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understand how to use it�察�so they were forced to depend on careful nursing 

and simple remedies。 Turpentine could easily be secured from the pines�察�

Spangenberg found an herb which he took to be camomile�察�which had a 

satisfactory effect�察�and with the coming of the cooler autumn weather most 

of the party recovered their health。 

     Probably   the   food   was   partly   responsible   for   their   troubles�察  �though 

they tried to be careful�察�and cooked everything thoroughly。 Rice and salt´ 

meat were their chief articles of diet�察�for bread cost so much that they soon 

gave it up entirely�察�substituting cornmeal mush�察�and butter was so dear as 

to   be   entirely   out   of  the  question。    During   the    summer     months     which 

preceded   the   harvest�察  �they   could   get   neither   corn�察  �rice   nor   beans   at   the 

store�察  �so   lived   on   mush�察  �salt´meat�察  �and   the   beans   they   themselves   had 

planted。Fresh meat was a great treat�察�particularly when it enabled them to 

prepare nourishing broth for their sick�察�and once Rose shot a stag�察�giving 

them   several   good   meals�察  �but   this   happened   so   seldom   as   to   do   little 

toward varying the monotony of their fare。 

     Drinking   water   was   held   to   be   responsible   for   the   swollen   feet   and 

nausea     from    which    many     of  them    suffered�察   �so  they   made     a  kind   of 

sassafras beer�察�which proved palatable and healthful�察�and used it until they 

had become accustomed to the climate�察�when they were able to drink the 

water。 

     When the Moravians came to Georgia they brought with them a little 

ready money�察�the gift of English friends�察�and their cash payments secured 



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them   good      credit   at  the  Trustees'    store。   Other    merchants      sought    their 

patronage�察  �but   they   decided   to   run   an   account   at   one   place   only�察  �and 

thought   Mr。   Causton�察  �as   the   Trustees'   agent�察  �would   give   them   the   most 

liberal treatment。Their hardest time financially�察�as well as regarding health�察�

was during the summer�察�when credit came to be accorded grudgingly�察�and 

finally Spangenberg�察�personally�察�borrowed 15 Pounds sterling�察�and applied 

it on their account�察�which restored their standing in Mr。 Causton's eyes。On 

Feb。 8th�察�1736�察�they decided to buy enough corn�察�rice and salt´meat to last 

until    harvest�察  �having     learned    by   sad   experience     how     very   dear   these 

necessities   were   later   in   the   year。Very   little   work   had   been   done   which 

brought in ready money�察�for their time had been fully occupied in building 

their   house   and   clearing   the   land�察  �but   all   things   were   prepared   for   the 

coming   of   the   second   company�察  �with   whose   assistance   they   expected   to 

accomplish much。 In February the two carpenters were engaged to build a 

house for Mr。 Wagner�察�a Swiss gentleman who had recently arrived�察�and 

rented one of the Moravian cabins temporarily�察�and this was the beginning 

of a considerable degree of activity。 

     The intercourse of the Moravians with the other residents of Savannah 

was   much   impeded   by   their   ignorance   of   the   English   language�察  �and   it 

occurred to Spangenberg that it might be a good thing to take an English 

boy�察  �have   him   bound   to   them   according   to   custom�察  �and   let   them   learn 

English      by   having    to  speak    to   him。   About     July   a  case   came     to  his 

knowledge that roused all his sympathies�察�and at the same time afforded a 

good opportunity to try his plan。 ;I have taken a four´year´old English boy 

into our family。 He was born in Charlestown�察�but somehow found his way 

to   Savannah。   His   father   was   hanged�察  �for   murder   I   have   heard�察  �and   his 

mother has married another man�察�and abandoned the child。A woman here 

took charge of him�察�but treated him most cruelly。Once she became angry 

with him�察�took a firebrand�察�and beat him until half his body was burned�察�

another time she bound him�察�and then slashed him with a knife across the 

back�察�and might have injured him still more if a man had not come by and 

rescued him。The magistrates then gave him to other people�察�but they did 

not take care of him�察�and hearing that he was a bright child�察�I decided to 

offer   to   take   him。The   Magistrates   gladly   agreed�察  �and   will   write   to   his 



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relatives in Charlestown�察�and if they do not claim him he will be bound to 

us。He is   already proving useful to the Brethren�察 �as he speaks English to 

them�察    �and   they   are   rapidly    learning    to  speak    and   to  understand。I      am 

sending him  to   an   English school�察  �as   I   would   rather he   would   not   learn 

German�察      �but   being    bright   he   is  learning    a  good    deal   of   it  from   the 

Brethren。; 

     On   October   31st   a   widow   and her   seven´year´old son   were   received 

into    their   household。The       woman       was   in   destitute    circumstances�察     �and 

anxious to work�察�so after four weeks' trial she was installed as maid�察�and 

promised 14。00 a year wages。She proved to be quiet and industrious�察�but 

not   very   bright。On   Dec。   17th   another   boy�察  �six   years   old�察  �was   taken�察  �his 

mother   being   dead�察  �and   his   father   a   day´laborer   who   could   not   care   for 

him。 

     Of the Indians the Moravians had seen a good deal�察�but no start had 

been   made   toward   teaching   them�察  �except   that   some   of   their   words   had 

been     learned。    Spangenberg       decided    that   the  only   way   to    master    their 

language would be   to   go   and live among them�察 �and   this   Rose   professed 

himself willing to do as soon as he could be spared。With Tomochichi they 

were much pleased。 ;He is a grave�察�wise man�察�resembling one of the old 

Philosophers�察�though with him it is natural�察�not acquired。Were he among a 

hundred Indians�察�all clothed alike�察�one would point him out and say�察 �that 

is   the   king。';   When   the   Indians   came   to   the   Moravian   cabins   they   were 

courteously received�察�and supplied with food and drink�察�often remaining as 

silent listeners at the evening service。In turn their good will took the form 

of   a   gift  of  grouse    or  dried    venison�察   �which     the  Moravians      gratefully 

received。 

     The English were very anxious to keep the friendship of these Indians�察�

on   whom   much   of   their   safety   depended�察  �and   when   one   of   the   nations 

came five or six hundred miles to renew a treaty with them�察�they planned a 

spectacle  which   would   at   once  please   and impress   them。 All   the   settlers 

were put under arms�察�and led out to meet them�察�saluting them with a volley 

of    musketry。With        great   pomp      they    were    conducted      into    the   town�察�

presented with guns�察�clothing�察�etc。�察�and then�察�through an interpreter�察�they 

were assured of the good will and faith of the English�察�and urged to be true 



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to   the   treaty�察  �and   protect   the   settlement   against   those   Indian   tribes   who 

were under French and Spanish influence。 

     Spangenberg was ordered out with the others�察�but excused himself on 

the   ground   of   weakness   from   his   recent   illness�察  �and   when   the   officials 

offered     to  depart    from    their   custom�察    �and   allow    one    of  Zinzendorf's 

;servants;   to   take   his   place�察  �he   explained   that

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