be produced; but when the instrument is in order, the notes
CANNOT FAIL to answer to the touch of a skilful master.

Though every thing was done that could be devised to impress the
minds of all those, old and young, who frequented this establishment,
with such sentiments as were necessary in order to their becoming
good and useful members of society; (and in these attempts I was
certainly successful, much beyond my most sanguine expectations;)
yet my hopes were chiefly placed on the rising generation.

The children, therefore, of the poor, were objects of my peculiar
care and attention. To induce their parents to send them to the
establishment, even before they were old enough to do any kind of
work, when they attended at the regular hours, they not only
received their dinner gratis, but each of them was paid THREE
CREUTZERS a day for doing nothing, but merely being present where
others worked.

I have already mentioned that these children, who were too young
to work, were placed upon seats built round the halls where other
children worked. This was done in order to inspire them with a
desire to do that, which other children, apparently more favoured,
--more caressed,--and more praised than themselves, were permitted
to do; and of which they were obliged to be idle spectators;
and this had the desired effect.

As nothing is so tedious to a child as being obliged to sit still
in the same place for a considerable time, and as the work which
the other more favoured children were engaged in, was light and easy,
and appeared rather amusing than otherwise, being the spinning of