ToIn gr®ooh k,oo-1
serve fkt dbod; were* std isp a irf fadderreol*
le-cteAifarl them.; Besns^ .and r h e ‘'fin er;k in d iOflhtrai#
eat
horsesv T h e iro b tso f corn, andyeokseristem^ m m a& m
queritly left to: fotmpon theiground fbr] f h e f jik rp o s ttrf
manure.
v The (houses of theipeasantsv^rei^battefeib ab’ctu t,. instead
of being united into villages*: The?cottffge3Sf^e®*fe
ed to'-be^ele’an k id comfortable: rtheycweise^withont
fehces^igates, orother^apparent precaution against«.wild
beasts or thieves. Robb^y is^saidrte happenmseldairtf
tho not punished byidbath; unlessblggibvatedi|l^ltM;i
eommissionjrfsome violehtiiassanh.)I The wivfes r f i t l »
peasantry' are of material assistaneef fb theirrfamrlies,i’ih
addition to the rearing of their, children, and theloa®e''pf
their domestic concerns ; for they hafoy dn mostiofrtbe
trades which can be exercised within doors' : N®t onI^
they^ear silk-Worms, andspialthe cotton, whicifeMIfisdn
general use for both:sexes of tbe>pe®pldl|2 but theiwomeri
are.almost the sole weavers throughout-rhe Mnpire.siXet
few of them fail >tof injure theirlfealtbs* hrmtdeaste their
active powers, by sacrificing, in imitation of .females-of
superior rank1, to .the prejudice in favour o f lkdeL'fdet ;
anil tho the eperatio®. for this .purpose is not' attempted
a tm e a rly a period^ of their infancy,» or followed up afterwards
with: such persevering care, as in the! case of
ladies with whom beauty can become an object of more
attention, snfaegh k c r i p p l e and:disfigure
them. /
■ 'Notwithstanding all th em e r ito f h h à e helpmateSto
their husbands, the latter arrogée' àn extraordinary do*
minium-over' them, a n ^ f l ld them at ’such rdistartüeylt
not always tor- allow them' to si: m ta?ble-behind Whièh,
in sucheases,! theyeattend hi handmaids-..- This^Dfoiiniort
kiteqi|»iefeedpindeed, by the maxims of mild icdtfduet in
tÉievîdifigrênti relations- cte life, inditldafed fr oth * early
childhood amongst-the lowest as well ass highest clashes
<rf^©cretydn*Tése old pe*»DÉisf.«ôf a family live generally
with the young. Thbfcmerservfe torkidefafh anyoe-i- ■
casional impetuosity ,violence, : or passion oh the latteFl
The .influence* of ag@f over|youth k supported by' t&d
sentiments of nature, fry; tfee: habit of obedience - ! b y the
pmhepts of morality'ingmfteddn theiaW'of'theland, and
bps,the: unremitted policy and honest arts: ofp'arents to
that effect.. They wha arepastdafeourydeahout the rule's
which they had learned, and the wisdom Whiph expe4
rknde, taughtthempf®)those'whe,are'rkfng fomanheodl
°* •^dfea©fat'd^aiaksEd.,-aJrits I ïï&imkrifebbefeof moraîs
aré I Written up in tfrecemmon hall , where the maîfr
branches of irhe family assemble.. Sodmenê, at lcast, is
capable eft re aidi tig them tot the rest. InealliSdst ïevséfy
houseik huogiupia>&bleithf the tineesiorsiofi th© perscais^
then!residing imitai References are:oftén made, in: Botovs '
vematiciip te* their actions. « Their
. \VO&, ii. p
109
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