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3 Problems Remaining 10- An immense sum! that the city of Paris might save every year, by the economy of using sunshine instead of candles. If it should be said, that people are apt to be obstinately attached to old customs, and that it will be difficult to induce them to rise before noon, consequently my discovery can be of little use; I answer, Nil desperandum. ' I believe all who have common sense, as soon as they have learnt from this paper that it is daylight when the sun rises, will contrive to rise with him; and, to compel the rest, I would propose the following regulations; First. Let a tax be laid of a How does Benjamin Franklin handle differing views in the louis per window, on every window that is provided with shutters to keep out the light of the sun. underlined passage of Section 10 in "Daylight Saving"? 11- Second. Let the same salutary [helpful] operation of police be made use of, to prevent our burning candles, that inclined us last winter to be more economical in burning wood; that is, let guards be placed in the shops of the wax and tallow chandlers, and no family be permitted to be supplied with more than one pound of He attempts to establish common ground with scholars. candles per week. 12- Third. Let guards also be posted to stop all the coaches, c. that would pass the streets after sunset, except those of physicians, surgeons, and midwives. He uses humor combined with an emotional appeal to persuade others to consider his plan. 13-Fourth. Every morning, as soon as the sun rises, let all the bells in every church be set ringing; and if that is not sufficient?, let cannon be fired in every street, to wake the sluggards effectually, and make them open their eyes to see their true interest. He shows bias toward his own plan. 14- All the difficulty will be in the first two or three days; after which the reformation will be as natural and easy as the present irregularity; for, ce n'est que le premier pas qui