HISTORY OF MADAGASCAR. 
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“ With this view, the cultivation of the valuable articles 
of exchange furnished by his country, must be encouraged, 
and new means of industry must be pointed out to him. 
He must, above all, be imbued with the necessity of making 
easy and safe communications and roads to the sea-coast. 
He must be taught to transport the produce of his country 
on beasts of burden, with which Madagascar abounds, until 
his people learn the use of draft carriages, and thus quad¬ 
ruple the resources of agriculture. They must be taught 
how to turn their forests and mines to account, and also to 
double their means of existence by the introduction of the 
various farinacious roots and plants which have been natu¬ 
ralized, and now grow in the greatest plenty at Mauritius. 
By augmenting the rational enjoyments of life, they will be 
initiated in the arts, and gradually become civilized as they 
become more happy. 
“ The natives of Madagascar are idle, and consequently 
poor. The object is to convince them that labour is the 
foundation of riches, or that riches consist in labour. Pre¬ 
sent to them, to this effect, a compensation for their work. 
“ It will, of course, be necessary to furnish them with 
those articles they have been accustomed to sell slaves for, 
and receive in exchange their raw silks, cottons, gums, 
indigo, and even make advances at first to engage them to 
furnish those objects in abundance. An example should 
be given to the people, and that example should be the 
king himself. The agent should teach him how to erect a 
house in the European manner, to make a garden, to form 
bands of foresters and woodcutters, blacksmiths, and car¬ 
penters, and useful plantations of every kind, and thus 
show him how to employ to advantage the great number of 
men he has at his disposition. Amongst the Indians sent 
to Ovah, there are many capable of teaching and aiding 
