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The misery and squalor which we people of civilization bear with so much complacency as a necessary part of the manufacturing system, is just as necessary to the community at large as a proportionate amount of filth would be in the house of a private rich man. THE MISERY AND SQUALOR WHICH WE PEOPLE OF CIVILIZATION BEAR WITH SO MUCH COMPLACENCY AS A NECESSARY PART OF THE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM IS JUST AS NECESSARY TO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE AS A PROPORTIONATE AMOUNT OF FILTH WOULD BE IN THE HOUSE OF A PRIVATE RICH MAN
n of this art was the necessity that the workman felt for variety in his work, and though the beauty produced by this desire was a great gift to the world, yet the obtaining variety and pleasure in the work by the workman was a matter of more importance still, for it stamped all labour with the impress of pleasure. All this has now quite disappeared from the work of civilization. If you wish to have ornament, you must pay specially for it, and the workman is compelled to produce ornament, as he is to produce other wares. He is compelled to pretend happiness in his work, so that the beauty produced by man’s hand, which was once a solace to his labour, has now become an extra burden to him, and ornament is now but one of the follies of useless toil, and perhaps not the least irksome of its fetters. Besides the short duration of labour, its conscious usefulness, and the variety which should go with it, there is another thing needed to make it attractive, and that is pleasant surroundings.  BEGAN NOW THE ORIGIN OF THIS ART WAS THE NECESSITY THAT THE WORKMAN FELT FOR VARIETY IN HIS WORK AND THOUGH THE BEAUTY PRODUCED BY THIS DESIRE WAS A GREAT GIFT TO THE WORLD YET THE OBTAINING VARIETY AND PLEASURE IN THE WORK BY THE WORKMAN WAS A MATTER OF MORE IMPORTANCE STILL FOR IT STAMPED ALL LABOUR WITH THE IMPRESS OF PLEASURE ALL THIS HAS NOW QUITE DISAPPEARED FROM THE WORK OF CIVILIZATION IF YOU WISH TO HAVE ORNAMENT YOU MUST PAY SPECIALLY FOR IT AND THE WORKMAN IS COMPELLED TO PRODUCE ORNAMENT AS HE IS TO PRODUCE OTHER WARES HE IS COMPELLED TO PRETEND HAPPINESS IN HIS WORK SO THAT THE BEAUTY PRODUCED BY MAN'S HAND WHICH WAS ONCE A SOLACE TO HIS LABOUR HAS NOW BECOME AN EXTRA BURDEN TO HIM AND ORNAMENT IS NOW BUT ONE OF THE FOLLIES OF USELESS TOIL AND PERHAPS NOT THE LEAST IRKSOME OF ITS FETTERS BESIDES THE SHORT DURATION OF LABOUR ITS CONSCIOUS USEFULNESS AND THE VARIETY WHICH SHOULD GO WITH IT THERE IS ANOTHER THING NEEDED TO MAKE IT ATTRACTIVE AND THAT IS PLEASANT SURROUNDINGS
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