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Excerpt from Industries and Institutions of Center County: With Historical Sketches of Principal Villages, &C., &C The pioneers of Centre county, like those of other localities, encountered many hardships and endured many privations. Econ omy, in some cases the most rigid, had to be practiced; privilege now so common in every dav life in the country, were then unthought of; luxuries, such as now are enjoyed by the masses, were out of the question. In fact, the resources of the parents were often severely taxed to provide food and clothing for their children. It has been said, that the matrons of the Bald Eagle Valley, in early times, employed themselves during the winter 111 spinning flax and tow, and weaving it into cloth for summer use, while, in the summer, they spent their time in manufacturing woolen fabrics for winter wear. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.