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as a dung-hill, and covered with immense timber ; we 

 thanked him, and pushed on out horses "vvith eager 

 curiosity to see this lar-ikmed Harmonist Society. 



513. On coming viithin the precincts of the Harmo- 

 nites we found ourselves at the side of the Wabash 

 again ; the river on our right hand, and their lands on 

 our Jeft. Our road now lay across a field of Indian 

 corn, of, at the very least, a mile in width, and border- 

 ing the town on the side we entered ; I wanted nothing 

 more than to behold this immense field of most beau- 

 tiful corn to be at once convinced of all 1 had heard of 

 the industry of this society of Germans, and I found, 

 on proceeding a little farther, that the progress they 

 had made exceeded all my idea of it. 



514. The town is methodically laid out in a situation 

 well chosen in all respects ; the houses are good and 

 clean, and have, each one, a nice garden well stocked 

 ■with all vegetables and tastily ornamented with flowers. 

 1 observe that these people are very fond of floAvers, 

 by the bye ; the cultivation of them, and musick, are 

 their chief amusements. T am sorry to see this^ as it 

 is to me a strong symptom of simplicity and ignorance, 

 if not a badge of their German slavery. Perhaps the 

 pains they take with them is the cause of their flowers 

 being finer than any I have hitherto seen in America, 

 but, most probably, the climate here is more favour- 

 able. Having refreshed ourselves at the Tavern, 

 where we I'ound every thing we Avanted for ourselves 

 and our horses, and all very clean and nice, besides 

 many good things Ave did not expect, such as beer, por- 

 ter, and even Avine, all made within the Society, and 

 very good indeed, we then Avent out to see the people 

 at their harvest, Avhich was just begun. There Avere 

 150 men and women all reaping in the same field of 

 ■wheat. A beautiful sight ! The crop was very fine, and 

 the field, extending to about two miles in length, and 

 from half a mile to a mile in Avidth, Avas all open to 

 one view, the sun shining on it from the West, and the 

 reapers advancing regularly over it. 



515. At sun-set all the people came in, from the 

 fields, Avork-shops, mills, manufactories, and irom all 

 their labours. This being their evening for prayer 



