. Life of a Scotch naturalist: Thomas Edward, associate of the Linnaean Society. 136 Pa/rish of Kirkmiohael. [chap. vm. feet. â The parish of Kirkmichael, in which this scenery oc- curs, is almost unpeopled. It has only one villageâTomin- toulâthe highest in Scotland. The people who inhahit it and the other hamlets of the parish are of a different race and religion, and speak a different language, from those who inhabit the middle and lower parts of the county.* To return to the labors of our naturalist. For about fif-. MAP OF BAITFFSHIEE teen years Edward made the greater part of his research
. Life of a Scotch naturalist: Thomas Edward, associate of the Linnaean Society. 136 Pa/rish of Kirkmiohael. [chap. vm. feet. â The parish of Kirkmichael, in which this scenery oc- curs, is almost unpeopled. It has only one villageâTomin- toulâthe highest in Scotland. The people who inhahit it and the other hamlets of the parish are of a different race and religion, and speak a different language, from those who inhabit the middle and lower parts of the county.* To return to the labors of our naturalist. For about fif-. MAP OF BAITFFSHIEE teen years Edward made the greater part of his researches at night. He made them in the late evening and in the early morning, snatching his sleep at intervals between the departing night and the returning day. * Their race is Celtic, whereas the inhabitants of the sea-shore are for the most part Scandinavian. Their language is Gaelic, whereas that of the rest of the county; is Scoto-English. Their religion is Ro- man Catholic, whereas that of the lower part of the county is Protest- ant. There are many districts in Scotlaiid where, in consequence of the inaccessibility of the roads, the Reformation never reached. *. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904; Edward, Thomas, 1814-1886. New York, Harper & brothers
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