Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser., 1842-11-05
From the london Spectator.
kOHL'S RUSSIA AM TIL RUSS
IANS IN l84y


). man, who resi'i.d u Russia for son
!. time; and WIN, appears TO have given hi
n 'ucubratims to tn" world il a 1lain, shap,
r the section of them before u> being ent
e tied .Petersbnrg We learn fr,,,, an !.
I ciden'al passage that The volume Is Il Iran.
j. la,ion. The title ot Russia md the K -.
inns in l84e. is apparently an Eng'is
. coinage. as Herr knhl extends his obse,
!, yatiOns to- all-the seasons O: the year, III,
/ In some cases of statistics III each, m,
/. in il. which a. applied to l84e. can s,.are4
= " BIZ considered ~ facts accomplished
q trsy ylswoscHTscHlKs OF st. PETERSBURG.
, THE poorest Iswoschlscniks ia Peters
, burg are the Finland-rs Their drpschk,
Is frequently npthin. but y board over tl.'
axle Of the wheels; aud their smaI' long
. haired horses, with dim eyes, !n,.hp,
hoad gear. and hnv launches. are ,,,an,
Of them perfect images o,' povrr'y an
distress .--Sran'ilv covered w.;n rugged
kalians, they frequent the n,,er r,ig. u
the city and subur bs. .nnd, Ir,pr l,ie.mseves
they carry the poor for tribe 10 visi
their equals In the inner districts, or
the other hanl. Won meet witt, very rle
CANT "qnipages as smar, "a hands ca
make the n, black horses with coats thai
shine like satin. harness adorned with, th+
precious metals. sltdg.s Of snch light ana
elegant construction ,ha, they ses,n tO h4
made for flying. covers tas,rtuity lined
with far. and drivers with superb bu d.
and Ion kaftans ~ fine cloth like Fur
kish pnchas, wl.r DO not stir but tor ..b!u.
tickets" ss il is no, h,ush' qui,t f.s
pcc'ah'e in P 'ersburg to ride W 1, AL
lswosrh,~ch,k aud no, be abe Ia pay vi..
its in vour 'wn carriage and four, (th.v
are used Nv lie female ex o,,ly ~ l,iy',
"A lndes ,nads and rades.tn.n'. wives,
bn bv men Of elt ranks. though by those
Of the highest only in cases of necessity. j
recourse is had to these spruce l-wos-
chfschixs when y,n, wiSE. i, 'n b.. sup,,ns.
ed tha: YOU are III v"ur own garbage.
As in wca'.hv RUSSIA, h,ls.ss on be
ioo.,nen wear the {, n!v livery, n, ,he
coachn.n one and 'hess :s niii ,iipn |
uniform. though 81, litrsrrn, qtl,i.y Won
ae.l bur order ;h- eIegan, .swpscl,; .s.h,li
- hide ''.t snaik Whci, i.s i,yni hes !iln
as oh under III k.!,an. ani th.. every.
hody Ni,si,nagine ,hai horse, denver. ana
vehicle are vnnr own properly. Some,
times, in fact. these .se the IN ,iaxes ri
peOp't. 81: qla'i;v. who have .urn,stl ,I,,
coachman in,n M l>wns n, s,hik lnr the
time of their :,bsence from P.tershnrg,
nev for them. Pe,ershn - swar,ns, more.
over. with people. officers c.vli and n,li-
tarv. who are srni so,,,rf i,,,es / is way,
sometimes hat. aud who. meanwhile, al
thorlz,. their sl,r, ulat..c c.,act,u,un ,o earn;
prnvenler for their horses una Something
To boot,
EFFECTS OF FROST.
The sledges with oxen, calves. an
gt,ats, have the most extraordinary np-
pearance These animals are hr.,,.gh Ia
market perfectly frozen Oh course they
are suffered to freeze. in an extended POS
'ure. because in This s,ste they are most !
manageable. There s,nnJ he .ail figures
oi the oxen. like blood stained ghosts, hit
ing nip the r long hnrns AROUND the sides |
OF the slrdg,; Will the goats. lmking !,
exactly assif they we're alive. only with
faint, glazed. and frozen eyes, stani
opposite 10 "ne smother.
Every part il hnrd as stone The car
casses are cut up ike trunks nf trees,
with axe and saw The Russians arr.
particularly. lond Of the sucking-pig. All i
whole trains oisste,iees nden with inGan, {
swine come to the market. lr Int.
s;arvelings, strung 'nge,h her lik" thru she's.
are sold hy ,h. dosen; aud tho tong leg
grd .noshers keep watch over them a. ou.,l
the sledge.
The anatomy Of the Russian hu, cher ,s
. very si,nlase science. FOr IA every
part !. 6rsh Or bnnr. iss. alike hard, thy
hnvsrap nc.asinr to pay regard ,o ths
na'ur1s d,v.sionsai the jo..ts. With tho
saw theyra up hog, i.no nnnb.r "i
sreaka. an inch nr two i"cl,..s III k. as
we do rump ot beef. 'rh. A+sh spliss
and shivers during tn. operation Tx.
wood. aud tho iittt brx.ar.wenc..rs are
very busy picking ~, the All na s.w.iust
gut Of the snow. YM, do NJ, ASK ,nr a
steak, chop, = joidt, hu' lnr slice. u
block. u lump. = sp'inlere0f meat
Tho same Is the case win fish they
too are a. il ca, ou, OF ma rb!t aud .wnsl
Those ol the diminn,,v- sl~c,.s. ike th.
snitsi, are brought IN sacks, a..ds tn i are
Vui uIlU ltDC SCNyFS WIN sSNOvtstS. ylte
large pike. salmon. and surgeon, every
inch OF wsici, wss nus.e So Ii,hs apl sui,
pie, dre now s'itff-nt.ia< il, by 7,agc 'l,i1
prntfcl them from th.s war,ntt,, in case u, !
sudden ,hsw-t;,r having would essen
tia ~ dr'rr;ora,s their Aavor-,hey ar,
covered with snow and Jumps at ice. il,
wblch, they lie cool enough. |, IS u9h
for the w,,n'e cargo 1" b. lrn
zen into one mass, s., ha, cr,w,,ar an
p.ncers are required TO g., al individual
iish.
MODELS IN RUSSIA
Il il worthy OF remark. ina, this e:i.llec
tiOn inc'nds.s also II pertrcl cipx ~ the
>lcs Of tl,a h,dansiles with AL Ihsls
diff rent bss ions md walls. and i. pee
c:se rep est.,la'inn y, ~ tar s.st!R c4ce.i>
nt Inc Hl.Svunf. Il nnl the n4ishhnrl,.
heights ard rnrks. ~ means ci tl..S
isIale, ii. Whole pin. .. The alta K - IN.
llardaneiis-> nav br directed ltom .',-:, +
burg. Il i, a q.,ssli..n il The English
hayS prns,1:t.sl So rnrtiui,y a.as;.s. lu,nr.
on'in.a.,..irs, aid ,s.lhsy possess -Iai'e;'
N ,des 81 this KIND. \ n.lnhrr oi FUR
kish an, Russian ships are sailing u aud
frO ON tine blight mifrur of III lirli-s
pOnl; and il j. ev,den, enough thar RUSS