Show and their customs the inhabitants of may he be con as consisting of three races the nati native ve the russians rug Rui and cossacks Cossac kg and a mixture of these thes etwo two by marrare marange marr oge ibid it is the opinion of some of the best authorities on the subject that the origin orie rin fin of the date from irom a very remote antiquity some have believed them to be the descendants of the thea ja others of the tong gusan briars tartars Tar T tars but hut butas as there is not a single tradition amongst thern them which speaks of 17 their having ever ini migrated oraeed from any other country the probable opinion is I 1 that thai they were created in the land they occupy by their god koutsou Kout kou the kamesch maies males believe themselves to ie be the most favored people on the earth their rivers and coasts abound with excellent fish they possess a perfect knowledge of the properties and uses of all the plants teat that spring from their so lland iland on the he whole they declare that no couri conn try in the world offers so many and buchT sueliva arious rions modes of gratification as theirs the node mode of living amongst the is such ii ai results naturally from the climate and their circumstances cum stances their are of ofte ov kinds one for win wint erthe other forsu for gor summer in mer the or winter dwellings are holes dug in the eaith earth to the depth of about six feet they are orsue of sufficient area to conta cont airn aint iri irk 9 several veral verai families strong posts are then stuck into the ground at certain dista distance acs s within this space and upon these are placed beams for the support of the roof which is formed by joists foists on one e end of which rests 61 6 on 1 the ground the other is is supported by the beams the interstices between the joists joints are filled up i with strong wickerwork wicker work and lle ile lie tile whole is covered over with turf A hole which serves for chimney window aindow and en tranie ia is leftin the centre of the roof the manner in which this entrance is used is rather singular As the house is sunk surik six feet teet below the surface gace face of the soil the roof can be easily reached from without but once arrived at the entrance the descent is not so easy A long iong pole is made fo to serve as a kind bind of staircase in this there are slight notches barely sufficient to give holding holdin r to tot the thi hitoe we As an entrance or xit by buch euch means requires some dexterity it is 19 0 only illy the men of 0 the diff rent rami families liei wh who 0 inha dinha inhabit bt i a bourt that enter by the roof 1 I 0 f 1 I 1 n opening is II 11 lefa left ft in in the side fide level with the ground by which w aich the women can go in and out should a man avail himself of the faculties that this portal affords be becomes an object of universal versa scorn and deri derl derision sioni sidni 6 the bourt consists of one apartment in form parallelogram about six inches from the ground are raised platforms of boards thebie serve aa as seats by day and at night with the help of mats and skins are converted converted into inoff beds all lle tle lie the provision and kitchen ela eia are stowed away on the sida of the dwelling opposite the fireplace fire place elace the greatest compliment that a can pay a guest that he invites into his bourt is in to 10 rise rise the temperature to the highest endurable point the will w ill lil tinder such circumstances bear ai at amount anto ll 11 rit of heat heal that no E european european could endure I 1 the tim inhabitants retire to ii their winter inter habitations about the middle middie midd leof of october and do not leave eav them until the middle of hily bily may I 1 llis misfortunes fortunes ar are e t troublesome ro u ble bie sonie at first but when thele there is no remedy but patience custom makes them liisi easy to uis lis us and necess necessity lly ily gives vs courage e 2 23 contentment is a key to happiness appin ess 1 |