MORAVIANS. 
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to ass of mankind; being inured to regular ha¬ 
bits of industry, and to a quiet sober life; and 
being in their peaceable and retired settlements 
out of the reach of those temptations which 
persons are exposed to who launch forth into 
the busy world,' and who mingle with the mul¬ 
titude, the parties meet with nought through 
life to interrupt their domestic repose. 
Attached to the young men’s and to the 
young women’s houses there are boarding 
schools for boys and girls, under the direction 
of proper teachers, which are also inspected by 
the elders and wardens of the society. These 
schools are in great repute, and not only the 
children of Moravians are sent to them, but 
also those of many genteel persons of a different 
persuasion, resident in Philadelphia, New York, 
and other towns in the neighbouring; States. 
The bovs are instructed in the Latin, Ger- 
mao, French and English languages; arith¬ 
metic, music, drawing, &c. : the girls are like¬ 
wise instructed in these different languages and 
sciences, and, in shorty in every thing that is 
usually taught a a female boarding school, ex¬ 
cept dancing. When of a sufficient age to pro¬ 
vide for themselves, the vouhg; women of the 
society are admitted into the house destined for 
their accommodation, where embroidery, fine 
needle-work, carding, spinning, knitting, &c f 
&c. and other works suitable to females, are 
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