It Cracow is a city of historical monuments and collections, Warsaw, the present capital, is the centre of the political, economic and social life of modern Poland, while it also. has many monuments of the past.
The Polish Peasant The Polish peasant is the most common-sense, practical man in the world. He is strong, usually temperate, moral and cheerful, He is a tiller of the soil. A Polish village is a sight to make the heart rejoin the only neutral tints are those of thatched huts, but the garments of the men and women simply blossom with vivid hues. The but is picturesque. When there is a marriageable daughter in the house, the door and walls are ornamented with little bands gus of colour, which is a sign to the young man that inside he may find a wife. Some of the peasant girls handsome enough For a painting.
There is an inborn courtesy in these children of nature. When you meet a peasant he always removes his hat and s "Blessed be the Lord Jesus Christ'. The reply "For ages and ages".
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