. A history of the United States of America, its people, and its institutions. generally one and a half stories high. The front door hada great brass knocker, kept highly polished, while scrubbingand scouring went steadily on. The floors were coveredwith white sand, which was swept into lines and patternswith the brooms. Outside was the stoop, or fixed bench,a favorite evening seat. Each family had its cow, pasturingin a common pasture, but making its way home with tink-ling bell at the milking-hour. John Porter, of Salem, who abused his father, was made to standon the gallows with a rope arou
. A history of the United States of America, its people, and its institutions. generally one and a half stories high. The front door hada great brass knocker, kept highly polished, while scrubbingand scouring went steadily on. The floors were coveredwith white sand, which was swept into lines and patternswith the brooms. Outside was the stoop, or fixed bench,a favorite evening seat. Each family had its cow, pasturingin a common pasture, but making its way home with tink-ling bell at the milking-hour. John Porter, of Salem, who abused his father, was made to standon the gallows with a rope around his neck, and was soundly whipped,fined, and imprisoned. He was saved- from death only by the en-treaties of his mother. Another offender was chained to a post andforced by the whip to work for the benefit of the public. CUSTOMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE COLONIES. 139 Within the Houses.—The great open fireplaces wereornamented with colored tiles. In the cupboards weremuch old silver and china. The whirr of the spinning-wheel formed the household music, and each mansion had. Scene in New Amsterdam. its huge chest of linen woven by the women. On the greatmanors of the patroons were mansions that vied in costli-ness and elegance with the best of those in Europe at thatday. Modes of Life.—The Dutch took life easy. They werefond of good eating and drinking and enjoyed playing atvarious games. Many of our present customs came fromthem. New-Year visiting is one of these. The Santa Clauscelebration at Christmas is another. A third is the practiceof coloring eggs at Easter. We also owe our doughnuts,crullers, and New-Year cookies to the Dutch housewives. Dress.—The dress was very peculiar. The men wore 10 140 THE ERA OF SETTLEMENT.
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