Burma . 19. GAMES IN THE WATER. lO BURMA. 20. TOY CART. of a savage have pretty man-ners ; they are respectful totheir elders without shynessor cringing. Children grow up amongthe implements they will usein after life. Wooden millsfor husking rice, tilt-hammersand mortars for pounding,cotton-seedeiS with gearedrollers, spinning-wheels, wea-ving-looms and other simplemachines are in every house-hold ; besides agricultural implements, carts and boats, all of which are madeor kept in repair by the inmates (cf. p. 120). The workshops of artizans of everyclass are open to view,
Burma . 19. GAMES IN THE WATER. lO BURMA. 20. TOY CART. of a savage have pretty man-ners ; they are respectful totheir elders without shynessor cringing. Children grow up amongthe implements they will usein after life. Wooden millsfor husking rice, tilt-hammersand mortars for pounding,cotton-seedeiS with gearedrollers, spinning-wheels, wea-ving-looms and other simplemachines are in every house-hold ; besides agricultural implements, carts and boats, all of which are madeor kept in repair by the inmates (cf. p. 120). The workshops of artizans of everyclass are open to view, and the processes are obvious to every passer-by. Theinterest aroused in children is more diversified than in cold countries with theirmore secluded life. From mimicking the occupations of adults children learnto take part and soon begin to like a real share in them. Their tradebegins with make-believe wares, then come scraps of house and garden producetill it develops into a source of pocket-money and training in business(Nos. 281, 431
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