Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-24
LACONDA NOTES.


he early settlers. their lack of the many
lrCFN~alirs now enjoyed and faint de-
,criptiun of how they lived.
The cabin. ur log house. WAS invariably
he dwelling Of the settler, and WAS the trNt
hing tu see after on the arrival upon
the ground. The family frequently
.amped out. or lodged in the wagon,
during the building of the cabin.
Ii WAS common Ia have two doors,
one directly opposite the other. 81
that dTaught OF current Of air could he
obtained. if necessary. to clear the room of |
smoke. or for ventilation. 1t also permitted |
a horse I" be driven through the house when |
a huge back hog Was to be- taken in for Us"
in the fire. place. Nearly everything in the |
house was made on the spot. The forest |
furnished roots and harkS and herbs for all |
sorts of ills. There, too. could be found |
many natural fruits, nuts and vegetables |
which contributed not n little To the comfort
of the seeker. In those days there
were multitude of little things
which required attention, that are in no
WAY troublesome today for instance. the
urr must never he suffered to go out; the
flint and tindeT-huN sometimes failed. and
instances are plenty where long Journeys
on foot were necessary to procure fire.
Tnr wnndrn ware of today was represented
by truuEhS, or dUE-outs, and often gums
obtained from trunks of hollow trees; theSr
were USED for bins for storing grain, for
tanks. for wallimg springs, and many pur-
poses.
Imware was not to he had In the early
days, hut gourds Of many varieties ana
sizes, were raised and used as SubututeN
Spoons were often made from the sugar
maple, aS were also the Ca~-knlN"S. In"
cooking utensils were few ami Simple. con
>iStiuG mainly Of one or two iron pots,
bake kettle with heavy iron cover frying
pan, and tea Kettle aS soon aS one could
be- procured. The uId-fashioned Hat shovel
and long handle was always part OF the
outfit.
All kinds of hardwar" were scarce
and high. The blacksmith was OF
| nearly a much Importance a
| thea doctor. lie WAS ElllSllIth'
| tarrirr. coppcrSmlth. mlllwrght. machlnist.
and surgeon general Ia all sorts OF broken
| implements and utensils. Inc blacksmith ;
shop WAS the scene "t many tlAl "t Skill
| in wrestling. lifting. running. rlii'-Sho"tlng'
! etc. and II There chanced !" he niue III"
water IN the party. the hard WORK OF every
| day life was forgotten for the hour. Every
settlement almost hah It's Stl!i' where the
various grains were made INTO whisky, anu
the apples into cider. or apple JACK
Cider was aS common as milk perhaps
more 50. and WAS ION tap from one year
end to the other IN many OF the early homes
CIDER was USED a a remedy for all sorts "i
ills; a KIND OF Tea made OF strong mar"
cider. with pepper-pod Sliced int" II, was
dose to make rheumatism beat retreat
| Willow bark and the heart OF the iron
wood tree, picked IN cider was goo" i"f
| fever and ague. Root beer was laN"Il'e
| heveraE" with IN" carry Set'eiN' o'IhS
available III all ltS details "t sugar roofs aih
| spring water.
Grain OF all KINDS was Sown
| here ahd thtre AMONG roots
and NtumpS, ana scratched III Win
| buShy tree-t"p a. SUBSTITUTE Tor a narrow.
| reaprd with sickle ana tilraShed WIN
| HALL sugar was lilahe III III" M"hs' Ii"ll
| Inc sap "I lhe sugar maple anu was goo"
substitute I"t cane sugar VIA money was
| "iteh i"uh" III ahuh""iH". ne >h"
makers went tr"m mousse 10 mousse ana
| W"rk"d up th" lcatIiet' ana sometimes t"h
| leather lnt pay Inc hitiItl anu sawyer
| weT" lald bS system "I t"lIS. Many "i
| III" early pioneers Hal no money altI men
| arrival on the lana, an" Wrt" dependent on
! whatever could oe turheu 10 a"NahlaS" LOT
| me wants OF NE. hAchalst OF Ido"I was
a practice engaged III hS all. ne settler
VII" could SWING br"adaN would new
! i"r the one Wh" '"uId not an" lie Ill tnriI
would pl"w OF h't l0t Ihc newer. Inc
/ money proper consisted ul government
CON ahd Spanish mlIIrd dollars. OF paper
circulation representing II Ill NaIn", NeaiiE
! AL tine real money I'at the setIIeF c"u!H
/ r1'iNt was eNpehieh IN payments on ms
iahh ana Tor taxes barter uaI'ic, c!iahs
! 'hS W"Fk ana swapping were ihe det''lIS oi
business thrCS-I"ui' 'iN ~ d century "S"'
| Miss lnez honShn|f' "t 'rrriiaht""l' Is
guest ol htr uh'Ie, heN: =. D. burhtrl
/ In thr election I"f Jahl"t o' LaS"hua
Nch""I building MONDAY evening" uie "!G
veteran Jault"T -. D.. 'u'rlEh'' WaS'"th'eh
""t AMI 'haritS W lilHlSr was eLe't"'.
man living III SpflhSh"In' "ltA no clalih
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Ias ,riy.n axraII,.pt satisfaction his r.-.lec-
ti,p ,yas rv,,rr,tJ and th,,rt i a good deal
| nf di.s,ti.factinn nyer the result As for
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