A concise answer to the general inquiry, who, or what are the Shakers.

"A hymn. Composed by Samuel Hooser ": p. 11-12.

Religious communism : a lecture by F.W. Evans (Shaker) of Mount Lebanon, Columbia Co., New York, U.S.A. : delivered in St. George's Hall, London, Sunday evening, August 6th, 1871 : with introductory remarks by the chairman of the meeting, Mr. Hepworth Dixon : also some account of the extent of the Shaker communities, and a narrative of the visit of Elder Evans to England ; an abstract of a lecture by Rev. J.M. Peebles, and his testimony in regard to the Shakers.

"Can any good come out of Nazareth? Abstract of J. M. Peeble's lecture on Sunday evening, July 30, in Cleveland Hall, London.": p. 30-32.

Shaker music : inspirational hymns and melodies illustrative of the resurrection life and testimony of the Shakers.

"Errata": p. [1] at end.

Shaker music : original inspirational hymns and songs illustrative of the resurrection life and testimony of the Shakers.

Includes index.

Productivity of a Commune: The Shakers, 1850-80

How does the productivity of a commune compare with that of a conventional firm? This paper addresses this question quantitatively by focusing on the history of a religious commune called the United Society of Believers, better known as the Shakers. We utilize the information recorded in the enumeration schedules of the US Manufacturing and Agriculture Censuses, available for the period between 1850 to 1880, to estimate the productivities of Shaker shops and farms. From the same data source, we also construct random samples of other shops and farms and estimate their productivities for comparison with the Shakers. Our results provide support to the contention that communes need not always suffer from reduced productivity. Shaker farms and shops generally performed just as productively as their neighbors; when differences did exist between their productivities, there are good reasons to attribute them to factors other than organizational form.

Responding to Price Signals in Communal Agriculture: Shaker Hog Production, 1788-1850

Isolated Shaker communal farms stressed self-sufficiency as an ideal but carefully chose which goods to buy and sell in external markets and which to produce and consume themselves. We use records of hog slaughter weights to investigate the extent to which the Shakers incorporated market-based price information in determining production levels of a consumption good which they did not sell in external markets: pork. Granger causality tests indicate that Shaker pork production decisions were influenced as hypothesized, strongly by corn prices and weakly by pork prices. We infer that attention to opportunity costs of goods that they produced and consumed themselves was a likely factor aiding the longevity of Shaker communal societies.

The Shakers, who they are and what they believe.

"Letter from Sherman P. Hand, Natick, Mass, 31 Aug. 1885 with Evans' reply. Reprinted from the Natick Bulletin"--Cf. McKinstry.

Shaker sermons, scripto-rational : containing the substance of Shaker theology : together with replies and criticisms logically and clearly set forth /

Frontispiece is a portrait of H.L. Eads engraved by J.C. Buttre.

Interpreting prophecy and the appearing of Christ /

"Psalm of joy": p. [1] at end.

Authorized rules of the Shaker community : given for the protection and guidance of the members in the several societies.

LC copy with ms. annotations.

Social life and vegetarianism /

Cooking recipes on p. 17-24.

Catalogue of medicinal plants and extracts : to which are affixed their most prominent medical properties : also essential oils, and double distilled fragrant waters /

Advertisements for "Compound fluid extract of Sarsaparilla" on p. [4] of wrapper.

In Assembly, April 2, 1849 : report of the Select Committee on the Subject of the Shakers.

Last three pages blank.

Shakers.

"The Legislature of New Hampshire and their constitutuion": p. 4-7; "Minority report of the Judiciary Committee, upon the petition of Franklin Munroe and others in relation the the Society of Christians called Shakers": p. 7-12.

Shaker income tax : application to Commissioner Delano /

Argues that Shakers, as a charitable organization, ought not to be subject to income tax.