Penjyhania, Germantown. S9 



quel to be more particular about the quali- 

 ties and ufe of thefe kinds of corn. 



After a ride of fix Englifi miles, we 

 came to Germantown -y this town has only 

 one ftreet, but is near two Engiifh miles 

 long. It is for the greateft part inhabited 

 by Germans, who from time to time come 

 from their country to North America, and 

 fettle here, becaufe they enjoy fuch 

 privileges, as they are not pofleffed of any 

 where elfe. Moft of the inhabitants arc 

 tradcfmen, and make almoft every thing in 

 fuch quantity and perfedion, that in a 

 fhort time this province will want very lit- 

 tle from England, its .mother country. 

 Moft of the houfes were built of the ftonc 

 which is mixed with glimmer, and found 

 every where towards Philadelphia, but is 

 more fcarce further on. Several houfes 

 however were made of brick. They were 

 commonly two ftories high, and fometimes 

 higher. The roofs conlifted of fhingles of 

 the white cedar wood. Their fhape refem- 

 bled that of the roofs in Sweden, but the 

 angles they formed at the top were either 

 obtufe, right angled, or acute, according 

 as the flopes were fteep or eafy. They 

 fometimes formed either the half of an 

 odtogon, or the half of a dodecagon. 



Many of the roofs were made in fuch a 



manner. 



