Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-25
RUSSIAN KIDS.
THE cELEBRATED FOUNDING
ASYLUM IN MOSCOW


from the Moscow, (ltussla) irttor Of
Rev George Bartlett 70 tho Church Union,l
Accompanied by young English.
man, | visited the celebrated found.
/ ling asylum which has attracted somuch
I attontIon, My companion spoke Fronch,
| which We found great help. AlteI
being SHOWN through the reception
rooms aud corridors by soldicr-likc
looking mon, we wore placed In charge
of . pleasant little lady 10 black, who
spolso French, aud whose first question
waist 10 you wish TO sec tho legitimate
or illegitmMte childrenY "liOth,N NO
replied, We we're Immediately shown
babies IA such quantities that IL
scomcd as though there must have heen
n shower OF Thorn from the Oloude,
WO paspod through building after
building, aud cycry foot OF space
seemed TO be covered by a baby, AZ
last We wore shown Into the Veciying
room, whOrc we ohsorvod, Hlttlng Ia 4
cholc, about atty mothers, each hold.
Ing u fresh baby, Tho average unhvr
taken Ia oaeh day Is from sixty 10
arvonty-hvc. AZ we entered the room
"NcNN was called ont-nr word
which was the Russinn equivalent
and the first mothor In line walked
with hor infant up 10 the desk BY tho
side OF the desk stood au resistant,
who took the baby, placed 10
upon largo pillow and thea
proceeded at once 10 undioss u,
throwing its old clothing into a basket.
Ancr tho last rag IL removed, 10 "
placed M tho hands OF another assistant,
who puts 10 on the scales, and calls cut
20 the woman standing at the desk who
leppe the records tho cNact weight OF
tho child She nlpo lpea5upes the child,
! ~ al
tho hOWd, etc A number un gard a
given 10 tho child. attached 10 % sirlug
which onclrclus It's mock. Then this
phic OF flesh ~ wrapped In u napkin,
aud handed TO another naslstant WIN
gives IL q warm bath. u
10 has not shown la lung
powor h0ioro, ~ makes a display Of Il
now Sohhlug, dripping, and Hcruam-
Ing, it comes from its hath, and 10
handed 60 stll another assisiant, who,
having wiped u dry. places 4 on top Of
% bundle OF napkins, and wraps IL up.
AZ chch fold of the napkin We noticed
the tohs lOtsonud, and AS tho last tuck
IS nndu under ia tiny chin, the last
sob has died away and Tie little thing
lies no tranquil, hnppyfN.ud noiseleed
as alnhonm. 10 rs thon handed 20 tho
lant assistant who plncos u In lie
cradle. The baby knows not whom We
etWmgOrs 20, for 10 sleeps II SIS Sleep
: ingn IL " wonderful tho doxiehS
shown IN tho handling ot thcso babies
ltrcmindnd me OF poultry / have scen
handled, whero thousands were picked,
a dressed, thrown about and prepared foI
market IN remarkably abort space o,
limo This asylum ~ only for woo in'
iNnts, for as soon ns they have grown
out Of their napkins thcy arc shipped
! Into tho country TO make room for fresh
arrivals, Some women deposit 0H many
aa three or four Of thoir infants
= there. II N boyond my CONS
nrohenaion how that great genius
= and powerful philosopher and teacher,
, jean jacques Rossenu, could Justify
his act IN sanding llvo Of his children
" 10 u founding asylum. II huand Their
, enc could do 80 suppose IL is not SUR
prlsing that the poor peasants OF Illus
uin do lilscwsc, still think OF Tho
ilrat question which WIS asked ug, "Du
y ultimate childrnng They certainly
h looked alike TO mo; and hardly
- think our Heavenly Father viii
mike any dlstiuction over
n thore, Statistics will show
u however, that llulsin has fowor illcgit-
mnto children than most otbor nations.
!, Greece hends the liet for Legitimate
!, children. The percentage Of illnRitl-
~ mate births 70 total births, according
= 10 Mullhnll ~ ma follows Greece, 10;
ireland "a; RuBsia, 81, Netherlands,
90; England, 40; Switzerland, a.h;
q Canada, 30; Spain and Portrayal, Go;
!. Italy, O8. Belgium. 70 United States,
" TO- Fpncc ~; Germany, 81; Nor.
7 way, SO; Scotland s.0i Sweden, lO.2,
Denmark, liz Austrin, l20.
a From MOSCOW wo journoyrd through
"a Russia Tor i0rty-twO hours by rail 70
4, WArhnw. Poland. / noticed at the rail-
/ way stations, and nfier arriving al
a Warsaw that tho people did mora kiss
ing IN tho same space Of time than Ia
any other part " the world. An intor-
II osting bool. might be written giving
Y ihc various meanlnRa and tho peculiar
Il language OF tho kiss, ne II yaIiea Ia dir
i. fcrcnt countries. Tho Japanese, for
"a instance, never kiss. In France they
y are iiyoiy kissora, but the Polish poo-
n plo take tho premium Ia thiA
I, loving Indulgence. They seem 10
" have peculiar kiss 70 emphasize Ogory
ID aliactionate emotion tOne young lady
"a rushed into the arms OF an old lady and
passiOnntely Kissed her loft EhOnldor
again and ngnin. Others kissed on
both cheelSs. Ono goutlomau partly
y knelt aud kissed tho hand OF lady,
ln while othors kissed IN the truo Amori.
Y cnn style, two lips met iva
\. lips. Men kissing each other
" ,siis an hourly occurrence.
. one gentleman before leaving on tho
y trtin kissed, with much show of nficr.
N lion. ~ men who had como 70 BID him
n goodbye I learned afterwards thai
y oaeh special kind 81 a Kiss had "a
meaning, and that kissing ~ governed
sOnlewhat by caafo. An Inferior pee.
" son kissing q superior docs % VI q pra-
70 scrlbod way. Equals hhy0 their stand,
~ ara 81 kissing. whiio relatives and fam.
w Hes Icltsaccordlug TO tho custom.