. With the world's people : an account of the ethnic origin, primitive estate, early migrations, social evolution, and present conditions and promise of the principal families of men : together with a preliminary inquiry on the time, place and manner of the beginning . e then givesover the chase, and exchanges the habitof a barbarian nomad for that of a wan-dering shepherd. The primitive historyof nearly all the Oriental nations pre-sents this transfomiation. Pastoral pur-suits succeed to the hunting stage in thehuman evolution, and the outdoor tentbecomes the significant sign of a newform of
. With the world's people : an account of the ethnic origin, primitive estate, early migrations, social evolution, and present conditions and promise of the principal families of men : together with a preliminary inquiry on the time, place and manner of the beginning . e then givesover the chase, and exchanges the habitof a barbarian nomad for that of a wan-dering shepherd. The primitive historyof nearly all the Oriental nations pre-sents this transfomiation. Pastoral pur-suits succeed to the hunting stage in thehuman evolution, and the outdoor tentbecomes the significant sign of a newform of life. Meanwhile a natural development ofthe family has taken place. The sonsof one father have themselves become for landownership is as yet unknown,and every mans herd has a right towhat it can find on the common whole country is an agcr ptiblicusover which none have the prescriptiverights of ownership. Such is the origin of the pastoral lifeand of patriarchic government as wediscover it on the remote horizon of theancient world. Among Manner of the the different pastoral tribes evolution of the - , , . primitive city. trade would soon springup, and sometimes war. There wouldbe an interchange of commodities, thebeginnings of barter, the use, perhaps,. 208 GREAT RACES OE MANKIND. of a metallic medium of exchange—theinvention of money by weight. As soonas these conditions appear distinctions inwealth would arise. There would begreat herdsmen and small. The divi-sion of labor would soon suggestmerchandise as a profession, and withthat would come the establishment ofthe primitive city. While the herds-men and masters of flocks would con-tinue to camp in the open champaign, bound with cords, and made of cedar,among thy merchandise. In anotherplace the same prophet represents theAsshurites as making for the Tyriansbenches of ivory. We thus catchglimpses from the writings of the He-brew seers of the and developmentof the commercial life among the primi-tive peoples
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