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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:自助论·摘录 51

塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导

Sir Robert Peel readily appreciated the value of all new processes and inventions; in illustration of which we may allude to his adoption of the process for producing what is called _resist work_ in calico printing. This is accomplished by the use of a paste, or resist, on such parts of the cloth as were intended to remain white. The person who discovered the paste was a traveller for a London house, who sold it to Mr. Peel for an inconsiderable sum. It required the experience of a year or two to perfect the system and make it practically useful; but the beauty of its effect, and the extreme precision of outline in the pattern produced, at once placed the Bury establishment at the head of all the factories for calico printing in the country. Other firms, conducted with like spirit, were established by members of the same family at Burnley, Foxhill bank, and Altham, in Lancashire; Salley Abbey, in Yorkshire; and afterwards at Burton-on-Trent, in Staffordshire; these various establishments, whilst they brought wealth to their proprietors, setting an example to the whole cotton trade, and training up many of the most successful printers and manufacturers in Lancashire.

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定位:Excerpt 51 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

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罗伯特·皮尔爵士能迅速认识到所有新工艺和发明的价值;例如他采用了棉布印花中称为“防染”的工艺。这种工艺是在布料需要保持白色的部分使用防染浆。发现这种浆料的人是一家伦敦商行的旅行推销员,他以很低的价格卖给了皮尔先生。完善这套系统并使其实用需要一两年的经验,但其效果之美和图案轮廓的极度精确,立刻使伯里的工厂成为全国棉布印花厂的领头羊。同一家族成员以同样精神在兰开夏的伯恩利、福克斯希尔班克和奥尔瑟姆,约克郡的萨利修道院,以及后来斯塔福德郡的特伦特河畔伯顿建立了其他公司;这些工厂在为业主带来财富的同时,为整个棉纺织业树立了榜样,培养了许多兰开夏最成功的印花商和制造商。

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《自助》中讲述皮尔家族如何通过采纳新技术和培养人才推动行业发展。

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你最近是否留意到某个能提升效率的新方法或工具,并愿意尝试?

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