. Ridpath's Universal history : an account of the origin, primitive condition and ethnic development of the great races of mankind, and of the principal events in the evolution and progress of the civilized life among men and nations, from recent and authentic sources with a preliminary inquiry on the time, place and manner of the beginning. ashealthful as any in Europe,but the climatic conditionsare severe. The winters arelong and cold and the sum-mers hot. The usual ther-mometricrange is about 105°,being from 90° F. to 15° ormore below zero. There isthus for the human constitu-tion an altern
. Ridpath's Universal history : an account of the origin, primitive condition and ethnic development of the great races of mankind, and of the principal events in the evolution and progress of the civilized life among men and nations, from recent and authentic sources with a preliminary inquiry on the time, place and manner of the beginning. ashealthful as any in Europe,but the climatic conditionsare severe. The winters arelong and cold and the sum-mers hot. The usual ther-mometricrange is about 105°,being from 90° F. to 15° ormore below zero. There isthus for the human constitu-tion an alternate baptism ofsunshine and snow—favor-able to a great these fundamental con-ditions the industrial activi-ties and practical arts of thePolish race have been found-ed. They are, first of all, anagricultural people, producinggreat quantities of wheat, rye,barley, oats, and these are added productsof the orchard—apples, pears, and thestrong prefer- Small fruits in raising of sheep,horses, and poultry is ex-tensively practiced. By these simple and natural methods the vital resources]-2 of the country are gathered, but thehard conditions of civil and social lifehave for centuries kept the people backfrom the enjoyment of natural abun-dance and ease. After agriculture, the principal indus-. ence of Poles forthe agricvilturallife. AGRICULTURAL LIFE—IOLISH by A. de Bar. try of the native Poles is mining. Thispursuit has been suggested :^ . r* . Mineral deposits by the rich mineral deposits and mining in- r j-i , T xi dustries. or the country. In the mountains of Kielce. and in that part of the country bordering on Silesia, are 178 GREAT RACES OE MAXKLXD. iron and copper mines, which have beenproductive for nearly four hundred the present centur}- the copperproduct has run down to a minimum,but tlie iron is still abundant. In Ol-kusz and Bolaslav are zinc mines of thegreatest value In the same region aretin
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