INDEX.

A.

Administration, at Amana, Aurora, Bishop Hill, Cedar Vale, Economy, Icaria, Oneida, Prairie Home, Shaker, Zoar, Agriculture, excellent, of the Communists, Alfred, Shakers at, Amana Society, the, derivation of, population of, industries of, Amiability, a communal virtue, Amusements, at Amana, Anaheim, plan of, cultivation of, Ann Lee. (See Mother Ann.) Architecture, communal, Armenburg, Inspirationists gathered at, Aurora, appearance of the people of,

B.

Bäker, Rapp's successor, Baumeler, Joseph, his teaching, Bethel, Bishop Hill, settlement made at, disorganization at, division of property at, Boissiere, E. V., letter from, Book-keeping, communal, Books at Bethel, Brains come easily to the top, Business management, at Amana, at Oneida, among the Shakers, Business statement,

C.

Cabet, Etienne, Canterbury, Shakers at, Cards prohibited, Catechism, Amana, Cedar Vale, Celibacy, discountenanced, said to be healthful, Celibate Communes, life, Celibates, the Harmonists become, Ceremonies, Aurora, horror of, at Oneida, no, at Oneida, Character, intellectual, of Communists, of members at Amana, of people at Anaheim, of Oneida people, Children, at Aurora, at Oneida, training of, training of, at Amana, taught manual labor, Children's houses, Zoar, Circular, Oneida, Clairvoyants, Cleanliness, among the Shakers, Clothing allowance, Amana, Oneida, Clothing distribution, Bethel, Clothing, Economy, Comfort, contrivances for, in communes, Communal life, advantages of the, Commune, economy of the, a mutiny against society, Communes, land owned by, barren lives in, what they might do, wealth of, origin of, number of, needless isolation of, which have failed, Communism, when begun, at Zoar not amateur work Confession, dialogue on Shaker of sins of sins, Amana Constitution of Harmonists, at Zoar Cooking-houses, at Amana at Bishop Hill Co-operative plan of Anaheim Costume, at Amana at Oneida, among the Shakers Covenant hymn, Shaker Criticism "Criticism," account of a how used at Oneida "Criticism-cure" Cup of Solemnity, Shaker Cushman, Miss Charlotte

D.

Daily life, at Economy among the Shakers at Zoar Gruber's Rules of Dances Debt, hostility to Debts, to be avoided Defalcation among the Shakers Devil's Visitation Divine Book of Wisdom Dram-shops, prevention of Dress, simplicity of Dullness of communal life "Dutch town"

E.

Eben-Ezers (see also Amana) remove to Iowa Economy neatness of hotel at in 1826 tramps at Education at Amana Employment, at Amana at Aurora, at Cedar Vale at Economy at Oneida Shaker (See also Industries.) Enfield (Conn.), Shakers at (N. H.), Shakers at Enthusiasts, communists not Equality, as a bond of living, Evans, F. W., appearance of conversation of on cleanliness Evening meetings at Oneida

F.

Faith-cures Family, a Shaker Family life at Aurora in Communes, at Oneida Fanatics Fanners benefited by neighboring communes Fences, no, at Vineland Food, distribution of, at Amana at Aurora among the Shakers Funeral, a Shaker

G.

German communists peasants Germans settle Anaheim Gloucester, Shakers at, "Gospel Virtues," set forth in rhymes Groveland, Shakers at. Grumblers.

H.

Hansen, projector of Anaheim Harmonists, their appearance Harmony, means for securing Harmony, New, Ind. Harmony, Pa. Harmony Society, formed articles of association of Harvard, Shakers at Henrici, J. Heyneman, Barbara, her origin falls into disgrace "Hoggish Nature," rhymes against Holidays, Amana Honesty in communes Household economy of the Shakers Housekeeping, Economy Hymnology, Amana Hymns, Oneida, Shaker,

I.

Icarians, the. Industries, at Amana; at Aurora; at Bethel; at Bishop Hill; at Icaria; at Oneida; of the Communes. (See also Employments.) Inquisition, religious, at Amana. Inspiration, among the Shakers; definition of; members received by; utterances. Inspiration Society, origin of. Inspirationists, the; settle near Buffalo. Integrity of administration at Economy. Inventive skill at Oneida.

J.

Janson, Eric. Jerks, the. Jokes, pious.

K.

Keil, Dr.; appearance of; founds Bethel; goes to Oregon; his house, 317. Kentucky revival, the; scenes at. Kindness to laborers.

L.

