. The earth and its inhabitants .. . Over M Over 20 lie. 100 Miles. This feebleness, however, may be due to their poverty, or to the frequent fasts imposed by the Church and scrupulously observed. In Bukovina the Rumanians are almost as numerous as the Ruthenians. A hundred years ago the former were in a majority, but the annexation of the country by Austria has given the preponderance to the Slavs. The population of this small country is very mixed. Poles are settled amongst the Ruthenians ; Szekely have crossed the Carpathians in search of pasture-grounds ; Chechians have settled down a
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . Over M Over 20 lie. 100 Miles. This feebleness, however, may be due to their poverty, or to the frequent fasts imposed by the Church and scrupulously observed. In Bukovina the Rumanians are almost as numerous as the Ruthenians. A hundred years ago the former were in a majority, but the annexation of the country by Austria has given the preponderance to the Slavs. The population of this small country is very mixed. Poles are settled amongst the Ruthenians ; Szekely have crossed the Carpathians in search of pasture-grounds ; Chechians have settled down as miners ; Germans have formed agricultural colonies and mining villages. Several thousand Russians belonging to the proscribed sect of the Lipovani have found a refuge here, and Armenian communities have established themselves in the principal towns. To these divers nationalities
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