, 1877-02-17
RUSSIA.
Ths Cars Subjects Seen Through
English spectacles.
Superstition Of tl.e People, and Poverty
Of lite Country.


tho dominloDs Of The Car ond tho Slall Il IN
interesting study of Countries In different stages
81 civilization. In different stages Of bar6ar-
te ~ 9t ~ Tfrs W to put
Is that while Pcrs1a holds sercnc1y to its an-
tla!atcd ways, scarcely giving 4 thought to
hlKnrr l,lcals to bc attained, Russia socks to
pfaee a,nonE tho Westcra natfpns. hut socially.
politically, financially. aud agrIeulturaly, Rus-
Sin is still f,l her oyererown thjdhool. and at
cTcry turn in tour tic fact that ate IL 80 Is un-
gers. Tic police regulations remain nearly rs
y:cxati2us as tacy used to bc: As sir.
isrn Ar" pa's #: yu, ySu, ,s ass ,,t;c rsisr nto
Z. Y"u arc bound rY enter . euccf'l,t btt ex.
hatbtive autobiography In 2 volume kept fot
the purpose, and are compelled, under aw ksartl
snnties to Put yourss!t II Intimate reiatons
np your tnind y tt your plans, anl a must pur,
chase .t''nats dc sttoHr or eft rau1ye, E0t1 lot
fixed nuulbsr of Iays. If you ovcfstay yoar
,saTe 5 ,e you DO t. - ,o Sof y Essm m 'teas s
stances beyond yoar control. uappiY, fhis
bureaucratic tyranny Is freely. tcnpeIed Dy
bribery, anotlcr e1gn Of primitive society, anu
there afc tew otcials sn highly PLACED as not to
l,aka1tccsl,. Tic travelling arraHgetnents arc
gu*rl on tho great lines Of rai'wnys. II yoa 70
,iot ob!oft to nIost Oppressive S!nospf.efc e. ~
capital, comfort Is unknown, to say nothing
unnttunabic. Tor lu tic most tayorablo circun,-
stacss yo s; @ Sots!s yof,ed s f't y tn ",la sna
Of the great ia,r. anl fseYuented bY d.! the Ltyl.
commercial aslstocracy, tic travellers found the
best establishment utterly interpreted a,,u fes!o
st e1 u nn4 ' & fi liz of ysaa a' the a:.as
' lis !nesensnt , c!imste, md, as i.s seais tbs
windows q TIC public roons ,,,s. anl III conveya'ces
thing but agreeable. We hare no right 10
throw stones 1t otl,cr people ~ the ,natter u
incnlpcrancc, and to tito Russian climate may
ho ttrbntS ts &. a. soa, sPM5ss M
sshS ~itbstanains nna tsfr S e siawart T. tsacs, tic
natives aru often siekly and dyspcrte:
iciiow.trayelcra or thu VoIga steamer VI pss-
serib'ng tho opening of q cl,ink In tho cabin
window and shifting their pillows from, aboyo
The tot.water ptpe: Da. T. tho furniture t.
c,ass Of ornament wlse!. Is never wanting.
THO picture of solac saiut 10 sure to be displayed
IN tic wa!f. With the lamp Of donestic sacrl-
provefIlal plety OF t'u Ufeck Christian deeeil-
crates In moot cascs Into gross superstition.
Tie shrtnes in tho public p!accs are crowded by
deyout wurshIpcrs, WHO cover with their kisses
frames ii tho Images; while showers .ot slnall
h'xes held by tho prfests. In fact, all
that Mr.. Arnold has to tell rs ehows
snpinc power iurks ID ths religious fanatici.m
Of tho masses. So inng ns tho. Czar Identifies
hmsslf With tte enthusiasm ct tl!e believers,
collision With tho teachings Of hIs clergy and
the feelings of their fiocks, the rrvcrcllco paid
tbs sovereign dlgnity might be rudcly shaken.
nhe infssst stxfF @ psopty re1EnfSs @ ISs
Government III throwing difficulties In his w'ay.
Men ot tic world who aTe familiar will. tia
Wester., t.lcas mud habts they profess 10, irni-
con!inEs. They must feel, ior Instance. that
such spcctacles ns tho habttual treat
Tent uf their conylcts aro more clIarac-
tertsttc than s,ctlitab1s. Thus, in that
Noygorod, Mr.. Arnold one day turned to gaze
as llo heard thu tramp OF soldiers. It wis a
| procession OF 800 or 400 unfortuaates OH their
Way to Siberia under T. military escort. Most OF
eleet 10 sllarS tie brcat.wlnuers lot, must sG-
nit to le n ttsa,c1 IL a'1 rsspssts y II. sr-
ths children md tho biex. Tic Vo,eA Is tln
great llighwnT to tile southwest and tic steani-
ers plying on It nre crowded With travellers, On
| tho Volga steamers they saw another party Of
! prisoners cmtorkcd. There they were p6sltlScly
| Interior could b. seen, itst uB In tho lion
houses OF tho geological uarxlcns, with this
t!!Gersnss-7t',at ii tae sass Of lssss
ps,sonrrs thero sri. no oyeyl.abgiHg roof TO
prevent rain ur Sunshine from pouring In urol
il,cir wretchetlness. At the baci; Of cacl, rago
| there was u lalr common to Nil, without lfs-
tinctlon ot SIX Or ass. Whcn ali wero secured.
Including thu gu!ttlcss wives AMI children,
ishts oeyuFrs3 I to5 ths playes least expo.ed to
| obgcsvcd tho Effects Of thu icafous md short
sfr1ltetf systcm u rrutcetiun' Starfnr cotton
Stills Of yoarsa or 1imtY textures. hariwnre Of
rou0]l un{t Inferior quality. arc ft,lI nj h,s1
| prlyys. Uy th,,sc In 4 tu1rc wholesale way t,f
| tradu tftnt ecunIs tt 10 rcvun,ri Of M rni1ss-
mn Ilye. jara,o aIautlnt ii hnsInss. iS din" hv
S,arltn, ries Ia IN f1rirnti i.s1aars ~ v.n. w.
Inr berit,s y nsknr tjIrsa lima thH rnns n iii
frnnfs. mi tf,r iuynr s"ts hi.mscIf H. h"nt hIn,
down, Tlsn liz ptivcs Ut articles Which are II,
nvervs1,v ,,s. viii ~ arr. mo,s oi,T"as nro -.
hihi,nr. H. ~" .rrn.siv. cost ~ .orsIo~n ,pro p
s13 HH.o'3 ~ sAl11s"I suss ~ taH;a&E euAe-
thK coIsltlcfAu!c t!aa .'eefa uoEc III inc way OF
runway COMMUNICATION ny t9c he!p Of inreyI
capital hut tho lines were laid down will, an
cyr to atrategtcal objects tn tho fsrst place, and
awkward breaks pasaiyze tug systems u might
sGGnl compaFutvely casy to Improve s9ch mas.
| n1tBrf1lt Enttjtll nFEntH8 fhn fnfsn. lint