In the organization of industrial life the influence of the factory upon the physiological and
mental state of the workers has been completely neglected.Modern industry is based on the conception
of the maximum production at lowest cost,in order that an individual or a group of individuals may
earn as much money as possible.It has expanded without any idea of the true nature of the human
beings who run the machines,and without giving any consideration to the effects produced on the
individuals and on their descendants by the artificial mode of existence imposed by the factory.
The great cities have been built with no regard for us.The shape and dimensions of the skyscrapers
depend entirely on the necessity of obtaining the maximum income per square foot ground,and of
offering to the tenants offices and apartments that please them.This caused the construction of
gigantic buildings where too large masses of human beings are crowded together.Civilized men like
such a way of living.While they enjoy the comfort and banal luxury of their dwelling,they do not
realize that they are deprived of the necessities of life.The modern city consists of monstrous
edifices and of dark,narrow streets full of petrol fumes and toxic gases,torn by the noise of the
taxi-cabs,lorries and buses,and thronged ceaselessly by great crowds.Obviously,it has not been
planned for the good of its inhabitants.