The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-07
RUSSIAN CHILDREN.
peesfisrftses % Essssss Gkiifren
Nst shsvea by Chisaren 81
ofher L.nxs-

Saw yszx. sept 2s.-weii may il
~ dOnt3@a whether any intelligent
ebil4 IL fhe eatise extent of the Tsst2si
Ssstee eeasa ever he induced 70 ex-
ehAnsa HE iga for that OF the Barep@aTi
child wsre be 70 kBow the exacs wsy
tblsEren arg managed in European
Countries. Heavy INDEED are the blr.
,sens borne By ehiidren's stoai.sers in
tsss Old World. kas aoxhere a. heavy
- n gssssia
Family and school discipline may he
heavy euoagb IN sessasny, Frame,
n. ssxiaass asss ether eonairtss. bsss there
ssalies are Farse4 By divers exercises,
military drills or tara yereins % re-
iievs TIE monastery q charming
fsere = the animation. the life % tie
ssrerts - southern a0untfIsS-a sagsti.
ta5e 81 Tarka Impressions - ~ gath.
sresi bg oss@sreEat stB esa-ii r afsaiiAsii
childasas eyes. ua4eT the OPEN sky
9nese they afe allowed - fan aDFe.
ssssclsi
Gu northern Easaia. however, every.
thiaE segzs corn 5lne8 O. weigh d0sn
4 aealtay ehiiA's spirit 4ssiast i :
sTen ghe climate, which makes i i'm
% Pie 70 ssntare OFT ~ ao1Ts sith.
ont beavs wraps for iaIly bali q Tie
wear. xlsiiek fof tH9 or three o5heF
no1ths raiss and tTssasis make tie
reals entirely inspassasle - al places
s,sf ids u cities.
0l eaarse. ehiilrrr ain he cbiidren
evegrs acre. ksen IN Russia tar
yssnFsier- brave The elements when-
eser tAev can. Eat then. even hardy
fseasaEt bey- cannst run mach ah9uf
ihe saos saseipst. - Their 50 the year
round Il borne, feet are apt 70 fTesxs
even zhea protected - slippers made
cut al hfail led strips Of ts.Tca bark, tie
lee4 being bandaFed With eoarNe strips
a lin4n, Instead u stOe kings he reg
uiar peasant foeteear. unisss II ise the
sar,1 high 81. boots rarely provided
for ehiAsea, As y the streets q
IA sian cites, n8t only exhaaraiIng
snoa fsslslag iai egeu ali guieteF
games. are prohibited IA them. The
iiaa II sfapp.nz ia the streets for play
seasas never Ia enter the head o. a
tssssslau voanzster II good belongings.
though regular street Faeanufflns man
aee ~ ah4 ssc!assea spots where = IN
4ni<s 81 shs dissipation 81 play o
~haf8v tha equivalent of the Anlefi-
can saiae ~ nsafhses. tae mafhles
fiss involves ieing repre- efstsd among
the Rnssisn y3amg population, hoE'
ever bv homes - ealves' or Pigs iert,
mi.h whieh lsoYs there STUFF their
poe sts g. their osa most intense sal
isfsetlan
Mere tao youngsters 20 have TIE
cheek - pay bal ii oae 81 the large
ci.ie. thSlaaghfares ia Russia, that
xaald surely attract > squadron Of
mounted Teadafines OF iaaszeks. Who
wauld land them, most likely. IN the
nearest stafian boge we're not the
Youngsters 90 take Is thesr heels be
iinsts ~ a. to spare SO much tr0ubic
b the stern guardians Of the peace.
Tron the Whole, much 81 the chill
ifens time &. passed indoors. asld
mot II their leisure j. devoted 20
reading. The msiDrity 81 Russian
children are voFael0uS Feaders, and
gr0N up 60 make industrious students.
II j. psiafus 10 notice. hoWeyer, bow
eaFiy. notwithstanding their slow
piss Seal development, DO they discard
all c5.Hdran's ways Il i nothing oat 81
e8nsHan for li-year-oi3 h9ys 81 the
rymnasia 70 display passionate ia
terasi in poiti,s, "a quaETei about
poiiti 81 questions. II BE- attFaried by
the most fRsical doctrines. and even
g. eaneFisg - overthrow tilr govern
meni Many find themselves unable
h hear the lsfHni IS battle for edura-
tom. and mauY fall ous a tse ranks
II scholar. staer Tor laek o. appEca-
ti8n, of intelligence. health or - pc
cun5rY means 10 keep body and soul
together daring the long suecessi9n o;
-,heai wears. Ambition beiHg foS-
tered a. cutie an asnormsl degree.
eases aye hg no means infreqnent oi
.rhihirau ti-egea Of III committing
sgi.i3e ih conse }usnee 1T having
f8iieti Is theIr pxaminatoa.
Much oi those dire tendencies must
he almost e4gsiiy set down to the &C
cagnt II the undesirable mental strain
chlAitsn are Submitted g. at school as
ln tisc.f eettlns insufficient food AID
recreation,
Eyea boys and virls Of taisly well-tO-
dc iaHi ies are sose b. 50 u school ON
dark northerm winter morning haY-
ing had nothing bat cup % tea or
nulk With q lltgie white unusfcfef
hFesd for their breakfasts, which j.
entirely iusaih .ent, though il Is true
taai ihe climate iees rot bracr up your
appetite thrse eariv in the day A.
aohesnl children Wo hard from ? a.
~ until ,. s0.. sith only tWo inter
missions OF FIVE minutes Iteration
each aud have hati al hour fuF lunch
a. nai,iaay that lunch again con DIST
Haa az 49,
useaEfe sandwich Hurrysns home.
she Children have oiaueg IT thFea
coaFsrs nf iu the AFTERNOON OF else
snatch hasty bate 81 something 10
-Nl tatlf hanger cup ~ tea aud
isni runiiHs EcurIaiiy ntosi handy
sfa4 BE ap tiseiF lessons faF be next
aaF uuia the gCgular 81 Petersburg
sHger haaf "a Is HA!.past : Haas
q; tatiT isaass sstt tAere t. nothing
tat sfaig ali evening sita che inter-
sa .ssaa Ell s0aitns ae q cup al Neak
Bra "a anrzt slsi batter about hait
u t { tH .bf evening often too clock
-trske8 h<nlc sac average CONS issf-
tazs aaisr asss Aal lials b. pHspare
tb r be ~ taks FOG the fHaryoH
asst iaeV Ri Hae La est we1rs- snis e.
hssvs .luae sass .lai 'uie So un9tct
-seegt tresalt elh nightmare *
aaiiss aat1fi'sl. aaiii the eafs9 marf8.
sus. aaea +Hese tr.e14liy hagsl aascs
ibegr at thsls esn ae4set before 1ay-
hreas s1 Al 81 eaaae taem % siABea
aGse asrF aFse sA7lr assa rssus
As tLH t'graaa raslae 81 keFi ur
rtta Ae ae.faa iate snt families
sa tsasa- scarce ssgsh sosaser-
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