Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-18

American aborigne. They cover their
feet with cOwhide boots anOinted with
strange ointment prepared IRON
the carcass OF the sheep. On
feast DAYS they wear "bOled
shirt 10 which persons OF certain
rank may add "A paper collar. The AikHG0
reporter ascertained definitely yesterday
that the boiled shirt" so frequently
mentioned by those who have made a
Fstudy Of American customs, is not a
national dish, but an article OF apparel,
worn, in Difference to a strange West
ern superstition, inside OF the over
alls. The clothing OF the baFroOm loaf
ers, or "bummers,V as they are some
times called, offers curious examples
OF the decorative art Of patchwork in
which the occideutals have eXcelled from
time immemorial. The army oVercoat,
heavy relic of the past, is worn by those
who 90 fishing on Sundays. Many OF the
bummers and one or two of those of high
er caste have noses OF deep purple hue,
/ the result of a dye which is said TO be ap-
/ Piled internally, and which also affects
the breath.
The hired man is easily recognized by
+. the seven-gallou stone lug which he car
ries IN his hand, and which is an impOr-
tant factor in agricultural pursuits. The
"1 orkers" are people of a superior caste,
]
con Pogram for a fixed sum each week.
/ The care OF Workers during the summer
months Is leading industry n all Amer
/ can villages, while discussion of their
wealth, habits OF life and mode OF
dress occupies the time OF the
women and lends animation to the vitu-
perative contest called sewing circles,
which take place every Monday. A visit
I to Deacon POgram's household yesterday
/ disclosed not only the methods employed
! in the maintenance OF Horkers, but al so
afforded the reporter an opportunity to
study such industries as the preparation
OF coffee from dried crusts of bread, and
/ tea from leaves of the mullen plant.
The most important man in the colony
j. rather advanced in years, has a wealth
I er-beaten face, an artisticaily cOlored
nose, aud beard on MS neck. His name
! - Lish Deuzenberry, and he belongs to
! the order OF deacons, which seems to be
! auxiliary to the American priesthood.
Some OF the villagers have very long
! names, such az i-SimOnds-Old-,IOe-
! Smonds' boy" Perkins
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS." and Pete Fitch
! Observation-Disclosures" and one Of
the women has baby who is fed on boiled
cabbage and has already begun
to cry for pickles. The store
! offers an interesting study OF
! Americans engaged in commercial pur-
| suits. Business is conducted with great
/ uecOrum, the parties to the transaction
/ sitting in a circle about q huge stove and
/ COnyersing with solemnity and delibera-
ton. There was an interesting occur
renee yesterday afternoon when Jane
! Collins Hiram-P Peabody s-eldest-gal' en-
/ tered the store ana exchanged two fresh
eggs for piece of red flannel.
some of the men spend a great deal Of
/ their time in the village tavern. where she
| national game of setback is PLAYED and
| the national drink, whisky, Is consumed.
| A rigid code of etiquette makes it a penal
! Otense for man TO openly ask for Il drink
| in an American tavern. He must salute
! the proprietopwith muscular contraction
OF the left eyelid, which is a signal
FOR the latter to take down a key attached
to a slab, made from a resinous wood
sailed pine, and conduct his visitor to. an
apartment called the back rOOm.' 1t
IA also iucumbent.OR the landlord to turn
hie back while the liquor is consumed,
while in some instances he puts on black
mask and passes the bottle through hole
in the wall.
Thus do the inhabitants Of that strange
occidental land invest with solemn pomp
and ceremony many OF the simplest acts
of life.
The laws of the priesthood forbid the
dominic" as the high priest is termed,
TO enter the "back rOom," but the dea-
cons may pay stealthy and mysterious
visits, although it is considered more in
keeping with the dignity OF the auxiliary
priesthood. and also indie alive of extreme
religious terVOr, for the deacOns to take
their drinks in the drug store.
At the request OF the interpreter yester-
| day afternoon Deacon Lish Deuzenbury
1 gave an interesting illustration of the
/ quaint manner in which men of his pc
/ cullar caste obtain TeiTeshment. rhe
deacon, it should be remarked. is a very
/ Obliging man, and not only offered to show
! the deacOnlcal method of imbibing but
/ also expressed his willingness TO give a
series of interesting and exhaustive eX.
periments with various kinds of liquors
/ the whole TO conclude with a marvellous
/ Illustration OF suspended animation as
practlced by the adopts OF the American
/ priesthood.
The Hi6GdO reporter accompanied this
deacon to the drug store, and waited until
Peleg FOllett had treated Lydia Calkins
to two glasses OF the favOrite American
decoction called "stTawbr'y 'n-vaniller-
4 Mixed Then the churchly man ap
preached the counter, and remarked &c
the proprietor, who stood behind it care
/ fully polishing the glasses, "Kinder win,
irish terday, hayY'
WAL. deacon" replied the one adj
dressed, ''there do be little mite Of chill
I in the air"
Having said this the deacon blew his
nose, and the other filled glass with q
| oOlored fluid, placed il before him, and
then stared through the window until il
was consumed.
Beside the game OF "set back" the
+ Americans have many forms Of amuse
ment, and have constructed at one end
OF the garden an imitation graveyard
where the young men and women stroll
in the evening, according to the custom
OF their country. The patriarchs Of the
colony play "A game called croquet, and
the women amuse themselves at the
Friday evening gatherings in the room
under the meetln' house. 1t is not the
custom for the young men to attend these
meetings. They may, however, remain
on the church steps until the close Of the
I services. when they escort the younger
women to their homes. II is customary
( with the American religious observances
TO 10 home through roundabout and shady
/ paths, and many even stop at the Gene
terry for an hours meditation. So earnest
are the young people in the observance OF
customs relating 10 their faith that they
resent any attempt on the part OF Visi.
tors TO follow or intrude on them at such
( times. Yesterday the reporter observed
Deacon Pogram's hired man strolling
( through the cemetery with the Widow