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were sick, “bttt we never sont fer hirn lesse‘n somebody wuz. real sick. De old folks doctored us jest fer little ailments. Dey give us lye tea fer colds. (This was made by taking a few clean ashes from the fire place, putting them in a little thin bag and pouring boiling water over them and letset for a few minutes. This had to be given very weak or e1~eit would be harmful ‚ Aunt Arne explained . ) Garlic and whiskey ‚ and den, dar ain‘t nothin‘ better fer the pneumiony dan splinter tea1 I‘ve cured bad cases with it.“ (That is made by pouring boiling water. over 1i~htwood splinters.)

	Aunt Arne told of their life on the plantation and it was not unlike that of other slaves who h~d good masters who looked after them. They had plenty to eat and to wears Their .fÔod was given them and they cooked and ate their meals in the cabins in family groups. Santa Claus always found his way to the quarters and brought them stick candy and other things to eat. She said for their Christmas dinner there was always a big fat hen and a ho~head.

	In slavery days the negroes had quiltings, dances, picnics and everybody had a good time, Aunt Arne said, “an‘ I kin dance yit when I hears a fiddle‘ .~ They had their work to d o in the week days, but when Sundays came there was no work, everybody rested and on “preachin‘ days“ went to Church. Her father took them all to old flehoboth, the neighborhood white church, and they worshiped together, white and black1 the negroes iii the