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that separations should not take place, and 

 equally impossible that the neighbourhood 

 should not be miserable. This is not the way 

 to settle in America. The way is, to go and 

 sit yourself down amongst the natives. They 

 are already settled. They can lend you what 

 you want to borrow, and happy they are al 

 ways to do it. And, which is the great thing 

 of all great things, you have their women for 

 your women to commune with ! 



983. RAPP, indeed, has done great things; 

 but RAPP has the authority of Moses and that 

 of Aaron united in his own person. Besides, 

 Rapp's community observe in reality that celi 

 bacy, which Monks and Nuns pretend to, 

 though I am not going to take my oath, mind, 

 that none of the tricks of the Convent are ever 

 played in the tabernacles of Harmony. At any 

 rate, Rapp secures the effects of celibacy ; first, 

 an absence of the expence attending the breed 

 ing and rearing of children, and, second, unre* 

 mitted labour of woman as well as man. But, 

 where, in all the world is the match of this to 

 be : found ? Where else shall we look for a 

 Society composed of persons willing and able 

 to forego the gratification of the most powerful 

 propensity of nature, for the sake of getting 

 money together ? Where else shall we look for 

 a band of men and; women^who love money 



