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To produce effectual results work-houses must be 

 established not only in all towns but in all peasant cen- 

 tres, The labour offered must be simple such as lies in 

 the power of a simple countryman; and to support these 

 public labours the government would have a right to the 

 monopoly of articles of universal use such for in- 

 stance as matches. The simpler stages of the preparation 

 of the match might very suitably be made a government 

 monopoly upon this ground, whilst the final processes of 

 manufacture requiring greater skill remained in private 

 hands. And there are many other industries which in 

 accordance with local requirements could be thus mono- 

 polized. 



It is esssential that beggary, as a social phenomenon 

 offensive and degrading to human self-respest, a product, 

 of drunkennes and deception, sooner or later should be 

 abolished, and as behind beggary are concealed the pres- 

 sing needs of existence, it is even immoral to leave fhe 

 unfortunate in hopeless want. Life must be so arranged 

 and organized that no man should for a moment be in 

 doubt about his daily bread, but that every man should 

 rest assured that he and his family will receive infallibly 

 what wholesome food they absolutely need. 



Thus in a few chief points I have indicated the de- 

 mands upon us human creatures of our planet earth. 

 Man we have seen is earth's latest creature, earth's right 

 hand; but man, himself, does not remain unchanged. As 

 earth develops so do we. On examining the fossilized 

 kingdoms of the prehistoric age we see that the antedi- 

 luvians were a bony race; we notice that the epic age 

 supplied a muscular race ; contemporary humanity is 

 entering upon a nervous epoch; and the future will pass 

 into an age of brain and intellect when, it may be in the 

 course of thousands of years, men will present an enor- 

 mous head and miniature members. But this man of the 

 coming age will be nature's king, who by the waving 

 of his wand can bring into play nature's giant forces, 

 the owner of the magic ring and possessor ofthe magic 



