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was moved; he could not rest during the night for having so 
Scornfully dismissed Mr. Rapp. He sought him early in the 
morning, took him to his store, and offered him whatever was 
necessary upon credit. In this manner was the society rescued. 
This worthy merchant some time after suffered in his business, 
and on this unfortunate occasion, the grateful Harmony society 
assisted him in a very generous manner. 
We spent the evening likewise with Mr. Rapp. He collected 
the musical members of the society, and entertained us with mu¬ 
sic. Miss Gertrude played upon the piano, and three of the girls 
sang; the other instruments were violins, a violoncello and two 
flutes. The music was really not so good as we had heard in 
the preceding autumn at Bethlehem; but gave us much enter¬ 
tainment. Mr. Bonnhorst also delighted us with his fine per¬ 
formance on the violin. The music was principally directed by 
a German physician, named Muller, who belongs to the commu¬ 
nity, and also has charge of the school. 
The next morning we went with both the Messrs. Rapp 
through the village. We visited the distillery, in which good 
whiskey is made, which is in much demand in the neighbouring 
places. None is made use of in the village itself, as the members 
of the society have mutually agreed to abstain from the use of 
distilled liquors. This distillery feeds many swine and horned 
cattle, which produce the society a handsome profit. The beer 
brewery from lack of barley, made beer of wheat; this brewery 
was not in operation. The flour-mill, not yet completed, is to 
be worked by a steam-engine, and is to be arranged like the Bal¬ 
timore steam-mill. In a short time four sets of stones will be in 
operation, and an oil mill is also to be connected therewith. As 
careful managers, the directors of the society, in the upper part 
of the mill, which is five stories high, put away grain enough for 
a year, in order to be secured against scarcity, which is even in 
this happy country much to be dreaded. In the mill as well 
as in the factories, in each story there is a great iron cylinder^ 
filled with water, which is thus at hand in case of fire. The so¬ 
ciety possesses a fire-engine of their own making, and have or¬ 
ganized a fire company to work it. 
We examined the workshops of the black and locksmiths, which 
are under the same shed, and then the joiner’s and cooper’s; we 
especially observed the marks of actual and filial respect which 
is borne towards the elder Rapp by his young people. The 
warehouse was also shown to us, where the articles made here 
for sale or use are preserved; and I admired the excellence of 
all. The articles for the use of the society are kept by them¬ 
selves, as the members have no private possessions, and every 
thing is in common, so must they in relation to all their personal 
