Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 166, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1915 — KEEPS FOLKS AT HOME BUSY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

KEEPS FOLKS AT HOME BUSY

A scene such as this is not uncommon in the countries stricken by the war. This picture was taken in one of the picturesque hamlets of the Spreewald, one of the outskirts of Berlin. The natives of this part of the country are descendants of a very ancient race, the Wenden. They still speak among themselves the ancient language of their ancestors. The children, at an early age, are trained in household duties. This custom now shows its real value to the country for the young children, together with the older women, knit stockings for the men at the front.