The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-16
nrTCULAND IN AMERICA.
g5>SfAN> WHO C.tHE 10 TfGHT AND
REMITNED TO FARH.

u.Ar. Ncnith. aud singular Customs.
,...4..s theories have been proposed
-,, ....,rd 70 the oriein ~ the large German
,,.r Of Eastern nd Middle PcnnsNlvanii
,,st pl,usible apuc ars to be that which .s-
- nat the lies itns who were brought
'-t.-.rrtierc, luton 90 fight the patriots
., f,,,. az whom " t. known, ever rctutn-
,,errotl,er country. migrated into Penn
',.,,,t..n dutiur the climate OF that State
r.,ri, corresponding to that of their
,,.,.er homes they sought out the most Ter
w.. i,pds I'm the counties Of Lancaster and
n..ts The present counties most extensively
'.,,,.larc the above. and Scnuylkill, Lebanon,
n,,,,it. Northumberland, Snyder. Columbia,
t.,,rne.snd Ichlgh. In these counties an In n
,wothers they were the pioneers, and 10y their
,,dustry az farmers they soon converted the
AUDIENCES into fertile valleys, and opened the
way f,r other Industries.
Asarultufe was their natural calling. and one
rsywcli suppose that their early struggles in
M, wilderness we're ofa TRYING nature. With
,.t outlets for the products of the soil. except
me common wagon tracks. their life was indeed
tedious one. They were compelled to haul
I,,r grain many mites over rough mountain
,o.ds to phialclphia. which was almost the
,ny market they then mad.
TUr sOrRCEs or THEIR WFNTH.
IN TO iSiO thincs progressed slowly among
,.sse peofle Hut the discovery OF coal In lS2O
"o, trrau % be utilized. aud taxed the brains
~ ,erUlaftvc men to discover the means to de-
,slor re wet riches that Law dormant under
r. .UI. and valleys. uuon which generations Of
,e..e Germ rs tad plOddcd for years without
tnoNlD l.o q the great wealth that nature had
ps,.rulr,crs and can't lists now gathered from
Al u rt- 90 tue couutrN, and managed to- acquire
s,.,h ar to ~eini the cream from tie "a In.
t.unt g. 'he original settlers merely the met
E'r,.ds next cane e. be a necessity for
nil, lud easy TRANSPORT ion Of this sour'e u
s,AtN. uud the fertil" brain cf the American
n,ri.. n'c slou devised the means. About the
.,r l,iitIt nt~t wooden railroad was built ia
n county. and others followed. For a
t.rrar ~ wears the cars were hauled over these
,,dstv horses. and these same German tarm-
o.. 10 m 10 cases furt ishtd the teams. uit.r-
1'tNwoiNlf - upon tueir farms and driving
N sue railroad. About the wear ISIS tho
ALTERNATIVES we're brought fr, M England To
iotac X oftne horse, aud soon liter their
Ne became general
Uefs. than. one of the sources Of revenue for
he farmers Was destroyed, Dlt happily for
bem the deyelO lneut Of the ere { coal Indus
Il, b q BROUGHT such IN influx ~ Voople tn y
tery lar.e luile market for their produce was
Immediately rt, atcd. 50 that what their piod-
ding cun.eryAtisn lost to them tnev partially
re- uned I'm another hcld, though through no
ne rs u tasir own. Thus they IA we gradually
trown WcIltuy. until thew have reached a de-
gree o material SUBSTANTIALLY gratifying TO the
political economist.
