THE BASIN OF THE MIDDLE ELBE. 



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zendorf. This religious sect has established settlements in many parts of the 

 world, but since it has ceased to be persecuted its original fervour has somewhat 

 evaporated. Property is no longer held in common, and wealth claims its 



Fig. 170.— ZiTTAU AND THE VILLAGES NEAR IT. 



Scale 1 : 130,000. 



Eofa 



2 Miles. 



privileges amongst them as in other communities. The Moravian Brethren are 

 supposed to number 50,000 souls, and they support more than 300 missionaries 

 in the East and West Indies, Labrador, Greenland, Africa, and Polynesia, 



