New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-29

lghters shniiops, ADD other vesscts." 10 the SUM-
per Of 1912 Ave moro chips were built three e
BoetoD, enc at Dorchester, aud one at Salem. In
1852, the second year Of Boston, trade was
opeUed with Virginia, by dispstchiug to th.t
colony cargo Of bsb aud furs. 10 1886, ono OF
the vessels returned from Bermuda with 10000
weight of potatoes and store of oracges and
| lines" Cotton was then introduced from tne
| West Indies. Massachusetts, ships carried many
passengers and great store Of beaver 70 Lonooo'
| ard were followed CD their way by " many pray
| ers of the churches" A great step In advance
| was taken when a Boston vessel brought woes,
pitch, sugar, and ginger, from Ienfrihe' 10 eA-
change for com; and still another, when 10 lo4a,
the Trial the frtt ship built in Boston, commsnoe1
bv /" m able and godly MASTER" carried fe'ga'
| Of fish 10 BiIbos, and came home from Msaga'
"xitb a cargo Of wine, fruit oil, iron, and T'o',
which was of great advantage to the country ana
gave encouragement to trade
The want Of circulating mediu was for some
time an Inconvenience. large part OF the o"'n
brought over by the setters was sent back u En-
gland in payment for supplies. The frst rafiic
with the natives was BY barter, which, to certain
degree, was succeeded by the use of wampum In
dian corn and beaver skiIs passed current as
money, ard the former was legal tender, uoess
there was an express agreement to pay CON or
beaver. Corn, and other agricultural produce,
were received for taIes. In 1885, bullets we're
made legal tender of the same value as farthngs.
Az regards their domestic arrangements, the
oOlopists early allowed themselves to CRAFTY the
taste for comfortable dwellings which they brought
With them from their English homes CoddingtoD
had built a brick house IN Boston before his de-
psrturr to found the colony of Rhode leland. The
people Of New Haven we're thought ID have Laid
cut too much of their stocks and estates In build
ing If fsir and stately houses;" aud Isssc Aerton,
VITO went among them from Plymouth, bult
grard house OF toe creek, with four porctes.
But b, uses Of sucb pretension as these belonged
oL,y L. the richer sort The furniture aud other
.,,outuerts Of the more wealthy we're Of a style
q! Ger esp OuGirg luxury. At Gov. EatOns death,
when money was worth three times as m"cn AS
now, his wearing apparel was inventoIed at htiy
III ds sterling, ard his plate at hundred and
eft, pounds. Turkey carpet" Tapestry COW
among the articles of show which helped him to
maintain q part 10 some measure answefsbe to
bis place" Surh articles of household luxury,
however, nust have been far enough from beiog
common. Most articles OF table furniture were
pew ter. Gov. Bradford left fourteen di'hes, thr.
teen platters, FIVE plates, csndlestick, and bot
tie of that material although his inventory also
eCItsiIed -four large silver spoons" and nine OF
smaller size Forks appear not to have been 10
use; indeed they were hardly known 10 England
before 1850; but as On Ofs,t, there wss plen
Of napkins The dress of the people was generally
of the planet kid. The appearance OF pedes-
tran in " red silk stockings" produced not little
| excitement in Plymouth in 1923. Elder Brewster
| evi6ei ty had good eye for colors, and did not
specially affect clerical appsrel In the Inventory
| of his wardrobe, mention is made Of " one blue
cloth coat" Zone violet color cloth coat" and
"oJe green wa;stcOat."
In the diet of the people, preparations Of Indian
corn made a prominent figure, although wheaton
bread wss not 30 uncommon in the early days as it
| afeIward became. A mixture of "rye and In
dial" was the favorite bread, and taste for this
| yet lirgers 10 Massachusetts. Butchers meat was
but spariDgy uaed. Game and fish to a cOnsidera-
bic extent supplied the want of animal fo'd. Next
to thee, swine and poultry-chickens, ducks,
geese and turkeys-were in cOmmOn use earlier
than other kinds Of a meat. The morning aud
evening repast for century anc half universally
| consisted of boiled Indian meal and milk, or OF
porridge OF broth mace of pease or beans, and ia
yored by being boiled with sailed pork or beef
| Succotasb, OF beans boied with green corn, vas
| d,h adopted froui tie natives, were other prep
| arations OF incIan corn, named samp aud homioy.
| Ter, which was breaed in families, was deemed
nee. ssarJ Ot HE, aud The orctsrds 5000 enabled
| the Puritsns e. sl6ke their thirst with bouniilul
supplies OF cider. Wine and rum we're IN request
rs soOn as they we're imported; and the taste t$
tobacco proved too strong Coz legislation. Tea was
| little in use before 1850, AID coffee before no
IL one of bis notes, Mr. Palfrey gives curious
| illustrations of certain New. England habits.
The old local customs Of baked bears baked Iudan
pudding end new baked rye and Indian bread on
Wedn edsy after the washing end roLing agoUies OF
| Monday ana TueFdsy of catfish gulariy on Saur-
DAYS; 40 boiled IndlaD pudding with roasted siOin
| OF beef 70, those who nd got III on Snndays-haye
sou what ed out, but Duet he distinctly 10 ths re
memI If many Of my resdfrs These di.hes are
hisforchl TIE practice Of successive generatioEs has
in proved then; but talked bans point TO the time
wi Oh il Wac desirable to make tbs Of the COM
mcpest vegetable 10y hayoriDg it with the flesh Of the
| couuOf est animal Groubd Indian corn, sweetened
With molss'es as m0lshses began TO come from
the West indes 10 Boston, wac Indian pudding in its
| IrIui i've condition In my youth used 10 hear il
sid b, all over T. country, and all the world
New EIg ard kept up the ancient custom Of eat
ing sail fish (coo-fshl on Saturday not on Friday,
| ,;1h how haap pnniah korfu 100
| was so itust. as TO koow uIcommonly we'll the hsb-
it, Of different cssses of people in different paris of the
country al my observation accorded with this state
menr. TIL later period than his the most ceremooi