▁over ▁the ▁next ▁de cade ▁took ▁many ▁photograph s ▁that ▁documented ▁children ▁at ▁work . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁worked ▁bare foot , ▁which ▁made ▁it ▁easier ▁to ▁clim b ▁the ▁mach in ery ▁to ▁reach ▁b obb ins ▁or ▁broken ▁threads . ▁Children ▁met ▁with ▁acc idents ▁more ▁often ▁than ▁adult s . ▁H ines ▁was ▁told ▁by ▁the ▁over se er ▁of ▁one ▁mill ▁" We ▁don ' t ▁have ▁any ▁acc idents ▁in ▁this ▁mill ▁.... ▁Once ▁in ▁a ▁while ▁a ▁finger ▁is ▁m ashed , ▁or ▁a ▁foot , ▁but ▁it ▁don ' t ▁amount ▁to ▁anything ." ▁Cond itions ▁were ▁demand ing . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁constant ▁ra cket ▁of ▁mach in ery . ▁The ▁mill ▁windows ▁were ▁kept ▁closed , ▁creating ▁a ▁hot ▁and ▁hum id ▁atmosphere ▁in ▁which ▁cot ton ▁threads ▁were ▁less ▁likely ▁to ▁break . ▁The ▁air ▁was ▁filled ▁with ▁l int ▁and ▁dust , ▁making ▁breath ing ▁difficult , ▁and ▁often ▁leading ▁to ▁dise ases ▁such ▁as ▁t uber cul osis ▁and ▁chron ic ▁bron ch itis . ▁Some ▁workers ▁suffered ▁from ▁By ss inos is , ▁or ▁brown ▁lung , ▁caused ▁by ▁prolong ed ▁expos ure ▁to ▁cot ton ▁dust . ▁ ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁boys ▁might ▁start ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁do ff ers ▁before ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁seven . ▁However , ▁as ▁H ines ▁reported , ▁" In ▁every ▁case , ▁the ▁young sters ▁told ▁me ▁their ▁age ▁as ▁ 1 2 ▁years , ▁even ▁to ▁the ▁little ▁Hop -