The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-21
Shaker Socialism Good.


Community of goods and peace are
chief things in a Shaker community
From every man according to his pow
ers, to every man according to his
needs is the substance OF the doctrine
and practice. If you are broad-shoaliu-
cred, lift; if you are faint, lean; what
ever wit or wisdom, strength Oh praah
or muscle you have these are TO serve
the weak. | discover that the doctrine
of Henry George, Edward Bellamy ano
Count Tolstoi are certainly as oiu az
the Shakers. They have been WORK
ing ON these lines for more than cen.
fury. The largest society is placed al
Mount Lebanon, N. Y. They own mel
about 10000 acres of the best lana. 1ne
men attend to the farm ana orchdId,
the women spin, weave, can fruit, DIS
tiil essences. make maple sugar and
fans. and teach the children. Inc
children are those who come with them
parents from the worlds people. Inc
Shakers have no politics, no lawyers
no ministers, no poicemen-noIle OF lhe
law and order machine. There are
no classes-none of cur best people.
The Shakers are all made OF clay. Inc
blood of all Shakers is red, ana dil
their tears are salt. They do not dock
Shaker finds himself compelled to earn
his living by continuous sleep in
show window There has been but one
case OF typhoid fever at Mount Ieo-
anon Cor thirty-five years, and they
are much ashamed of that one. There
is nothing there for diphtheria to make
nest in. For seventy years the name OF
a Shaker has net been on a jail or
poor-house record. They treat the land
as if they loved it and the land re-
spends with a wonderful harvest, won
derful in quantity and quality. Cain
killed his brother, and God said to him,
the ground thou tillest is cursed. A
mans spirit infects the earth and air.
The hate of Cain poisoned the earth he
trod.
1.-THE good will of Shakers, their love
of their neighbors, men and cattle and
every living thing, blesses their labor.
He prayeth best who loveth best And
he ploughs best who loves best. 1 would
like to see anybody raise flowers who
does not praise them, or raise children
who does not praise them. The grain
raised by Shakers is of the finest, and
so is the fruit. Whatever they make
q broom, or essence of roSes-seilS al
a premium. One OF them talks as fol
lows:
A tree has it's wants and wishes
and a man should study them as a
teacher watches a child. If you love
the plant, and take heed of what il
! likes, you will be repaid by it. I dc
not know as a tree ever comes to know
you l think it may. but I am sure il
feels when you care for it. tend it, a:
| a child does, as a woman does. We
| love our garden
''That is the way my mother used tt
talk. She was theosophist, and never
/ knew it.
'These people can answer the grea
American question. Does it pay to bt
| friendly, at peace with all creation
from the grass up to God?' These PEG
I pie are rich and getting richer. Con
trast a Shaker broom with a peniten
tiary contra ct-labor broom. One sweep:
and the other raises dust, and som'
political dust. All work, except tn.
children-they are at school, or at play
What business has q, child in a factor!
or in a mine, or at any labor? Do W.
wish to turn America over to stunted
twisted, ignorant men, deformed b.
their work when children?'
This is the class of people to whicl
the Shaker Medicine company, now il
4 our city, belongs-and their conduc
while here bears out the above state
ment concerning their frugal efforts t.
make complete success of their ever
undertaking.
The citizens of Salt Lake City vii
feel the loss of a true friend at thei
departure, which we are glad to an
nounce has been postponed until afte
next Monday night. The extending o
their visit is due to the fact that tn
immensely of their sales Friday nigh
and last night placed the medicine int
the hands of so many who had not We
visited the Shaker Doctor, that he feel
1t would be doing the new patrons a;
injustice to leave without giving a.
holding cards an opportunity to visi
him. He will not see anyone today IN
der any consideration, but tomorro,
will be in his Office during the Gus
tornaTy hours, 9 to II a. m and Z to
p. m.