The True 'faith And Practice' Of The Brethren : * "The Amish", by A.M. Aurand, [1938], p. 31 THE TRUE "FAITH AND PRACTICE" OF THE BRETHREN, OR "DUNKERS" "PLAIN PEOPLE."--A very large sect known as the German Baptist Brethren or "Dunkers" goes a long way toward making up the plain people population of Pennsylvania. Other states have respectable...
These Odd Folk Called 'amish : * "The Amish", by A.M. Aurand, [1938], p. 2 Mennonite Genealogy p. 3 THESE ODD FOLK CALLED "AMISH" (In preparing this study of the "plain people" the author has had opportunity to draw heavily from a general knowledge of them, by intimate contact and otherwise, as well as from a rich store...
Temperance And Frugality Are Two Outstanding : * "The Amish", by A.M. Aurand, [1938], TEMPERANCE AND FRUGALITY ARE TWO OUTSTANDING ATTRIBUTES DRUNKENNESS.--Christianity has taken such hold on these people that drunkenness is an unheard-of condition among them. None are idle; none profane the name of their Lord and Saviour; none will bear arms...
The German Language And 'dutch' Dialect Familiar : * "The Amish", by A.M. Aurand, [1938], THE GERMAN LANGUAGE AND "DUTCH" DIALECT FAMILIAR TO ALL ARE THEY "DUMB DUTCH?"--These people are not ignorant--that is they are well able to read and write, either in German or English. But they are not generally educated to what we call "our modern ideas."...
Illustrations : * "The Amish", by A.M. Aurand, [1938], p. 15 ILLUSTRATIONS IN HASTE.--Amish woman on a cold day going to a public "vendue," one of their delights and a way to save money. WILLING LITTLE HELPERS.--Twins help mother carry a purchase of plates and some odds houle from a public sale. NONCHALANCE...
Amish Mennonite Statistics : * "The Amish", by A.M. Aurand, [1938], AMISH-MENNONITE STATISTICS THE EARLIEST AMISH CONGREGATION in the United States was established along North Kill Creek, Berks county, Pa., in 1735. The Indians subsequently crowded them southward, where today they are firmly rooted. Their church membership is...
Amish And Mennonites Are World Famed Agriculturalists : * "The Amish", by A.M. Aurand, [1938], AMISH AND MENNONITES ARE WORLD-FAMED AGRICULTURALISTS THE AMISH AND MENNONITES are generally agriculturalists, which include grain, vegetables and that "horrible weed" tobacco! They are adepts at all they undertake and when drying season for tobacco is...
Quaintness Of Hair Styles And Dress Attract : * "The Amish", by A.M. Aurand, [1938], QUAINTNESS OF HAIR STYLES AND DRESS ATTRACT ATTENTION GENERAL APPEARANCE.--The Amish garb is peculiar to him and his kind. It is dictated in style by their old leaders and deviations are rare. Jews, Catholics and the plain people alike prefer not to let any...
Title Page : * "The Amish", by A.M. Aurand, [1938], Little Known Facts About THE AMISH AND THE MENNONITES A Study Of The Social Customs And Habits Of Pennsylvania's "Plain People" BY AMMON MONROE AURAND, JR. Author Of "Little Known Facts About Bundling In The New World," &c. "Nobody Could Do A Better Job...
Funerals And Superstitions Attract Outside : * "The Amish", by A.M. Aurand, [1938], FUNERALS AND SUPERSTITIONS ATTRACT OUTSIDE INTEREST BURIALS.--If the plain people are as brief with the preparation of the bodies of deceased members, as are the Jews, then funerals, or at least the preparation of the body is not difficult, nor long delayed...
Books About The Amish And The Mennonites : * "The Amish", by A.M. Aurand, [1938], p. 17b BOOKS ABOUT THE AMISH AND THE MENNONITES * A number of books are to be had dealing with the Amish and the Mennonites. Space will not allow listing of more than a few of the titles, viz: STORY OF THE MENNONITES, THE. By C. Henry Smith. 8vo cloth (new...
Bundling And Marriage Customs Are Interesting : * "The Amish", by A.M. Aurand, [1938], BUNDLING AND MARRIAGE CUSTOMS ARE INTERESTING AND UNIQUE BIRTHS.--Upon the birth of a son they make much ado, because he may be a plowman or a wagoner; if it is a girl there will be another one to milk the p. 14 cows, or a lass who will get herself a husb...
Historical Account Of The Amish And The Mennonites : * "The Amish", by A.M. Aurand, [1938], HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE AMISH AND THE MENNONITES * OUR SECTS.--The "plain people" of Pennsylvania are the satisfied religious manifestations of dissatisfied Catholic priests in topsy-turvy Europe of the Reformation period. The Mennonites and their kind were...
Untitled : * This is a short pamphlet about the Amish written in the 1930s by A.M. Aurand, Jr., a local Pennsylvania writer who self-published a number of similar booklets. Written in a conversational style, this outsider account is sympathetic and provides a surprising amount of detail about Amish...
Amish In Mifflin County Accounted Leading : * "The Amish", by A.M. Aurand, [1938], AMISH IN MIFFLIN COUNTY ACCOUNTED LEADING CONSERVATIVES The Amish of the Mifflin County Area are severely plain in "back-sections;" often without any modern conveniences; no blinds at windows or doors; no rugs; simple wearing apparel, home-made, or perhaps...
An Amishman Writes : * "The Amish", by A.M. Aurand, [1938], AN AMISHMAN WRITES (The author is pleased to print a letter which he received from one of the best informed and best known members of the Amish sect in America. His letter was unsolicited, and since it bears on a subject which we discussed in our writings, we...
Religious Services Are Held In Their Houses : * "The Amish", by A.M. Aurand, [1938], RELIGIOUS SERVICES ARE HELD IN THEIR HOUSES AND BARNS MEETING PLACES are very plain; if it is an elaborate structure, it is an exception; plainness in everything being the general rule. They often are erected in the midst of, or what once was a grove of gre...
Woman's Place Is In The Home And In The Harvest : * "The Amish", by A.M. Aurand, [1938], WOMAN'S PLACE IS IN THE HOME AND IN THE HARVEST FIELDS FAITHFUL WIVES AND WORKERS.--The plain women have their hands full looking after the general work in the house, preparing meals for hungry men and children; tending the garden and cattle; it is nothing...
