The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-11-17

MISCELLANY.
ECONOMY -RArP's MY ssrAgLIsi
MENT

MF.4N14
From tho Duke of Su2e.V eimaf's Ttas al,.
5 in approaching &c mem, W. iassod ,ao hnl
I ar1g taie,-sdns then Ne eanie To y aewI !, hui
n house NJ which stoad 'hfee men viii bolns
e VIM began 10 brow % our arrival Al The ini,
! a ine arg frine honse. ve were received b,
! Nj. Raip, The principal, ~ the hepi of ~ cpm
muaiiy. Heha gtcv.heahed aid ~vunerabl,
) old otaif mosf oftbe aneethefs emiRrainli wen
! one yesrs ago IRON, nufismi ufe. along " Il
+, him. After nif first Z retting, ~ were conduct
ed 'nto = simple hpt ttsiefirl,y nrrargril apart
meut. We eenversed together for u Tine, n thru
all sal dow 10 dnner, Ile table y Is furnished
with German dishes. Oyer which reigneJa j.
ennd heariiness. :
! HaYine been preiudieed agniasi MIR Rapp
ani his %societs. by ahai Ind read, aid mara
recently heard 1T New Harmony. | was much
lisloired Al having visited this place. hs better
%ln1otmed hs personal obset sation. Nevf1 have
shnfssod a more truly pairiurchal epasrilu.
ter than here, and men 9 aclions speak brsi tnr
iheir fesulatans, and for the coneord prevailing
ainnps them.
Tie 'ider Hapn Ia q large man Of seventy
yeats eidi whose powers age seems MOI To have
diminished bis hair Is gray, but his blue eyes,
"Yefshadowed hy strang blows. are full ai lie
hhd IRE hAs voice Is strung aud his e,snciaiion
idll And he kaows how To give n I,eroiiar effect
10 his words by appropriate ge,iicniat,on. lie
're,dss n Ss abu,n diaiect, iule,,aised with u
! itttlt fngiisn, tO.wb,eh The car ora German in
The Ntate'i States must beco1a- nesa. omed w.
%nerol's What be says is alea,ly and plainly deli.
yered.
I;epp's system Is yearly the same n, Ovens
c 'tnmnoity oigood'. ard all members of ,be So
c'ets 10 work together ft the common interest.
by "hieh The welfare OF eacll individual Is sacu.
led. Iapp daes OF iintd his society together BY
these hopes alon bUl alsa by the te OF religion,
which Is entirel, %ao'ing IN Owens %rommunitv,
aud results declare that Rapp's systam is tn hei.
ter. No gleai results can he expected frhm Dw.
en- plan aud :. light Of II ., very liile Ia us Ia
vot What IS mos STRIKING and wondnrfoi of all
is, that ~ PLAN u man az ltapp eau so sncerss-
iuly bring aua heep together II society OF nearly
f"gen hundred persons, who / u mannrr, honor
IN rs - prophet--t,tually 80 10, example Is
his power of government, ahieh eau suspend the
intercourse OF the aexes. lie found thai the 40
Getty was bee oinlng loo uun,t rous, wherefore the
members agreed 10 i've with their wives az sis-
ttrs. All neaff = intercourse - forbidden, 10
well rs marriage; both pre- discouraged. How.
ever. some marriages constant occur, aud
children are born eveEy year. Tor whnm
there is provided a scbnoi aud u %leno,er.
The meinhpfs of the community manifest
lbe very highest degree oil yeneifmion Tor the
'lder liapp, whom they addres aud treat ~ a
father.
