Champlainlivedawholewinterquitealoneamongthesebarbarians，withoutbeingunderanyalarmforhispersonorproperty。
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AlthoughthePuritanicalstrictnesswhichpresidedovertheestablishmentoftheEnglishcoloniesinAmericaisnowmuchrelaxed，remarkabletracesofitarestillfoundintheirhabitsandtheirlaws。In1792，attheverytimewhentheanti—ChristianrepublicofFrancebeganitsephemeralexistence，thelegislativebodyofMassachusettspromulgatedthefollowinglaw，tocompelthecitizenstoobservetheSabbath。Wegivethepreambleandtheprincipalarticlesofthislaw，whichisworthyofthereader’sattention:\"Whereas，\"saysthelegislator，\"theobservationoftheSundayisanaffairofpublicinterest;
inasmuchasitproducesanecessarysuspensionoflabor，leadsmentoreflectuponthedutiesoflife，andtheerrorstowhichhumannatureisliable，andprovidesforthepublicandprivateworshipofGod，thecreatorandgovernoroftheuniverse，andfortheperformanceofsuchactsofcharityasaretheornamentandcomfortofChristiansocieties:—Whereasirreligiousorlight—mindedpersons，forgettingthedutieswhichtheSabbathimposes，andthebenefitswhichthesedutiesconferonsociety，areknowntoprofaneitssanctity，byfollowingtheirpleasuresortheiraffairs;thiswayofactingbeingcontrarytotheirowninterestasChristians，andcalculatedtoannoythosewhodonotfollowtheirexample;beingalsoofgreatinjurytosocietyatlarge，byspreadingatastefordissipationanddissolutemanners;BeitenactedandordainedbytheGovernor，Council，andRepresentativesconvenedinGeneralCourtofAssembly，thatallandeverypersonandpersonsshallonthatdaycarefullyapplythemselvestothedutiesofreligionandpiety，thatnotradesmanorlabourershallexercisehisordinarycalling，andthatnogameorrecreationshallbeusedontheLord’sDay，uponpainofforfeitingtenshillings。
\"Thatnooneshalltravelonthatday，oranypartthereof，underpainofforfeitingtwentyshillings;thatnovesselshallleaveaharbourofthecolony;thatnopersonsshallkeepoutsidethemeeting—houseduringthetimeofpublicworship，orprofanethetimebyplayingortalking，onpenaltyoffiveshillings。