Note 2 — THE HISTORY OF CANT, OR, THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF VAGABONDS.
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Mayhew has a curious idea upon the habitual restlessness of the nomadic tribes, i.e., “Whether it be that in the mere act of wandering, there is a greater determination of blood to the surface of the body, and consequently a less quantity sent to the brain.”—London Labour, vol. i., p. 2.