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afterwards galled theai to the quick ! No n)au, except a land- 

 lord, wants a larger house than will accommodate his family, 

 and occasionally his friends. Let every farmer, then, who is 

 about to build, 5rst sit down and count the cost, then let him 

 consider at how much less expense a house of moderate size is 

 furnished and kept in repair, and how much less labor is requir- 

 ed in sweeping and scouring, (it will be prudent to make the 

 calculation, although it may not be prudent to intermeddle with 

 the operation) ; and then let him seriously reflect how small a 

 house will hold his tried, valued, and true friends. A man of 

 ample fortune will consult his taste — he may think that a large 

 mansion, costly furniture, and a corresponding style of magnifi- 

 cence will increase his happiness — let him try it, for bank bills 

 are as worthless as the seared and withered leaves that are 

 put into circulation by an autumn gale, and specie as value- 

 less as the pebbles washed by the waves of the sea, if ihey 

 do not contribute to the happiness of their possessor or if they 

 are not in his hands ^he means of conferring happiness on others. 

 But before the man of wealth indulges in such profusion, if he 

 is a philanthropist, he will remember that his example may ha 

 followed by those who cannot so well bear the expense ; 

 if he is a father, he will remember that his children will 

 hardly be content with any situation or manner of living in- 

 ferior to those to which tiiey have been used under the i)a- 

 ternal roof. 



If I had not already trespassed too far on your patience, 

 I would speak of the importance of domestic manufactures, 

 as affording the only ready and constant market for the sur- 

 plus productions of your farms, and as indispensable to the 

 real independence of the country — I would say something 

 of the cultivation of mulberry trees and the rearing of silk 

 worms, as affording a proutable and pleasant employment at 

 home for those members of your family whose health and 

 whose virtue might be loo much exposed abroad. There are 

 many other topics of domestic economy of great interest, but 

 most of them have been learnedly, or what is better, practic- 

 ally, treated by gentlemen who have addressed you on foe- 



