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made over by removing the outworn portions. It
was a question of warmth rather than fashion
which confronted the settlers and their children.

To those of us who believe that the state exists
for the protection of the home and the home for the
protection of the child, it is neither futile nor frivo-
lous to consider at some length what life had to
offer to the small colonists. Little Sarah Rapaelje,
"the first-born Christian daughter in New Nether-
land," was soon surrounded by a circle of boys and
girls. Cornelis Maasen and his wife came over in
1631, and their first child was born on the voyage.
Following this little Hendrick came Martin, Maas,
Steyntje, and Tobias. We have already noted the
two little motherless daughters of Domine Mi-
chaelius who were so hard put to it for a nurse.
A little later came Domine Megapolensis with his
children Hellegond, Dirrick, Jan, and Samuel,
running from eight to fourteen years in age. The
patroon had directed that they be furnished with
clothing "in such small and compact parcels as
can be properly stowed away on the ship/'

With' the era of permanent settlers in New
Netherland, cradles came to be in demand. In
the region of New Amsterdam the familiar hooded
variety was brought from Holland, while farther