“But can it be intended that man should neglect himself for any particular design? Ought Nature to deprive us, by its design, of a perfection which Reason, by its own, prescribes to us? Then it must be false that the development of single faculties makes the sacrifice of totality necessary; or, if indeed the law of Nature presses thus heavily, it becomes us to restore, by a higher art, this totality in our nature which art has destroyed.”—_The Philosophical and Æsthetical Letters and Essays of_ SCHILLER, _Translated by_ J. WEISS, pp. 74, 75. {93} Madame Necker de Saussure’s maxim about firmness with children has suggested the above. “Ce que plie ne peut servir d’appui, et l’enfant veut être appuyé. Non-seulement il en a besoin, mais il le désire, mais sa tendresse la plus constante n’est qu’à ce prix. Si vous lui faites l’effet d’un autre enfant, si vous partagez ses passions, ses vacillations continuelles, si vous lui rendez tous ses mouvements en les augmentant, soit par la contrariété, soit par un excès de complaisance, il pourra se servir de vous comme d’un jouet, mais non être heureux en votre présence; il pleurera, se mutinera, et bientôt le souvenir d’un temps de désordre et d’humeur se liera avec votre idée. Vous n’avez pas été le soutien de votre enfant, vous ne l’avez pas préservé de cette fluctuation perpétuelle de la volonté, maladie des êtres faibles et livrés à une imagination vive; vous n’avez assuré ni sa paix, ni sa sagesse, ni son bonheur, pourquoi vous croirait-il sa mère.”—_L’Education Progressive_, vol. i., p. 228. {116a} See _Health of Towns Report_, vol. i., p. 336. A similar result may be deduced from a similar table made by the Rev. J. Clay, of Preston. See the same Report and vol., p. 175. {116b} See _Health of Towns Report_, vol. i., p. 75. {117a} See Dr. Arnott’s letter, _Claims of Labour_, p. 282. {117b} By zinc ventilators, for instance, in the windows and openings into the flues at the top of the rooms. See _Health of Towns Report_, 1844, vol. i., pp. 76, 77. Mr. Coulhart’s evidence.—_Ibid._, pp. 307, 308. {117c} There are several thousand gratings to sewers and drains which are utterly useless on account of their position, and positively injurious from their emanations.—Mr. Guthrie’s evidence.—_Ibid._, vol. ii., p. 255. {118} Mr. Wood states that the masters and mistresses were generally ignorant of the depressing and unhealthy effects of the atmosphere which surrounded them, and he mentions the case of the mistress of a dame-school who replied, when he pointed out this to her, “that the children thrived best in dirt!”—_Health of Towns Report_, vol. i., pp. 146, 147. {126} See “The Fair Maid of Perth.” {161} See “Health of Towns Report,” 1844, vol. i., p. 44. {183} Bacon, _de Augmentis Scientiarum_.