, 1875-01-23

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Mount Lebanon, N. r ........... :, la6 247i 3,N0
GrovslGnd, N. Y.................. !. 81 3G| 2.2so
Aofta Vnlon, , o-'.:.......+. q III 55I l.3a5
Union Village 'o................ n 9bi 19u| 4,Nu
Wh'ts Water, ,o:.................. q: 3 *o Gil 1850
Pleasant Hill, Ky............... 81 81 1G4 4,enl
SoatA on1"h, Af'.....-.........l 4El0ul l30 e.G10
Eighteen Societies. hsias71l ,sasl4o,g35
Tho returns Of land include only tho hop1p
farms. In nddition to tllese, several OF the TO-
oieties Own considerable areas Of land In distant
states. Tue Bhuketa have bad in previous times
quito double their psossnt popu!atlon,-a fact Of
open Significance. OF course, their ipcreaao
must depend upon accessioua from without, and
these have beau toU OF late years. BeailcB, tic
hocIolios do uut tako children, ns they used TO
10, although thero arc still sonlo in every Com
mine. Experience has shown that. when the
e'i'tafen g1ow up, they arc often discontentcd
"na desort, making it no return for tho trouble
aud ct,at Of ruariug. During tho late War Il
great many young Shakers enlisted. End from
tltls cause tho population OF tho Society was
seriously diminished. Great precuution IL axar-
esed III ths. aH in all o,heF Communicate Hocic-
Tics, With rcg4'l to tho admission Of now meus-
Gera, and yArlaus 1easous combine to cre2te =
nHcfeaBa rnther than all increase in tlor num-
oerl.
Tile rule OF life among tho Sllnkera Ia almrlo
&ul futhoAlical. All share allkp III work, III Wcl
~ III the Serena rleasureb and tho satisfactory
comforts Of their condition. Tho most caroful
6"''t-0 A4E lt4GCU Tue d6eGElAtluH OU-
tween tho eoAoA, to prevent esesy tatnptasiou to
violation Of tile law Of celtbacY. TAe people
IRE peculiarly exempt from dHeAae, baye halo
9na vigorous look, amt are, for tho 1noet rast
4ohe-AVaa. 1helr peculiar health aud longevity
*ra ascr1bcd By them, In treat ,ncuu,1re, to t!i
psastlco OF celifacy; hut ample uatlsas for
bo1n may bo found in their temperats and rcg-
.as h"h.ta, tho abhenco Of carkiug caros, lui
nte. Aa = whole, TIN Shakers read but littlo OK
esut s1teir l'ibleE. culstynte auguy, but prohibit
Instrumental music, mud keep Themselves care
aat aatY aIoof tlom Intercourse With worldly people,
lucy are. III q word, pois, atiAblo, happy,
prospesoli'. and precise ast Of old mads and 0ld
'ache!ors, whom to kiioW iH to respuct and ed
mtse' but not altcgoti4er to envy.
lae Society Of llArmonlstu, which ranha next
~ ago 70 tho eh4kots. and H. like tl,at, \ cell
eats order, WIZ founded il. lotsn4,y, BY George
!iapp, IN tho year 1851. III 1903, tho leadyr nitd
US sdhore,,tH tmlnisrated to America, settling
ntsf ~ two Communicates .-onn in aiusSla1t. and
t9e otheE In i'enusylYauia. Tho Communities
Afterwards unitaj aud rc.uoyed to posoy County,
th1iana but, III 1924, sold tho town they there
pulit 70 !sobsrt Ome1,, tt,s founder ol the Nuw
Lanafk Golnny, and removed to tha proHss,t To-
nariy, nfa!riy, nan. nau1o4 Econon'y, In pennssiysnia
aOurln8 thu most tousiai!ing period Ut ,ta ex-
iateAss, which extended over nomu yearA subso-
l1iens TO tho settlement TT Ecouo,uy, the Soc!ety
ehabfaced botHeon GU0 and 70l MclnLeru; but ut
sno present time, 1t consists Vt only liz peraonH
1ona Or "hon ara uuttcs u yearH Of uso. 1t III
foundation, tAa 6ocety uwued property a,no,ut-
h'g psshAps 70 sG0.u00; to-day tle yaue OF ita
!Ahsessious ~ repurted to be from eli Qua, QUO TO
saooo 600. The ,'oople arc moa.ly GorluanG,
eA;H.'aAY Of tha peAshnt aud mechanic cluAs.
Marriage wta practieed among tl.em until lsU7.
When. ~ the result OF u telIgiou4 revival, they
unaniRlouh1y camo to shs conclusion that it Wau
Lest 70 adopt ce!ibacy. This dseisiou Isl Iuauy
" tAe younger peopio to luave the Society but
those who remained have contentedly lIYed Up 10
their singular conviction. On ceasing to i've IN
tAc married ssste. husbands and HtYsa did mol
lspsrats, nsithes msro families broken 40. Thsy
sass4aasS 70 awsh ts8%,asr but aho rslatlua