. The communistic societies of the United States : from personal visit and observation, including detailed accounts of the Economists, Zoarites, Shakers, the Amana, Oneida, Bethel, Aurora, Icarian and other existing societies; their religious creeds, social practices, number, industries, and present condition. over to examine the organization, andhad found it so much to his liking that, coming as a visitor, hehad remained as a member. He had been here six or sevenyears. He had a fresh, fine complexion, as most of the Shakermen and women have—particularly the latter; his hair wascut in the Shak
. The communistic societies of the United States : from personal visit and observation, including detailed accounts of the Economists, Zoarites, Shakers, the Amana, Oneida, Bethel, Aurora, Icarian and other existing societies; their religious creeds, social practices, number, industries, and present condition. over to examine the organization, andhad found it so much to his liking that, coming as a visitor, hehad remained as a member. He had been here six or sevenyears. He had a fresh, fine complexion, as most of the Shakermen and women have—particularly the latter; his hair wascut in the Shaker fashion, straight across the forehead, andsuffered to grow long behind, and he wore the long, blue-graycoat, a collar without a neck-tie, and the broad - brimmedwhitish-gray felt hat of the order. His voice was soft and low,his motions noiseless, his conversation in a subdued tone, hissmile ready; but his expression was that of one who guardedhimself against the world, with which he was determined to havenothing to do. Frank and communicative he was, too, thoughI do not doubt that my tireless questioning sometimes boredhim. Such as I have described him I have found all or nearlyall the Shaker people—polite, patient, noiseless in their motionsexcept during their meetings or worship, when they are. ;LK FREDKKK K \\. EVANS The Shakers. 15, sometimes quite noisy; scrupulously neat, and much given toattend to their own business. The Sabbath quiet and stillness which prevailed I attributedto the fact that there had been a death in the family, and thefuneral was to be held that morning; but I discovered after-wards that an eternal Sabbath stillness reigns in a Shakerfamily—there being no noise or confusion, or hum of bus}7 in-dustry at any time, although they are a most industriouspeople. While the Swedish brother was, in answer to my questions,giving me some account of himself, to us came Elder Frederick,the head of the North or Gathering Family at Mount Leb-anon, an
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