A childhood game we called "picking up the living child" (73) 15-4.

Picking up "pimples" was usually played by two people, while picking up "living" stones could be played by more than one person.

Go to the river and pick up some round, moist, uniformly sized small stones, the quality of which can be less than that of the stones in the pimples. The game requires about 50 or 60 small stones, pre-specified two a pick up or three a pick up or more than four, two a pick up is to pick up two, can not pick up three or four at a time. If more than one person, the game can be divided into two groups, to see which group to pick up more, can also be played alone, to see who picked up the most. The game begins, all the stones thrown into the air to spread (try to spread, do not pile up), pick up the live child will be a stone thrown into the air, instantly pick up the number of stone blocks, and then open hand to catch the stones thrown into the air. If the stone thrown into the air can not catch, pick up the stone when touching other stones, more or less than the number of blocks of stone picking are considered to have lost, with the next person to start picking up stones.

Generally after breakfast or lunch to school early, to work there is still a period of time, they play this game, and even ten minutes between classes to play. When the bell rang, immediately put away the stone, a person quickly dig a pit, we buried the stone (for fear of being "stolen" by others), quickly stand up, hit the buttocks, pants fade and sleeves (suddenly dusty), and then flew to the teacher.

At that time, most of the campus is land, the best is the top layer of sand, unlike now cement hardening, square brick pavement. Playing games, sitting on the ground, a long time may lie on the ground, the whole person became a mud monkey, hands are also full of dirt, if the face is a bit sweaty, and then stained with a bit of dust, the whole became a flower face. The campus also has no water, pick up after the work also do not wash their hands on the class, and even go home also do not wash their hands on the roll of a pancake on the big eat up.

At that time, I have not heard of the phenomenon of frequent illnesses due to lack of hygiene. (550)

May 26, 2017