New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-04-21
DR.. Barel's Lactr1-e.
morrow.

Premising that residence Of twenty-one years in
Europe, spent in travelling over all portions of it. had
rendered him familiar with the subject and that in
agreement with the recommendation of others, he
had undertaken his discourses, DR.. Baird commenced
his Lecture evening before last, by stating that the
Russian war would he the subject of the present adj
dress. i AZ q 81 45jtgf. H. 7. q.
{f Onefourth Of the human race resides in Europe
Nearly the whole people are of Caucasian origin;
but they are distinguished by dialects and dress The
Latin, Teutonic and sSclayonic are the prevailing
languages. Eighty millions speak each language,
and there is similar distinction in religions. There
are no less than siXty-four governments in Europe,
although our own country is equally large a@
The French trying to obtain liberty, goes too far
No revolution is made in vain; but Europe will see
many before she reaches our own degree of liberty
Europe's civilization is on the western side Rus
STA, Turkey, and Greece, are kingdoms occupying
tWothrds Of Europe The western side is almost in
significantly smalgEs5i.ss l., I,s.j.= d f,4g..
Nearly all OF Russian civilization is in Poland and
around the great cities The Greeks are fast coming
up and will doubtless, by-andby, equal their ancestry.
England, France, Denmark, Holland and Sweden
have the present wealth. literature and science of the
continent. 9 sEurope's civilization commenced in
Greece and spread into Russia; but it was checked
by Asiatic influences Greece gave civilization, but
what would that country be had it not been for our
ownancestors? It has advanced and it is probable
that the Mahometan religion will finally go down.
In the central part of European Russia there are no
hills, nor hardly any ridges. On the Neya, Dneister
and Dnieper, there are many steamers Most of the
cities are one.half built of wood Riga is almost
wholly brick. The stone is granite, or gneiss-too
hard TO be used for building. Scbastopol and Sim
pheropol were of stone, however. An American is
reminded of home by bad roads, hospitalitysand
slavery in Russia. A Russian nobleman is much like
Southern Shareholder. In the rear Of the noble
mans house stands his theater his bathing house and
his dlspensary Every Saturday evening the inhabit-
ants have general washing; whether they wash
again or not during the week is in,material. Half
the houses in St., Petersburg and Moscow have no
front doors. but fully onehalf have domes-an idea
Of Asiatic origin. Neither the Russian nor Polish
languag are European Napoleon said that to pro.
nounce POLISH one must sneeze then cough then saw
tsche which is a very good rule.
Gear is pronounced Tsar pronouncing all the
letters. In Russia, they drive tandem teams, four
horses abreast and perhaps two more attached to the
axies The Russians drive as hard as a horse can
run never walk nor trot. They wear their boards
down to their waists. In the Greek church there are
no stoves and very short sermons No one but mobiles
are allowed to drive team like one Of our stage
teams. The riding boys wear dresses like our eques
triennes Russian funerals and marriages may be
Asiatic; they certainly are not European, and look
extremely curious to an American. The funerals
seem funny to stranger, and generally, those present
get drunk. The marriages are equally strange and
somewhat silly 49,
The dinner parties have actors and actresses in
some portions Of theeountry. II any one says the
wine needs more sWeetenng, the master and mistress,
who act assersants Of the feast, are bound TO kiss
one another Ifany one thinks the Russians wish to
conquer Europe, they are much mistaken. They de-
sire to take Greece and Poland because they consider
| them Asiatc. "
Russia is not what twill be. Russia in Europe,
Asia and 1''2riesi eontStls d0Q9QD square miles
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