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奥里森·斯威特·马登：向前进·摘录 359
奥里森·斯威特·马登《向前进》· Pushing to the Front · 领导
There is no employment so dangerous and destructive to life but plenty of human beings can be found to engage in it. Of all the instances that can be given of recklessness of life, there is none which exceeds that of the workmen employed in what is called dry-pointing--the grinding of needles and of table forks. The fine steel dust which they breathe brings on a painful disease, of which they are almost sure to die before they are forty. Yet not only are men tempted by high wages to engage in this employment, but they resist to the utmost all contrivances devised for diminishing the danger, through fear that such things would cause more workmen to offer themselves and thus lower wages. Many physicians have investigated the effects of work in the numerous match factories in France upon the health of the employees, and all agree that rapid destruction of the teeth, decay or necrosis of the jawbone, bronchitis, and other diseases result.
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定位：Excerpt 359 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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有些工作危险到几乎注定让人早死，可还是有人抢着干。比如磨针、磨叉的“干磨”工种，工人吸入细钢粉，得病后大多活不过四十岁。他们之所以干，是因为工资高；更糟的是，厂里想装减少粉尘的装置，他们反而拼命反对，怕来的人多了，工资被压低。法国火柴厂也一样，医生调查发现工人牙齿坏掉、下巴骨坏死、得支气管炎。这说明：当人只看眼前收入、又怕竞争时，会拿命去换钱，甚至主动挡住能救自己的改进。
上下文
马登《奋力向前》讲职业选择与健康，用当时工厂的粉尘危害说明：选工作不能只看工资，还要看环境。
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你选工作或接活时，有没有为了眼前收入，忽略了对身体长期的伤害？
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