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patton of the town in 177s as a hospital for

patton of the town in 177S as a hospital for
the sick and wounded.
john A. Suffer. the pioneer discoverer of
v vne precious a metal in California, who for
OF washington. lies buried here. AS mark
OF respect and In token Of the high esteem
II winch he was held here, where he lived
from 1871 to the time just prior to his
death In Washington in 1881, his grave has
peen given the post of honor in a secluded
corner OF the old burial ground. and the
sap over his mound is by far the largest
and most imposing of all. He expired Just
after the defeat of the last of the many her
culean efforts he had made to induce Con-
eress to pass bill having for its object the
establishment of his claim to the California
property; the ignis fatuus which he faith
fully, though hopelessly, pursued to the END,
ana which, while it impoverished him,
brought riches and plenty to others. But
i such is the irony of fate.
IN the Moravian religious observances
cnlldren under the age of thirteen years
nave no official designation, but those
beyond that age and not over eighteen are
known as great boys" and great girls
Inc unmarried women are styled Single
sisters and formerly dwelt alone in what
Castle" which was built in 175S and is now
part of Linden Hall Seminary The un-
married brethren also lived together by
themselves, as did the widows and
''widowers."
Five Meals a Day.
When any Of the brethren reaches his
fftteth year he has arrived at mis- ''jubi-
lee," as the very important event is
called. and 1t is celebrated by the whole
unity. As result celebrations are very
frequent, and come thick and fast in this
little community, where they are continu-
ally feasting also. 1t being the usual custom
to eat five meals day. These meals are.
in their order. the &c o'clock and 20
o'clock breakfast" noon dinner" after
noon ''vespers," and o'clock supper"
Among some Of the good and useful
things that owe their American introduce
ton to Lititz are hats braided from straw,
augers and organs. which were first manu-
factured here and pretzels. which are
baked here and shipped to all parts Of the
country.
And the ginger horsecake Of our childhood
days owes its origin, also. it liz very likely,
to the Moravian "Christmas<cakes,'' which
are ginger snaps formed and baked in the
shape Of animals and birds. These cakes
are hung on the Christmas tree and the
attractive feature now universally INDUCED
in of surrounding the base Of the tree with
miniature landscape and placing toy
houses and figures of people and animals
thereon and inclosing the whole with q
wooden fence was borrowed, no doubt, from
the present ''putz'' OF the Moravian chill
dren. This originally represented and still
represents in the services Of the church
the infant Savior in a manger, with the
star Of Bethlehem shining overhead and the
shepherds scattered around in the distance
hearkening to the glorious tidings Of the
angels.
Believe in Education.
The brethren have always paid special at
ter ton to education. Each province has
theological college and numerous boarding
schools AMI seminaries. So when you meet
Moravian, you are not very likely to find
him an uneducated man, but, instead, gen.
orally a person of scholarly attainments.
Nor is it to be understood that, because
they follow. with such religious care their
quaint, primitive customs. the Moravians
are. in the ordinary sense. eccentric or Pc
culiar. On the contrary, they are not only
broad and liberal in mind, but polite and
finished in manners.
Before outsiders were admitted, the town
was under the government of the church.
which managed the business therein. At
terward individuals were permitted to en-
gage in business on their own account, but
a 1.-THE or certain percentage Of the profits
were required to be turned over to the
church. If, in the opinion Of the elders.
there was no room for profitable COMPETE
ton, no two persons were allowed to en-
gage in the same business. The many in
| stances of large individual wealth in Lititz
today are no doubt due to this wise though
now obsolete provision.
The next principal attraction Of the town,
after the buildings and grounds of the
Unity, Is its park. This is also owned and
controlled by the brethren. through Its
| entire length, about one-thrd of a mile.
rurs a stream some twelve feet wide, which
is as clear as crystal and cold as ice. In
this stream, which is furnished by large
spring at one end of the park, are hun
dreds of brook trout that have become SO
tame as to allow you to feed them from the
hand The water of this spring is limestone
in character. l never saw a spring of so
| much force. The water boils and bub-
bles forth from ledge of rocks in huge
volumes. There is a smaller spring tslate)
near. On either side of the stream through
out the park are lofty, graceful willows,
several hundred years old, that form an
immense canopy Of foliage over the stream
ard the walks along its banks, which are
provided with comfortable wooden benches.