"Back of the factory system lies the household and neighborhood system. Those of us who are here today need go back only one, two, or at most three generations, to find a time when the household was practically the center in which were carried on, or about which were clustered, all the typical forms of industrial occupation.”
Haydn is called "the father of the string quartet " because he started the tradition of string quartets. His quartets are a model still to this day. He composed Baroque style quartets between 1757 and 1762. Since 1772 he composed the more modern form of string quartet.
At first, Jurgis ignores his injury and continues working. He faints, and the company doctor sends him home, suggesting his injury would take months to heal. The company tells him the company could not be held responsible for his injury.