. St. Nicholas [serial]. ourage theshoulder by a strap. In this they carry a people in using them. Closely connected with skating is coasting,and in this pastime, at least, German childrenhave much to learn from our own. A cutter,as I believe our boys call their low, long, swiftlyflying sleds, is not common in Germany, whilethat grandest product of coasting, the double-runner, is a still greater rarity, as I foundwhen I attempted to explain to them its con-struction. Instead of these, they have a short,high, bobtailed sled, which you will find pic-tured in the coasting scene. You can ima-gine
. St. Nicholas [serial]. ourage theshoulder by a strap. In this they carry a people in using them. Closely connected with skating is coasting,and in this pastime, at least, German childrenhave much to learn from our own. A cutter,as I believe our boys call their low, long, swiftlyflying sleds, is not common in Germany, whilethat grandest product of coasting, the double-runner, is a still greater rarity, as I foundwhen I attempted to explain to them its con-struction. Instead of these, they have a short,high, bobtailed sled, which you will find pic-tured in the coasting scene. You can ima-gine that with these no swift, inspiring coasting,making your breath stop, your eyes gleam, andyour cheeks glow with excitement, could bedone. Coasting as we know it is a pleasurealmost unknown to German girls and boys;and yet their country in most parts is splen-didly adapted for it, being hilly, with long,broad, gently descending roads. In Germany, as in America, the varying sea-sons bring with them their especial LONG WALK. luncheon. I may be wrong, but it seems to methat German children are even more hungrythan our own American children. Like theirparents, they have two breakfasts, one dinner,two suppers, and how much between mealsI would nt dare to say. Certainly they nevergo for a walk of any length without a luncheonof some sort. During school terms such expe-ditions are sometimes taken in company withthe masters, when instruction in natural sci-ence and the beauties of nature is combinedwith the fun. In the high schools, besides suchoutings, there is once a year a grand excursion,lasting, it may be, two or three days. Some ofthe traveling is done by rail, but much moreon foot. Mountains are climbed, the sourcesof rivers explored, specimens are collected forthe school or for the private cabinets of pu-pils, cities are visited on the way, and theirtreasures of art, science, or history in popularity after walking comeswimming and skating. The facilitie
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