Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1848-12-13
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"Li us now name over the whole company"
said Harry so lie began: "First the human beings.
ClL icse, Hindoo, an African, Turk an Italian
GctnaS, an Engishman, Russian Il Dutchnan.
[ Srnlahd, frenchman, Swiss, an freshman, a
co:nan these two last are ladies'" he said, in
sort II parenthesis,) "and free American"
r-sl Maltese" cried Frank 'ior insist upon
= FUSS is one of the ornaments of the room-sev-
enieer in all. Now ! will name the animals. An
c'gRlssfrt- and silk-worn, porcupine and COW. n
horse and hog, a turkeycock and sheep goat a
wlae and cat-eleven in ALL"
SIust imagine" said Harry, "if all these animals
& Iien were really here, what a room full we should
hsve. 1t seems TO me as if could see them now,
particularly the Chinese and Turk among the men,
dtT The elephant and whale among the animals"
j doubt not" said their mother, "tlat we might
increase the number, if we knew the exact history of
the manufacture of every thing here, very like some
ble colors have been derived from insects"
hvlois from insects? z" said Frank
~ es, the Cochineal is an insect used to dyNscaS
"Ut we will stop here, as are not sure. Now
how have we obtained all these articles made
Fc people of other nations? How did we ret
tv-carpet from Turkey? this paper from France
III vase from China these curtains and table-cloh
iiSn England, and so on with all Z"
Why" said Frank, "you bought them in the
Ships"
f.l}ut how did they get into the shops:"
tNen buy them and bring them here in vessels
ni.fy. '''' ''''' ''p''''
And what are these men called :" asked their
mblher.
Merchants" replied Harry.
LWhen they go to England, and China, and all
,lese places for these things do they carry nothing
b. money to get them with ?"
49, n1oiher, they carry goods from this country
fur have them loading vessels that were going
away, and suppose they take the money they gel
fo&he goods they carry and buy the articles that
wanted here"
AND what do we call this business 2" asked his
mother.
commerce" replied Harry.
"And what are these men called who make all
these articles of furniture 2"
"Mechancs"
@And what do we call those who paint pictures 2"
ARTISTS"
did il ever strike your mind before how many
people, and how many different materials were re-
quiste TO make drawingroom as pretty and as
comfortable as this is ?-how much science and skill,
how many different countries contributed to our
pleasure and in short, how all quarters of the globe
are, as it were brought round fresde by the
power and ingenuity of man ?"
lit never did," said Frank
III seems to you as if we had brought together bv
or maginalions, very large and strange assembly
OF human beings and animals, who have contributed
towards producing what we see here, and are now
ENJOYING. Yet we have only conjured up small
portion of those who were actually engaged. How
many sheep, think you, took to furnish wool for
this carpet? How many hands TO make it? How
Macy silk-worms supplied the material for the velvet
- chair and how many industrious and ngen-
human beings 10 mantsS s,ure it ? and so on
l--,~~t11fo ns"o lGe!o.Hl Al W al lITz,,s
80 ION to oGTTneeiiSg. Miners. gIS1sblowers aud
fDan4 others would have right here. But now we
will dismiss our curious assembly, for it is time for
you to say good night to them and to me-"
"Begone, all of YOU" said Frank, "all except
Puss, and size shall remain nndisturbed stretched
out Oh the hearthrug, sound asleep"