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Show Finland al the Paris XxpoItlon. Finland exhibited the wotk of thirty tchools, mostly handwork-. That of the girls was done with worsted, cotton aud silk. The greatest interest was awakened by the work of the boy. Finland Is Pioud of being the ilr-t country in Europe that made work In wood and Iron in school obligatory. Finland's Fin-land's great patriot, Uno Cygiswn, Uie originator of handwork, adapted the syttem of manual training to the customs of his country. A Finnish farmer is a!o a good artlzan. A. forgo Is rarely wanted on his farm, lie makes his own knife, the well known knife with a curved blade irhlcli hangs from the belt of every Flnlander, suspended by a brass chain. He etches ornaments, orna-ments, emblem and precepts in the blade for the Finlander likes to le sententious; he speaks In proverbs, IlkeSancbo Panza. The boys in school begin to Work with wood and Iron quite early. These methodical exercises occupy six hours a week cf the bov lime Journal of JUuca. tion. ' |