348 Employment a Cure for Idleness. 



of adults might constant employment be given ; 

 while these very exertions would early operate 

 a further demand for laborers in husbandry, by 

 augmenting the demand of food from the soil. 

 The earnings of children who had never before 

 assisted but in the consumption of the produce 

 of the parents' labor would soon repair the 

 tattered roof, and dry the muddy floor. To 

 these indispensables, comforts would succeed ; 

 and such artificial wants, as honest pride, with 

 moderation, might demand, and humanity 

 gladden to see enjoyed. 



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 A remedy for the evil of idleness may un- 

 doubtedly thus be effected, to the great be- 

 nefit of those whose wretchedness is not less a 

 reproach to the empire, than it is creditable to 

 the meritorious endurance of the present suf- 

 ferers : to these it would first apply; and it is not 

 unreasonable to indulge still further hopes in 

 its future successful operation on posterity. 



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Pleasing as the contemplation of so much 

 political good may be, yet, when it is regarded 

 by the eye of the moralist, it may, by possibility, 

 tie seen in less attractive colours. Unquestion- 

 ably, manufactures would produce profitable 

 labor profitable labor would create wealth- 

 wealth artificial wants ; yet these might gene- 

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