, 1875-06-05
FAMILIAR TALK.


tion pursued among tho Nalllta natious Of h(oxtco
Gteht caro- was tatcn by both paronta and prlcats
to train children to industrious and stuIlo,,s
hablta, a.ld TO ineulcato In them horror of vne
mud 'ovo Of virtue. Tho education Of tho chill
began is Hoon as II coud walk, at,l was at frat
conducted solely bv eha pa, snla, and aflnrwarl,
lntsustel clliolly to tho prloats. During t.,oir
9Th and 9Th yoare tLo boys woro inurod to
Hight bodily labor. such Carrying oa,y bundles,
whilo the girls Of tho eatno ago voro satglt how to
handle tho dlalaH. 1u their 9Th and 7tt yoars
children Ind ntrcady lecone nHolut-tlio boys by
following thoir fathers to marriott, hearius tltl,-
or gentle Ioads, ar1l ws'llc tlloro porf,rn,ng s
p'o aervicos; md tho girls by assisting Heir
mothers in spinning aud In olhor household .gu-
tics.
Ats yoara old tho cIdrcu-who mist hayc
been anperhumanly doctIe-wcro more1y ehown
tho lnshumonts Of punishment aH 4 warning. At
10, boys wllo eviuccd dituboiiont or roboons
spirit wero bound hatd aud foot and p,n:od In
diforont paris OF tho body with tho ttorns OF
tho tnaGncy, or century plant; whtIo tho girls
who needed chastEnlng woro pincllcl ouly IN tl.o
lands md wrists. II this punishment did not
suffice. tho children wero beaten with rotls
When nnrulv. n yonr later. tfoY Wcro hold oyer
nile Of turning ohilo, and forced to imi,alo tho
suoko. which c,uacd groAt pain. At II q naug-
:
tIniea IN q tanlp placa for MI ons.ro day. X
naughty girl Of this ngo wns compelled 10 ris,
III tho hight md swoep tho w1io!o hnusc,- roa-
aonahlo and tlsafa form Of panisltmunt. In.
twoun IL aud l5 tie boys waro o,npluyel In
bringing Mood from tho nountaius or In CATCH
il's 'ls!l and tho g4ra in gtudng corn, iu cook
tug, mid In weaving.
III Tho SCHOOLS sS snd somiaa,ics wero oonnoetcd
ont4rcls by tho priests; Boys nore usual
10 years Of ngc. They woro sort Of uniform.
1eing drossod III black, and tho hair left unont.
Tho colleges weTo Of two ola8aes-ono for tho
youth Of tho common poopte, md tito other Tor
Tho aons Of tho mobility. Thoro IVA. college Of
tho siras clasa In each quarter of thu City Of
Mcxco. an:l tho rarcnts Of lilo diAtrst iworc
or yea,s. lierc tho education soous to no
boon chiefly OF y practical nntl.o, calculated to
lit the boys for tho business OF lifo. Tho pupils
took thor !noals at hume, bt,t slept III t1lo
:sssd IL 3he 4 'ss 'sfnEs q ysnp 'y ys;e ass
they wc1o instructed In dancing and Mug.
ing-acconpsamonts that formed an I'M
portans part Of Moxican odusation. At 10
Or III, sometimes oarilar the youth wcrc with
dra.u from tho schouls aud put to tsaaos or pru-
fcBsions.
The sons Of tho nobility wore, In tho sehools
OF tho Rocol1 class, lightly oxorcfsed Ia manual
labor, and uers inBt .toa In all that thu plate.
ians fearnod. Thoy woo. besides, taught lis.
tory, astronomy, philosophy, INV, astrolnsy re-
ligon, and tho writing aud interpreting Of itoru-
glyphlcs, and commlttod 70 uotnosy heroic HungH
and sacred liymns. They woro not suffered to
leave tho school until thoy wont from i: to bv
married. or In onter thu nrniy I'I,av iont thai
al ~ rnrT snrnra s,ao;a,,ao A"a "'t' sooJeee-
ria aaminnre. ~ ,ii;r. ,ro,, ,,., ,,.
tho to,npios, and yeIo presldoi oyor ] bv vos,ni
prteateasos CaaselpBs yig,Ianc, was pfactio,d
70 guard the pupils. Who Woro principally tho
daughters OF Princes and OF nobl6uen, from us.
ISOLATION With tic opposite Hox, Thu Iuaiious
vera forbid to 1eayo titGir toomn wtthnuk n un,rtl
nnI II tl,ev tr.nsrrea,nI lin rnio tho;r Fnat
wars ,+rtoro1 viii, tf1nrra t,,,;f t,. hs1 M .S
M FAtGe t t wa sautnn u1st AAa ooui HoWod'
HAon su1S "Gat outsldo shc Hcnoo! wal6 lucy
Sure accompanied by prlostoaaoA. R!ld wCI0 not
permitted 30 much M TO taiBa their syods, slcsk
tholr innocence hhonld IocotYe somo ljurfous
iiarticn1ar nttont{nn rnu r,;d In tI,, o,.n,o,u
~ lin ,,;ria r,I,av snr. tn.i,4 J.. ~ H. ".a...a1a ,
aHu huinnte ~ taelr 1eanoAiof, anu to 10 foysr-
ont 10 tbolf elaofe. Ihey wero compellou to Ia
dil!gont and Industrious, rising ct daybreak Md
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