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Editorial
November 6, 1790
Gazette Of The United States
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
The editorial contrasts the rough, indolent lifestyle of the traditional hunting gentleman, which fostered savagery and neglect of public duties, with the modern, delightful shift to farming, which promotes productivity, morality, and societal benefit.
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In former times, hunting was the only business of a gentleman. The practice of blood made him rough and hard-hearted: he led the life of a dog, or of a savage; violently active in the field, supinely indolent at home. His train of ideas was confined to dogs, horses, hares, foxes: not a rational idea entered the brain, not a spark of patriotism, nothing done for the public, his dependents enslaved and not fed, no husbandry, no embellishment, loathsome weeds round his dwelling, disorder and dirt within. Consider the present mode of living. How delightful the change, from the hunter to the farmer, from the destroyer of animals to the feeder of men.
What sub-type of article is it?
Social Reform
Agriculture
Moral Or Religious
What keywords are associated?
Hunting Lifestyle
Farming
Gentleman
Social Improvement
Morality
Public Good
What entities or persons were involved?
Gentleman
Hunter
Farmer
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Shift From Hunting To Farming Lifestyle
Stance / Tone
Critical Of Hunting, Praising Farming
Key Figures
Gentleman
Hunter
Farmer
Key Arguments
Hunting Made Gentlemen Rough, Hard Hearted, And Savage Like
Hunters Were Indolent At Home And Lacked Rational Or Patriotic Ideas
Hunting Neglected Public Good, Dependents, And Property Maintenance
Farming Represents A Delightful Change To Productive And Moral Living
Farmers Feed Men Instead Of Destroying Animals