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S~.ave Interview	. Page 3
Rachel A. Austin	. ~
Jacksonville, Florida	S


other mastere, he etatee, were nice to chiidien, but lashed and whipped~thè grown~pe. :/ S

	Mr.,5 Lane‘s family wae coinprieed of his wife, Fannie (who also was very kind to:..~theB].aves) five children, Harriett Ann, Jennie, Jeff, Frankie and Mse Roxie, a brother (wnoee name de does not recall) who owne4a few slaves but was kind to those that he did own. Although very young during slavery, “Parson“ remembers many plantation activities and oue.~ tonis, among which are the following: That the master‘s ohi~dren and those of the slaves onthe plantation played together; the farm crops consisted of corn, cotto~n, peas, wheat and. oats; ~ that the food for the elaves was cooked in pote which were hung over a fire; that the iron ovens used. by thè slaves had. tops for baking; how during the Civil War, wheat, corn and dried potatoes were parched and used as substitutes for coffee; that his mother was given a peck of flour every two weeks; that a mixture of sait. and sand was dug from the earthern floor of the smokehouse and. water poured .over~ it «~to~ get ~ : the • sa It drippings for seasoning; that most medicine consisted of boiled roots; when thread and cloth were dyed, with the dye obtained from maple bark; ~ when shoes were made on a wooden last and soies ànd uppers fastened together with maple Pegs; when the white preachers preached “obey your masters“; that the first buggy that he saw was owned by his master, A.J. L9.ne it had a seat at the rear with rest which was usually occupied by a