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William Hepworth Dixon, White Conquest: Volume 2, Chapter 31: the Workman's Paradise. (search)
the hope that they may be persuaded, first to save their money and then to put it into real estate by purchasing the houses in which they live. Here the problem has been solved; a working-class proprietary secured. In many cases — I have reason to infer in most — the craftsmen own the cottages in which they live. Inside, each cottage is a model of its kind, with all appliances for cleanliness and comfort; in short, a neat and well-arranged domestic shrine. What are the secrets of this Workman's Paradise? Why is the place so clean, the people so well housed and fed? Why are the little folks so hale in face, so neat in dress? All voices answer me that these unusual, though most desirable, conditions in a village, spring from a strict enforcement of the law prohibiting the sale of drink. The men of Vermont have adopted that Act which is known to English jesters as the Maine Liquor Law. The adversaries of jolly good ale command a large majority of votes. They wish to drink w