off　everywhere；　to　hoodwink；　to　halter；　to　tether　you；　nay；　if　you　shake　them　not　aside；　threatening　to　accumulate；　and　perhaps　produce　suffocation？〃
  *That　of　George　IV。ED。
  CHAPTER　IV。　HELOTAGE。
  At　this　point　we　determine　on　adverting　shortly；　or　rather　reverting；　to　a　certain　Tract　of　Hofrath　Heuschrecke's；　entitled　_Institute　for　the　Repression　of　Population_；　which　lies；　dishonorably　enough　（with　torn　leaves；　and　a　perceptible　smell　of　aloetic　drugs）；　stuffed　into　the　Bag　_Pisces_。　　Not　indeed　for　the　sake　of　the　tract　itself；　which　we　admire　little；　but　of　the　marginal　Notes；　evidently　in　Teufelsdrockh's　hand；　which　rather　copiously　fringe　it。　　A　few　of　these　may　be　in　their　right　place　here。
  Into　the　Hofrath's　_Institute_；　with　its　extraordinary　schemes；　and　machinery　of　Corresponding　Boards　and　the　like；　we　shall　not　so　much　as　glance。　　Enough　for　us　to　understand　that　Heuschrecke　is　a　disciple　of　Malthus；　and　so　zealous　for　the　doctrine；　that　his　zeal　almost　literally　eats　him　up。　　A　deadly　fear　of　Population　possesses　the　Hofrath；　something　like　a　fixed　idea；　undoubtedly　akin　to　the　more　diluted　forms　of　Madness。　Nowhere；　in　that　quarter　of　his　intellectual　world；　is　there　light；　nothing　but　a　grim　shadow　of　Hunger；　open　mouths　opening　wider　and　wider；　a　world　to　terminate　by　the　frightfullest　consummation：　　by　its　too　dense　inhabitants；　famished　into　delirium；　universally　eating　one　another。　　To　make　air　for　himself　in　which　strangulation；　choking　enough　to　a　benevolent　heart；　the　Hofrath　founds；　or　proposes　to　found；　this　_Institute_　of　his；　as　the　best　he　can　do。　　It　is　only　with　our　Professor's　comments　thereon　that　we　concern　ourselves。
  First；　then；　remark　that　Teufelsdrockh；　as　a　speculative　Radical；　has　his　own　notions　about　human　dignity；　that　the　Zahdarm　palaces　and　courtesies　have　not　made　him　forgetful　of　the　Futteral　cottages。　　On　the　blank　cover　of　Heuschrecke's　Tract　we　find　the　following　indistinctly　engrossed：
  〃Two　men　I　honor；　and　no　third。　　First；　the　toilworn　Craftsman　that　with　earth…made　Implement　laboriously　conquers　the　Earth；　and　makes　her　man's。　Venerable　to　me　is　the　hard　Hand；　crooked；　coarse；　wherein　notwithstanding　lies　a　cunning　virtue；　indefeasibly　royal；　as　of　the　Sceptre　of　this　Planet。　　Venerable　too　is　the　rugged　face；　all　weather…tanned；　besoiled；　with　its　rude　intelligence；　for　it　is　the　face　of　a　Man　living　manlike。　Oh；　but　the　more　venerable　for　thy　rudeness；　and　even　because　we　must　pity　as　well　as　love　thee！　　Hardly…entreated　Brother！　　For　us　was　thy　back　so　bent；　for　us　were　thy　straight　limbs　and　fingers　so　deformed：　　thou　wert　our　Conscript；　on　whom　the　lot　fell；　and　fighting　our　battles　wert　so　marred。　　For　in　thee　too　lay　a　god…created　Form；　but　it　was　not　to　be　unfolded；　encrusted　must　it　stand　with　the　thick　adhesions　and　defacements　of　Labor：　　and　thy　body；　like　thy　soul；　was　not　to　know　freedom。　　Yet　toil　on；　toil　on：　　_thou_　art　in　thy　duty；　be　out　of　it　who　may；　thou　toilest　for　the　altogether　indispensable；　for　daily　bread。
