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Science duly applied would enable them to get rid of refuse, to minimize, if not wholly to destroy, all the inconveniences which at present attend the use of elaborate machinery, such as smoke, stench and noise; nor would they endure that the buildings in which they worked or lived should be ugly blots on the fair face of the earth. SCIENCE DULY APPLIED WOULD ENABLE THEM TO GET RID OF REFUSE TO MINIMISE IF NOT WHOLLY TO DESTROY ALL THE INCONVENIENCES WHICH AT PRESENT ATTEND THE USE OF ELABORATE MACHINERY SUCH AS SMOKE STENCH AND NOISE NOR WOULD THEY ENDURE THAT THE BUILDINGS IN WHICH THEY WORKED OR LIVED SHOULD BE UGLY BLOTS ON THE FAIR FACE OF THE EARTH
son why they should not follow their occupations in quiet country homes, in industrial colleges, in small towns, or, in short, where they find it happiest for them to live. As to that part of labour which must be associated on a large scale, this very factory system, under a reasonable order of things (though to my mind there might still be drawbacks to it), would at least offer opportunities for a full and eager social life surrounded by many pleasures. The factories might be centres of intellectual activity also, and work in them might well be varied very much: the tending of the necessary machinery might to each individual be but a short part of the day’s work. The other work might vary from raising food from the surrounding country to the study and practice of art and science. It is a matter of course that people engaged in such work, and being the masters of their own lives, would not allow any hurry or want of foresight to force them into enduring dirt, disorder, or want of room. Y QUARTERS THERE IS NO REASON WHY THEY SHOULD NOT FOLLOW THEIR OCCUPATIONS IN QUIET COUNTRY HOMES IN INDUSTRIAL COLLEGES IN SMALL TOWNS OR IN SHORT WHERE THEY FIND IT HAPPIEST FOR THEM TO LIVE AS TO THAT PART OF LABOUR WHICH MUST BE ASSOCIATED ON A LARGE SCALE THIS VERY FACTORY SYSTEM UNDER A REASONABLE ORDER OF THINGS THOUGH TO MY MIND THERE MIGHT STILL BE DRAWBACKS TO IT WOULD AT LEAST OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR A FULL AND EAGER SOCIAL LIFE SURROUNDED BY MANY PLEASURES THE FACTORIES MIGHT BE CENTERS OF INTELLECTUAL ACTIVITY ALSO AND WORK IN THEM MIGHT WELL BE VARIED VERY MUCH THE TENDING OF THE NECESSARY MACHINERY MIGHT TO EACH INDIVIDUAL BE BUT A SHORT PART OF THE DAY'S WORK THE OTHER WORK MIGHT VARY FROM RAISING FOOD FROM THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY TO THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF ART AND SCIENCE IT IS A MATTER OF COURSE THAT PEOPLE ENGAGED IN SUCH WORK AND BEING THE MASTERS OF THEIR OWN LIVES WOULD NOT ALLOW ANY HURRY OR OF FORESIGHT TO FORCE THEM INTO ENDURING DIRT DISORDER OR WANT OF ROOM
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