. 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. chief wears silver buttons with a serpent crest; and hisold-fashioned English brother decks his Newmarket coat with spade-guineas or crown pieces. The English gipsy woman may be known byher bright silk handkerchief, her curiously-plaited hair, her massy rings,and her coral or bead necklace. Some attempts have lately been madeby Mr. George Smith of Coalville to secure the educ
. 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. chief wears silver buttons with a serpent crest; and hisold-fashioned English brother decks his Newmarket coat with spade-guineas or crown pieces. The English gipsy woman may be known byher bright silk handkerchief, her curiously-plaited hair, her massy rings,and her coral or bead necklace. Some attempts have lately been madeby Mr. George Smith of Coalville to secure the education of gipsy chil-dren in England ; but public apathy has prevented much progress. Although we cannot go into details about the gipsies in particularcountries, we may note that they are most numerous in Hungarj^, Turkey,Gipsies in ^^^^ Roumania. In the latter small country, they numberRoumania. it is said between two and three hundred thousand, and weretill 1848 liable to be sold along with the land on Mhicli they were long kept in severe slavery there ; and at present theyperform many of the most laborious and menial offices, and are regardedin many respects like negroes in slave-owning
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