. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. ,. Children to very and pa-rents. Educationis almost non-ex-istent, and thereis next to no dis-position to adoptnew callings orto introduce newarts. The oMways are clungto with desperatevehemence ; andin too many caseslocal governmentis nothing butanother name forrampant ruralwomen occupythemselves in bad cookery and in procuring or making and weari
. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. ,. Children to very and pa-rents. Educationis almost non-ex-istent, and thereis next to no dis-position to adoptnew callings orto introduce newarts. The oMways are clungto with desperatevehemence ; andin too many caseslocal governmentis nothing butanother name forrampant ruralwomen occupythemselves in bad cookery and in procuring or making and wearing such finery as theycan get. Their ignorance is appalling. Infants in early life women andare bandaged very tightly round the waist and legs, so that babies,they cannot move the latter, and are carried about hung upright underone arm. Old wives doctoring is preferred; but the doctors are not asyet marvellously better. Dht is cherished; washing is rare; floors arenot even scrubbed; a yearly wash suffices to supply linen for mosthouseholds, and this is connected with the habit of accumulating vastquantities of household requisites, the preparation of a girls trousseaubeginning when she is quite a little H. BOMAN WOMEN.
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