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of the inhabitants are tradesmen, and make almost every- 
thing in such quantity and perfection that in a short time 
this province will want very little from its mother country. 
Most of the houses were built of the stone which is mixed 
with glimmer, and found everywhere towards Philadelphia, 
but is more scarce further on. Several houses, however, 
were made of brick. They we're commonly two stories high 
and sometimes higher. The roofs consisted of shingles ot 
the white cedar wood. Their shape resembled that of the 
roofs in Sweden, but the angles they formed at the top were 
either obtuse, right-angled or acute according as the slopes 
were steep or easy. They sometimes formed either the half 
of an octagon or the half of a dodecagon. Many of the 
roofs were made in such a manner that they could be walked 
upon, having a balustrade round them. Many of the upper 
stories had balconies before them, from whence the people 
had a prospect into the street. The windows, even those in 
the third story, had shutters. Each home had a fine garden. 
The town had three churches, one for the Lutherans, another 
for the Reformed Protestants, and the third for the Quakers. 
The inhabitants were so numerous that the street was always 
full. The Baptists have likewise a meeting house. 
"Sept. 22nd. After 1 had been at church, I employed 
the remainder of the day in conversing with the most con- 
siderable people in town, who lived here for a long while, and 
I enquired into the curiosities hereabouts. Mr. Cook had a 
fine spring near his country seat. It came from a sandy hill 
and afforded water enough constantly to fill a little house. 
Just above this spring, Mr. Cook had erected a building from 
those above mentioned glittering stones, into which were put 
many jugs, and other earthern vessels full of milk, for it kept 
very well in cold water during the great heat with which the 
summer is attended here. I afterwards met with many 
houses which were situated like this on springs and therefore 
were destined to keep the meat and milk fresh. Almost all 
the enclosures around the corn-fields and meadows hereabouts 
were made of planks fastened in a horizontal direction. 
