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Page 33
... respectable working man , nor with the caste which is looked for in one who has been educated . He is generally a drone or a vagabond . " There is , perhaps , no trade or profession existing in which there is so much quackery , so much ...
... respectable working man , nor with the caste which is looked for in one who has been educated . He is generally a drone or a vagabond . " There is , perhaps , no trade or profession existing in which there is so much quackery , so much ...
Page 56
... those they think genteel ; to neglect their trades , business , and education ; and to cherish a contempt for labor , restraint , and religion . No respectable rich man would thus indulge his children ; 56 EDUCATION .
... those they think genteel ; to neglect their trades , business , and education ; and to cherish a contempt for labor , restraint , and religion . No respectable rich man would thus indulge his children ; 56 EDUCATION .
Page 57
Francis E. Brewster. No respectable rich man would thus indulge his children ; and if he did , it would lead them to ruin . The instances of lads who , from these causes , have flunked at school , and from idleness and insubordination ...
Francis E. Brewster. No respectable rich man would thus indulge his children ; and if he did , it would lead them to ruin . The instances of lads who , from these causes , have flunked at school , and from idleness and insubordination ...
Page 58
... Respectable persons are deterred from taking apprentices , for , as soon as they have obtained a glimpse of their trades , the slightest pretext is made to vacate the indentures , or they are encouraged to abscond , cheat their masters ...
... Respectable persons are deterred from taking apprentices , for , as soon as they have obtained a glimpse of their trades , the slightest pretext is made to vacate the indentures , or they are encouraged to abscond , cheat their masters ...
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... respectability consists in showing off all these extravagancies , and thus acquire a familiarity with idleness , and the wanton use of luxuries in dress and pocket - money , which their actual means and circum- stances will not justify ...
... respectability consists in showing off all these extravagancies , and thus acquire a familiarity with idleness , and the wanton use of luxuries in dress and pocket - money , which their actual means and circum- stances will not justify ...
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