The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-06-25
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SfATE or SOCIETY IN aUSsIi.

whieh mas Jusi msde BE eppes,spce o. Pais,
entil'ed, Rassis end Slavery :" BY NJ. Pas
seosos, who passsd several yesfs 10 that
| country.
Ssavery-There is no regulation, By the
laws oi Russ,s, for the hours Of ls5o,, clo,h-
ing, food or wages, OF slaves every thing Ia
ieh TO the masters. IL 10 not uncoumon for
Russian noble man to compel his slaves to
wofk five dsys In The week Tor hire, end icayo
thsm ony the remaining TWO TO provide for
them,elves and ismiies. A Russian csicu.
istes bic riches by the humber Of his vssssl..
Formerly, Slaves IN Russis were sold 10 The
public ms,ksss, end segulsriy advertised.
The emperor Alexsndes, ashamed af thi.
publicity, but unwilling OF sfrsid 10 sbol,sh
the cps'om, ordeted the mode Of advertising
20 DC shered. In the ptesen, dsy, therefore,
'ne ss'e of slave is frequently announced ia
'he following terms IA B. nsmiDg his
various squsi'tics'ions-is permitted TO 20 10
se'v,te.-Apply TO -. -
"'odeTn Pe0sansry Tho hou,e, or rather
the hut OF the pesssn,s, 10 fo'med OF pieces Of
timber piled upon esch o,hef /; the io,sts,ees
being hi'cd with moss the'c 10 rarely more
han one window. formed OF single pane of
glass, or piece Of tale. The entry Ia by n
very large door, opening into . nsrrow court.
he stable snd hsy ioh sre a, Tho back Of tho
house the door 10 90 low that Il IL i'm possl-
bio tot . moderately sized person 10 enter
without stopping, On Tho right is . large
stove or oven, the top Of which serves fo' a
bed piece ior tho whole, who sleep upea
mate without taking CT :heit ciothss.--Dur-
ING inc winter, when the cold Is intense, tne
p'gH poultry, and calves, are allowed TO sleep
IN 'oe 'oom whe'o the oven b, but there Gro
very lew OF tho peasants, Indeed who bsvs
any cattle or poultry to take care Of. The
lu'n',ue OF the hut 10 exceedingly simple a
lev pots ranged about The oven, are the hitch.
en- utensils . bench serves Tor a ses,, snd a
large plsnk Tor table. At their rspasts, tho
family SIT round the table, sfer having made
tho ergo OF tho cross. The usual fsre ia
soup, made with breed end some cabbage,
poured io,o largo dish out of which esch
ooc helps himself. - The coarse cloth worn
ey The Peassnt, 10 generally Of hi, own manu-
taeture' end 10 made into articles by his wife.
heir shoes ere made oI bstk, and seldom iass
longer than fortnight. Hospitality - . vir-
Tue Pfsc,ised even BY the poorest peasant Z.
tho traveller enters HE but, mskes the ,igr,
ssI,' site down unce ,esponio.-, !, ;. ,,hi. T.
10 part Of the void are there so few defofn,
ed Pe'sons, % amongst ihs lower cls.s or
Russians. Tho bad living and hard labor
which they undergo, however, render then.
unable to rosi,, tho rigo's of the clisps,e---
The children, even 10 tho depth OF win, ,er,
have frequently no other covering than o shirt.
Wnen the cold seixes them, they ,un TO Tho
s'ove, whsre they expe'isoce q hea, which is
.iulost Insuppovipbie They psS scddeoly
ifsu n Ia nk EuA A.
deg'ess Of cold. to twenty Eve degree. ct
neat: IL 10 easy 10 ,msgine what muS bo Tho
.ffec, upon Tho constitution. The phys,cAf
sueng b OF Russisn peasant, ~ other labor.
or, 10 very inferior TO that OF ,he same de-.
,cripdon OF pc, ION 10 F'snes o. England. 4
Pans porter will cary wi b ease Q burihen
which Russisn could scarcely III fom tho
ground, .. -. q,
The Ba.h.--Ws went 10 one Of the mose
celeb'sisd bs,hs on the o,her aide Of the rivsr
Moscow on our wpy ,hilher, we saw huos
dreds oi young mon and wpIDen bathing psk-
ed in tho river, without appearing to exci,s
tho Iesst curiosity in tho pssschge : bus
what struck me moe, iorcibly was. tho siehs
ot several wusbet,w women, who had stripped
themselves In oider to wash their linen with
greater ss.o. DC arriving q, the bath, which
was double rsnge Of buildings, one side be-
Jog sppt topris'ed fos men, sod tho othe, for
women, but with no other division than win.
dow, without curtains, I rsmsrksd, tba, tho
men, when they LETT the bath, crossed through
the cout, in which The women we're, wi,houe
seeming 10 Inconvenience Tho latter. nos
,iced upon the bodies Of The bs,hers, mslo
aud female, marks Of . peculiar nature, and
on inquiry, iouDd that ,hey were the result Of
tho bs.tinado. When We had taken Of our
clothes, We entered The bath, where ! was
nearly sufocs,ed BY tbs y.por. In the een-
ire Of the room wa, sn immense stove cover
ed with red hot stooss; IN another part we'e
straw psliiss.c', covered wi'h white boen,
snd snewed with stomatic berbs. The SER
vsnt who ~sited upon os, commenced by
throwing wstet upon the no, stones. from
which proceeded vspor Which soon produce
cd pfofuss pe'spifs,ion. lie then Jagged Us
with kind Of chip caieuisled to keep every
muscle in motion. wiihou, producing pain,
,nd when We had been we'll swsssd, We were