Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 115
and rules just like our own. The Siberian boys, especially in the militaryschools, are carefully trained in calisthenics andgymnastics; and the cool, exhilarating climateof Siberia renders this form of amusement moreenjoyable than in our own country. It is this,more than anything else, that has… … SIBERIAN CADETS PLAYING CHESS. at Omsk, Siberia. The students of this univer-sity are educated for the purpose of becomingofficers in the Siberian army, and they are spe-cially trained to withstand Siberian hardshipsand the rigors of its winter climate. Most ofthem are sons of army officers or of…
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