Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-08-10
labor and LUXURY.

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No question at present more interest.
thinking mcn among MS, than that or the
high prizes Of provisions, and especially Of
our own Farm products, We have alrcaly
adyrr'rj 20 it lu forme. articles, and .ur-
-g-t,i some Of the causes which may have
tended ,orr1luc, the present extraordinary
't1to oraGlir,, such as thr1ivuilnorhhor
from che farm, by iAr raising of armias cu.
gags! in ,ho war iu Eurarr, and H. Eui.
grafton o. California aud Australia. Bu,
beyond '1,h causes, and drgprr IN thc cone
s'im;i0n ofs'cir'y itself, may De- f,aul an.
other anil NOR, important, l-ugseuarrVrr.
maurta-rutiu lrinriu. about thissny,lius
condition ofihiu-, frw, may wrl 1 Do.
ran,uat, q cri.i, ike ,hg present, wh.rr 'rc
urosslrics afli. have in o rw month. in-
rrasl tv,.r'lia th.ir prices. aal that,
t1. in a country vhrr, million, or agr.s NJ
fertile land arr offered Or ale, a, 900, dollar
anI quarter 900 a.s,.
Itisr'lin chat t'e h'ag which should o..
arrlirl o. thr s.j'. isiu -.m. way wa.,.'.
orh-'awi in % vrr-e direction, frvc a'l
know tts, the v.l, lis..,-l labor or small
far,oroHrp1Taaaanurrn re land, would
produce lnr- uV,u. nfa' thr common
ar,,l urn1l.
An cgtnu-a0' .'y'. OF living n.,,
frv'at ar. properly oIIj luEaris, aul o
Withdrawal of labor, which belongs o. t'r
,m', Oh r7lIrr. ,hHr Iwnri ,-t'.r may.
$500 think, lsraa,la. rgruinrnt among
t.r clu.r- urv,at NAV b, termed I.rua-
u.at ami gradual increase orUrir.e. Lotus
-ir.a .imr', Illustration arths working o'
tho,, principle. ia -,ri,ty, and Of ourm.an.
ing iu thr ir,s1in- r.rarh, Sarr1s- t-u
u.H. with t'air families. should establish
thrme'ru. ur0a alt.air- rrrs, 800 COOL
.H.l. apart from thr r.' oi tir v.r'l. arl
with thrIr vty-. ami children. devote aIi
choir labor O. o.. most iulir.ru, production
Hrat,ls, grain AMI tle other common pro-
tr-ts which 1.rtt'v ar indirectly support
Ur. cyil.nt tlatat thr cnl of a fu
years. ,his lit;ls society would hr hrrlmrl
with slrrlu. Of ,ach provisions. u.s. s,n
r-as trir own o1n.amr'i1n g. concerned.
'-lir, nTrr-' tll', finding they r.Guir.l
lr' than tho Who'll, Of their cra,, and aui-
male, fnr their own support, toy cyclau-'
with other rr.r,ir. a part % their surplus,
lrI.ttsr cl1thiu- and furui,ur and imV'e-
meats than thcy lal before rsrl 81, or a'
lrttr cl1,aiu- and furniture aulimr'cman'.
give them increased power % ITpiuco the
urrrs,aris orlifr. they would not lessen the
annual surplus Of their farms They begin
o. w. more attention 20 cluclti1u, AMI thc
tim, II the clillr,n, and of ,lmo of the f.
male adults, /, taken from manual labor to
hs srru, IN school. S,ill, "a, educated "a.
. hIr is more productive than unrluct,l la
llr.--a. tbc ciyiliz-l white produces NOR,
t.u-fld. hy hi, own labor, than did the say-
az Indian, on the same spil-thc actual
product of the labor of the whole society
may D., increased hy this devotion Of time to
education. So, i' one or NOR, members or
d., Association give their whole time 90 tho
invention and construction Of improved ina
rIm-a,, in lu,'arlry, aui the like, thran-
uual slrIlu. ,,ill remains.
But now. ", viii surpos' that some OF!
our society with their fsmilis, l.avo their
happy valley, and visit foreign citirs, and
imhibsa taste for li.llay and luxury, and
undertake 90 copy, at homo, the eiylc of liy-
ia. they have s,cn abroad. One procure a
earring, and horses, and PERSUADE one Of HE
uri-hh,rs to take care orhiss;ahle, and lriyc
him and li, family r1anl the country or
pleasure, Will, another builds an elegant
hou.s anu d,yo,,s his whole time to orna-
mg1uu. his grounds, aud induces a couple
orhi, urishlors % assist him in his schemes,
while a third c.tanli.he, a small theatre or
opera, and cutice, a part Of the young p'o-
pie Of the society 20 turn actors, AMI the
whole community to give a portion Of their
time io witnessing their performances.
The young ladies, we may suppose, having
now -,me idc, Of fashion and dress, instead
Of t1lin. rart in the lablgs incident 10 farm
lie. such as making the butter and cheese,
ami taking ear, or the house, devote all ;hcir
time at hom, 70 working collar, and under
sleeve. and cmbroil,ring their skirts. r.
side an this, each Of our ten families, which
formerly supported itself, and had q large
surplus, sends abroad and imports two or
three servants, no matter of what color or
nation, whose business It j. not TO work on
the land, but 10 assist them % dres, tocj1k
for them, sud to wait at their tables, to run
q the door when the b,ll ring, aud the like
\ few 6f the society are still seen at work
diligently on the land as formerly, bat 1t Is
a discouraging task for them, whilc others
are 50 gay and thoushtles, and apparently
% happy, with their servants and horses,
and fine house,, and stylish clothes, and it Is
hard to keep their hearts in their business,
aud they begin to pine for change in their
mode oflie,