The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-01

from. or are pf0IOneeu W; '"" -
1t is the grinding. covetous, enVlous,
callous. thoughtless, narrow :spirl' VI
self self.interest, self-absOrptlon, self
agrapdizement. and selflmportance,
hat make many lives hateful III the
SIGHT of Earth and Heaven. Such i've
are an hindrance rather than a help to
humanity. because instead OF contrlbu-
ting as best they can to the general wei
fare of the race, their greedy. grasplng
for selfish aims tends to dlscolor the
whole aspect Of existence. and 10 sven
the aggregate of the world wretched-
ness.
We began this paragraph, however,
not to moraliZe. SO much az 10 point out
to our Southern people the VIVID con
trast betweenthe:r general conditions, n
that of thousands of their tellow-belngs
only an few hundreds of miles away.
There is NOT one Of our readers but mas
a plenty of food to eat, OF air TO breathe,
of shelter overhead and OF opportunity
to make an honest livelihood although,
perhaps. in some cases, not 50 much ii
excess of this at the present period.
Our North Carolina farmers and me-
chanics may not have a very large bank
account at the end of the year, but
there are no more Independent ok
anywhere: and who among them could
endure such a life as Is hereinafter de
picted?
Let us first glance at the condition Of
the working classes in the mother
country.
ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND.
One half of all the land in Scotland is
said to be owned by twelve great
Lords" 50 called. The tenants OH
their thousands of acres are virtually
homeless. They can be turned into the
storm at any hour of the day or night,
summer or winter, if they fail to be
prompt with the rent, or if their term
of rental expire. And when turned
from house and home, at the within of
their lord they annot easily find a
new shelter, OF squat Il. e. take VI a
temporary abiding-place) on some va
cant lands, as III this country for there
are paid Game-keepers and F~orresters
to drive them off. As for the ordinary
comforts of an American home. they
are not even known.
The Duke Of Norfolk owns a vast es-
tate including nearly all the land on
which the city Of Sheffield is built :
from which he draws an annual rental
of only 81, 100, OO0i The [. S. Con
sui, at Sheffield, describes the average
home of the Nottingham in His
Grace's City -
The mother, pinched by poverty, is |
in many cases obliged to be away from
home, at work. Hence the sad neglect
of children. In the matter of their
their sleeping accommodations, and al
most everything that goes to make the
home, the comfort of the family is de
plorable. The poor husband, knowing
there is no comfort for him at home, |
to the nearest dram-.shop for re-
treshment. The mother, in many cases.
does the same."
Consul Jenkinson reports from elias
gov as follows =
Il round %, 1884 families occupying
but two rooms. Any description of
mine, portraying the dirt and d~csolation
OF these homes, which are mere nests
disease and suffering, would only
partially detail their discomforts. I'M
aglne 5000 of these families congrega-
ted on the space of four blocks. and
can anything be done to darken the
picture.
The Earl of Derby OWNS a large part
OF Liverpool, and draws half a million
OF dollars every year for ground rents
alone; not to speak Of house-rent.
Drs. Parker and Sanderson in their
official report, give these statistics of
homes i'll the noble Earl's"
In siXty-two instances adult sons
daughters slept in the same room
with then parents, and III three ~instan-
,ee III the same bed. In one hundred
md fltty-two instances, adult daughters
III the same room, and in f~ittv-six
Instances, IN the same bed with their
Ia two hundred and fourteen
Instances, adult sons slept in the same
Dom, and III one hundred and fifty
'Ight Instances, In the same bed with
her mothers. In thirty seven instances
lduit daughters slept IN the same room.
md III twenty-seven instances. in the
ome bed with their fathers. In fttu-
ltne instances tie mother, uiM Ter aduH
md daughters slept IN tie same room,
MT IN t~enty.one Instances, IN the same
ed, together. In seren instancesa u0h-
r, aduh son, and afemale todger slept IN
ne same room, and in tro Instances. an
ne same bed, together. In sixtv-tour
Instances, a man, his wife, and a female
1dger slept In the same room. and IN
hree instances III the same bed. liz
instances adult brothers, AMI
'sters slept IL tie same room. and IN
teenty Instances IN the same bed. I'm one
Dom a mother and her two sons, aged