The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1922-01-26

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M dimes they even captured Polish
peasants and sold them as slaves TO
the Tatars, who In turn passed them
on to Persians.
Lovers Of the Soil.
The Little Russians have worked
hard and fought hard. and they have
emerged fairly united and still vigor.
ous people. The population increases
more steadily than that of Great Rus.
STA, as the people are greatly attached
TO home and do not care to wander
far from their native villages. They
are great lovers of the soil and cling
to it with a passionate tenacity.
The Ukraine includes old southeast
ern Russia, with the exception OF the
province known as Bessarabia, which
partakes of the character OF the Bal.
kan states and is peopled with Ru-
manians and Bulgarlans. The great
seaport Of Odessa and the surround.
ing country were added to II under It's
new alignment after the breakup OF
the Russian empire.
The Ukraine does not reach much
north OF Kiev or east OF Kharkov, but
II Is n large state In itself, about AS
large as the German empire. with
some twenty-five or thirty millions OF
people living in II.
The largest city OF the real Ukraine
Is Klev, around which national life
centers probably because OF the deep
religious associations In correction
with the shrines and many holy Slaces.
II was at one time the capital II all
Russia. Kharkov is the leading cNm-
merclal town In II unless Odessa, on
the Black sea, Is considered.
There is lure about the llmltless
stretches OF the steppes In the Ukraine.
In wide, level spaces. or In gentle
fluctuations, they reach out until sky
and horizon meet In a barely percept-
lble line. Parts Of II remind one very
much OF our own western pralrles. In
spring and winter II is an ocean Of
verdure, with the varied shades Of
green Of the growing vegetation inter
spersed with flowers Of many hues (;
later, In the autumn. after the crops
are harvested. Il becomes brown
waste OF stubble and burned-up pas
lures; In winter II Is a white. glIsten-
ing expanse OF snow.
Windmlils In General Use.
Windmills are exceedingly common
and dot the landscape on every Hill
side. Silyery gray they appear from
age. as all are built OF wood, and they
are usually implanted. Many OF them
seem ready TO fall 10 pieces from age.
The general use OF wlndmllls Is due
not so much 20 lack OF water, for they
will be found near streams, but the
natness OF the country does not give
enough fall to allow the use OF water
power. They are used to grind grain.
Klev Is the holy city OF the Ukraine
and hundreds OF thousands OF pilgrims
visit II each year. The natural land
scnpe is heightened at all times In lta
pictorial effect by the picturesque
groups Of pilgrims, slaves In hand and
wallets on backs, who may be seen
clamborlng up the hills, resting under
the shadow of a hill, or reverently
bowling the head at the sound OF
convent bell.
The pilgrims made II a point 10 visit
the CHASTITY catacombs in which are
rows upon roAys Of the skulls Of re-
puted monks. Access is had by narrow
steps, and then through labyrinthlne
subterranean passages one descends
deeper and deeper into the bowels OF
the earth, winding hither and thlther
along a pathway. Finally there be-
gins series OF inches, In which re-
pose the bodies Of the sanity re-
cluses
The pilgrims pass each holy tomb,
reyerently kissing the shrlyeled hands
laid out by the monks for that purpose
They do not distinguish between the
holy and boiler. but pay a tribute to
each one impartially in order 10 con
cliate all.
Much contagi0n must be spread by
this insanitary method OF homage. M
doubt many an Infection, and possibly
even great pestllences, could be traced
directly TO this spot where the indls
eliminate Oscillation Of church -eilcs
Is practiced.