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Show (hlldrrn I.vi'rjiiliero. Japanese children are taught to bit on thu soles, of their feet Instead of resllug as other children do. A Japanese baby, instead of being taught tu creep upon Its knees, is made to begin wilklnz by traveling upon its bands and the sole of its feet. I.lttlu German boys and girls, too, for that matter, are taught to work out in the Ileitis almost ns soon as they can walk. A Girman baby of 4 years can weed bis mothir'ii garden without ever pulling up n llower, while hoys of to or ji are experienced farmers. 'Ihe laws of Germany compel children to go to school leu months In the year, until they hate reached the ose of 16. Hut during holidays and vacations they must work out of doors. And they t iioy It, too The Chlneso baby at Wa'.lilnuoi, which Is )it so )Oiing that it has not been through one Presidential term of four years, has alreidy f then heir ta the finest ipal in tho world. Ihe opal belongs be-longs to the Chinese Minister It is as 1 ;. ' iti ; -,.,.v.. Urge as n pigeon's egg nnd Is surrounded by beautiful while diamonds. The Minister Min-ister wears il In his cap on state occasions, oc-casions, and the liahy wore it upon 111 J da) in baby's life which lorresponds to an American christening The Norwtgtin boy his for his next-door next-door neighbors the I.aplandcrs When the Norweylan boy grows up he becomes one of the tallest men In the world, for there I- no other race of men as big as Norsemen. The Ijpland boy, on Ihe contrary, nevei" grows t cry tall, although be Is right next door, geogriplilcally, to tho Norwegians. Of nlllheihildreu on theficeof the ejilli the 1 rencli children hive the greatest right to he thankful, If there it any virtue in old proverbs, or If proverbs are ever followed. Theru Is nu old I re mil adiga which sa$ childhood should be tuide the holiday of life And it enjoins parents, under pcmlty ol misfortune, to nuke it such "No circs, no ft.ir, no tumult, no strife all merriment," merri-ment," is tho Trench rule for childhood Indian bo) s have iiuerr names. Until they arc grown up into bot hood and can handle a now and arrow they aro called alter their father. I.lttlu girls are turned after their mother. An Indiun girl will he, perhips, "Short I'ace Papimosc," ' Crook Pipe Papiwosc," Crow woman I'appoose," or "Pining Worn in I'ap-poose" I'ap-poose" A tioy will be rilled for his father, ' l.ltllo Young Hear," "I.lttlu VVhlto Skunk." Utile Red Calf, or "Utile IlirdCase." |