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ESSAYS-1 Benjamin Rumford

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  ManyacommonsoldierintheElector’sservicewearsshirtsmadeupprivatelybythedelicatehandsofpersonswhowereneverseenpubliclytobeemployedinsuchcoarsework;——andmanyacomfortablemealhasbeenmadeinthetownofMunich,inprivate,bypersonsaccustomedtomoresumptuousfare,uponthesoupdestinedforthePoor,andfurnishedgratisfromthepublickitchenofthehouseofindustry。Manyotherswhostandinneedofassistance,will,intime,Ihope,getthebetteroftheirpride,andavailthemselvesoftheseadvantages。

  TorenderthisestablishmentforthePooratMunichperfect,somethingisstillwanting——Thehouseofindustryistooremotefromthecenterofthetown,andmanyofthePoorliveatsuchadistancefromit,thatmuchtimeislostingoingandreturning——

  Itissituated,itistrue,nearlyinthecenterofthedistrictinwhichmostofthePoorinhabit,butstilltherearemanywhodonotderivealltheadvantagesfromittheyotherwisewoulddowereitadjacenttotheirdwellings。Theonlywaytoremedythisimperfectionwouldbe,toestablishseveralsmallerpublickitchensindifferentpartsofthetown,withtwoorthreeroomsadjoiningtoeach,wherethePoormightwork——Theymighttheneitherfetchtherawmaterialsfromtheprincipalhouseofindustry,orbefurnishedwiththembythepersonswhosuperintendthosesubordinatekitchens;andwhomightserveatthesametimeasstewardsandinspectorsoftheworkingrooms,underthedirectionandcontroloftheofficerswhoareplacedattheheadofthegeneralestablishment。Thisarrangementisincontemplation,andwillbeputinexecutionassoonasconvenienthousescanbeprocuredandfittedupforthepurpose。

  Inlargecities,thesepublickitchens,androomsadjoiningtothemforworking,shouldbeestablishedineveryparish;and,itisscarcelytobeconceivedhowmuchthisarrangementwouldcontributetothecomfortandcontentmentofthePoor,andtotheimprovementoftheirmorals。Theseworkingroomsmightbefittedupwithneatness;andevenwithelegance;andmadeperfectlywarm,clean,andcomfortable,ataverysmallexpence;

  and,ifnothingweredonetodisgustthePoor,eitherbytreatingthemharshly,orusingFORCEtoobligethemtofrequenttheseestablishments,theywouldsoonavailthemselvesoftheadvantagesheldouttothem;andthetranquillitytheywouldenjoyinthesepeacefulretreats,would,bydegrees,calmtheagitationoftheirminds,——removetheirsuspicions,——andrenderthemhappy,——grateful,anddocile。

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