Till: Mil; UUAN REFORM OF 1903. 159 



yearly of 35 40,000 inhabitants* The more that 



on of farms (in its concealed 1 as 



its open fornv hecked, the more 



emigration will be promoted. Now, 



to give a^ e to those of his 



vho are emigrating, he n. mil 



the application of capital to his farm. 



Th< ;>easant has never been accustomed to 



land he :ferred 



old stocking, or at best the bank. H: has 



borrowed money at 5 per cent. 



bank when he had in it a dep< 



yielding at most i per cent. The causes of t 



tude lay partly in the state of the agrarian 



Iso in a well-grounded n; in 



.n capa In addition there was the 



need of providing for the younger children. The 



ncr will incur no new debts. He can, there- 



, only do something for them by hoarding up 



money in the bank, and giving it out to 



Idren when they leave home. Thus h< 



compelled to continue his lu lard of living 



for his savings do not arise from a surplus of 



profits but from a deficiency of nourishment and 



>f capital becomes a chronic disease. 



.s before, the whole family lives on 



the land, only that the departing children get 



ir share in cash. No legislation can deal with 



1 As, for instance, when two small families dwell in one 

 . or a son builds on an addition to the house. 



