one in this kingdom, and therefore it will have one other collateral advantage, by lessening the number of Papists among us. 14 I have already computed the charge of nursing a beggar's child (in which list I reckon all cottagers, labourers, and four-fifths of the farmers) to be about two shillings per annum, rags included; and I believe no gentleman would repine to give ten shillings for the carcass of a good fat child, which, as I have said, will make four dishes of excellent nutritive meat, when he hath only some particular friend, or his own family to dine with him. Thus the squire will learn to be a good landlord, and grow popular among his tenants, the mother will have eight shillings neat profit, and be fit for work till she produces another child. 15 Those who are more thrifty (as I must confess the times require) may flay the carcass; the skin of which, artificially dressed, will make admirable gloves for ladies, and summer boots for fine gentlemen. 16 As to our City of Dublin, shambles may be appointed for this purpose, in the most convenient parts of it, and butchers we may be assured will not be wanting; although I rather recommend buying the children alive, and dressing them hot from the knife, as we do roasting pigs. 17 A very worthy person, a true lover of his country, and whose virtues I highly esteem, was lately pleased, in discoursing on this matter, to offer a refinement upon my scheme. He said, that many gentlemen of this kingdom, having of late destroyed their deer, he conceived that the want of venison might be well supplied by the bodies