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Describes the life of early settlers, including the construction of a home, the clearing of land, folk medicine, candle making, quilting bees, weaving, and wedding parties
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Taken from Chapter 11: The parlor The parlor was the special room in the home. It was usually the room in which guests were entertained. In many houses the parlor was not used at other times. If the settlers owned a piano, it would be kept in the parlor. The best furniture in the house would be found in the parlor. Women also did their needlework there. On Sundays the family read the Bible in the parlor. Special guests were always shown to the parlor and were served tea there. When a young girl was old enough to date, the young man was invited to "court" her in the parlor. A date in those days usually meant playing the piano for the young man while the grandmother sat in a chair knitting. It was not considered proper for young people to be alone together without a chaperone. The chaperone made sure the young people acted properly on their date.
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