Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-05-29
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HEWAhLING GE I'd COMMUNITY C
.ssa1u 4isB Ia ~ b5iioTk M oa. ,szBeh
RhetHnbits and Every Day Life of
Free. LOYers-ReligiOus Belief
add If'faetices4 s4Fheir Views of
Nlnrriage-FenIur of the Sys-
lnMrHAYKN. Nav 10. lS67.

RIO "a, 10 ssssnle eNAwsH HAVEN, May 10, 1867.
Y Thirteenl miles north of thiscisy, on the
sIold7turnpike Leading 20. Hartford, and about
-laomile of1theEiilage of WaIlingford, is.
1.-THE settlementiotGfree lowers known as the
sdWaling gt0rd C0mmdnity. xRheir farm is
e1situated ION sthe bib, side1midway up the
slope Noun rTomIin viewO6semeloft the.
uprettieSt scenery OF the sStatezE The famous
ri Hanging Hills loom up 10 the Bnorth%Hrd,
foafidb Mount Q Carmel .frowhsa, down m
--i.oipt TonA while tie sast grp edge al thsir.
sa-a streamnoficoDeiteFable beauty. .bsiii1?o
I'm this tpicturesqHe spot the com ignity
:;was founded in the year 1851, when q sfarmr.
uer named Allen became Impressed with
yfreei dove ideas and resolved to start a.
lhohsehold, He fnafe con verts of his own
wife and Ghildre4 and from less thaibIte
at first the movement soony increased to
about forty, and has since remained near
:Itbat uuWbersI The erzac6 mum berRtI prest
ioenti rs forty five. u There are man more
S9MomeA than ia fbiso eomm It
many years, and is soon to receive a family
offiVe persons. diJI1 s'd1oa6s 10 As
The land belonging to this community
comprises two hupdredsand twenty y-eight
acres, devoted In part to the ordinary crops
s60Ests g ths sni tsly az. sg T. She s2%th
fruits, the. canning of which is ans import
,Hnt anh hp1offtablt department V6f fndfistry
From small farm, originally, the settlet
ment Ahas9 4tosa elusten OF bnildt
ings, one of which, the principal mansion,
uwasf latelyubhilt, and is vety commodi0us
Tine wants of the com M buity, ,huVieyerI are
ret as vet,Ientirely,.s suppIieds, and anobHer
.janae mansion; il "a ereete9.. dFhe dwell
inc house and rnewspa aperioffiee--fo they
ypriptA weekly pa peruffiFe surrounded by
lgaraenss walk and .shrubbery,s all neatly
lag ontse ;si s,5sns 2dingo ggai9oi,is % gis,s9
not,been as successful as the Oneioa peor
BE. But they are steadily earning nancy
and continually increasing, theiEi facilities
fpr earping. mere souFYsyfers are r, pow EN-
gagged In seteetlng q site 1Qrfas mlll.dam on
the Qqinnipiac4 riYer ABREAST 81 the cont
muniry gr9qnqsp Whlch' 5Ynen constructed,
will esaRS she @ laLo tnS
very profitab1y pursued at Oneida.
DAILY, RouTINE ROT OF LIFE.
The Iree' r. lovers. believe in the isalutsry
effects of early rising, They are upowith
the sun. They do not ali partakeio OF break
fast -tOgether, however.HIt sls served lfor
several hoursai Those who go 70 the FIELDS
SaffdS work hops eat ttsts Later come the
womeH aeod and c5llaEs9 III s IAs 4geS ms%oeEs
eAlhmeet &C dinner and at tea. dEhe men
labor ten hours q, day.. In the afternoon
There Is an hour, deyo oted to recreation The
women play croquet or stroll about the
grounds. A bell: sounds the houfrot work
-andfetTeation.I 10 In tue evening there is the
iasaal family gathering, at which business
is discussed, perhaps a hymn or song
sung, Or books read, ,o Then hen s comes retire
men menC 20 peg: me manner o. setsctRg parto
,ners Tor gne n1gnt ls q se secreG Whicn tney 10
iioI uisciose. a seSeuInS HELL oer uSSiarI
'ed that It was4done oy1ot, the names peln
,a,d upon t9e plaIes a. t9s ia5 Yea 5age tha
'1eweper. Nov as posaFreiy osnssp ~ taelH :;
1Ae aIiracIloh soI 7teihpot .atllllIies Is
-propaply thel rnae. we'd 90! y .,t' VI y = = hos hf5
SS"oiioh THE SABBATH NOT SACRED. 95lo.i 4
They wash and print on Sunday. They
do mot believe In THE sacred character of
theaaF,-The Sabbath, they say was abel-
4shed Witfl the comm andtne ents and thee old
Jewish laws They, do not perform qnnec-
.essary laooro On ths day; IneS prlns Their 3 ii'
alu WASH ,. os
Hklhee Eeggnn1arra% week qayI "olk' og,iliGd a
THE HEALTH OF THE coMMUEIrY.. Z, ~ ~
II must not be inIagined that the men are
fanatfca booking fndi viduals,i or ascetics,
Wrapped up in their monstrous, belief
ON ,thescontraryPthey are genial, happy
and hearty, and apparently in the best OF
eOnmunity.r Five graves record the total
deaths in sixteen wears out of an average
Of forty members, and some of these were
from ctirgnic diseases contracted before
the victims Joined. the movement o In case
of any bodily saiiment the simplest reme-
dieg are used, such as the application so1
water, bathing and abstemiGous in food, =
ST's'sFta q 1pFfEf!s & GRO TEr4f 'AepF Ehsss
EaNEaat u net lSa bifHa, ~ nsepd Jfis allowed
"a thesSed IN certai niY SpirituouIFs
liauors are ir1terd ietee.r a little wine is per.
miftef TO the iintirT,g -rFohaccf, ois not iIspd
=; sSSofo.,,, tho,;ITIS tho no; c,b hors 20 ai
- ~ % y !, 2 II ~ - : ~ ~
d,,iGa in5s sIv- cheyvf -sfi'ea is also forbid.
detI TAsweals Lima ofEcofFaa is Iised Thei,
snaalaJ eonsist of fruita veoefables, milk
and sometimes chicken which seems NOT n
helheld. i'm, the category ofrmeatg. Fish
oysters and CLANS are eaten abuadantly.ni
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ANAidioOs-AAIF FREE LOVERS. 11nMa'ii'AS ''-fA'
WHAT sect or dehpmina ation in tChristsn:
dom does not found ITS BELIEF on some por;
tionAof the Biolef al of the ehousaHds ane
one different faitlls professedl by moderr
Christianity, whereis-th one that does moi
ahote Seriptural authority 9e1 Free love o.
communion nisheaexeeptiona is The oBiblesil
broughtto bear to sanction its creed in al
its detailsss The only difference is stheTbias
phemya ofsueh a lperversiofI of atheqholy
writings vil1aigqoq If3dF .9IItEG TO snoissa
bIThe religious oeilef rot the Tree slovenemay
be divided int two aPHrts-t nst, the strictly
religious secondly, the socialistio. Inothei
practice however, they combine both 81
Intimately thai they are inseparable.
Taking the Bible and its teachings they
maintain the perfection of mankind as a re
suit of the second coming Of Christ Iwhiel IwY
tioi from the tifie of his presence on earth
Matthew i. 21: Romans 8, q. and other text
which thev quote, declare. they hold, ths
object of the mission and sacrifice of Chris
tosfa7e been the salvation Of his people, no
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