_And it is further ordered_, That whatever male person shall appear or walk in the procession of any funeral in this town with any new mourning or new black or other new mourning coat or waistcoat, or with any other new black apparel, save and except a black crape around one arm, or shall afterwards on account of the decease of any relation, or other person or persons, put on and wear any other mourning than such piece of black crape around one arm, shall forfeit and pay the sum of _twenty shillings_ for every day he shall put on and wear or appear in the same. AND no female, of whatsoever degree, shall put on, wear or appear at any funeral in this town, in any other mourning or new black clothes whatever, other than a black hat or bonnet, black gloves, black ribbons and a black fan, on pain to forfeit and pay the sum of _twenty shillings_; and also forfeit and pay a like sum of _twenty shillings_ for every day she shall at any time at, or after such funeral, put on wear or appear in such new black clothes, as or for mourning, other than black hat, bonnet, black gloves, black ribbons, and a black fan as aforesaid. * * * * * In 1790 the town of Salem published in the papers some regulations about funerals; among the fees fixed were these:-- "For each Tolling of the Bell 8d." "The sextons are desired to toll the Bells only four strokes in a minute." "The undertakers service in borrowing chairs, waiting upon the Pall-holders and warning the Relations &c. to attend 8/." "B. Daland and B. Brown are appointed by the Selectmen to see that Free Passages in the streets are kept open." (This was before carriages were used at funerals.) * * * * * Extracts from Mr. Colman's Agricultural Address. MANUFACTORIES AND THE SPINNING WHEEL.