Note 45 — THE ESSENES.

Ҥ 4. They have no separate city, but some of them live anywhere; and if any of the society come from other places, whatever they have lies open for them, just as if it were their own; and they go to those whom they have never seen before as if they had been most intimate. Hence they take nothing with them when they go on a journey,45 but arms for defence against robbers. A steward is appointed in every city of this order to provide strangers with clothes and other necessaries.46 The keeping and appearance of their body are such as of children brought up in fear; they change neither garments nor shoes till they are worn out or made unfit by time.47 They neither sell nor buy anything among themselves, but everyone gives of that which he has to him that wants, and gets from him that which he needs; and even without requital they can freely take whatever they want.