Excerpt from The Moral Influence of Manufacturing Towns: A Discourse Delivered at the Dedication of the Franklin Street Church, in Manchester, N. H., Dec. 22, 1847But on a careful examination we shall find yet ano ther fact most important in its bearings upon our sub jcet, and that is, this tide of population ever ¿owing to these centralizing points, does not remain stationary there. It returns again. It is more like the circula tion of the blood through artery and vein - from the heart, to the heart once more - than it is like the river gliding toward the ocean, though that comes back again in mist and rain.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.