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Show I'EABANTB' LONO SLEEP. this Hlnuco Morjr It lr..lll..l lo labor. Iho TrovoWr. Hunger and cold Imiel bears nndl other animals whose homo Is In the! northern countries to sleep during the: winter months, and, according to Tb Volkov, the famous trnteler, there aro hundreds of Itusstan peasants who rt nlarly follow their example These peaiwints he says live In districts where food Is ery scarce at all seasons sea-sons of the ear so source. Indeed, that frequently none Is to be obtained, and the unfortunate Inhabitants can unly kcrp from starNlng by gnawing a rurlous kind of bread which they make from tl." bark of trees As this noiirlahini m la lnutriclenl to maintain lfe ery lo ig under ordinary eondl-Mons eondl-Mons tin) have lrmn accustomed for nrs to in tu sWp at the beginning f wlnti r and nut to rouse themselves torn II until the liegliinlng of spring U tin first sign ot frost the mombnrs if emh family gather In the pslernal mt and preparo for n five or six nonthi sleep In order to keep warm i hey lie down beolde the huge stove, JSjiloliisAriKiilutlya,suiipllcd with fuel ny each of them In turn, and thenceforth thence-forth there Is silence In the large bloomy chamber until spring comes once mole, with Its promise of fowl imtllig nil this lime no one leaves tho warm hearth except for a few minutes min-utes each day In order to take a mouth ful of food or a sup of water Not only vrsVigs, but whole townships, says Tb Vnlkn hlbirnato In this singular fashion |
