The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-21
tis BABY.
ingenious Conferences to Amuse tho
Children III Swedish Families.

Children III Swedish Families.
The people of Sweden, mainly on ac-
count OF their isolated position from the
rest of Europe, still retain many of their
peculiarities in dress and habits, par
ticularly among the peasantry, and per-
haps more so in the country of Dali
ecarlia, on the shores of Lake Siljan,
than in any other part of the country.
AS you travel through this country
you begin to get little bewildered at
the stereotyped editions of men aud
boys that you meet at the railroads, for
they seem to be dressed all alike in their
white sheepsllin coats-the fur of the
coat toward the body and the smooth,
white skin on the outside. Besides this,
they wear leather aprons, knee breeches,
long stockings and low shoes.
The girls and women are also dressed
| alike in similar sheeDskin coats, only
much shorter, in addition to which they
wear dark skirts, ornamented in front
with bright-eolored striped aprons. On
their heads they wear Jaunty little red
caps and on the feet low shoes, with the
heel almost under the middle of the foot.
The mother puts the little one in a KIND
of basket or sack and Sings it on Ter
al. ~ az "i,t'"s ', ti' ~
Vn"I ~ 'i'-I nv W 0,'' 'i-l
some kind OF rarr. ~ OF in he fields.
But if you want to re the real trial
of a Swedish r. yoH must follow me
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,.:e na...ho+.o ,>ieoa of ba1room furni
.,,ro ,,,, ro+ioa eo,ne+bing like q. small
,-ra! s,c, srr,,onntsd by chubby
| ,tua b.~d With 1Ire eyes and fiaxen
hoi, .+ua,, .1o,,.r j.. on ,1nrioht nostion
| l.at,..oe,, tho c1I;ro and the side of the
| .,ed : yofl cali the mothers attention
| ia # nc Che its nv ber hand loom. or
snipnnin9-vneel and she saws: "Ch.
| ,os ,ta, &c rho habv and If is about
Time wound itun,, In vour astonish-
ment Won venture tn ask if it. is Gus
J 4on,arv IN wind nm babies in Sweden
as we wind IN clocks. 70 keen them in
raonlar order for q weeks time. when
che will answer. Won with q smile.
ooh NO not inst the same. for we
wind orr babies oftener. generally three
or more times q dav. and if YOU have
! time I willshow Won how we do it."
She then proceeds to take the baby
from the he'd and commences to unwind
it--tbat is IN unfasten one end of n long
/ linen hand about six or eiobt inches
vJida and gradually tn release IT, either
l,,. +n,,nino, the babv over ,,r NV nassi,,0
tho hond aro,,rd the babv ne II is bein~
GRADUALLY unwound. When fully re
| 1eased If is oiven the freedom of its legs.
arms and badv for n short time AID.
after beino washed and fed. she pro
goods tn wind f. I'm auain with a fresh
linen hand Connoan,ino aft the feet
tba mother winds T. t;gbflv in q sniraI
manner inward tn the armpits. and
sometimes the arms arc also laid close
10 the hodv and tho 1inan hand naesed