Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-13
TIE zOAR COMMUNITY.
A VISIT TO oHIo's SETTLEMENT
OF MYsTics AND COMMUNISTS.

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OF MTS I'D ANU NOM"oN'o'
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TRY or the BANKS OF 'he '"'o~r~"''
Manufactures Cattle breeding - The
Fair sex-Amusements, Etc.
This settlement OF herman mystics ana
communists Is complete little kingdom in
itself and not such a very little kingdom,
either The Zoarites own I. 900 acres of land
I'm one tract of which half is under cuItiva.
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pered WIN 'uiui"ie ""iiiu'' 'aA anu pino
trees Their original purchase mere was ~
900 acres, but 1900 have been sold from time
TO time at "A great advance over first cost.
Every article, implement or machine that
is used, wrought with, eaten, drank or worn
by the Zoartes is produced in Zoar, as are
also the materials of which it is composed
The only exceptions TO this rule are coffee,
tea, sugar and spices. The shoes the Zoarites
wear are made by their own shoemakers
from leather prepared by their own tanners
from hides taken from their own cattle. The
coal that warns them and cooks their food ID
dug in their own mines ana Is burned IN
stoves cast IN Their own touhdry from iron
smeted IN theif own furnaces from orc iouhu
in abundance on their own lands. The cloth
ing that covers them Is made by their own
tnilors from cloth woven Ia Their own mn
from wool shcared from their own sheep.
Tho beer they drink Is bre"eu III theT own
brewery from matt hhde Dy thelr own Iiilt-
sters and hops grown on their own lands.
All manufacturing IN Aoar is done oy
water power Steam is scarcely used at all
The Tuscarawas river, by means OF dams, Is
made 70 How with sufficient swifthess ana
volume to supply thirty or forty horse power
to each OF the Noai1Ie manufactures Nearly
all the machinery used was made in Noar by
Hoarlte mechanics. one OF their prhclPai
products is flour, of which, after supplying
their own wants, they snip large QUANTITIES
to Pittsburg' Cleveland washington ana
Baltimore.
THE COW STABLES.
One of the chief places of interest in Zoar
il the great collection of immense barns, in
which The mich cattle are kept consid-
cradle portion Of the Zoarites wealth Is in
vested in their live stock, and they have de
voted much attention to determining what
are really the be5t breeds They have eH-
perimented largely with the Holstein, the
Jersey, the Alderney and the Durham and
are now inclined TO favor the last named,
Though all four varieties are well represented
in their herds
Every sanitary and convenient device that
modern ingenuity has been able to suggest is
utilized in the construction of these COW sta
blas. The stalls extend in long rows on either
side of a broad aisle, and the conditions for
Hght and ventilation are of the most favorable
kind Already the COWS are out at pasture.
md IL is n rare sight to see the mild faced,
patient creatures come filing in at eventide
In, IutArmln DFDppSSlOD.
one knowing her accustomed place and going
voluntarily to it without the slightest dis
turbance or confusion
On the morning and evening of each day
all the young women in Zoar repair in merry
procession to these barns and milk the COWS,
As members of congress sometimes are for
much less useful purpose the girls are
paired" and each two are assigned eight
cows, which they must always milk. Fancy
more than thirty buxom young milk
maids, with the good looks which are the
offspring of good health, outdoor exercise
and good diet sparkling in their eyes, lips
and cheeks. Each one is tastefully dressed
in well fitting chintz or calico, and wears
white apron, which, like everything else
about these most attractive young women, is
scrupulously neat and clean.
Another place in which to see the Ioarite
young women to advantage is the bakery,
where all the bread and pies for the entire
community are baked fresh every morning.
From IS to 100 loaves comprise the average
daily consumption of the town. The baking
is done by men, but each household sends its
young women to the bakery to procure its
supply of daily bread and carry 1t home,
wrapped in large, spotless white cloth,
which each damsel carries with her.
"AIRING" THE LITTLE ONES.
Resides these quaint professions of Young
women 10 the COW stables and the bakery
there is another similar one to be seen in Zoar
ON every pleasant day. That is, a procession
of girls ranging from 8 to Is years, each
DRAWING in an old fashioned baby carriage q
Younger brother or sister for an airing As
all prperty in Zoar is held in common, so
the Zoarites share equally and participate
together in all their pleasures and duties.
Thus even the babies of the society are
ttairedn simultaneously in a long drawn out
procession.
For the pleasure of the members of the So
cety and their visitors "a public garden and
greenhouse are maintained in Zoar. Both
are of considerable extent and would be
highly creditable to any large city. The
earden is tastefuIly laid out, and contains
some noble trees and elegant shrubbery. A
large and delightfully."- cool arbor in the cen
fer is entirely concealed by the latter. The
,rreenhouse boasts n fine collection of choice
1,lants and flowers There is no prohibtory
t,No admittancer or GLANDS OFF, on any,
,hin,, and avnrv ona ia free to enter at all
tiras and roam about mt win
H., tha Grorlan and ,,reonbouse II IL INIT n
-. $50 80 Ella toni Wound n r,,.o,,o 81
- "a so,.ast troos in which tho ZooritoS
have placed swings ana a covered danclng
visitors who in summer time come in large