The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-07

to incite and encourage the industry of
the people.
An exception is also made to those
and the secret suffrage of the sypho-
grants, are excused from labor that
they may apply themselves VIII oily to
study; but If any of these fall short
of the hopes that he has given at first
he is sent back to work again. And
sometimes 1t happens that a mechanic
so employs his leisure time that he
is relieved from his trade and num-
gered among the scholars of the coun-
try. Out of these learned men 1T is
that the public functionaries, even the
prince himself. are chosen. Among the
Utopians the unit is the family, as you
will have perceived already from what
1 have said.
family is made up of those who
are nearly related to each other. Wo-
men, when grown up, are married out
into another family, but all the males,
both children and grandchildren, live
still in the. same house in great obedf-
enCe TO lH6lT COiuIllOH pal Gilt, dHlCoS
age has weakened his understanding,
in which case he that is next to him in
age takes the place of head of the fam
lily. But lest any city should become
too populous. or, on the contrary, fall
under a dispeopling by any accident,
provision is made that no town may
have more than 5000 families in it
besides the families in the adjacent
country under the city's jurisdiction
and that no family can have less than
10 nor more than 16 persons in it. This
rule regarding the number in family
Is made effective by removing some of
the children of a fruitful couple to an
other family that does not so much
abound in children. BY this means,
also, they supply cities that do not In
crease SO fast by children from others
which breed faster.
If there is any. great increase over
the whole island they draw out num-
Der of citizens from the towns and send
| tn EN- over to the neighboring continent
where, If they find that the inhabit-
ants have more soil than they can well
cultivate, they fix a colony, taking In
the inhabitants to their society If they
will live with them according to the
Utopian rules. When the natives of the
appropriated land do this willingly they
| quickly are assimilated in manners ant
customs, and this proves a great hap
piness to both nations. For by rea-
son of the methods OF the Utopians
such care is taken of the soil that Il
soon becomes fruitful for both colonists
and the natives. whereas 1t might 9TH
erwise be too narrow and barren fol
1 either one of them.
| But If the natives refuse to conform
to the laws OF Utopia the Utopian!
drive them out Of the bounds of th'
land which they have marked out fol
cir colony, and use force II they re
sist. For they account 1t very JUS
cause of war If any nation Will hindel
others from taking and possessing ;
part of their soil of which they max.
no use, but let 1t lie idle and unculti
waited; since every man has, by thu
law OF nature, right to such vast
| portion of the earth as is necessary fo
his subsistence. AS has been said
every family is governed by the olde..
man of it. Wives serve their husDalu
and children their parents, and Away
the younger serves the elder.
Every city is divided into four part,
and in overy quarter is a market place
That which Is manufactured by the sew