New-York daily tribune., 1842-11-11
Defects of the System Of 1solated House.
holds.

The foundation of the present system OF Society,
isolated Household. Every family must, under the
presen, system have separate house and sePa-
rate interest; so that there are as many separate
houses and distinct interests in Society as there
are families This system is false, wastetul and
complicated it is productive OF conflicts OF efforts
and interests, of discord and opposition
The system of Association, which we advocate.
is the opposite of the system OF isolated or scPa-
rate Households il is the union OF lames--tron
one 10 three hnndred-who associate voluntarily
for the purpose Of eiiecting great economies, ot
applying their Labor, Capital and Talents in the
best manner and who divide equitably the pro-
duct of their Labor. or profits, according to the
efforts of each.
We will point out few of the defects OF the
present 5, stem Of isolated Households 'r amIes
1st There is enormous waste; families living
separately must have many houses, as many
Kitchens, kitchen fires, and servants to do the cook
ing as there arc families marketing, washing,
making fires, &c must all be gone through with
by each family, until the loss and complication
exceed belief We will mention one or two e%-
amples of economy which could be effected by AS
sociation Three hundred families (Which Is the
proper number for large AssocatioD) require at
present thousand fifteen hundred lamps or
candles; in an Association, the refuse stua from
the kitchens, of fat or oily nature, would ilsnt
beautifully the entire fdihce OF an Association with
gas saving great expense and INFINITE trouble
The same number of families require at present,
on an average, six hundred hres' IN ASsociatioh,
a few large kitchen fires would, by means OF tunes
warm the entire Editice. What an economy and a
saving OF labor would DC effected by dispensing win
six hundred fires
I'd. There is a constant contact oi the same So
ciety--hetween the members OF which there exists
very often contrast OF characters tastes ara 'ec-
ngs. This perpetual contact without diversion,
gives rise frequently. TO di,kes, autPaihles and
hatreds and renders ljfe, in great many cases,
scene of Monolony and Discord. while 1t should be
one of Variety and Harmony.
3D. Woman is subjected to oeaseless round ol
petty domestic cares, which absorbs her Tune,
thoughts and feelings; she must waste her lie IN
cooking. washing, sweeping, and such meniai oc.
cupations, when. perhaps, she has capacity ana
desire for higher and more noble pursuits, and
her SOU! burns with impa,iencc at her constrained
dru3gerv. Woman, by The system of Isolated
Households, is rendered perfectly dependent
being, and reduced 10 be the performer of trifhg
and unintellectual round of work But house,
hold work must be done in Association, 1t will
be answered SO it will be, but upon SO large
scale and SO smpi6ed, that one-tenth part OF the
persons now engaged in it can attend to 1t, ana
they will only be occupied part of the time, and
will be we'll rewarded.
9TH No branches of Industry or Labor, adapted TO
the strength and capacities Of children, can be e'
tablished: single family cannot go to the expense
and the consequence is, that the time and labor o.
children are lost; they receive, besides, no Prao
teal education. The Isolated Household Is en-
tirely unsuited 10 children: in its monotony ans
idleness, they grow up without being surroundee