Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-02-23

reVerelltlal awe Will the sweating,
lll-smellng "mudsills" of society,
regard this thing which bruises
them even unto death.
Oh yes, now that the good and
learned professor has made every
thing so clear about the much
abused monopoly, the poor working
man will rid himself of his illiterate
notions. He will no longer look up
on monopoly as a hideous monster
of oppression. No, he will hereaf-
ter hail it rs wise and benefcent
dlspensatlon of the order of nature.
Or course, the professor has done
a great service to humanity by his
luminous exposure Of one of the
most firmly entrenched supersti-
tlons of the day. May he be fully
recompensed. Now, if some other
learned gentleman would make it
his business to disabuse the public
mind of some other errors which it
has grasped and clings to with the
stupid tenacity of burly ignorance.
For instance, it is very generally be-
heved that filth is II thing to beware
of. Filth is an enemy to the health
and well-being of the race. Yet,
might not an article be written show
ing the fragrant injustice of this uni
versal denunciation?
Certainly.
Could it not be clearly proven
that filth is "founded in the order of
nature and no one is to blame for
it ?"
Certainly.
And would it be very difficult to
show that filth is "not always mis-
chieyous," and that it has "great
utility and advantage" when prop
erly situated in compost heap, for
instance?
We should say Lot. .......
Then why will not some great
professor apply himself to this mat
ter, and present a sound doctrine in
accord with scientific tests to the ig-
norant masses, SO that this unseen
ly hue and cry against filth may
cease?
And while the learned gentleman's
hand is in, he might explode some
other of the populor fallacies.
There is distressing superstition
that the smallpox is d disagreeable
thing to have around. 1t is consid-
cred, enormously no doubt, to be
somewhat unwholesome; indeed, so
great is the aversion to this phe-
nomenon of nature, that no one will
speak kindly of it.
Yet, it has been statistically proven
that as promoter of human misery
the smallpox is a drivelling idiot
compared with monopoly.
Now, this gross injustice to so
harmless a thing should be seen to.
Therefore let the learned gentleman,
whoever he may be, when expatiat-
ing on assorted filth also put in a
good word for the benign blessings
disguised under the repulsive fea-
lures of virulont smallpox. Yes, by
all means, let us have these matters
presented in their scientific aspect.
Then, when the truly benevolent |
character of the much maligned |
monopoly has been supplemented by
an equally valid certificate as to the
gushing innocence of filth and the
aesthetic utility of smallpox properly |
understood, then will the day be not
far distant when the dainty ducklet,
yet warm with recent culinary ex-
perience, will soar on pinions swift
though straightforward sun and
air.
Yes, and then will the now somber
web of life be shot anew in warp and
wool with gistening threads of many
colored hucs and so make glad the
eye of the cultured proletary as he
scans with ecstatic JOY the grand
fabric cleaning with the fine gold of
a revised monopoly-flashing with
the silvery sheen of the new doc
trine of filth and glorious with the
ethereal blue of reconstructed gos-
pei of pestilence.
Heaven speed the professors.