How did Peter I fight begging? Detailed answer

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How did Peter I fight begging?

Under Peter I, almshouses were created in all Russian provinces at the expense of the treasury, "hospitals" were built for foundlings.

In 1721, helping the poor was charged with the duty of the police. For healthy beggars, a special system of measures was developed. Tramps were given into soldiers, sent to mines, to factories, to construction work in St. Petersburg. Those who gave alms were also punished: they were recognized as "assistants and participants" in the crime and charged a fine of 5 rubles for this.

Author: Kondrashov A.P.

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What is a pollen count?

During hay fever, newspapers in many cities publish daily pollen counts. What is this pollen? What does it have in common with haymaking and what is a pollen count? Pollen is a reproducible element of some plant species, contained in their flowers in the form of tiny particles. Most often it occurs in plants pollinated by the wind. Some of the pollen is carried by insects, but most of it is picked up by the wind, causing hay fever in humans.

There are three main groups of plants whose pollen causes hay fever. Moreover, each of the groups has different flowering periods. For example, some trees cause hay fever in April or May, some grasses can be the source of the disease from May to July, and finally pollen-producing weeds can cause hay fever from August to October. As soon as some of the weeds can produce over 100 pollen particles on a single plant, it rises into the air. It is this pollen that makes those who fall prey to hay fever suffer. People affected by this disease are able to calculate the time of the most abundant appearance of pollen.

There is a fairly simple way to count pollen. Smooth glass, one side covered with oil, is placed in a horizontal position in the open air, usually for a day. The pollen particles remaining on the oiled glass are then counted using a microscope. Wind and other weather conditions greatly affect the amount of pollen in the atmosphere. Heavy rainfall during the summer encourages more flowering plants and more pollen. Conversely, if the summer is dry, then the amount of pollen is significantly reduced.

Sunny color also contributes to the rapid maturation of pollen, while damp weather, on the contrary, slows down its development. Rain in the first half of the day to some extent restrains the spread of pollen. The name of the disease "hay fever" originated in England. An English physician, describing in his report in 1812 the symptoms of an illness that appeared during haymaking, called the disease "hay fever". This name has survived to this day.

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