The Ottawa free trader., 1882-11-25

i through tpdcc, sIlkWp nBh'Ds' lcHC'
1 some forty feet away, plasbing the board
r with her brains, and breaking every hon'
) In her body in fact, when picked Up sh'
G was nothing but mass OF pulp,
] A run OF thirty eight miles through
! beautiful region Of country btlugi Us I,
. Oneida where is located that ,ufamou
and damnabie institution known s-
THE ONEIDA COMMUNlTY
This concern is said to number 2i0 per
sons men and women, who beliey lleu
selves 10 oe 'perfec,iDais;s, ,"--tAs' is, ),
thoroughly surrendered to religion as to be
free from the dominion of sin ani gor,hy
Of rising above the conventional Avs ~
which the morality of society l. supposed
to be regulated; hence they have, like the
angels in heaven, neither marrlgl npr
giving in marriage, but live somewhat ~
common. They are sort OF husband
and wives a. long as they choose 10 De-
and then they change off for o'pcr cart
ners. This arrangement, which is mt ui
heavenly 5ut rather OF the earthly or'n,,
naturally gave otiense to ,he tasndlous
mcraliets outside he community, aHd for
years they have been cndeqvorlrr e.
squeeze y Nnt "n 70 yer! r,-~n, pu.I al
their eitgus al.o irUit.oss The people
made 20 p.oselytes, bat lived themselves
in tbclr own way. The founder OF the
| institution, John Humphrey Noyes, Na' n
gadusie of Dartmouth College, and he is
sad TO be = cry sincere and cunsistla.
man o.. So was Brigham Young.
A year or so ago there was a hostile
movement Of citizens against the commu.
nifty, which assumed threatening proper
tioDs, and the Indictment of Noyes Ev
dence Of the most damaging character
both inside aud without the community
was furnished, and Noyes aud his friends
became alarmed. Flight was decided up
CT, - Nv. C-"r anv"ni" wears Or sgc. he
~ ~ cItS :, .., sra ,I.''. ihc las beard
trom h,m ho was at Clifton, Canada, near
Niagara Falls, with his legal wife, ,he
community furnishing him house and
funds
Since he departure Of Noyes, the FAM
ly," or community, has been governed bs
n committee Of ten men and ten wou,,u
who consider all questions arising lld
direct all business. Any marriages cou.
I'eraplsied are announced TO them, but H. r
coar'l rve7 these is but advisory
They nave abolished tie naked mar .p
sys;cm d adopted the monogsmi. re b.
'trn M4ly Wedding ceremonies s%r IT
''rri"' although every couple e 'e
aly.a,,- AA-"4n5 rurhuta-l '... e.
.y ~ i'"E "quaintance; and 'no,- Nno
were married previous TO enter'G! 'he
community are again living mE.'her
The 'unctionary who links the ryuuns IS
an Episcopal minister who has for !i.!eeu
ycafs been Z. member of the connUui D.
Fev tancy that the community wi 10
dis Owed notwithstanding this new 'pnr
,nre. There Is too much property, atd II
dissolution woHld be hardly possible. The
eaure property, with that Of it's bian.h at
Ws,i,ag'ord, Conu., would, 1t is estimated
sell ior milllon of dollars, and T. is, if
d,vlu,d among the 400 members which
coaip1'r Do.l comm mites, would give u
.e e, ~ o." Des.des, n community
noGlt have 10 return, without interest, a
barge sum TO those who invested In money
on entering.
The Oneida domain comprises 600 acres,
and that at Wallingford 300, both having
valuable water powers. Prominent among
beir Industries Is the making Of plated
ware, silk, CHAINS and traps, and the
canning OF fruits and vegetables. These
nave hcrn more or less prosperous since
thr,I ioii.auon, late year especially so.
'OIi=,d1 abor is employed IN nearly all de-
pW'm.nts, except the household. During
the summer months the Oneida community
grow = ~ a popular place for picnics and
Fr"~l ,rw'. Ard cities for a
nNuNAGu uiljSs dTbuuu. C'lIlS IH) tDe
visitors number thousand or more, and
ucarly all take dinner or lunch there, which
affords no small addition to the community
funds. They furnish no meats, nor do they
eat aay themselves, except on one or two
feast days during the year, but their vege-
table dinners are delicious. The grounds
of the community are charmingly laid oat,
immense flower beds and grassy plats with
beautiful walks being few of the attrac-
tions. But its buildings and factories are
commonplace, there beng nothing grand
or imposing about them.
The men Of the community, as may be
supposed, like their Mormon brothers OF
filthy faith, are rather inferior in looks and
intelligence, although there are few
among them who may be considered up
TO the average, but Is a whole they are far
below the ordinary run of humanity
The women are insipid and appear more
like the lower classes of their sex, and yet,
a few NAV be seen among the whitening