New Jersey as a colony and as a state : one of the original thirteen . re indeed was the youngwoman of the period who had ever seen a novel;had heard music other than the wail of the violinat a dance or the high pitched nasal twang of theitinerant teacher of singing; or had seen the bellesof Philadelphia upon Second Street or the beauxof New York upon lower Broadway. The life upon the farm, as seen from the modernview point, was little more than mere men and women, alike, hours of activity wereregulated largely by the forwardness of thecrops, the longest working hours being durin
New Jersey as a colony and as a state : one of the original thirteen . re indeed was the youngwoman of the period who had ever seen a novel;had heard music other than the wail of the violinat a dance or the high pitched nasal twang of theitinerant teacher of singing; or had seen the bellesof Philadelphia upon Second Street or the beauxof New York upon lower Broadway. The life upon the farm, as seen from the modernview point, was little more than mere men and women, alike, hours of activity wereregulated largely by the forwardness of thecrops, the longest working hours being during thetime of planting Indian corn, in May, and the har-vesting of grain in June and July. Winterbrought relief from hard work, but the practice ofearly rising was observed by many throughoutthe year. Benjamin Franklin later collected theaphorisms of the farm within the pages of PoorRichards Almanac, a book but little less reveredthan the Bible, but among all the sayings nonehad wider credit than Early to bed and early to rise, Makes a man healthy, wealthy, and , PLOW WITH WOODKN MOLDBOARD (1706). ONY AND AS A STATE 197 Among the most cultivated the standard of liv-ing had by no means reached the point of modernrefinement. Throughout both East and West Jer-sey the food for every one, masters and servantsalike, was coarse and limited in variety. Manyof the vegetables and fruits were either not raisedor only found upon the tables of the rich. Saltedmeats, fish, and meats,—particularly pork,—withfresh deer or bear, plenty of rye bread and milk,beans, potatoes, turnips, carrots, and cabbagewere the staple articles of diet. Butter was a luxury some few families preserved applesand peaches in stone jugs, otherwise fruits andvegetables were enjoyed only in season. Rum,gin, small beer, metheglin, tea, coffee, and choco-late were favorite and in some instances expensivedrinks. Immediately previous to the Eevolution onemeets a reference to an ice house, but suc
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