42 THE RURAL SOCRATES, 



by indefatigable induftry, an equal (hare of good fof^ 

 tunc and as pcrfcil contentment of mind, as their an« 

 ceflor enjoys* 



SECTION Itr 



0/yc/wf philofophic and domcdic particulars in the ckf^" 

 radcr of Kliyogg^ 



WHAT is moft amazing; and merits our particular at-* 

 tention, is, that all thefe improvements are efFc<Sled with 

 ib few hands i a family of four adult perfons ; two of 

 whom are women, who have few hours to fparc fromi 

 domeftic employments, and the care of educating and 

 working for their children ! 



The unprodu£^ivenefs then of our foil i% itot the 

 necefTary confequence of want of inhabitants* It is not 

 the deficiency of hands, but the progrcfs of floth and- 

 indolence which ought to alarm our fears : it is this 

 which induces the idle part of our people to prefer the 

 lefs toilfome, but more precarious works of the manu* 

 fadurer^ to the rough but more manly exercifes of the 

 hufbandman, — The extravagance of our artificers, af- 

 fords another fource of calamity which is daily aug- 

 menting^ We mud necelTarily conclude from thefe 

 confiderations, that before agriculture can be brought' 

 to perfedlion in this canton, a thorough reformation of 

 manners mnft be introduced. — When the peafants fball 

 be animated with a true ardor for rural occupations, it 

 will then be the proper time to think of adopting the 

 new hufbandry ; and exchanging the ancient modes of 

 cultivation for a more perfect fyflemj eflabllfhed on ex- 

 perimental demonftration. 



Our 



