Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-08-21
RUSSIAN CUSTOMS

FARGO BOYS TOURING RUSSIA
AND WRITES OF SOME OF THE
HABITS AND METHODS OF THE
PEOPLE HE HAS SEEN IN HIS
TRAVELS. r.
Writing from Omsk, Siberia, to
friends at Fargo, Clarence zintheo.
says: >; N
When the Russian sleepslin q bedSat
all (many have never enjoyed the lux
ury) it is always an iron Or wooden.
bedstead made for asssingle person. 1
have never as yet seen aiSdouble@beds
in Russia. There are no Springs in,
the bed, instead OF this the mattress.
is placed on some boards. soft side
down. In hotels this much Is fur
nished, but il you want abIanket,
sheet or pillow. you have to furnish
it yourself or go without. 1.-THE Rus
sian has sheet onthe bed he has
never more than one. invested in.
two sheets, and the girl that made up
the bed put one of the sheets under.
the pillow. She did not know what
else to do With took a room ii, a
private house and was asked&ifsI had
my bed with rne. I told them Amer
lean travellers were not accustomed to
carryinga lot Of furniture with them
WhenSNgiobe totting.
The Russian house is always FUR
nishedsiRwfth outside blinds for the win!
dows, which are securely bolted at
night leaving the room perfectly dark.
There are two eason d this; first,
that the Russiansmay slesp long after
the sun is and second to prevent
any fresh air from coming into the
tsleeping room, as the Russian Is very
much afraid ofSfresh air. III the Rus
sian rs an ear1Yriser he gets up about
I8:30 OF g O'clock, and the first thing
he does isto light cigarette.
wash bowl pitcher DC water was
never seenin Russian bedroom. d.
steadfa brass can is attached 8to the
waH$Witha valve III the bottom This
valve is pressedtl Il and asmalI stTeam
oWater admitted into the mouth
o. the Russian, who when hiss. mouth
is full, squirts IT into his hands and
with them washes his face. The
whole submersion requiring only half
4 glass full of water.
Towels, soap andScandIes5 are part Of
the personal effects d the traveller.
When thetoilet IS completed, ii Is
time D another cigarette and Is glass
of tea No oatmeal and cream, beef
steak, hamand gs,orpanccakes with
maple syrup tor the Russian. Instead
he calls for the san1ovar, which is .
brass kettle full OF boiling water and
charcoal fire insthe center keeps the
water hot p long as desired. The
person then produces his tea, sugar,
glass, spoon and teapot and proceeds
tosimbibe four n I'VE glasses of tea IN
Succession. @ s4s $ss a7s 81
Il the man is hungry, he eats a piece
of bread with his tea, otherwise q
other cigarette is enough. The man
usually gets to his office 81 place 81
business between 10 and il o'clock,
IandWhen arriving he must shake
hands with everybody in:the establish
ments after this is done, another cigar
cite is j order, after which he pro-
eeeds to talk over the amusements Of
1.-The previous evening. Very little
work IS done before II o'clock and at
that hot tea is brought III to All the
employes which is taken with another
cigarette The Russian don't take
of his coat and hustle the way we are
used 70 sin#American. oh, no. tried
that tllt once and was severely reprI-
manded. n
was atfhe state farm at Kairnsk
while ago where / had to show them
how to operate some machines TOOK
OF my coat and went 10 work, but
was requested by the manager to
please put my coat on as lie had q wife
an the house All this time tie man
twas without either coat or vest and
had his slirt on the outside BE Ills
pants asked him If should take
Of nv vest also and pull out my shirt
letting the tail blow before the gent1e
Siberian breezes theway ne did, Il
that would be less offensiYeNto his
wife @s
a o1clockk u the afternoon it Ii
time for breakfast, and rom then TIL
after II Is useless u Try and dosars
business !. aerIae meal the mar
has to have anap and on M condition
should he be disturbed even IL q lei
son has " miss train ana ovsl
iii the next day i'd order to him
That apparently makes 10 difference
as time II not money III this country
After the breakfast nap work goes D
III the saalsrapid rate More t4a &
f 1a,i9 = III FL Al IN 5000 xftY I