The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-01-10
How to Live.

In some short time past, appeals have been made
to the benevolent in favor of several men of talent
and education, who were vainly seeking employ.
ment in this city. These appeals have been, in
some instances at least, promptly responded to by
our generous citizens but there should be some
thing done OF a permanent character to prevent the
necessity OF such appeals for the future and of the
suierngs that give rise to them.
We have society for the improvement of the
condition OF the poor-we have great number of
benevolent socleties-and yet there is one
which meets wants of this kind no one to which
sensitive, modest, high-sprited man of genius in
destitute circumstances, such men are very
liable to be, could apply for relief
We want society in this city with character
and offices like those of the knights errant in the
age OF chivary society to which distressed
gentleman or lady could apply in any emergency
and be sure OF prompt, delicate, and generous sym
pathy and rehet. If few of our clergymen law
yers, physicians, and gentlemen of fortune, would
unite to form such society," what world of good
might be done.
AT all events, some means should be taken to
bridge over the gulf between those who have work
to do and those who want employment. There
ought to be labor exchange, with records kept in
every branch OF industry place where every man
wanting help of any kind could be sure to find it,
and where every one wanting employment could
also hnd 1t, II 1t was to be had. Now employer
and worker may be seeking each other, and each
suffering for the want of the other. 1t is certain
that there is room in this country for everybody
who can work, and great need of talent. Thou
sands OF teachers are wanted for growing popu-
lation editors are wanted for newspapers !; compe-
tent men are wanted as the directors of capital and
managers OF various estates and establishments
and there is even lack of we'll to-do widows and
spnsters who want smart husbands but how are
all these wants to be made known and satisfied un-
der our hap-hazard no-system, where everybody
seems to be groping for their proper destiny in the
dark
But if all other sources fall there is one that is
sure, and which man of the highest genius may
covet. Gods earth never refuses to repay honest
labor No man who properly culiivates one acre of
land need starve. An OF land, well cultured
Will produce at moderate estimate fifty bushels of
wheat, or one hundred bushels of corn or two hun
dred bushels of potatoes. Now bushel of wheat
Will lind man on full allowance for thirty days
Say tweive bushels year-leaving thirty eight
pusheis to exchange for clothing, fuel etc. The
G1rh II and potato crops still more economical.
W, ma. single man cannot get an acre of land
', hd' man with family cannot get from three to
hve acres This is enough for all the real neces-
sares of life.
ana tnis Is the most truly independent and noble
and dlgnihed mode of getting a living There are
thousands oil men In this city shaving their lives out
tor employers at miserable salaries, who might
l,ve IN an COMFORT Independence and security on
plece-o-lsnd TO be bought credit or hired at !,
cheap rate, in almost any town in this country.
What life for philosopher? Two hours work
day-barely enough for exercise-would supnlv
all his wants, and all the rest of his life time he
could devote to study, to reflection, any pursuit
for which he had passion.
My ideal of happy life is to have farm of not
to exceed ten acres, with a snug little house, a
library and workshop. would have one horse
to help me farm, and for pleasnre-one COW to give
me milk, and few hens to supply me with eggs.
would have river or pond at hand, and a boat to
sail in, and some large town or city within a
reasonable distance. And all this might be had for
what we pay for years house-rent
How happy this world would be if people but