Mr.. Frederick Ramp is n large and good.
loktos parsonage, OF forty year, otage. lie
possesses proluuhl mercanliln knowlrdxe.
and Is tho temporal, rs his father i, The .p,sltn.
n, ehiei OF the community. All business
passes through bis hand, In frpresents
the society, which, Notwithstanding the
change IN the name OF their residence, Is
called The Harmony Society, in all their
dealings win the world. They found thai
the farming AVID caltle-ralsing, To which the
society exclusively offended in both their
iorm"r places nj residence. were not suni-
''enty productive Tor their industry they
ih'fetoto nave estah!hhed actories, wh,cn IN
TINS country arc very profitable, and hava nj
|rfo1ent cotton aud woollen manufactures. a
re : er. dl5',Ilery, aud 1,nr nHH. lney gc-
AMER do htn we vls,led thr itiagr, WI CO.
l. Nely ~ gnlnrly arranged. with brGhd rec.
la0gh''F sireets. two parallel 10 HE Ohio, and
''nt 81 asstng them. On the 22nd ol Mag II
"ill - hi two years since The forest was first
i7' u apnn which Economy Il built .he
f"hs dill remaining IN the STREETS are pv,len.
res ~ tho short time that Ind elar trd. Il
Is astounding wlat united bud reg,.atrd
h.iman efforts have accomplished in 3, short
n time
oeraliy dr'nk, = ING Their coed German din
mrs, DHcuGmpuly good Y.tna abieb was
""'' ~ NV '"'faAb, hhi Hfh 00ni Thence ~
ihem ; they leh mew orst as / nave remarked
At New Harmony.
Hhny families siJiliy in TO-. heusea, bni
some streets Gonspt almost entirely of ,eIl.
"rl hiht frame on yrs, al proper diftlnr,s
from eaci plhoP eheh lionse l,a., garden al
ihthrd tor. lie four sforv cotton and wool.
IL" i"r'"rIe' a,e Uf brick Air, iiarp's dwell.
'"b p"ns', n = ct CON .'ted. aud Il newly
n'SlHV irrhunsa, hre also 10 be oil brick. The
n's ""hs4s stand IA Ilg rear OF the ilNe which
nc heN houses are L. orcnpy " the srrel. q
sPpH thai when in time they wish 10 rfarf
I, pr'st hutldiugs, u may be done without IN.
#eomnoIlug the tenants Of the lng dwellings
Mr.. klpp's residence speais rather freely a
, gaihst ne equsliy he pfenrhes 10 h., peopie
Il. vel without esctune alonsy Or becoming u
> stumbling block. II consists oI u pfiIfIpal
5 building, two stories high, wiz f~o usrr
wings standing luthe same line, aud is ador.
= ned with beautiful PtabadelptiA pepper. 81
; the hack ofthe house IS n plazzh anl balr0-
70 ny. There - also 4 garden c"nlnining srsrr-
$ A. acres, ,Nlth 1hwrf. and grgrf'plr-. Is - Il
1 ns- a vineyard, situated on n jenHee, slaprd
half circle on tic hill, ending with IA bnWrr
: especially admifed lhe b~eAIiitnl tulips Il
70 tins garden, in the midst ot "hleI - "A round
5 basin With u noble spring. Nj. kapp intend
10 baitd o templeherf m whicll iie vii plHce
4 stsiue ol Harwhig the statue - now Arndy
II Is the work oi 4 carver IN tnlladelptiis, und
la ,alos.al wooden figure like Hbc Gqare
head OF . ship. In the garden are SEVERN cot
: tsges, enc NJ j1cn is rpoied with sods, and il
:, Gsea tor d pastry Ionsr. On the top i:a sor1
of scai, where, hereafter, musicians are Ia
r ii within, tnrie = \ temporary trAine hhl'
Near Tie garden is the green house, thi'
house, aS well - The garden. - uHd'r The ~
a speclion of very nretty g'tl. diss Iiildr'ari
u a relative ot Mr.. RAMP, and possessed Of mpet
a botanical knowledge. Inc women 81 thIi
community have ali preserved Their Stahisi
. costume, even TO Their straw hats, e Ilty lool
e very beco3ningly.
d In the cotton and noollen factories. all 'b'
e machinery is set in morIon toy 4 itisll pressure
. engine of seveniy hot,t power, made ~ Puts
burg. The machine pnmps The water FROM