The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-09-07
"THE COMING RACE"

| suit. When anything is realised out of sure
| ties will certainly let you know.
"THE COMING RICE"
| The Great Social Problem Solved ut
Last.
At a time like the present, when Socialism,
Fourlerism, Communism, and many other
'Isms" are In vogue, protesting to furnish
remedies for the Ills which afflict mankind, the
world is quite opportunely favored with q
comprehensive solvent for all earthly difficult
ties in pleasant little volume-a kind of
cross between Peter Wilkins and Gulliver's
Travels-which has just made Its appearance
under the title of 'The Coming Race" In 1t
the difficult subject of Woman's Rights Is dealt
with in a manner which will puzzle Mr.. Tilton
and Miss Anthony to dispose Of So will its
treatment Of the equally difficult subject Of the
rights of labor astonish the trade unions and
tunate accident which revealed the true RENE
dies for these and all other human troubles.
mining engineer, a friend of the author of
the book, In exploring very deep mine, sud-
denly saw bright light at considerable depth
below the lowest gallery, and resolved to as
certain what 1t was. Accompanied by the
author, he descended by means of a rope, but
lost his life In so doing. The author, more
fortunate, reached firm foundation, and be-
held vast region of beautiful country, light
ed by lamps as far as the eye could see. Mar
rowly escaping being devoured by hideous
animal, he proceeded to explore this new
country. He found 1t inhabited by a red race
of beings, having human forms, but Of larger
proportions than mortals, with terrible eX-
preston Of power In their faces (Which re-
Lsembed that of the Sphinx blended with
remarkable sweetness and gentIeness.
superior race altogether, but 1t Is vexed
question among them whether they are the
perfect type Of the Frog, or whether the
Frog Is the highest development Of them
selves. They originally inhabited the outer
crust of the earth, and In those days they had
like the poor deluded nations now occupying
their place; but In one of those terrible convul-
sions of the planet which occurred many
thousands of years ago, they were precipitated
into subterranean region Of darkness. Their
first efforts were to obtain light by artificial
MEANS and after time they discovered petro-
leum and gas, which fully answered their pur-
|EpOse. Then they studied their new atmos-
kphere and discovered "vrll" or atmospheric
magnetism, which enabled them to do almost
as they pleased with nature, by forcing her
secrets from her; they could blast rock with the
touch of wand, and destroy fifty thousand
lives by flash OF the new substance.
The consequence Of this was that there
were no wars among them, and. OF course,
no soldiers; they were thenceforth emanci-
pated from all taxes (such as are levied on
earthJ for the maintenance of standing armies
and nayies. They then devoted themselves to
the study of nature, and how to promote the
happiness of each other, and they have ever
since adhered to this practice. All selfish con-
sideratlons being considered d!sgracefnl, there
are no politicians among them. Each commu-
nifty Is governed by a magistrate, elected for
ife;but It rarely happens that any one can be in
duced to hold the office when old age comes
on. There are no honors or emouments at
tached to it, SO that nobody Is anxious to hold
1t. But as there are no arduous duties to per
form, it Is filled from sense of rectltude.
Crime being unknown on account OF the gen.
eral care of each one for the other, there are
no lawyers, no police no prisons and no courts.
Civil disputes are referred to the arbitration OF
friends. Life Is never taken for food or for
sport. Every one Is trained TO the use OF the
'vril' and the study Of nature-hence there are
no doctors. Education Is regulated by the Col
leges of Sages, mainly composed OF women
to whom the training OF children up to the
age of marriage is conided. In consequence
OF their superior qulckness Of perception,
women take the lead In everything, and, by
dlnt of ages of study and practice OF the arts,
especially that OF flying in the air by means OF
artificial wings, they have become much lar
ger and stronger than the males-their aver
age height being seven feet, while that o. the
men Is under six. They have the power of kill
ing their husbands BY touch, and this keeps
the latter In admirable order; but no instance of
their having exercised this power Is on record
for several ages. 1t Is their privilege to select
their husbands, and, when one OF them has
made her choice, the male dares not refuse
her; if he does, It is at the risk OF his life On
the wedding day, the wife takes off her
wings and lays them aside tor the rest OF
her marhed life, because she has un-
dertaken to love, protect and provide for
her husband. BY this system perfect do
mestc bliss Is secured. These people
possess two strange peculiarities; they all be-
heve in the religion,they profess, and practice
all the precepts which their creed inculcates;
consequently they have no need OF churches
or ministers. They believe that their ultimate
destiny is to return to this world and supplant
all the races now existing therein. Their prin-
cipal occupations are the raising enough food
to support life In comfort investigating nature,
inventing machines for economizing labor,
and passing their time in ease and content
ment Wealth is despised, and the accumula.
ton of 1t is forbidden. They live to the age of
one hundred years. As for literature, they
have very little, because there have not oc-
CURED, for thousands Of years, any incidents
to give rise to serious emotions Speculations
in theology and social questions have long since
been extinct; so is poetry, except that which
is descriptive of scenery and peaceful life.
There are no paintings Oh j more modern
date than six thousand years ago. And music
Is performed By means of water. All labor is
paid by the State. and is done by children.
Nevertheless the author, native of New Eng
land, and the son OF a statesman, who had
been defeated in an election by his own tailor,
pined amid all this happiness for cigar and
rlass of toddy; he was also scared by being
asked in marriage by one Of the strong-mind.
ed. gigantic women of 1.-THE coming race" but
he ultimately (not without great ditheulty, and
at the risk of his life) prevailed ON her to let
him off and restore him to earth and all Its
deliberations! What an inglorious retreat f!
But is he the first OF the prolific race Of Uto-
plan reyolutionsts who has run away a1rlgnt-
ed at the realization of his own Vlslons
S1TIrE DJSTILLER.