The San Francisco call., 1896-06-26

into the world and cares for it. The motner
and child are both taken in hand, nrsI Dy tne
hospital and then by the nursery. AS tne cnhu
grows it is turned over to teachers lor an ,t suu
Cation. and so on until it becomes an ADULT,
when it does it's share of labor with the otners;
Every person over the age OF 70 is eXPecteo
m devote four hours per day to labor unless
rreTanted ~ by sickness or physical disability.
Eight hours is considered a days WoIk, puI
one-balf is considered compulsory ANY apIe-
bodied person vino does not average nan q
dev,S work per week is compelled TO WORK OUT
the remainder of the week on saturuSS i snu
Sunday under guard armed with plack- IS-
snake Wages are paid for this entorceu lApOF
the same as if it had been performed Voiuhta-
rily. .,,o ser.shor "a
money is the principle upon WhiI1 nrrencE
the hour being the unit upon which all labor
is based The uniform wages PaIo aIt
for all kinds OF bonr aOGI in American n COIN
Thirty cents is, therefor called an h9ur.
Their circulating medium consists OF onecKs or
tickets and is divided into SIX weeks
mont and "years." A minute e is eq41Hv- nv
alent to half cent the "hour 10 80 cen5s' me
day" to 81 90 o the ed wesx tSe xearS to $6Ss 60
These checks are all of the same SIZE anu are
made of pasteboard, one 1neh Wlue anU :, a. W. - y
length, with the words mlnEse IN Esc5 denomin-
alton has a different color Their monetary
table as taught in their schools reads'
Sixty minutes make one nOuI'
Eight hours one day.
Five days one week.
-Four and two-fifth weeks make one MONTH
Twelve months make one year.
All produce, such as grain, wool anu VIosi
is handled by the department. OF e1PoLae anu
import, and all products of the colony nnu ~, y
ready sale in the Lima market. everything
purchased for the settlement, such as inc
articles which cannot be raised or manulsc-
tured at home, is purchased by this same ue-
partment All members OF the colony procure
,nfr rfo frOp hp GOV Qrnr N
house at cost price. Dwellings, barns ana al
other buildings are erected and owned by tne
government, us well as the household turnl-
ture. All dwellings are furnished exactly
alike by the government, but there is nothing
|. to prevent people from purchasing additlonaL
furniture, II they wish 70 do so.
There is always something to do. II the mar
vest is all in and the planting not ready to pc
gin, the people are put to work upon repairs or
improvements. They have magnlncent s!reets
and roads, bridges and turnpikes. Their as.
sembly hall is built entirely OF stone and mar.
Bile, which they have themselves quarried and
dressed. A reservoir built OF stone lies upon
hillside and supplies the settlement with wa
ter, and they are now completing large canal
from the Cototo River to provide water tor irri-
CATION. Rains are abundant, however, ana the
canal was built to prevent possible loss by
drought.
Their marriage customs arevery peculiar.
They have no marriage laws whatever, ana no
wedding ceremony. A man and woman may
agree to keep house together, and their agree
ment lasts as long as it is satisfactory 10 potn'
If either one desires to terminate the p6rtheI-
ship ne Tor she) simply packs up his things ana
moves out, when each may choose another
companion. The divorce is accomplished by
single act OF the will Strange to relate now
ever, separations are very rare The ease OF
divorce seems to make each party caretul 70
extend full measure of courtesy and helpful
ness to the other.
No religious test is required OF members OF
the colony, and discussion on religion and
politics is prohibited under heavy penalties:
The members, however, are well educated and
fully versed in topics of the day. They use
the Spanish language generally, though one
may speak any tongue he desires
When member becomes weary OF colony
life and desires to return to the outer world,
he makes application to the tribune, which
grants him permit to leave and exchanges
his labor checks for Peruvian gold coin at the
rate of 80 cents an hour. II he has been
member of the colony for three years or more
he is q "stock member" and the tribune pays
him his percentage OF the earnings OF the
colony during that time.
The people are happy and contented. They
live an easy life, are exempt from military
du:y and taxes, and, thanks to their laws,
which supply and enforce labor, there are no
such things as poverty and want
AMOS J. JOHNSON, $40 Hayes street.
June %, 1896.