Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-07-26
Editorial notes ON 81. CrOiX.
Ne. XVIII.
MODES OF LIFE AND BUSINESS.


low seyenty-,wo degEees-night OF day, and for
all the year round, tina; there is 10 need ii
building houses TO guard against cold In ST..
Croix the dwellmg-hCus,s axe not built 20 keep
the inmates warm. Such a thing as a chimney
to provide iues for fire places or stoves. in the
apartments occupied ~ the family, is quite un-
known. The k,chen-a small room not in the
main building, but in q wing, or else wholly
detachei-of necessity has a chimney. But as
these kitchen chimueys are very uUobtrusiye,
for the most part cut Of sight from the streets,
the general aspect Of the dwelling-houses IN
town and country, to a stranger from cooler rc-
gions. is that Of unfinished buildings. needing
to have their chimneys topped out before they
are altogether habitale.
\ large part Of the better class ofhousas-
especially in the t0Vns-have massive walls Of
stone or brick plasterei over, f-r one or two IF
the stories, the lower one being used for shops
or storage. The upper story is quite often Of
wood. Tie mann apartments Of the family are
on the second f51r, 20 which there is in most
instances an ascent ly massive staircase Of
brick or stone. Arcaies and open yeraniahs
for shade and arr are common, and very often
the large windows Of the sitting rooms and din
ing halls are wholly uuIr5ylcl with glass
Shutters, sometimes solid and open, Ike yeaitian
Blinds, are provided to close the windows. if
wind or rain makes 1t necessary. The sleeping
apartments are in the second story or the thiri
whea there Is one, and these rooms are often
provided partially or wholly with gl7z.l vim
d5ws as well as shutters.
Though the general aspect ofall the better
class of dweliiughgus,s, oz,eriorlY, Is quite uu-
rretcutious, III fact rather plain. iutuior'y it is
very different While within there is nothing
awly OF gorgeous $50 fr as my observation
went-the rooms are very spacious aud airy,
the joiner work and uFhols-eriag ozcel,l, ia
quality, the furniture simple ami elegant
wooien carpets would De entirely cut place
in a climate Ike that Of So, Crtz, and the
flooring in quality is male to clrss. alI with
the other work.
As for the kitchens, to which Ialll-l above.
small, sooty in appearance as tie black cooks
and solutions when oil..a,e in them, with one
door and for the most part one snail window,
either open. or closed with s...l slu,t q. Lay-
ing d chimney with d throat vile enough fa- a
st. Croiz pony AMI cart to m I'VE about Ia "a
place built up under IL FIR the cooking opera
tons much after The fashion o.. t.s..--.;l's
forge. and with an almost eut.sea 's-ce d Oh sc
muitiarious implements which facilitate die IL
Dor of the culinary department iu our northern
States-the wonder is that the cooks succeed as
well as they Do, ali often thar rs very wei Inc
deed. in preparing wholesome aal slyry
yiands for the table. In the towns. lr the GO
part, the bread and cakes arc uaIs by those
who follow that business as trade, laI large
trays Of bread ia loayls Of about the size and
nearly Of the shape Of common ski,t,,s OF ten
pins, are hsvsei about ;le sr,.,s OF the
heads Of women. young AMI Oh, at 40 hours Of
the day.
The laundry business .,=-, ..r tie l.5- part,
u
's 'Aii-'l Oh '-s'"--'' '-'- -- '-' .-.'-' class
Of dvel.ing-housss, and fy those who max. 1.
that class Of work a sr,-..l o--lFa;..a. Fuel Is
''' scarce anu '-.'l -- -.'''' III ''' e'.'@ ~
O1 "As''' W. -,''-l= 'a.,' '.- '-' ''--l5 ''
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zion fr.r, fI,qs. anil ,.ti,,sl b., ,rs1,.. small
ami large. esr4-sl in sensing tie clothes u9
and down Il. tie water In which t6er stand ua
TO their knees. r.-.rr ia. SO, clothes ur .a ..-,.
stacks ON tf. r..ss. s-l f....ir- tf.-. ,.i.r.
heavy ta,. Of v..I. which ,a.y bring down
with the full force OF their two arms. Often
| times they gather the heavier articles into "a
thick wisp, which, with swinging stroke al
teruatcly from the right AM .-.,. ta.y bling
down upon the rock, as q lie o'f-.. WAS 90
punish the rock rather than 90 cleanse tie gaze
ments. It may well be imagined ,aa Che clothes
suffer tomevhat ty this rough handling Be-
sides the svlsiius, beating, thra=l.a= and
wringing, tie clothes arc subjected TO other Ir5
cesses which 1 cannot stop 70 eaausrlte. ]
cannot, however, omit thc sul-b.-a-lluE, which
Is effected by spreading the articles On the sand
near the sen shore, along SIDE of the highways,
on the ruins Of Oh Iuili.a-s-wL5Fey1r. ia
short, there Is room in the sunshine and DO sk
of the articles being actually uoll,a into lie
dirt 10y the feet Of horses and mules 1.-THE huge
piles Of wei clo,lo- borne o1 wide tays On ,Le
heads oftle wasaervou..n excited our surprise
at the l.srIav ors.rru--h ia lie carriers heals
and necks. the scores Of square rods u ground
covered ID the mos. miscellaneous manner -r..-
ripab,s with Garments .fal sizes AMI Qualities
ezpsssl tbus Il, l-v .- t,.-rr. In Il, s.r.. sf.v.
p5ssl -lases. n5. ,.s. ts.slsaei A General rrs.
v,lsuce Of honesty in .fs 7.ru,7,... ,.,s.l, ,-ls
slrrrf.iBr and ,,-,-.r.:-. Srf..if -. siv that
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