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Memoir Of Charles Fourier.

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Memoir of Charlie. Fourier
Concuded.
.Iust Aluiron was Fouricls first disciple: he be.
cunc acquainted with him in GIG, and soon be-
tamc anxious than courier himself concerning
tn Publcationct the system ow arn@st complete
incecry detail, and he offered 20 advance. Inoncy
Tor the necessary expenses. AsFouIicr had >,vcd
dlitte money, and had Inherited abou, forty pounds
year from !ls mother, he lived very economically
and iaboied necessarily to prepare his manuscript,
iorztie press but the materials We're soimmeitse
t!!atncary four years occupied in The aborio,ls
undertaking The publication was again p,rposel,
delayed bya new discovery which oGrirr ,nad,eir
1919; and ihougll-th!s discovery, related principally
To- Co7mogony, nc deemed it prudent TO dctS pub
fishing until had thorougtIli verified the uiify and
,inirersality Of his whole discovery Having fully
satisfied nScoi til. correctness of every part; he
removed bcsancon in 49, [, where the Two first
volumes of his great work we're printed. In 1922
th,,y published, under the modes, title of
Treatise Domestic and 4 g}Icutur0h A>So-
ci0ti0n: am, he went to Paris III the hope Of
!f..ng them tayorably reviewed, as ii means oil
Obtaining the necessary funds for realizing the
practical part OF his system. After remaining
more tti,n twelve months Twain, he found that
journals and reviews; and his funds being
ilaets;cd his book was unnoticcd.Zi1 lh-
position he had no resource but that OF patience.
Not cing able to live iarty pound scaG III
I';,iis, he was obliged to employ paIt at h,z
time il procuring the necessary means Ut sti1sisi
cncc.@llc returned Lyons. where n, renamed
about a wear; bu, finding il inco:ivcnicIl be=ltI
sc..,=iron the capital, lie bcclinc corresponding
clerk to commercial house in the ituc d'l Nlali
III PARIS aud remained live years without obtain
~ any serious review OF his work, making
himself known any Influential person. At the
end oi that liue his friends in Tie country advised
!iinl Ia pubs an abridgcmcnt OF his work, which
would be cheaper and less scientific. In accord
ance with this advice he published methodcul
Elementary Treatise in 1929. This volume me,
with the same reception rs the olhcrs-absolutc
silence on the part Of Journalists and reviewers.
Fourier still remained IN l'Hri> >e,iding his book
To every body he thought likely to understand it,
and take an interest in the realization of his theory.
Silence aud indifference, however, were still the
only rcsul,zot his efforts 10 obtain publicity. untiit
lurbs occurrence brought him into notice inlG:
In The beginning OF that year, a =ny>,cu-
religious Of economists calling themselves 81.
Sinonians, made a great noise in Paris, BY ,iicir
rlcachinss and writings. Fourier had sent his
work, TO the teachers of these new doctrines
sib,y Of realizing immediately that social re-
generation Tor which llicy appeared so anNioAS IN
their pedcations. Instead OF listening TO the SIM
pliciiv OF Fouriers advice, they deemed themselves
vastly superior to every body else, and gave h to
understand they perfectly competent TO the
task which lhcv had undertaken. They did not,
however neglect to read his works privately,
! aloptin. MANY of his principles without ac-
! acknowledging The source from which they had
drawn them, until, length several OF then
proselvteS who were really serious III their con-
yic,iolS abandoned the Elusive theories OF 81.
Si,nouiSln and publicly proicsscd The principles
ol Fourier. Ii may no; be improper 10 observe
here tia, these principles are directly opposed 10
all systems of community, and that ii is quite
! erroneous to conlound Fourier with Owen. Soon
after the lc.crlion Of lr;nson lie Cheyalicr,
Pagct 'Lcmovnc, and several other learned and
influential men, the ST. Sinonians were dispersed,
and wcckly Journal was commenced Tor The diff
fusion ot Fourier principles OF ASsoclailon#and
Progressive Policy. his Journal, called liza he
f3,7nc I.duStIieNe, Industrial Rctorn] was con-
Quoted with spirit, and obialted many adherent>
tolls principles.
Since that timc, numerous pariiSans have been
recruited among the learned and influential classes
/ in France MANY elementary works have been Wit
ten on Social Science, and the epoch OF successful
rcalizaton is probably near at hand; bu Fourier
himself has descended iato the tomb, as a martyr
To hc sceptical Indifference OF the III Inch nc
lived. Sent By Providence TO deliver l4urnnht,
from the bondage of indifference to diScoyci the
promised land of peace and liupPinc>>.ahd blt the
suffering multitude enter and be glad, ms n.dN
worn with wears ard exhausted withtatlguc. s7<1ed
the spirit on the OF success that his soul might
be crowned with i; glory in heaven worthy OF u :
NOR. than terrestrial perseverance IN the cause al
truth and justice upon Garth
More than once ne WAS deluded by tue apparent
probability ri realizing his theory before he lett
| this world bu, some unfortunate accident always
stepped in to bur his hopes. In the beginning OF
the wear 1880 Fourier Introduced 10 the baron
CaNclla then Minister ofthe Crown tor the Depart
men, OF Public Works; and that gentleman was
studying the theory with view TO put 1t IN p'ac-
lice when the Revolutions of july broke out, and
| d,,broned the elder branch Of the BourbonsZOn
,h., o i! of july the Baron wrote TO tour!er Saving
thar he was obliged to suspend fora while ms cN-
animation Of the system. on account OF an cSiroF-
binary pres, OF State business The next day. the
18th july. Charles Nissued the celebrated orion
!. aaaceS : and three days later. The Monarch was
/ ele,!ronctl and his Ministers dispersed FOURIER
b,S, tovnded hopes were dissipa,cd in moment,
and he was again r,dnced to the necessity oil seek
jn., for the means OF realization among sccpccai.
Indifferent and ignorant strangers
In 1888, he published the first part OF another
vnIrme. entitled False Industry. lhcrelS mite
in hi,work winch had not been given IN ms carrier
Qualifications, If we except thu spirited criticisms
which it contains on Incoherence generally. he
was on the eve Of publishing the Second Part, when
he vas Gu, short in his career by the unsrorins hand
OF death! There remained but one chapter to write
which he was obliged TO defer on account OF ''e
rapidly declining state OF his health, IS mos