The Printer Boy Or How Benjamin Franklin Made His Mark An Examp
Chapter 11
PLAIN FARE.
Proposition to board Himself--Became a Vegetarian by Reading Tryon's Book--Why he did it--How much Money he saved by doing it--Spent it for Books--How much Time saved also--Cocker's Arithmetic--Other Books read at odd moments--His Plan to save Time--His Maxims on saving Time--Aim to be Useful--The English Grammar--Shaftesbury's Works--Benjamin a Doubter--Makes known his Doubts to Collins--Danger of Reading Attacks upon the Gospel 104-113