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almost despair. How can people be fed in the
desert? How give them drink when all the wells
are poisoned? Well, it is not quite so bad as
that. There are existing activities which may
serve as nucleuses : museums, reading rooms, art
galleries, orchestras, choral and other societies.
But our main hope must lie in the sound maxim
that ¢ Demand creates supply &gt;. If we organize
our demand there may be an unexpected response,
 and out of the most unpromising
community there may flock to you many who
were only waiting to be called.
But you must organize your demand. And if
[ were to suggest a first step it would be the
institution of Hostels or Colleges for the younger
unmarried workmen, where they might lodge
and club together in groups of thirty or forty,
and, with the service of a few attendants, enjoy
all the comforts and advantages of collegiate life,
such as the more leisured classes now find in our
old universities. Iimagine these young workmen
having private bedrooms or cubicles, with bathrooms
 and central heating, with a common-room
for meals, which would serve as a lecture hall ;