The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-18
Miss Mccoy, Nurse, Who May Be Queen, Talk of
 Utopian Pacific Island
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 in Pitcairn but cannot make a living and Capital would upset the funda- mental principles of a governm ent that has been fair and equitable and pre- vented murder, lust or crime"
 In explanation of the righteousness of the people she said: t'Opposites first attract and then repe1. Pitcairn island was populated the result of crime. Murder and lust was the cause of much evil. It has passed into tra- dition and stands forth as a great lesson to the people. The Bible was the only book besides that of Com mon Prayer left on the island from the i11-fated ship that brought our forefathers to Pitcairn. The present high order of society there has been the result of living lives guided by the Bible. While the, religion of the people as known today is that of the seventh Adventist Church, ministers do not have to exhort against sin, for that is unknown. The question of determination by both church and state are the abstruse determination of what constitutes right and wrong.
 eAs has been published in the Farmer" said Miss Mccoy, "the isl and is only four miles in circumfer- ence. bounded by a rock-bound coast with high mountain peaks.
 seWhile about 190 persons are now living to old age,. in land where disease of any kind is unknown and the distance from other land is too great to permit seeds. germs or any venomous animal, reptile or insect to be transferred by wind or water, the greatest population that could be sus- tained without artificial method is probably 500.
 .aThe land has been divided into five family divisions, good roads are maintained by common work of the male population. A common we'll furnishes water and it is not apitaI- ized by franchise, which find so popular in America. It is for all the people. as are the roads and even crops grown by individuals. What one person needs he takes from another, the only obligation being a frank confession as soon as possible.
 'sIn fact it is hardly. necessary to take for the ruling thought of the people is to, give and they seek out the wants of others rather than await a demand. A stranger visiting the island. would find every house open to him. When he left such a thing as payment would be an insult to the people. Other countries are more heartless as the scheme of things seems to be How much can get for aiding another to lfve?'
 1T have now spent about IS years in German possessions, Hawaii, and America and many customs are still strange/to me-. Why a, civilized peo- #ple is compelled to resort tos-locks and keys to protect their property and lives is unbelievable. When I first saw the garments worn by women in bathing at San Francisco, I was somewhat shocked at a display that would not be permitted in the so-called uncivilized islands of the Pacific. I have not yet learned the value of money which seems to huctu- ate in this country, not from neces- sity but seemingly through caprice. It is said that the law of demand and supply regulates currency here. It would seem that the original princi- pal would prevail as in Pitcairn. If that is so, the first principals are to grow and distribute what is neces- sary All else seems waste and does not come under the head, of right!
 "Of course it seems impossible to believe that an island supplies all the necessities of life without work, but that is almost true of Pitcairn: The fruits and vegetables grow almost without cultivation. Goats run wild and chickens multiply with great rapidity. To get meat one only has to take down his gun and kill Guns and ammunition are supplied yearly bv the English cruiser which arrives from Tahiti. A few trading vessels bring modern clothing for which arras- root is exchanged. No style in clothing is known, the women wearing loose gowns from the shoulders to the feet and the men ordinary clothing as known in this country. They are worn until their uselessness is appar- ent Style as practiced by women in America is useless and only creates vanity that is akin to sin.
 Courts and jails are unknown 1n- .stitutions. My father governs over the people as a father of all. His family is a large one and settlement of minor disputes is easy because of the in- herent principle of Right versus Wrong Cats are necessary to keep down the presence of rodents which thrive in the fields and somewhat dam age crops Probably the only crimes ever needing punishment are commit ted bv bows who occasionally hunt the cats with rocks. The punishment is meted out by the parents in the cus- tomary fas ashion when the act is proven.
 sDancing on the island is unknown. The manner of dancing as counten- anced in America would not only shock the sensibilities of Pitcairn islanders bu those of the Sandwich, Society or Fiji group. The relation of the sexes even in those remote places is considered too sacred to be lightly tramne1ed as it is done in the Ameri- can dances It would not be perThit- ted in Pitcairn, where modesty does not have to be inculcated but is in- nate.
 '.Education is paramount. Teachers have sought admittance on the island since its beginning. The rudiments of English were first placed in the cur ricuIIIrn Later art was developed through another teacher. nusic-read-