Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-07-06
pupg!ay Gales.
From Chambers Magazine.
The La44adress of Paris
A true Tai Of hlisl pioiy.

4 Accessible rs Pan has been foryears
past To our countrymea, aud freely as
they have nvaiIrd themselves Of tie ip-
cllltlrs for visiting il, some of our r,a
Gcrs may not he aware of the minuier
features ofParlsian humble life AMONG
others, OF the difference of our own plan
Tor the puritication oflinen and that pur-
sued by our con'iieuihl aeIgiibors. In
the first place-the Joint consequence,
probably, of fine climate and the
scarcity of uel--the operation, instead
Of being carried on, as with us, under
cover with the aid Of hot water, takes
place IN the open air, and GENERALLY IN
boats or RATS moored 10 a'river side,
where the running stream is mads 10
perform lie ofi'ce of soap, aud the rub
binS practised by our laiondrfesses is re-
placed by beating with a wooden male,
IA process no, very conducive, in the
opinion Of our travellers, 70 the durabil-
ty of the articles. " ''"''
Few OF our countrymen who have
visited Paris can have failed, to observe,
as one af i.s most singular objects, the
amphlblous communities Of washer
women, plying lroIa morning ill night
their Iaborious vocation, perpelaally as
ccndinS and descending, under Heavy
loads OF Wet Linen, the steep stairs lead.
ing 20 their floating laundry enduring
IN winter the seventies Of the weather.
inhaling in summer ihe un@hoeoono
eAhaIatisns of the river-and exposed
at all seasons to perpetual damp,
which saturates their garments, aud
prematurely stiflens their limbs vet
preserving throughout national cheer
iulness, finding vent in many a song
sharing with each other in a spirit of
cordial fellowship, the goods and ills Of
life IN short, forming, in the midst Of
Paris peculiar colony, whose habits,
;;,,or,Is and .bo,. m s,ss,o,,..," -" ,;;.,, IS
community, require oinly'to be knownto
,o,No,,ro cood uiIi mn, g. oo,ou,,l.
spec:.
,o r,o,.s ,, d,, -, ,.L.G -.
,.o ,.,.,.oo,,l =, ..,....l
IT,, and tho I,,-o' ioo,,ho., ,..o. ,,L,.A
,h,r dr,on;on ,'ooo,,,. .onao.. ,,,,...
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49,. rc. ~.
waves towards = n,J cor u;,ors.sen
colomit,.s and above all ~ ,,.,o,,
any or ,he;r ,np,hcr vho ma, ho lad
.,s,d. A., II,... G,o, bo,,., .:..l,,oJ =,
,..... o,L.r...I,.r .r,o -
tbem a.: ,,,rr,od ,,,u,,o ,,,l c,.aI,o.
/, :, ,I.o ,ha,r o,s,o,, ,I,,,, ,.,,
,oar -, tho s.oso, Nh I hal
vbon ,hov .t,L. ,b.,r o,oo, ., os,a,
pNpI thpIr lItIIp IaSt,y,t,pS mud I.,,J.
ro,n,s ,no,a ;lo .ou,,,,.
IN, slir,L,en ,i;sco,d,c, or w,o, -,
strict integrity in any Of whose mem
bers is deemed sufficient reason for her
emulsion This fundamental law oc,ho
aquatic corporation is the more ncces-
sary and strictly enforced, as the linen
to each (o(len Of great vaIue)
beng, as it were, in keeping Of all, the
least individual dishonesty would bring
suspicion on the whole sisterhood.
Few ,hiucs ca, ho moro cur;o,, and
=, the obscrvc, oC no,,,,i
manners than The moral aspect Of n.,.
hans a hundred women carrv,,, nm
cIbow.to elhow ,hs;r wbolcs,le voc,,,on
,yi,bon, ,bsr or oven hIund.r he,nc
ccyyer so rmnnsb as heard oc smong them.
,hc;r ;,nmonse ba,k sonei,n.s eou.l IN
l.no,b to the buU oc 4; n n, man oc war he.