The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-03-30

tables, anG other stores for the consump-
ton of the population Of the Familistere.
The entire structure is built of brick, and
the division walls run from the foundation
to the roof, as = protection from the spread
of fire, in case such are accident should oc-
cur. These walls placed at regular
distances of 80 feet. During the winter
the entrance doors to the palace are put
up. turning upon pivots in the middle. so
that the smallest child can easily open
them. They are also provided with
spring which closes them after the en-
trance of any one. During the summer
these doors are removed, SO as to give free
passage to the air. The staircases placed
at the corners of the buildings are semicir-
cular. with the intention Of furnishing an
easy passage to children, who ca more
readily ascend the small end, while grown
people prefer the broader portion Of the
steps. The
GALLERIES AT EACH STORY
about the central courts, are four feet
wide Their balustrades are three feet
high, and are placed near enough together
to prevent any child from passing his head
between them, while their height prevents
him also from climbing over them. Ex-
perience has shown that tins width Of
these gallaries is sufficient for the circula-
ton. while they do not extend so far into
the court as to interfere with the light
from the glass roof at the top If the court
in the lower stories ofN the building
These galleries afford an admirable stand
point from which to overlook the court
the children playing there, or, on occasion
Of the fetes, the proceedings which are car
ried on below From the galleries access
is hal to the al artments by means IF q
passage, which serves as an entrance tc
two apartments. As will be seen from al
examination of the plan Of the Familistere
the apartments are SO arranged that a sin
gle room, or a lodging Of two rooms, or a.
many more as may be desired can he had
This allows the families 10 extend anC
contract their quarters with their own ex
tention and contraction. In its construct
ion it was necessary to provide lodging
which should lie afforded at prices no
higher than workmen could obtain else
where i'll the town +; such accommodation
as are generally afforded to labor. 1t wa
not to be expected that the workmen wer,
to he induced to occupy better accommo
dations, at higher prices, on account o
their superior advantages. The question
with labor is Of necessity simple one q
price, and very small advance III rem
makes a serious diminutlon in the pittanc
Of wages.
THE ACCOMMODATIONS AFFORDED
10y the Familistere, if they were arrange,
as our villages usually are, would sprea,
the population, which is now brought to
gether i'll sympathetic union, over a spac
a mile or two square. BY it some | so
persons are enabled to see each other, t.
visit, attend their domestic duties meet il
public, or purchase their supplies, withou
going from under cover, and regardless q
the condition Of the weather. Not only i
the time thus saved, and the convenience
Of living thus gained, most desirable. bu
the general industrial spirit Of the Who'll
establishment is constantly exciting To &C
tivity, since each member sees CONSTANT
all around him the evidences that his labo
is directly productive, and productive fo
his own benefit. For the children, too
the schools are near at hand, and the par
ents can constantly oversee their progress
i'll their classes. and their behavior at pla
among their companions. This facility c
social communication. with the spirit whic
actuates it, renders the social palace pecu
liarly eficacious in raising the moral an
intellectual standard Of the people, tn
necessary leisure being thus gained for tn
cultivation of social intercourse, for read
ing and for culture of every kind