The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1873-10-02
Diversity Of Labor.

National and individual prosperity are in
timately and inseparably connected 1t is
possible for few individuals to be possessed
Of large amount of property in communi-
ty or nation, in which the multitude are in'
a state of abject poverty. Such individuals.
however, cannot be regarded as in pros
porous condition. Their property, it mat
ters not in what it may consist, does not
contribute in the highest degree to their
happiness and usefulness. Prosperity, in
the civilized acceptation of the word. is de-
pendent upon the elevation and improvement
Of the condition of the whole. The real
condition off community must be Judged
of by the condition Of the majority; ana the
condition ofthe majority is determined by the
extent of diversity ofabor in which the masses
are engaged. Ifthere is any one single thing
which, more than any other, marks the adj
vancement whicl, community has made in
civilization. it is the extent TO which the
several members are engaged in different oc-
cupations In the nature of things IT ~ not
possible for people, exclusively engaged IN
a single occupation, ever TO become either
rich or refnsl to a great degree.
This declaration is capable Of historical
demonstration. The lowest order ofthc hu-
man family which exists in the most DEGRADED
condition. are exclusively devoted t. The
pursuit of u single occupation. They are
all fishers or hunters POVERTY and misery
are visited upon these people. - long as
they remain exclusively fishers and hunters;
uv uuvnnc-uronTc,- -cf,t,'.r physical or irt-t
lectual, can ever take place amongst them
Their condition is hut a little. if any. above
the wild beasts which inhabit the forest in
common with themselves Amongst ,narc
advanced savages, We find some indlyIdris
engaged, to limited extent, in agricultural
pursuits. The horse and the OK are domes-
ticated, and rude instruments are invented
and used by them. A. the human family
advance from the loves! condition Of bar
barity to the highest decree of civilization,
We find that every stage is marked hy l
greater diversity of labor than Tic one pre-
ccding it.
A nation resembles family In fact
nation is simply large family composed oia
number of small families In every we'll
ordered family there are multitude ofcl-
fees to be filled. Each individual member
has its particular duties to perform. SOFT
is in nation. Civilization, instead Of de-
creasing our wants, increases them to u nlti-
berlcss extent. Diversity OF labor is necessary
to meet this state of things.
BY diversity of labor. it is not meant that
every individual must be engaged in lnul-
titude of occupations The attempt to pu;
such theory as this into practice must eycf
prove futile. Nature is opposed to such
theory, and forbids that il ever be put into
practice In well conducted manufacturing
establishments, the principles of diversity of
labor is put into practice The simplest
thing it composed Of parts. and each laborr
has his own part to make. lfit be a shoe
factory, one man "cuts out, another ''coscs,'
another fits" another does something else
and shoe passes through perhaps a dozen
Of hands before it is completed. This is
what is understood by diversity Of labor
Experience proves that such aSystcm is ihe
only way that rapidity of execution and per
feciion oflinish can be attained. The result
is that to each individual the profit is much
greater than were one lahoirr required 10
begin and finish any particular piece Of
work
The civilized aspect Of th, question com
mends itSelfto the serious c"ir liberation at us
Southern people We are civilized people
but our ciization, if the ma ,s Of our clri-
zens is taken into consideration. i hot Of
very high order. Unless thr whole labor
system of the South is revol;tioui2cd. II Is
difficult TO understand how we can ever
make any Great attaiumcntS in the arts Of
civilized life In fact, flcrc i. greater
probability that we will rctroeradc. ntil
system of diversified labor is established i,
the South, permanent rccupcration cannot
be attained the resources oi thc country
never can be developed, and the masses oi
our people never can become thoroughly civil
lized and enlightened - lorhtW Ea9""rr
GYMNAsTIC PERFORMANCE or A sow.
NAMBuLIsT'-Oppositc the Wells stable On
Market street is 4 boarding house trcqucntcd
by n number of street car conductors and
drivers. and among the boari'rs there Is 4
young man named Leslie, a conductor. lie
is much addicted to somnambulism, and in
his abnormal condition he sometimes per.
forms feats which would tax the skill Of the
most practiccd gymnast. Night before last,
while in a fit of somnambulism, his perform
ances were witnessed by two or three hund'