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these children. No business in civilization could withstand such a drain; and my own experience
]has made [inserted]me[/inserted] exceedingly careful that we do no business by which loss is incurred. Beside which
it is a wrong done to those who place their children with you at your advertised prices -
particularly to those who are influenced by the compound motive of giving help to the Asso-
ciation and obtaining culture for their children.

I have one remark more to make, & that is, respecting the presence
of impure children. My views, I know, are well understood; but I must claim
the privilege of friendship to insist on them - if you will, "in season & out of season".
Little importance as you attach to them, I am a true prophet when I say, that [?]
difference or contumacy in this matter will break you down, if all other conditions
were excellent. You cannot know how much harm has been done to you from this
cause already; nor do you seem to be aware that the public are perhaps over-well
informed of past events. I have heard much from time to time on the subject in [Massa-
[chusetts?]; and strange as it may seem, more than a few here are better informed
than they are willing to say. I know not where or from whom they procured their know-
ledge, nor whether it is of [crossed out] truths; but the story is here. I say that this ernor-
mous evil ought to be abated.

Having disposed of criticisms which I hope will be not be unac-
ceptable, I would remark, that I entirely approve of the report of your Committee
on the Industry. I am in favour of retaining every person of worth who can support
himself, every branch of industry which can show a barely living profit. These in-
dustries have cost too much in their establishment to be lightly thrown away. The print-
ing can certainly be safely enlarged - but ever so gradually. Mr Treadwell can conduct the
process admirably, if force be given to him by conference wth him & interested manifested
in the subject. [in square brackets:] Let me mention (what I had forgotten) that Mr Shute of the Boston
Type & Stereotype Foundry wishes to subscribe to the Harbinger. Please send him the
whole of the first year's numbers. After I parted with you in Boston, I barely saved my