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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1857 Excerpt: ... owed him a sum of money, (it was forgotten to inquire whether the debt was contracted before or after joining the society,) and he had frequently requested payment, but without effect. Knowing how it could be obtained, he called on one of the society and stated the case. He made little or no reply; but the next day the man came and paid him, only observing that he was sorry he had been complained of as he had intended to pay it very shortly of his own accord. On noticing the extreme neatness of the street through the village, no chip or stone being to' be seen, one of the brethren said, that the " Sisters" (a term applied to all the females) "when "they walk out, pick up everything of the kind, for they delight "in cleanliness." The street is 70 or 80 feet wide; the houses are at the distance of 50 or 100 feet from each other, no uniformity being observed in that respect or in shape or size. A house 60 feet square and two stories high, accommodates from 50 to 60 persons. The following remarks arise from a personal knowledge of the settlement at Hancock, but probably apply, as far as the local circumstances will admit, to the others. In procuring fire-wood at Hancock, their wood-land being on a high and steep mountain, the following curious mode has been adopted. They fell two large trees, cut off the branches, and lay the trunks up and down the ascent, 15 or 20 feet asunder, upon rollers, securing the lower ends with blocks. They then pile up 30 or 40 loads of wood upon them, knock away the blocks, and the whole slides down with great velocity to the flat ground below, where teams can approach. This launch is a grand sight: when over, all who can use an axe fall to work, sort the wood, and every part that will answer for timbe...
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- EditoreRareBooksClub.com
- Data di pubblicazione2012
- ISBN 10 1236003683
- ISBN 13 9781236003683
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine158
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