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Moreover, i, on my side, require of every writer, first I have travelled a good deal in concord; and everywhere,
or last, a simple and sincere account of his own life, in shops, and offices, and fields, the inhabitants have
and not merely what he has heard of other men’s appeared to me to be doing penance in a thousand re-
lives; some such account as he would send to his kin- markable ways. What i have heard of bramins sitting
dred from a distant land; for if he has lived sincerely, exposed to four fires and looking in the face of the sun;
it must have been in a distant land to me. Perhaps or hanging suspended, with their heads down-
these pages are more particularly addressed to ward, over flames; or looking at the heavens over
poor students. As for the rest of my readers, they their shoulders “until it becomes impossible for
will accept such portions as apply to them. I trust them to resume their natural position, while from
that none will stretch the seams in putting on the the twist of the neck nothing but liquids can pass
coat, for it may do good service to him whom it fits. into the stomach”; or dwelling, chained for life, at
I would fain say something, not so much concern- the foot of a tree; or measuring with their bodies, like
ing the chinese and sandwich islanders as you who caterpillars, the breadth of vast empires; or standing
read these pages, who are said to live in new eng- on one leg on the tops of pillars- even these forms of
land; something about your condition, especially conscious penance are hardly more incredible and
your outward condition or circumstances in this astonishing than the scenes which i daily witness.
world, in this town, what it is, whether it is neces-
sary that it be as bad as it is, whether it cannot be
improved as well as not.
Moreover, i, on my side, require of every writer, first I have travelled a good deal in concord; and every-
or last, a simple and sincere account of his own where, in shops, and offices, and fields, the inhabit-
life, and not merely what he has heard of other ants have appeared to me to be doing penance in a
men’s lives; some such account as he would send to thousand remarkable ways. What i have heard of
his kindred from a distant land; for if he has lived bramins sitting exposed to four fires and looking in
sincerely, it must have been in a distant land to me. the face of the sun; or hanging suspended, with
Perhaps these pages are more particularly ad- their heads downward, over flames; or look-
dressed to poor students. As for the rest of my ing at the heavens over their shoulders “un-
readers, they will accept such portions as apply til it becomes impossible for them to resume
to them. I trust that none will stretch the seams their natural position, while from the twist
in putting on the coat, for it may do good service of the neck nothing but liquids can pass into
to him whom it fits. I would fain say something, the stomach”; or dwelling, chained for life, at
not so much concerning the chinese and sand- the foot of a tree; or measuring with their bodies,
wich islanders as you who read these pages, like caterpillars, the breadth of vast empires; or
who are said to live in new england; something standing on one leg on the tops of pillars- even
about your condition, especially your outward these forms of conscious penance are hardly
condition or circumstances in this world, in this more incredible and astonishing than the scenes
town, what it is, whether it is necessary that it which i daily witness.
be as bad as it is, whether it cannot be improved
as well as not.