The Davenport gazette., 1853-07-28
Union Village Ehakera.


ing article giving the history, manners, sen
timent, &C., of the singular sect called Sha
kers. The following sketch of their flour
fishing settlement in Warren county, will bt
read with much interest:
The Society at Union Village, Warrel
county, Ohio, is worthy of particular note
1t is one Of the largest Shaker Societies il
the world 1t was founded in the year 1905
1t now numbers near 600 persons and owns
upwards of 1000 acres of land, in one body
The soil is remarkably fertile, and the sur
face and scenery beautifully diversified, and
the locality remarkably healthy. Thesociety
here is divided into four different "familes, "
located in different parts Of their domain.-
The largest family numbers near 200 per-
sons, and is called the Centre, it being the
residence of their Elder and Eldress and
where their church is located The .'dweil-
| ing,h as it il called, where this family eats
and sleeps, is an immense brick structure,
I four stories high it fronts So feet, and is los
| feet deep it is divided into dining, sleeping
and kitchen room. In the larger cellar
underneath is kept the milk. and the butter
and cheese apparatus. Their butteris churn-
ed and cheese made by horse power; their
bread is also kneaded in the same way
| Their bread was certainly the best we ever
tusted. In fact, the dinner they generous
Iy prepared for our party, was one OF the
most palatable we ever enjoyed. The
fine fruit and other seasonabie delicacics,
With Yhieh our sodd 5ddhsd hahd
ua,a nnne hut the best Of fruits Of wMch
they sell large quantities. -, ,a
Thav have the finest stock IN the word
Their cattle are altogether incompalap'e
some Of their cows give daily rom siA =
airbt Gallons ofthe richest milk. Such cows
Ithev readily sell at from Sl5o TO ss1oo.-
Calves from two to four months Old they
wll sell at from $50 to $l0o. lhey ilaVe
an animal that weighs nearly 5000 pou'us'
tbev have a medical garden OF about l"eiye
acres in which they cultivate all the meo-
.aI Wants and herbs of this climate, WmcH
.han rather and remove to the chcmical aho
,,nd;cal labratory, where they are efieo
.',,d nronared in the form OF extracts
,,av,1are &c, ready for market. Ihes'
medicines are the purest ana oest u .9 AIii>
~. e., no had The celebrated "Shake
Sarsaparilla'' is manufactured mere, anu a.
lfords the principal source OF lheH NeAut ', !,
/, The mechanical shops are kept IN .,s ilea.
est order. and their work is done III ',ic iiios
systematic style.
They excel in the manufacture oi eafPes ,
woodware. leather, blankets, ana 'afiou ,W
kinds of trinkets and fancy arueies'
we're shown some silk handkerchleis Wihc
: ners, nnade by them from silk OF their om
trodnction, which were quite equai " III
European silks. a,tbv
Their seed garden is also no.e-Wo,'ns, 40 20
They annually put up and sell aoou. i'iu
boxes OF garden seed, each box coh'a'h'i'
, They have now in their domain ABOUT .
! 600 head of sheep, 500 Cattle Ivy nus ha,
!. countless numbers of poultry, ana no nos
y or dogs. the former being to them uhe.ea ~ ts
. and the latter useless yelpers. All W.:
buildings, shops, stables, &c, &c.' are p'li i
! of the best materials; and in fact evefy,iln
n about them is done just as it should DC ooh
"a A visit to their village will well repay ioa M
~ ride. They are exceedingly hospitanLll,e Ll, al II
'e .fJable. and those who visit them VIII ne
u Or regret the time or trouble.