  〃A　second　man　I　honor；　and　still　more　highly：　　Him　who　is　seen　toiling　for　the　spiritually　indispensable；　not　daily　bread；　but　the　bread　of　Life。　　Is　not　he　too　in　his　duty；　endeavoring　towards　inward　Harmony；　revealing　this；　by　act　or　by　word；　through　all　his　outward　endeavors；　be　they　high　or　low？　Highest　of　all；　when　his　outward　and　his　inward　endeavor　are　one：　　when　we　can　name　him　Artist；　not　earthly　Craftsman　only；　but　inspired　Thinker；　who　with　heaven…made　Implement　conquers　Heaven　for　us！　　If　the　poor　and　humble　toil　that　we　have　Food；　must　not　the　high　and　glorious　toil　for　him　in　return；　that　he　have　Light；　have　Guidance；　Freedom；　Immortality？These　two；　in　all　their　degrees；　I　honor：　　all　else　is　chaff　and　dust；　which　let　the　wind　blow　whither　it　listeth。
  〃Unspeakably　touching　is　it；　however；　when　I　find　both　dignities　united；　and　he　that　must　toil　outwardly　for　the　lowest　of　man's　wants；　is　also　toiling　inwardly　for　the　highest。　　Sublimer　in　this　world　know　I　nothing　than　a　Peasant　Saint；　could　such　now　anywhere　be　met　with。　　Such　a　one　will　take　thee　back　to　Nazareth　itself；　thou　wilt　see　the　splendor　of　Heaven　spring　forth　from　the　humblest　depths　of　Earth；　like　a　light　shining　in　great　darkness。〃
  And　again：　　〃It　is　not　because　of　his　toils　that　I　lament　for　the　poor：　　we　must　all　toil；　or　steal　（howsoever　we　name　our　stealing）；　which　is　worse；　no　faithful　workman　finds　his　task　a　pastime。　　The　poor　is　hungry　and　athirst；　but　for　him　also　there　is　food　and　drink：　　he　is　heavy…laden　and　weary；　but　for　him　also　the　Heavens　send　Sleep；　and　of　the　deepest；　in　his　smoky　cribs；　a　clear　dewy　heaven　of　Rest　envelops　him；　and　fitful　glitterings　of　cloud…skirted　Dreams。　　But　what　I　do　mourn　over　is；　that　the　lamp　of　his　soul　should　go　out；　that　no　ray　of　heavenly；　or　even　of　earthly　knowledge；　should　visit　him；　but　only；　in　the　haggard　darkness；　like　two　spectres；　Fear　and　Indignation　bear　him　company。　　Alas；　while　the　Body　stands　so　broad　and　brawny；　must　the　Soul　lie　blinded；　dwarfed；　stupefied；　almost　annihilated！　　Alas；　was　this　too　a　Breath　of　God；　bestowed　in　Heaven；　but　on　earth　never　to　be　unfolded！That　there　should　one　Man　die　ignorant　who　had　capacity　for　Knowledge；　this　I　call　a　tragedy；　were　it　to　happen　more　than　twenty　times　in　the　minute；　as　by　some　computations　it　does。　　The　miserable　fraction　of　Science　which　our　united　Mankind；　in　a　wide　Universe　of　Nescience；　has　acquired；　why　is　not　this；　with　all　diligence；　imparted　to　all？〃
  Quite　in　an　opposite　strain　is　the　following：　　〃The　old　Spartans　had　a　wiser　method；　and　went　out　and　hunted　down　their　Helots；　and　speared　and　spitted　them；　when　they　grew　too　numerous。　　With　our　improved　fashions　of　hunting；　Herr　Hofrath；　now　after　the　invention　of　fire…arms；　and　standing　armies；　how　much　easier　were　such　a　hunt！　　Perhaps　in　the　most　thickly　peopled　country；　some　three　days　annually　might　suffice　to　shoot　all　the　able…bodied　Paupers　that　had　accumulated　within　the　year。　　Let　Governments　think　of　this。　　The　expense　were　trifling：　　nay　the　very　carcasses　would　pay　it。　　Have　them　salted　and　barrelled；　could　not　you　victual　therewith；　if　not　Army　and　Navy；　yet　richly　such　infirm　Paupers；　in　workhouses　and　elsewhere；　as　enlightened　Charity；　dreading　no　evil　of　them；　might　see　good　to　keep　alive？〃
