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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:自助论·摘录 49

塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导

The founder of the Peel family, about the middle of last century, was a small yeoman, occupying the Hole House Farm, near Blackburn, from which he afterwards removed to a house situated in Fish Lane in that town. Robert Peel, as he advanced in life, saw a large family of sons and daughters growing up about him; but the land about Blackburn being somewhat barren, it did not appear to him that agricultural pursuits offered a very encouraging prospect for their industry. The place had, however, long been the seat of a domestic manufacture—the fabric called “Blackburn greys,” consisting of linen weft and cotton warp, being chiefly made in that town and its neighbourhood. It was then customary—previous to the introduction of the factory system—for industrious yeomen with families to employ the time not occupied in the fields in weaving at home; and Robert Peel accordingly began the domestic trade of calico-making. He was honest, and made an honest article; thrifty and hardworking, and his trade prospered. He was also enterprising, and was one of the first to adopt the carding cylinder, then recently invented.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/935
定位:Excerpt 49 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

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皮尔家族的创始人大约在上世纪中叶是一位小自耕农,经营布莱克本附近的霍尔农庄,后来搬到镇上的鱼巷。罗伯特·皮尔随着年岁增长,看到一大群子女围绕身边,但布莱克本土地贫瘠,务农前景不佳。当地长期有一种家庭手工业——用亚麻纬线和棉经线织成的“布莱克本灰布”,主要在镇及周边生产。在工厂制度出现前,有家室的勤劳自耕农习惯在农闲时在家织布,于是皮尔开始做棉布制造的家庭生意。他诚实经营,产品货真价实;节俭勤劳,生意兴隆。他还勇于创新,是最早采用新发明的梳棉滚筒的人之一。

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《自助》中讲述皮尔家族起源,背景是18世纪英国工业革命前夕,家庭手工业向工厂制过渡。

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