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Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon; look from the top of Amana . . . from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards...
Remembering this Song of Solomon, 800 German mystics journeyed west from Buffalo, N.Y. in 1855 to found a communistic settlement of farmers on a hill overlooking the Iowa River. They called it "Amana" (Faithfulness), and they thought that man could be faithful to God only if he were untroubled by wealth. Land was held in common; meals were eaten in community dining halls. Deeply religious but not ascetics, the Amanists lived well on their 26,000 acres of rich farmland, sold their surplus to the outside world. Their hickory-smoked Westphalian-style hams and ripe Schwartenmagen cheeses became famed throughout...
PETER STUCK Secretary Amana Society Amana, Iowa...
Spiritual descendants of old German Pietists were the members of the "Community of True Inspiration" who, hounded from their homeland, settled at Ebenezer, N. Y. in 1843. Outgrowing this home, the community trekked westward to Amana, where it acquired 26.000 acres of good farmland. The colonists built seven villages of unpainted German-style houses...
...colonists did not, however, split up their $2,060,000 common property. They formed a corporation under the laws of Delaware, issued one share of common (voting) stock to every adult, issued preferred stock in proportion to years of service. They now work for wages. Nevertheless, Amana Society still provides free medical care and burial, gives its members a 10% discount at general stores, a 665% discount at drug stores. Chief Amana products: fine woolen blankets...