It would be my great aim, by example, and precept, to bring home 

 induftry to the cottages of the poor. Could that be fully effeftuated, 

 Inftitutions, fuch as charter fchools, parifli fchools, and orphan houfes, 

 would become lefs and lefs neceffary, as the numbers of idle, and in- 

 digent perfons, Ihould decreafe. Where habits of induftry prevail, 

 every one is able to maintain himfelf. Children, inflead of being 

 a burthen to their parents, are a fource of wealth. In Holland, a 

 child is foon able to fubfifl himfelf; among that iudultrious people, 

 inflmts foon learn, to work at little manufaftures, and make a variety 

 of ingenious toys, which ferve to amufe their idle coevals, in other 

 countries. By a proper diftribution of labour, and a little dexterity, 

 and economy, in hufbanding the llrength and faculties of individuals, 

 the youngeft and the feebleft, even the blind, and lame, may be ren- 

 dered ufeful for fome purpofe or other. For inftance, in fpinning, 

 knitting, turning the wheels in rope yards, in picking oakum, rafping 

 logwood. — Numbers of children might find employment, in the manu- 

 faclure of lace and edgings. Numbers of children are employed, in 

 the hardware manufaftories of Sheffield and Birmingham. 



Sect. 6. 



Of Morals, and public Injlruilion, 



Were a committee of moral infpeftion, and public inftruftiou efta- 

 blilhed, in each diftricl or parifli j it might effcft wonders, in the 

 great work, of promoting regularity of morals and induflry, and at , 

 the fame time, of difFufmg a knowledge of arts and raanufaftures. The 

 details of reformation, and the fpecific encouragement of induftry, are 

 of a nature fomewhat approaching domellic regulation ; and require 

 minute inveftigation. It is the nature of the truell defert, to retire 



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