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XV. INVENTION OF THE LEAF INSTRUMENT.
XVI. SUN-POWER AND ITS APPLICATION TO MANUFACTURES,
AND FOR HEALTH PURPOSES.
XVII. OPENING OF THE ELECTRIC THEATRE.
XVIII. INVENTION OF THE INFANTS' EXERCISING
MACHINES.
XIX. THE INSTALLATION OF THE CHARACTER-DIVERS
AND PRECEPTORS, IN PRESENCE OF THE
TWELVE KINGS.
XX. THE VALLEY OF THE ROCKS.
XXI. THE CONSUMMATION.
I. THE FOUNDING OF THE SCHOOLS.
Education before and since the Tootmanyoso's reign is typified.
On one side a number of poor intelligent children are depicted wandering
in ignorance. On the other is seen the college as now established, with
indications of results. The one part of the picture is seen as if it
were enveloped in darkness, whilst on another part the sun is shining
brilliantly.
II. THE AMUSEMENT GALLERY.
The opening of the first Amusement Gallery is here depicted with the
Tootmanyoso attending.
This is an interesting picture. It exhibits the gallery, with the
different playthings and amusements, toys, musical instruments, live
birds, small animals, flowers, and other objects. Amid these are shown
the interest and delight of the little ones, happy groups of merry
faces, the joy and gratitude of the mothers, the Tootmanyoso's
satisfaction in contemplating his work, and the intent observation of
the "Character-Divers," and "Overlookers," with other varied and
interesting features.[1]
[Footnote 1: See p. 202.]
III. MAN.
Man is shown as he was before, and as he had become after I as
Tootmanyoso had reigned about one hundred of your years. Man's life had
been lengthened from your average age to one which before the employment
of the means enjoined and carried out in my reign would have been
considered impossible.
The different stages of man's life during both eras are here contrasted
in every gradation. Thus we have the child as he was, the child as he
is, commencing his education, and his entry into manhood; the coxcomb
and dissipated man of former times, and the man of the present era,
following the road leading to his own happiness and the good of others;
middle age--the man struggling to draw the load up the hill with painful
efforts, the other man engaged in congenial occupation; lastly, the
disappointed and the happy old age.
IV. WOMAN.
In like manner we have a series of pictures showing woman's former
state; her present education, in the representation of which
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