. 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. FINNISH PEASANTS. Magyar, their languages are agglutinative and have a very harmonioussound. Both Finns and Lapps are of low stature and have round heads, theLapps being almost the roundest-headed people in the world, physicalTheir low forehead and flat features with prominent cheek- c^, sparse beard, thick neck, thick lips, and fair, red or brown LAPLAN
. 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. FINNISH PEASANTS. Magyar, their languages are agglutinative and have a very harmonioussound. Both Finns and Lapps are of low stature and have round heads, theLapps being almost the roundest-headed people in the world, physicalTheir low forehead and flat features with prominent cheek- c^, sparse beard, thick neck, thick lips, and fair, red or brown LAPLANDERS. i68 THE INHABITANTS OF EUROPE. and grey eyes characterise tliem very distinctively. Originally theywere mainly hunters and fishermen, but have long since learnt agricul-ture and become owners of vast herds of reindeer. The Lapps stillretain, however, some migratory habits in the North, owing to the severityof the climate and the paucity of food rendering it absolutely necessaryfor the reindeer to travel. The Finns, although much harried b}^ the
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