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cleanliness who was a consummate villain." He had 

 now to deal with men and women who had become 

 habituated to being covered with filth and vermin, and 

 who had slept in their rags in the streets and hedges. 

 They should have a neat and commodious building, 

 well warmed and lighted, with healthful and palatable 

 food and good beds. Teachers, materials, and utensils 

 should enable them to work, and the pay for it should 

 be their own. There should be no harsh language, no ill- 

 usage. The founder was able to say, after a five years' 

 operation of his scheme, that not a blow had been given 

 even to a child, while thrift had so abundantly followed 

 from it, that even extra rewards had been granted to the 

 deserving. 



Consulting economy in every stage of his enterprise, 

 Thompson avoided, what to most schemers in similar 

 undertakings would have seemed essential, the build- 

 ing of an edifice, at considerable cost, with reference to 

 the improvements and conveniences which he desired. 

 In one of the suburbs of Munich, on the other side of 

 the Iser, called Au, was a deserted structure, once a 

 manufactory, then falling into decay. He caused this 

 to be thoroughly repaired and enlarged, adding to it a 

 kitchen, refectory, and bakehouse, with workshops for 

 carpenters, smiths, turners, and other mechanics needed 

 for making and repairing all the tools and machinery 

 which would be requisite in the establishment. Large 

 halls were provided for spinners of flax, hemp, cotton, 

 wool, and worsted, with an office attached to each for a 

 clerk or overseer of the department. Through a win- 

 dow connecting each hall with its office, raw materials, 

 finished work, and accounts for labor done, were given 

 to and received from each workman. Another series 



