. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. LAPP GIKLg, contests of Eussians and Swedes for rule over them, have on the wholePartial in- benefited fiom Swedish influence ; and the independence ofdependence of nature tlius inspired has been rewarded by the retention anddevelopment of the freest constitution to be met with anj^-wliere under Eussian influence. The Finnish tongue is widely used,though the upper classes ret
. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. LAPP GIKLg, contests of Eussians and Swedes for rule over them, have on the wholePartial in- benefited fiom Swedish influence ; and the independence ofdependence of nature tlius inspired has been rewarded by the retention anddevelopment of the freest constitution to be met with anj^-wliere under Eussian influence. The Finnish tongue is widely used,though the upper classes retain Swedish, and Eussian is compulsorily THE LAPPS AND FINNS. 169. RUSSIAN TARTAR SCHOOLMASTER, WITH PUPILS. taiiglit ill tlie State schools. The Finns vastly outnumber the Lapps,who are beheved not to exceed 27,000 at present. Notwithstanding the persevering efforts of missionaries, the Lappshave not risen very far in the scale. Some belong to the Lutheran,others to the Greek Church. While peaceful in disposition, Moral cha-the Lapp is both greedy, dirty, and drunken. The Finn is better, partly because of his intermixture and association withother races. He is credited with hospitality, honesty, and perseverance,but is also revengeful and cruel, and like the Lapps for uncleanly Lapps are still possessed by many superstitions and relics of pagan-ism, offering reindeer to good and evil deities, etc. However, their tendencyto assimilate themselves to Norwegians as soon as they become a littlemore intelligent, does not give promise that they will long remain adistinguishable race. The Finns who settled on the Volga, in P
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