Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-06-12

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ssaRa,lf6fn ffoil ilinfi'ia,e e1l,sH Hon'hHnltI
az Nauyoo NJ in ] stdle l1i ptOSpe a!lo
,ha, he regards /, as successful, indeed, were
|. Other wise, he would hardly leave Il fol
SO long time. The benefits Of Association
he considers are fully demonstrated by his
experiment. Greater cheapness Of living
social happiness and intellectual improve
ment, are among these benefits, and although
The Community suffers from the want o.
adequate capital and means oforganizine
the various branches Of industry,h has sill
made satisfactory progress and is regarded
by its founders and members as firmly es'ab'
lished. {n"g"13 1881 pl N5'e'
The Icarians, now about three hundred
in number, occupy fifteen acres Of land il
the town Of Nauvoo, where are most ci ,hei
workshops and residences. These 100 they
have kitchen garden Of 10 acres. A, 6vt
miles distance is il,eir lrfrn Of TOO acres
leased lands. Of this they now have lO(
acres In wheat, 1876 in Indian. corn, so il
oats and 80 in. barley. They have also in
growth, nurseries, vineyards, Sc, The Who'll,
requiring The constant labor Of six farmer'
and gardeners with reinforcemenis from ihs
other trades in case Of necessity. The,
keep IA horses, s yoke Of oxen, 80 cow.
and heifers aud small flock Of sheep. Fo
fuel they use wood procured on the islands
in Tho river, belonging 10, the government
and brought down TO Nadyoo, q distance o
some FIVE miles, on fai boats, and coal which
they dig almost at their doors, They have
steam mill with two run oil stone, which
enables them not only TO grind their OWE
-four, bui 10 accommodate The people in the
vicinity, and Two circular saws. This, with
whisky dis.illery adjoining, occupies some
IS men. The Community also numbers
Is ailors, l2 shoemakers, l2 cabine..ma.
kers, 6 carpenters, 8 coopers, s masons, 9
n,achinisls, 6 primers, 2 rope makers,
weavers, ] waich- maker, and tanner, &C
that ii is well provided in respect 10 mechan.
les. The ,ailors and shoemakers moi only
make clothes und shoes for the Community
and It's neighbors, but send their products ,c
DO gold al ST. Louis, where the Community
keeps a Store, and where the whisky Of the
disIillery and other surplus articles are also
SEM. The machinis,s also work as black
smiths, and the men of the other trades fine
moro or less employment. in repairs, &c. fol
tho people OF the vicinity. sltl53a. lE
+ The domestic arrangements are far from
complete, though, as is the case with every
other department, they are constantly i'm
proving The Community occupy one larg,
house with 40 apartments, in which l2O per
cons, married and single, have lher lodgings
There are also some twenty smaller houses,
four Of which are occupied by the Schools
A large cdifce, 100 feet by so, is now near
ly completed, the ground floor Of which will
serve as the kitchen aRdadining.room, will
apartments above. This dining.room viii
accommodate above eight hundred persons
atlable. h,9J 4I uil. ld10Id 4G ga2
| The whole body now eat together excep
the children OF school, who ere served in
separate room, where they are also lodged
~ some distance from the common dining
room, whithcr lheir meals are carried IroH
the kitchen. dlThe carrying Of these meals
being a comparatively difficult and unatuac
i've duly, lowing to the distance and 10 The
facl thai in bad weather the way is muddy
il is done by the leading men Of The Com
munity. The same persons also serve ,hs
iablcs in the dining room. There are three
meals daily at 8 "A. NJ. fdnd l and 81 p. NJ
Meat Is served al oil, lhe severe labor OF The
men being thought 10 render ,ha, necessary
The beveH ges used are water, tea and coffee
There is excellent fishing by seine In The
river, which efep supplies the table of The
society. For single meal ESQ lbs. OF FISH
are required.h f9rtR slsinoio9 gal gnoaia
The labor Of the kitchen and dining room
is performed regularly byo four men nnc
three women AlieTatea, four other women
conro,inio halp. nnd In ihis lauar function al
the women Of iha5C Community take tuTns .
a week al atime. On Sundazs the cooks
also have Two other nIonidihen. There
is no cooking a. private kitchens cxcep loI
nurses andlthe sick, All The meals being pre-
pared.and taken in common efJ iuadA q
The washing is tlonb al half-a.milei dis
Iance, on lille creek hich flows inio Iht
Missouri The clothes are received by twC
women charged with that duiy; they are car
ried in wngon to the wash-house, where
The laborof washing is done by IA womer
with the assistance Of one manaJ Afier be
ing dried they are handed over TO the mend
ets, andsfnully TO the, ironers, from whom
they are again iakencby the two overseer
and distributed 10 their owners I'd J
oo The Schools are (arlrom complete, ant
in consequence the Community has beet
obliged 10 decline many applications whicl
IL has received Cor the admission Of pupil
from abroad. From this source, as soon o
the proper arrangements are completed, III,
institution may derive large incomeasii
The affairs of the Community are dis
cussed aud decided inWeekly meetings, hell
iOn Saturday, evenings, when oil tho mem
bres, men and women, are expecteduto b
| present. 81 The maiorGy decides Womel
iako part in the fdeiibeihiions, bu, not in III,
vo,es.Yolal Idl ri bsiilaeob ii h5isId ilso
5qfThe Community rpub,ishesl a. weekly pa
per called TAs b PepsIsr Thibnh of who's
merits we have bsloTe spoken. lhbas som
lthn0e or fua,rhundrod, sukscribors. a Most o