Nowhere among these people has this accu-
mutation VI Wea tn been of more permanent
nature. titr his IL AuNwnCre Of late made more
npd stlIdes ihan 10 Btrks county, where,
through several wears past. the discovery has
been made that the geological structure Is In
lef.pef-ed VITA vast depOsits OF very rich iron
trt.tN.cn ''rE almost over the greater part OF
tit county. ard away INTO the ueiChboring
tolnt,s 0t Lohish Bucks aud Lebanon. The
experience of their brethren II the coal regions
Az Otis surrounding circumstances haye had
The enec' g. maze these staid old Germ ms est :
mate these ices ~ wealth ore highly. and
ga 80 tnfN % iec 'ine more jealousy wdt'h-
lul VI tntr interests. aud OUTSIDE sueculatuIs
ine'cfor- tln ciitcult to overcome them on
tt4fsaln. ilr they seldom uudcft Ikp 20 de-
Wa ready O. give leases flr tn- wurNius of
mine, uiuu avir Lands. by which the l-ssees are
Douni g. No' any and all worN lbie seams that
msy te found " Oh the land. aud 10 nav the
'wHer ilcent- tor ever ton Of ore mined. Ihi-,
90 most cise-. secures them large inc mo-
NtIn4t ahv u-i &C trouble On their uart At
The same time tuev continue to cultivate their
hrns. wnlcn secures them double income,
and thus o., the measure ~ their ambition.
PRESERVING THE ANCESTRAL TRAITS
These des Hcudaut, u the Iies-iH1s are G. r.
n'u- -'iIl Through all these generations they
iaye preserved their customs, eettrIl cunrlc-
.sils'ics' ani language TO remarkable de-
.ls Geruan race. distinguishing tnem ." 'ne
present. rcnetati ~.
.ho COMP ratiye freedom aud unresttant ~,
have tul0ttd under Tcpnhii an Institution
,oud not ial to have some elect uron them
Qua The changes thus Mriu-hl IRE NAtt,N V''
.rlflule. Indeed. they have remained "t
hHd their bret hrcn ~ ~" MOI ot country d
lhe intellectual progte-- of the nineteenth ctU
Jury II anything. they have q own more ut
touth AM superstitiuus. Their original Gel
man language has deeener"ted mo dialect q
their own. which Is a sort OF ireon. or miA
tnre Of German and English. y ct the'e az
townships Or sections OF country wuere lew o
he found who can read NIite' OF spr'h on
word Of pure English, exccpi am NJ ne Nnui
sud then even they are slow to speak 10, prelvl
Tus thelr own peculiar dialect.
THEIR nIBERNGpnOBGA.
They shun an lrlshman as much as the natiy
a the Green Isle avoids snake or "a toad. :
commnn f. this antipaihy among these peOpl
that a tr weller or peddler VIII md Halle CON
rt OF enc engagement among tnem. unless .
ran master sum lent Pennsylvania Dutch. {
maze himself understood IN that di tect. II h
rannot 30 tnis he Is at once set down for q
lrs1mau,
u1unconimon thing n fad the farmers
fl llren running for dear life II acco-ted IS d
Ln.l -h-spe king stranger, and calling OF
NJ nWie. mach die Dehr ~, do kImut u
lr,uer D." Mother shut the door there come
Tneiriatred Of the English has been transmit
led TO them from their fof eiathefs COW n' ON 10
l. CONVICTION entertained among them Ia
they were badly used 10y the BRUSH OoNetl
uent. ms tecling Is gradually wearing ava
however. and there IL room TO hope that at :
distant day o. viii he entirely Obhteratcd by II
te.u.frIage, though there Is yet n disposlu'
T. prevent ny al possible means their Sous AZ
da lehtcfs from takihg wives or husbands III
are not Il their own nationality.
J they have for generations preserved
,Icuslvcuess 4Im9st without parallel EXCEPT
lLe history OF the Cuilese. ! hi Is deiuUnstr
,tdu lie extent of relationship existing
those localities where these people have lot
ier4 settled. Thus 1 have found on tie reEi
" in ouc township upWdr ~ one hundr'
h.i}s, uu.c tnau any IlepleIs, aud All ECU
lurb.t ~ nehiors, al in township Of lie
1A-n fifteen huuurcd Inhabitants.
THtlR OPPOSITION 70 COMMON SCHOOLS.