Labor, hours of. Land tenure at Bethel. Landis, Charles K.; his account of Vineland. Laundries. Lawsuits against the Harmonists. Lazy people, none. Leaders, value of character in. Lenz, Jonathan. Leon, Count de; death of. Libraries. Life, manner of, at Bethel. Literature, Amana; Perfectionist; Shaker. Local-option law, good effect of. Longevity, in communes; Shaker. (See also Old Age.) Lord's Supper, the, at Amana.

M.

Manufactures at Harmony. Marching-songs, Shaker. Marriage, age for; at Amana; at early age, Bethel; complex; not helpful in communism; tends to worldliness; when allowed at Zoar. Meal-hours, at Amana; at Oneida; among the Shakers. Mechanical skill in communes. Meetings, evening, Amana; at Icaria; evening, at Oneida; religious Amana 53. Membership, conditions of, Amana; at Aurora; at Oneida; condition of among the Shakers. Metz, Christian; goes to America; his historical description. Ministry, Shaker. Miraculous cures. Moses. Mother Ann; dies; emigrates to the United States; her appearance; her sayings; hymns to; performs miracles; on confession. (See also Ann Lee.) Mount Lebanon.

N.

Nativity of Amana people. Nauvoo, the Icarians at. New Harmony. New Lebanon. Niskeyuna, Shakers at. North Union, Shakers at. Noyes, J. H.; on criticism. Nurse-shops.

O.

Old age, at Amana; at Economy; at Zoar; provisions for. Oneida. Orderly life, Orders, social, Amana, Shaker, Original sin, its nature, Owen buys New Harmony,

P.

Pecuniary success, Harmony, Perfectionists, the, Pet animals forbidden, Pleasant Hill, Shakers at, Police at Vineland, low cost of, Poor, feeding the, Poor tax, small, at Vineland, Population, Amana, Pork, believed to cause bilious fevers, believed to cause cancer, Prairie Home, location of, singular plan of life at, Prayer-houses at Amana, Precautions in regard to sexes, Primitive Church, the, Private incomes at Aurora, Progressive Community, the, Propagation, scientific, so-called, Property at Aurora, Property register at Oneida,

Q.

Quakers, charitable to Zoarites, visit the Inspirationists,

R.

Rapp, Frederick, George, founder of Economy, appearance and character of, his doctrines, sails for Baltimore, on riches, Miss Gertrude, Religious faith, at Aurora, at Bishop Hill, at Economy, at Icaria, at Oneida, Shaker, at Zoar, Religious meetings, at Amana, at Economy, among the Shakers, at Zoar, Religious observances, Roads, good, Rock, John Frederick, Roll and Book, the Sacred, Russian materialists,

S.

Satan personates Adam, Scandal, School, at Amana, at Icaria, at Oneida, at Zoar, Schools, Separatists, Swedish, Servants, inadmissible, none in a commune, Sex, no, in heaven, Sexes, kept apart, Amana, rules for keeping apart the, Sexual relation, unnatural, Silkville, location of, Sinner, repentance of a, in verse, Shaker and Shakeress, The, Shakers, colored, society of, at Philadelphia, Northern and Southern, number of communes of, summary of Shaker faith, when founded, who make the best, societies, Western, when formed, Shaking Quakers, Shirley, Shakers at, Shops, Shaker, Slavery, Shakers opposed to, "Slug" exposed, Social Freedom Commune, South Union, Shakers at, Spirit world, Shaker relations to the, Spiritual manifestations, Shaker, Spiritualism, among the Shakers, Spirituous liquors, Shaker rule about, Steamboat Self-denial, verses on the, Steeple houses, Subordination in communal life, Success, pecuniary, at Aurora, Sunday, among the Shakers, at Oneida, Systematized life,

T.

Table Monitor, the, Temperance, at Vineland, hymn, Shaker, Texas, Cabet's attempt there. Tobacco forbidden. Toil in communes not severe. Tongues, strange. Trades, teaching.

U.

Unanimous consent. Unitary home. Union Village, Shakers at.

V.

Vineland; plan of settling,. Vineyards, Anaheim.

W.

War, Shaker losses in the. Watervliet (N. Y.), Shakers at, (Ohio), Shakers at, Wealth, not desired; of Oneida Communists. Wedding, a, at Aurora; at Zoar. Wedding-day at Amana. Whitewater, Ohio, Shakers at. Whittaker, Elder James. Willamette Valley, the. Winter Shakers. Women, allowance for dress of, at Oneida; among the Shakers; at Amana; a magical fire; dress of; in communes; rights of; vote in Zoar; will talk. Woolen factories. Wright, Lucy.

Y.

Year-books, Inspirationist.

Z.

Zoar; character of people; origin of people; purchase of land at.