COMIC ARITHMETIC
Arithmetic is the art or science of computing
bj numbers. It is national, political, military,
and commercial. It is of the highest importance
to the community ; because it pre-eminently
teaches us to take care of Number I. Our ministers
succeed according to their knowledge of the
science of numbers. Witness the skilful management
of majorities of the lower house.
He who understands the true art of Addition,
Subtraction, Multiplication^ and Division, as here
laid down, will not be considered a mere cipher in
tlie world; but will, in all probability, make a
considerable /^wre ; and in the figurative words of
Horace, be "Dives agris dives positis in foenore
nummis."
Let us, therefore, under the guidance and protection
of that god of honest men, the light-heeled
and light-fingered Mercury, be diligent so to add
to our store by subtracting from the stores of
others, that we may add to our importance. Let
us so multiply our resources, by encouraging dimsion
among our contemporaries, that we may see
their reduction in the perfection of our own practice.
Arithmetic is the art or science of computing
bj numbers. It is national, political, military,
and commercial. It is of the highest importance
to the community ; because it pre-eminently
teaches us to take care of Number I. Our ministers
succeed according to their knowledge of the
science of numbers. Witness the skilful management
of majorities of the lower house.
He who understands the true art of Addition,
Subtraction, Multiplication^ and Division, as here
laid down, will not be considered a mere cipher in
tlie world; but will, in all probability, make a
considerable /^wre ; and in the figurative words of
Horace, be "Dives agris dives positis in foenore
nummis."
Let us, therefore, under the guidance and protection
of that god of honest men, the light-heeled
and light-fingered Mercury, be diligent so to add
to our store by subtracting from the stores of
others, that we may add to our importance. Let
us so multiply our resources, by encouraging dimsion
among our contemporaries, that we may see
their reduction in the perfection of our own practice.
56 FIGURES FOR THE MILLION. doing the labour ; for if one man had the labour and the gains too, it would be abominable, and destructive to all the usages of society. It is also strictly proportional, that we should pay not only for what we have, but for that which we have not. Thus church-rates ought to be inflicted, not so much for the benefit of the church, but as the substitute for that wholesome discipline of flagellation, unhappily discontinued, and for the "good of the soul;" for if the spiritual benefit be great to those who pay for what they receive only, how great must be the reward of those who are content to pay for that which, they not only do not receive, but which they will not have at any price ! Hence, it is possible that even dissenters may he sauced—the trouble of spending their money in other ways. The " Tax upon Incomes" aifords also a striking example of the doctrine of Proportionals. It is so beautifully equalized, that the loss upon one branch of trade is not to be set off against the gain of another, the object of the act being, no doubt, to put a stop to trade altogether, as the best means of placing things statu quo, the grand desideratum of modern legislation.
PROPORTION. 57 " Bear ye each other's burdens" is a sublime maxim. The principle of the lever is well brought to hear in the doctrine of proportionals and shows how to shift the weight of taxation from the shoulders of the rich upon those of the poor A SLIDING SCALE. The laws and regulations for the conduct of our civil polity and social condition being founded on these divine principles, it is assumed as a fundamental maxim, that "great folks will be biggest," and he who has not learned that this is the ideal of D 3
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doing the labour ; for if one man had the labour<br />
and the gains too, it would be abominable, and<br />
destructive to all the usages of society.<br />
It is also strictly proportional, that we should<br />
pay not only for what we have, but for that which<br />
we have not. Thus church-rates ought to be<br />
inflicted, not so much for the benefit of the church,<br />
but as the substitute for that wholesome discipline<br />
of flagellation, unhappily discontinued, and for the<br />
"good of the soul;" for if the spiritual benefit<br />
be great to those who pay for what they receive<br />
only, how great must be the reward of those who<br />
are content to pay for that which, they not only do<br />
not receive, but which they will<br />
not have at any<br />
price ! Hence, it is possible that even dissenters<br />
may he sauced—the trouble of spending their money<br />
in other ways.<br />
The " Tax upon Incomes" aifords also a striking<br />
example of the doctrine of Proportionals. It is so<br />
beautifully equalized, that the loss upon one branch<br />
of trade is not to be set off against the gain of<br />
another, the object of the act<br />
being, no doubt, to<br />
put a stop to trade altogether, as the best means of<br />
placing things statu quo, the grand desideratum<br />
of modern legislation.
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