The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-28

ne RuEsfz1 peasant must ns1ss-
szrily b. interesting % ths word TO-
dzy. for be i E1e Esy % ths Russian
DrDbleu-
II ne myriad q villages sczttsrsc
tarougholf this FzEr country iiFs To-
co go peasants. 10 leEs than - per
cent of me whole population Of Rus-
ala. and he Dortert0ls query booming
larger In al niz1s a. 1zy s1coss1s
dzy b. What czn t1is huge brother
bod s1ses EAzs Ell Il s1sez. znd
when,
For centuries past. and especially
since the tine y Boris Co11ncG. 1.ss-
Ie55, have fhsss pszszriz beer rsf1ss1
TIE nghts DE % sTery MAJ 5orn q
woman Culture. s11cztio1. knowi-
edge q even Ehe most elems1tary IA
tire. has been dezlsc rhera. ne 0ui-
aide World has beez q blank. az1 frDm
e1lldhoo1 Il has been i-stlle1 i1to
their poor fel11ed uir1s tkzr /. "a
e1O1gh for ftsu 70 k10E s0rsfhinz q
their inrs1izts E.rr01n1ingz - %
r1ors.
Fr0m It's blrtk fhe RrEsizn peasant
- dominated b. two 0vsrwteims1z fac
tors. s1DerEtl-ion ard ots1ie1ce 70 tts
tzzr's VII tte latter being observe
ir1irsrly. b1t Eezs the is1s strizesni-
~. ikrD-g1 the ms1i1m N fhs loczl
s-th0ritlss-to pr it terEeiy zn1 gen
erzAy. wltAo-t rsi-g irto 1et4ils q
t1s 1Ensro1a oEclzis. the poiirs.
Fear - tie village oorialnlk fpolics-
Ezrj zn1 The village rriest Il bred il
f1s R1mizEs it is part o. his f1zile--
abe airEhright. and Gftsr countless ea-
rerat.tio-s cers-cEies. 1Cth before and
zftsf sirrh. w1ir1 the unkortunaie babe
a iacky 4 hs EsrTirss. the erst per-
sozzgs ttzg his little eyes zn1 body.
whlek are destined % see zrd feel
- z1eA distress. are made aware o.
are tks Driest and the p0iiceman
An1 wat q bis surroundings. what
= Is bringing sps Bofh a. bad a.
ez1 pozEibiy b. Breathing TIE foul.
ftsfy. vzpor-lz<e1 atmosphere q he
tWo Enzll Eoo5sn-Ealled rooms o. he
Euzzizn l1ta foottageD. from which
almost al light and certainly All fresh
air are exCiufet. except that admitted
- t.s occssionzl opening u tte 6oor.
and in E1lch oo1Eregate the fowls and
or1sr small beasts of the fzrmysrd:
fss1ing ~ the most meager food
bizek bread. vegstlbie soup. and smail
rscambsrs. With nov and then miik
and tea for 4 treat: sleeping with a.
many of the rest Of the family as ran
oo1Erezz-s-male and femaie-lozeth-
- o. the TOP Of the large stove tax
ing ID q quarter or a third Of one Of
ne two small rooms-whzt wonder
~ the ultimate production = lacking
In almost All respects the common tf-
tribufes Of Gods noblest creation.
nan.
stunted he Is b. the awful disan-
rarfzxss 70 which be Is subiected--
physically. By the meagsr and totally
inadequate sustenznoe dOled out 20
him. and the lack of air: morally. ow-
ing 70 the method of his living as ce-
tailed above. mentally. through the
uitra-paternsl care bestowed upon him
by The powers that BE- Il may Be
asked how Il "a that one sea - many
fns specimens of The Russian saes IN
the Russian villages, n the bringing
up = % bad. and II medical treatment
a 80 hard TO obtain and often not OBJ
fzInzble. the distance from ore viz
Izxs 70 another where perhaps lives
fhe zemsh doctor being perhaps %
uIIes. and the road often impossible,
Ny answer Is that Il is only tie very
hardest who survive. the child-nor-
tzisty ID Russian villages up TO date
woaid appaI the civilized woris II a
correct return were made public. those
uho % survive are almost necessarily
hardy specimens. That IS the solu-
fion u the conundrunl-
During the last few years gradual.
rery gradual. Efforts have been made
70 improve peasant life; not neces-
ezrlIy because those IN authority
Wished %. FAR from Il. but because It
bean 70 dSpn upon them thar. de-
ap.fs ~ precautions 70 keep the peas
anf.s mind dark. he was beginning 70
fhlnE. and new IDEAS were dawning IN
Is c1g-obscursd brain. Il vas felt