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62 NOTICES OF BOOKS.
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The "Workwoman .. . "I? Cie Ouvriere ., ...
dirty and uncomfortable ; the husband , disgusted , seeks comfort elsewhere . 1 :
M . Simon first treats of the female workers in the silk manufactoriessecondlof their employment in spinning and weaving ;
; y , gaged thirdly ; , while of the , lastl smaller y , h various e concludes occupations with some in which chapt they ers touch are i en ng
reforms proposed , and education . In 'France , as in this country , during the last fifty yearsmuch has been accomplished by
Government in improving mentall , y and physically the condition of the working-classes . Our author . ably shows us how little real good
can be effected until woman exercises in her proper sphere that influence which rightly she should exercise on the destiny of her
husband and children . In place of increasing the weekly gain by toiling in the factoryshe should resume her position as guardian of
the household . Now , it is of common occurrence to find the home of the artisan abandoned , for the day . , If there are any young
children , probably the services of some poor woman are engaged to watch over them ; more often they are allowed to wander about
hungry and uncared for . Growing up like weeds , it is not sur- - p morals rising that steeped they in should a arrive ignorance at years . of On maturity the mother with doubtful vitally
, gross depends the welfare of the working-man and his successors . M . Simonas we have remarkedhas discovered the root of the evil to
lie in , the fact of the greed , y manufactory absorbing the daily eneries of women . Considerable time has been spent by the
author g in investigating the condition of the French working-classes , with a view more particularly of discovering the amount of labor
accomplished by females and its various channels . When the whirlwind of the revolution had passed like a scourge over France ,
its effect was to liberate workmen from bondage by giving them equalitbefore the lawand in suppressing the absolute power of
the master y . The statutes , of 1833 released their minds from as heavy a yoke , in opening a way to knowledge by means of
elementary schools and classes . As regards the manufacturing houses , much has been achieved to further the health and comfort of the
employes . M . Simon aptly observes on this head , " That which was most noticeable in a manufactory thirty years ago was contempt
for the man ; now the reverse is the case , every attention being given to promoting his health . " The ceilings are loftyrooms well
venwhilst tilated , every the soil precaution well drained is , taken and spacious to prevent yards accidents reserve , d for irom meals the ,
machinery . So much having been attained in the right direction , were we mi we ght not _Tbeg compelled in to congratulate to e in ourselve front of s on a dire a visible obstacle amelioration " _dest la ,
suppression de . la vie de famille paus " When steam power received , its first development , masters were not long in _discovering that
tending women its working iron , arm at . reduced Women rates and could children better cam _ifulfil © in , men duties _went of
62 Notices Of Books.
62 NOTICES OF BOOKS .
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Sept. 1, 1861, page 62, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01091861/page/62/
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