Well to put it into context, you were allowed to work underground at the same age you were allowed to have sex, which was two years before you were allowed to be married, at the good ol’ ripe age of 12.
This whole “you gotta be 16/18/21 to be considered an adult” thing is really recent in human history all things considering.
Wikipedia lists as a result of the act “No child under 10 years old was to be employed underground.”
Hooray…?
Well to put it into context, you were allowed to work underground at the same age you were allowed to have sex, which was two years before you were allowed to be married, at the good ol’ ripe age of 12.
This whole “you gotta be 16/18/21 to be considered an adult” thing is really recent in human history all things considering.