ipo Dr. Ru/h on the Progrefs of 



bequeathed to his fon, or the inheritor of his 

 plantation j and hence we have a common fay- 

 ing among our beft farmers, " that a fon fhould 

 always begin Where his father left ofFi" that is, 

 he Ihould begin his improvements by building 

 a commodious dwelling-houfe, fuited to the 

 improvements and value of the plantation. This 

 dwelling-houfe is generally built of ftone ; it is 

 large and convenient, and filled with ufeful and 

 fubftantial furniture. It fometimes adjoins the 

 houfe of the fecond fettler ; but it is frequently 

 placed at a little diflance from it. The horfes 

 and cattle of this fpecies of fettler bear marks in 

 their flrength, fat, and fruitfulnefs, of their be- 

 ing plentifully fed and carefully kept. His 

 table abounds with a variety of the beft provifi- 

 ons. His very kitchen flows with milk and honey. 

 Beer, cyder and wine are the ufual drinks of 

 his family. The greateft part of the clothing 

 of his family is manufadlured by his wife and 

 daughters. In proportion as he increafes in 

 wealth, he values the protedtion of laws. 

 Hence he pundtually pays his taxes towards the 

 fupport of government. Schools and churches 

 likewife, as the means of promoting order and 

 happinefs in fociety, derive a due fupport from 

 him : for benevolence and public fpirit, as to 

 thefe objeills, are the natural offspring of afflu- 

 ence and independence. Of this clafs of fettlers 

 are two thirds of the farmers of Penfylvania. 



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