Routes of American Airlines - Plymouth (1960s)

some people call it the devil's paintbrush others call it orange Hawk weed it isn't exactly popular these days but a long time ago it was one of the raw materials for cough medicine a long time ago back when the pilgrims were building Plymouth Plantation in Massachusetts most of the pilgrims were amateurs in Wilderness carving but they learned fast the Indians grew corn so did the pilgrims and it was part of their basic diet as a matter of fact ground corn lots of time was the diet ground corn and a long list of herbs plants and weeds some of them were used to preserve meat but most of them were used for medicinals the Cabbage Roose the pilgrims used it to cure kic chamomile it's still used in soothing ointments valarian for easing breathing difficulties wormwood for rheumatism and gout Fox Glove lowers the force of the heart's action Sage quote will the rapid progress of decay in later life end of quote Wild Daisy a healing herb of great reute heart EAS good for children's ailments obviously the pill roller the man who transformed dried herbs into medicines was a big man in the community because he helped to keep the rest of the little group working and it was hard grinding work in Plymouth the planks came from the saw pit so did the shapes the shingles [Music] tree Nails wooden plugs held the houses together along with interlocking [Music] joints some houses had shutters others used oil paper [Music] thatched roofs came first along with the need for constant repair the shakes took over as the plantation developed meanwhile everybody worked all of the [Music] time the pilgrims got along with the Indians it wasn't unusual to see an English lady using a borrowed Stone Age [Music] hoe pilgrims knew about basket weaving of course but the Indians gave them some ideas on design but this was a fringe item really survival was the first consideration and to the pilgrims that meant food and [Music] heat if you'd like to see how they made out Plymouth and its Plantation are only 35 mil from Boston an American Airlines serves Boston with all kinds of flights