The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-05-15

49, - h'iN'h ~ WV i1llti hllt
II ~ not customary 10 teach them g.
ven IN read, and still less 10 sew
The exceptions to thiS ruiz are ex.
tremrly rare. | shaald be great,
paz2led 10 describe their occupation
uo''l they become mothers. know
OF none but the toilet. on which. Tho
less complex than that of our ladies'.
they manage to spend As mush time.
The remainder Of the day they
e. mmonly spend seated on beau
'llnl carpets opposite 10 the
window. overlooking u fountain ar
piece I water. Here they smokr
cnillrur, drink flee. and pay OF re-.
cci," VISITS uutil the cod Of the e.
V"uing. of Whit they immed,alri,
avail Themselves In walk IN the
gardens without the town. where
they frequently stop till night. III"
most mistaken notions prevail in fu
rope AZ H. The drgree of liberty en-
lHaed by the Women Of Persia in
IA country with which | am aCluain-
ted are they more perfected mlstres-
sea o thrir attinna.
| must add that when they become
mothers few fulfil the maternal du.
ties more scdnlOusly--thcy never
suffer their children Ia be sucked,
attended or educated by strangers ;
they keep them under their own i'm
mediate care and superintendent
uutil the age Of eleven or twelve.
Mhrn the boys eleven or twelve,
be circumciscd, and the girls TO b.
married, given away. OF sold.
There are few rountrlta In which
infants undergo such torturca ~ III
Persia, IN spite Of which delormity
IL very rare. The moment an in
faut of either scx Srcs the light. II Is
plunged repeatedly INTO cold water {;
1t il cn,eloped IN swathinEs. which
are bound 81 tight ~ nearly 10 qtihc
il II * then laid on a cradle, with
nut any sort oi mattrasq. the bottom
Of which Is lormed Of leather.
stretched lIkea drum. nd p%ertora-
Ted ~ order that no wei may nccn-
muIate. The unhappy babe il tas
tened down 10 this cradle with ban
dages of cotton about eight inches
wide and from IS In 80 feet long.
which are wound ovrr the child and
under the cradle. They are in such
a state of compression, that il ~
marvellous 10 me that one survives (;
Invertebrates. in this state the IN
fortunate little creature remains IL
| hours AT n time. " hen it cries it
is rocked, aud the mother kneeIs be
tore the cradle, which she draws to-
wards her In give the child the
breast. In this posture she remains
nj II falls asleep but let What will
happen, it is never freed from It's
bonds except morning and evening.
| n then mi long enough IL change lts
linen. Tey0ge en- PerSc par ". Cos
pard D%roaui9c.
--sres.-
COssack lid Boar Hurt This
autumn. a " nd Boar, which most
l,krIy had come from the entit oDs
of Cubaa. caIne into the neighbor'
buIhood at the ManltchtH tents. and
remained there until the rivers were
frozen over. The ManItchelski Cos
sacks having observed this btasi. q
Wlshiug 10 keep 80 curious an AMI
NAL for some future OCCASION. II Was
ruattcd. at u general merling. thai
no one ot their bod, should dcstro{
! him, or hurt bin. under a penalty %
% rnubic, ; AT last. on I t 20tIi De
rrnb.r.lt vas agreed that all th,
hunters. even (" The aye Of 70. shpnlt
hunt tn, animal On the Monddt
morning, aud the Cossark Leonol
was set out 10 find 1t.
Auct was pat upon thr river
Don, ON the ice , ON one shore llle.'
was "A line of horse. aud on the 9th
cr, "A line of sportsmen on foot ; Tie
others gaIIoped about shooting. Tho
Cossack Yorkof VAS the first WIN
saw the ~boar.aud drove him towards
his father, To whom he had previous.
" made known his intention-be
hind him rode the Cossaek LeonofF
VINO was the first 10 attack the Boar
and brought him to the ground ; thu
beast became savage, and threw IT
self upon the riders, and followed
An officer and d young Cossack foI
+ about twenty tathoms, at whlci
limo ahout 81 hunters rode up AM