Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-08-05

SEWING MlcHISEs-one of the most useful inventions Of this
ageays the Baltimore SIN, unqueonab sewing machine
The occupation sewing by hand the whole,
unhealthy Their. exercise in it, it contrains
the lungs and obstructs the action vital organs.
tgues eyes the system who are confined
to it in aud year out become pale and % and often fall
into early and premature decline An invention, therefore,
which supeceds this mechanical drudgey hailed as an
uRspekabe benefaCon the human Female life will
absolutely prolonged by it, and rendered comfortable while
it lasts.
STILL however, we hear spoken Of With distrust as if destined
to throw thousands out Of employment, take bread from the
mouths Of widows orphans deprive INDECENT
their last We propose briefly bearings
this subject and contribute something quite the fears Of the
apprehensive.
We begin by saying this were to effect Of the
adoption Of sewing machines it, would case in which
the substitution Of machinery for hand labor had
anybody The apprehension time Of the
Of printing There that time thousands who got
their living by copying books Bible
for years order produce single copy The consequence
limited consumption and equally limited supply. It
only church monastery wealthy family which could
afford Bible Other books wese limited their circua
ton in the same way.
But what took place. The Of Bible any
book reduced by the printing consun
increased hundred fold Other placed
within multitude. and more people were
poyd in the manufacture Of books by printing than had been by
pen. the indirect immediate the
immense. The Of morality infinitely pro
NOTED by it. Ignorance and superstition dispeed indus
try good management and economy promoted the whole
community became thrifty and auent and in the general
speity all products Of human labor found better market
apprehension Of want Of employment found to be mis-
take.
So when spinning machines introduced England the
populaCe in and rotously destroyed When
continuance introduced by woman could
the inquiry naturally arowat is to become Of the
arDfra at1,
nererred protect property inventor
and give the method Of spinning fair experiment And
what the consequence? immediate the
price Of cloth Instead Of working month for his years shirts
thepOOr could them in few days Instead Of having
pair he compelled he might have half Dozen
Thus have comfort and deoency, and civilizations been spread
broadcast the land e benefit did stop The
spnnugenny and the poweoom, invented about the time,
laid the foundation for the towering prosperity of England The
cloths Of England abroad other lands
in their markets. drew wealth every Of
known world By the aid Of machinery in England
could much fourmen, average
world Hence money wealth Of all kinds especially the precious
metals have been flowing steady stream into England for the
last sixty years.
1t is this use Of machinery which enables England receive
andto pay for the immense quantity which
sent her from the Southern States She by machinery has,
perhaps doubled the value every acre Of land in the United
States capable Of producing cotton.
To turn to matters home. The cry was raised when
railroads FIR introduced, what to become of all the horses
nov employed in the transportation Of passengers and merchandise
ov this immense country Horses will no value what
They will be worth raising, Stage coach and
Uagoning done away the great routes but horses any
less valuable than before Is the price Of horses dimiuis
By means They commanded high price before
Have reapng moving and treshing machines down price
Of agricultural labor It higher than is Aud
just it will be with sewing machines Where there
family able put sewing by hand there viii e who
afford to put out to he done with machine. And thus all
Glasses viii he able to indulge themselves ian and better
cong than thee could command before The monsv
in this will be expended in sustain human life
and humanity large viii receive the benefit Of this o. every
other invention which increases tue physical Of the
race.