. 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. here is rough material fora good, bold, sturdy character in them ; and it may be hoped that it will I 204 THE INHABITANTS OF EUROPE. 1 one day be ranged under the banner of Greece. At present they havea good deal of the bandit tendency; and this is not to be surprised atunder the rule of the Turks. Their warHke capacity, however, has beenconsiderably utilised by the Turks, wh
. 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. here is rough material fora good, bold, sturdy character in them ; and it may be hoped that it will I 204 THE INHABITANTS OF EUROPE. 1 one day be ranged under the banner of Greece. At present they havea good deal of the bandit tendency; and this is not to be surprised atunder the rule of the Turks. Their warHke capacity, however, has beenconsiderably utilised by the Turks, who have allowed them to be com-manded by their own chiefs, and indulged their freebooting tendenciesin other lands. One of the least agreeable features of the women is, thatthey carry arms, and are ready to take a violent part in their family ortribal feuds. THE CYCLADEANS. The islands of the Greek Archipelago are peculiarly interesting, be-cause they have preserved types of feature, manners, customs, and dresswhich have elsewhere passed away. They have for the most part been freefrom invasions, and have largely escaped oppression. Mr. Bents inter-esting volume on The Cyclades is our best and most recent MODE UN GREEKS. Among the many island customs of to-day which had their preciseparallel in ancient Greek times, we may note the following. In SeriphosReUcs of every proprietor has his grave in his own. field, built like aold customs, little shrine ; and if he sells his field, special provision is madeagainst the disturbance of ancestral bones. In Keos, a church is dedi-cated to St. Anarguris as the patron saint of flocks and herds, representingthe ancient god Pan. Whenever an ox is ailing, they take it to tliischurch and pray for its recovery. If the cock crows when they start, orthey hear the voice of a man, or the grunt of a pig, there is every hopethat the animal will be cured; but on the contrary, if they hear a cat, adog, or a woman, it is looked upon as an evil
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