  〃And　yet；〃　writes　he　farther　on；　〃there　must　be　something　wrong。　　A　full…formed　Horse　will；　in　any　market；　bring　from　twenty　to　as　high　as　two　hundred　Friedrichs　d'or：　　such　is　his　worth　to　the　world。　　A　full…formed　Man　is　not　only　worth　nothing　to　the　world；　but　the　world　could　afford　him　a　round　sum　would　he　simply　engage　to　go　and　hang　himself。　　Nevertheless；　which　of　the　two　was　the　more　cunningly　devised　article；　even　as　an　Engine？　Good　Heavens！　　A　white　European　Man；　standing　on　his　two　Legs；　with　his　two　five…fingered　Hands　at　his　shackle…bones；　and　miraculous　Head　on　his　shoulders；　is　worth；　I　should　say；　from　fifty　to　a　hundred　Horses！〃
  〃True；　thou　Gold…Hofrath；〃　cries　the　Professor　elsewhere：　　〃too　crowded　indeed！　　Meanwhile；　what　portion　of　this　inconsiderable　terraqueous　Globe　have　ye　actually　tilled　and　delved；　till　it　will　grow　no　more？　　How　thick　stands　your　Population　in　the　Pampas　and　Savannas　of　America；　round　ancient　Carthage；　and　in　the　interior　of　Africa；　on　both　slopes　of　the　Altaic　chain；　in　the　central　Platform　of　Asia；　in　Spain；　Greece；　Turkey；　Crim　Tartary；　the　Curragh　of　Kildare？　　One　man；　in　one　year；　as　I　have　understood　it；　if　you　lend　him　Earth；　will　feed　himself　and　nine　others。　Alas；　where　now　are　the　Hengsts　and　Alarics　of　our　still…glowing；　still…expanding　Europe；　who；　when　their　home　is　grown　too　narrow；　will　enlist；　and；　like　Fire…pillars；　guide　onwards　those　superfluous　masses　of　indomitable　living　Valor；　equipped；　not　now　with　the　battle…axe　and　war…chariot；　but　with　the　steam　engine　and　ploughshare？　　Where　are　they？Preserving　their　Game！〃
  CHAPTER　V。
  THE　PHOENIX。
  Putting　which　four　singular　Chapters　together；　and　alongside　of　them　numerous　hints；　and　even　direct　utterances；　scattered　over　these　Writings　of　his；　we　come　upon　the　startling　yet　not　quite　unlooked…for　conclusion；　that　Teufelsdrockh　is　one　of　those　who　consider　Society；　properly　so　called；　to　be　as　good　as　extinct；　and　that　only　the　gregarious　feelings；　and　old　inherited　habitudes；　at　this　juncture；　hold　us　from　Dispersion；　and　universal　national；　civil；　domestic　and　personal　war！　　He　says　expressly：　〃For　the　last　three　centuries；　above　all　for　the　last　three　quarters　of　a　century；　that　same　Pericardial　Nervous　Tissue　（as　we　named　it）　of　Religion；　where　lies　the　Life…essence　of　Society；　has　been　smote　at　and　perforated；　needfully　and　needlessly；　till　now　it　is　quite　rent　into　shreds；　and　Society；　long　pining；　diabetic；　consumptive；　can　be　regarded　as　defunct；　for　those　spasmodic；　galvanic　sprawlings　are　not　life；　neither　indeed　will　they　endure；　galvanize　as　you　may；　beyond　two　days。〃
  〃Call　ye　that　a　Society；〃　cries　he　again；　〃where　there　is　no　longer　any　Social　Idea　extant；　not　so　much　as　the　Idea　of　a　common　Home；　but　only　of　a　common　over…crowded　Lodging…house？　　Where　each；　isolated；　regardless　of　his　neighbor；　turned　against　his　neighbor；　clutches　what　h