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Another point  the size of the families. The mother of Governor William Phips had twenty one sons and five daughters, and the Reverend John Sherman had six children by his first wife and twenty by his second. These were not uncommon figures in the early life of New England; and with so many numbers within itself the home life was a center for a very complete and variegated industrial life. ANOTHER POINT THE SIZE OF THE FAMILIES THE MOTHER OF GOVERNOR WILLIAM PHIPPS HAD TWENTY ONE SONS AND FIVE DAUGHTERS AND THE REVEREND JOHN SHERMAN HAD SIX CHILDREN BY HIS FIRST WIFE AND TWENTY BY HIS SECOND THESE WERE NOT UNCOMMON FIGURES IN THE EARLY LIFE OF NEW ENGLAND AND WITH SO MANY NUMBERS WITHIN ITSELF THE HOME LIFE WAS A CENTER FOR A VERY COMPLETE AND VARIEGATED INDUSTRIAL LIFE
 shives and swingling tow have been removed by the men; to-morrow the more deft manipulations of the women will prepare these bunches of fiber for the little wheel, and granny will card the tow into bats, to be spun into tow yarn on the big wheel. All quaff the sparkling cider or foaming beer from the briskly circulating pewter mug, which the last out of bed in the morning must replenish from the barrel in the cellar." * * * * * One notices the frequent reference to beer in these old chronicles. The tea, over which the colonists were to take such a dramatic stand in a hundred years, had not yet been introduced into England, and neither had coffee. Forks had not yet made their appearance. In this admirable picture Mr. Sheldon does not mention one of the evening industries which was peculiarly characteristic of the Plymouth Colony. This was the making of clapboards, which with sassafras and beaver skins, constituted for many years the principal cargo sent back to England from the Colony.  COARSE HACKLE THE SHOVES AND SWINGLING TOE HAVE BEEN REMOVED BY THE MEN TO MORROW THE MORE DEFT MANIPULATIONS OF THE WOMEN WILL PREPARE THESE BUNCHES OF FIBRE FOR THE LITTLE WHEEL AND GRANY WILL CARD THE TOW INTO BATS TO BE SPUN INTO TOW YARN ON THE BIG WHEEL ALL CLOTH THE SPARKLING CIDER OR THE FOAMING BEER FROM THE BRISKLY CIRCULATING PEWTER MUG WHICH THE LAST OUT OF BED IN THE MORNING WAS TO REPLENISH FROM THE BARREL IN THE CELLAR WHAT NOTICES THE FREQUENT REFERENCE TO BEER IN THESE OLD CHRONICLES THE TEA OVER WHICH THE COLONISTS WERE TO TAKE SUCH A DRAMATIC STAND IN A HUNDRED YEARS HAD NOT YET BEEN INTRODUCED INTO ENGLAND AND NEITHER HAD COFFEE FORKS HAD NOT YET MADE THEIR APPEARANCE IN THIS ADMIRABLE PICTURE MISTER SHELDON DOES NOT MENTION ONE OF THE EVENING INDUSTRIES WHICH WAS PECULIARLY CHARACTERISTIC OF THE PLYMOUTH COLONY THIS WAS THE MAKING OF CLAPBOARDS WHICH WITH SASSAFRAS AND BEAVER SKINS CONSTITUTED FOR MANY YEARS THE PRINCIPAL CARGO SENT BACK TO ENGLAND FROM THE COLONY
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