. Missionary Visitor, The (1904). specially in thecities, and they are generally fairly wellattended until the children are con-firmed, or about that age, when they aretoo big to go to Sunday school. In public schools children are taughtmore or less industrial work. The boysget practice in carpentry and formingwooden articles; the girls in sewing, em-broidery, etc. All, especially in the cit-ies, get some drill in bookbindery work,paper box making and the like. Whilethey do not get enough of such work tobe of much practical value, it gives theman idea of how many things are done,that they othe
. Missionary Visitor, The (1904). specially in thecities, and they are generally fairly wellattended until the children are con-firmed, or about that age, when they aretoo big to go to Sunday school. In public schools children are taughtmore or less industrial work. The boysget practice in carpentry and formingwooden articles; the girls in sewing, em-broidery, etc. All, especially in the cit-ies, get some drill in bookbindery work,paper box making and the like. Whilethey do not get enough of such work tobe of much practical value, it gives theman idea of how many things are done,that they otherwise would not know,and they have an opportunity to showtalent in such lines as they are mostproficient. Malmo. Sweden. LIFE OF THE CHILDREN INPERSIA. By G. Shimoon, Persians are a domestic people, desir-ing large families. They are somewhattribal in their association. Children areconsidered a great blessing. If a manhas no children after early marriage heis considered unlucky or cursed of is a common saying to a man that. A Persian Father and Child. has no children, If you were a goodman God would have given you somechildren. A Mohammedan who has no childrenwill divorce his wife and take another,but a Christians wife will suffer theconsequences all her life. The comingof a boy into the home is looked for-ward to with great joy and it should be a son the event wouldbe celebrated with a feast and gather-ing of neighbors and friends, eating,drinking and having a merry time, con-gratulating the father and asking ablessing and long life for the youngman. But if a daughter comes into thehome nothing will be said. 122 THE MISSIONARY VISITOR [April, 1904
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