New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-10
The Village OF IIumdrnm.


since the besstly maxim 10 even now prevalent
that the strong should take care of themselves,
and use the weak as their tools, though 10 the
manifest injury OF the weak, the use OF ma
chinery has hitherto been but trifl0g boon In
comparison with what il may be.
Ia the village Of Humdrum, its thousand able
bodied men and women without machinery, and
having no intercourse with the rest OF the world.
must work fourteen hours out Of the twenty four
that they may all be housed, fed aud clothed.
warmed instructed and made happy. Some In.
genious hands invent water mills, which SAVE
plane, thrash grind, spin, weave, and do many
other things. so that these Thousand people need
work but five hours in the day to obtain the result
of fourteen by the old process Here, then, q
vast amount Of time-nine hours in the days
set free from toll. IL may be spent in study.
social improve meDts the pursuit OF favorlte ART,
and leave room for amusement also
Bat the largest heads at Humdrum have not
Cbristian, bot only selfish, hearts beating In their
bosom and sending life into the brain. 30 these
calcuAtors think the men OF Hamdrum ANAL
work fourteen hours aday as before IL would
be dangerous, say they, to set lire to 90 mach
time The deiuded creatures would soon learn
to lie and steal and would speedily end ny eating
ono .so,he. up. L. YOU'D not be Christian TO
leave them TO this fate. Leisure is very good 70
us but would be ruinous to them. 30 the wise
Hen Of Humdrum persuade their neighbou TO
work the old fourteen hours more il produced
than is consumed 30 they send of the superilgi-
ties Of the village, and, in return, bring back tea.
ard porcelain, rich wines and snowy gew gaws,
and contemplate fashions that change every
month
The strong headed men grow rich, live in
palaces their daughters do not work, nor their
sors dirty their hands They fare samptuoasy
every day-sre clothed In purple and fine linen
Meanwhile the common people Of Hamdrum
Wclk as long as before the machines were in
vented, and a little harder. They are also blest
by the improvements The young women
have red ribbons on their bonnets, French gloves
on their hands and shaws OF India on their shout
derr, 'tinkiipg ornaments in their ears Inc
young man OF HumdrUm is better of than his father
who fought through the Revolution, for he wears
a beaver hat and a coat of English cloth. and has
q Birmingham whistle, and watch In bis
pocket. When he marries he will buy red cur
tains fer bis windows, and snowy mirror 70
hang on bis wall For these valuable considera-
tiors he parts with the nine hours day which
machinery has saved but has no more bread
thsn before. For these blessings he will make
bis body q slave, and leave his mind all usculti-
waited. He 10 content 70 grow up Bodybuilding
but body 30 that if you look therein for bis
understanding, Imagination, reason, you WIZ
6Ld them like three grains OF wheat in three
bushels Of chat, you shall seek them ell day be-
fore you ind them, and at last they are not worm
your search.
AT Humdrum nature begins 10 revolt at the
Fictitious inequality OF condition, and thinks II
scarce right for bread 10 come tastes. into hands
that add nothing 10 the general stock. 30 many
grow restless, and few pifer la ruder state,
crimes are few-the result Of violent passion. Az
Homdrum they are n1merous-the result OF want.
Incidence, or neglected education they are, In
great measure, crimes against property. 10
n pedy this new and unnatural evil, there rises
court house and jail, which must be paid Tor In
work then Judges and lawyers and Jallors are
needed Likewise, il this artificial state, and add
10 the common burden. -,
The old Atbenians sent yearly seven oeautlfai
yontbs and virgins as tribute TO the mon1aaf'
The yise men of Humdrum shut up la jan
large number sacrifice 10 the spirit OF modern
cuDioity. unfortunate wretcbes were the victims
AID toes Of society men so weak 10 neso or hears'
that their bad character was formed Jor tnems
through circumstances, far more than II waa lorna.
ed b. them, through their own free VIII. etlA
further the men who violate the law OF the body
usisg the mouth much and the hands little, or
in the opposite way soon hDd nature taking VEN
sence,for the offence. Then unnatural remedies
a ust oppose the artificial disease. In old time,
every sckly Ounce was cured with motherwort
and tsnsy, which grew by the road side, solted
all complaints, snd was administered oy every
mother IN TIE village. Now Humdrum has ifs
Medical Faculty, with their conflicting systems,
homeopathic and allopathc-but no more nesitu
tbsn before. Thus the burden 10 incses'o' '"
lttle purpose. .;oa
/. ,t,onoe, than bis fellows be, also, VIII become
rich and educate bis children. He becomes ricn;
not BY bis own work, but BY usiDg the BANDS o.
others whom bis cunning overeaches; fes ne ~
~. rso,e svsricious than they. He has perhaps
the the aversge share Of selashne" So he get:
ard saves and takes care Of himsef-a part Of
their duty which the strong have always known
how 20 perform though the more difficult part.
how 20 take care Of others, 10 think for them and
hello them 70 think for themselves-tbey have yet
20 learn, AZ lesat 70 practice.
Alas, We are still in bondage 10 the elements;
and so long a. two Of the enlightened nstonsd
the earth, England and America, insist on veanns
the garments for all the rest Of the world nos Pc
cause they would cotbe the world, bat that tner
strong men might live In fine houses, wear ~
apparel dine on costly food, and their nco.ns set
served by other mems hsnds-we mut 80
that seven te nths Of mankind VIII % sshinerv
and will hug their chains, and count he svii.
an evil. j. not the only remedy iOr ~ .pJ .ss
AZ Humdrum in the Christian idosS E..sanar.
the Cbristian idea Of work. lL''o''