22 THROUGH RUSSIA ON A MUSTANG. 



the room was low. A ring and staple were in the cen- 

 ter. Through the ring was thrust a pole. At one end 

 was suspended a cage-like cot for the baby, and the 

 other end was above the mother's pillow. By reaching 

 up and working the lever, the latest arrival in his cot 

 could be danced up and down, or swung about, pendu- 

 lum-fashion, by his mother. 



